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B-29/B-50 Superfortress, Vol. 2: Post–World War II and Korea
David Doyle
Available November 2020The largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in WWII, the B-29 Superfortress was also the most…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 224 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360787 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Sōryū, Hiryū, and Unryū-Class Aircraft Carriers: In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
Lars Ahlberg & Hans Lengerer
Available November 2020This book covers the design and construction of the two well-known Sōryū and Hiryū carriers, and the…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 145 b/w images | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360770 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
The Tenth Air Force in World War II: Strategy, Command, and Operations 1942–1945
Edward M. Young
Available NowDuring World War II, flying B-24 Liberator bombers on missions deep into Burma, B-25 Mitchell bombers attacking…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 486 b/w images and maps | 416 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359323 | Binding: hard cover$74.99
SB2C Helldiver: Curtiss’s Carrier-Based Dive Bomber in World War II
David Doyle
Available NowWhile initally labeled as a troublesome aircraft, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver went on to be noted for striking more…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 139 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359699 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
B-17 Flying Fortress, Vol. 1 : Boeing’s Model 299 through B-17D in World War II
David Doyle
Available NowThe B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Through a broad range of photos…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 158 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359552 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
B-29 Superfortress, Vol. 1: Boeing’s XB-29 through B-29B in World War II
David Doyle
Available NowThe Boeing B-29 Superfortress was not only the largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in World War…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 220 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359378 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
TBF/TBM Avenger: Grumman\’s First Torpedo Bomber in World War II
David Doyle
Available NowThe Grumman-designed TBF Avenger was unquestionably the most successful torpedo bomber in the US fleet during…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 175 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359392 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Consolidated B-24 Vol.1: The XB-24 to B-24E Liberators in World War II
David Doyle
Available NowThe B-24 Liberator remains to this day the world’s most-produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft, and…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 153 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356155 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
The Doolittle Raiders: What Heroes Do after a War
George Nolta
Available NowEighty brave men made a near-suicidal first attack on Japan about four months after Pearl Harbor. President…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 16 images | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356148 | Binding: soft cover$16.99
Hawker Hurricane: The RAF’s Battle of Britain Stalwart
Ron Mackay
Available NowThe Hawker Hurricane has rightly earned its place in military aviation annals. Although only preceding the…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 205 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355899 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Corsair: Vought’s F4U in World War II and Korea
David Doyle
Available NowThe F4U Corsair, designed by Vought and produced by that firm, as well as, Goodyear and Brewster Aeronautical…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 183 images | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355035 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Above an Angry Sea, 2nd Edition: Men and Missions of the United States Navy’s PB4Y-1 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer Squadrons Pacific Theater: October 1944–September 1945
2nd EditionAlan C. Carey
Available NowThis is a revised and expanded second edition that examines United States Navy patrol and bombing squadrons…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 331 color and b/w images | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764353680 | Binding: soft cover$29.99
We Flew Alone 2nd Edition: Men and Missions of the United States Navy’s B-24 Liberator Squadrons Pacific Operations: February 1943–September 1944
2nd EditionAlan C. Carey
Available NowThis revised and expanded second edition covers USN and USMC squadrons that operated the Consolidated B-24…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 150+ b/w images | 152 pp
ISBN13: 9780764353697 | Binding: soft cover$29.99
Conquest of the Skies: Seeking Range, Endurance, and the Intercontinental Bomber
William Wolf
Available NowThis meticulously researched volume is a must in the library of any aviation buff: the most comprehensive…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 585 b/w photos | 400 pp
ISBN13: 9780764353215 | Binding: hard cover$69.99
Battle Colors: Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Tenth, Fourteenth & Twentieth USAAFs: China-Burma-India Theater of Operations and the Western Pacific Area
Robert A. Watkins
Available NowVolume VI of the series covers the unit emblems and tactical aircraft markings of the forty-eight USAAF combat…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 1,200 color and b/w photos, maps | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780764352737 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
Watson’s Whizzers: Operation Lusty and the Race for Nazi Aviation Technology
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel
Available NowWatson’s Whizzers is the complex story of the meticulously planned and executed disarmament of the Luftwaffe…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | over 120 bw images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764335174 | Binding: soft cover$39.99
Consolidated-Vultee PB4Y-2 Privateer: The Operational History of the U.S. Navy’sWorld War II Patrol/Bomber Aircraft
Alan C. Carey
Available NowConsolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation’s (Convair) attempt to make a few design changes to its famous B-24…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | over 260 b/w and color photos | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764321665 | Binding: soft cover$29.99
The Ragged Irregulars: The 91st Bomb Group in World War II
Marton Havelaar
Available NowThis new book is the first detailed history of the famed 91st Bomb Group.
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 0 | 288 pp
ISBN13: 9780887408106 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
We Flew Alone: United States Navy B-24 Squadrons in the Pacific February 1943 to September 1944
Alan C. Carey
Available NowWe Flew Alone: United States Navy B-24 Liberator Squadrons in the Pacific: February 1943 to September 1944, is the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | over 90 b/w and color photos, drawings | 120 pp
ISBN13: 9780764311703 | Binding: soft cover$19.95
“We Wage War by Night”: An Operational and Photographic History of No.622 Squadron RAF Bomber Command
Howard J. Sandall
Available Now622 Sqdn. was just one of many Bomber Squadrons whose airmen carried out nightly missions, putting their lives “on…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | over 400 color/bw images | 336 pp
ISBN13: 9780764338144 | Binding: hard cover$69.99
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