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  • P-38 Lightning Aces 1942–43

    by John Stanaway ...
    Series Book 120 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The story of the highest-scoring P-38 aces of the war, who had claimed approximately half of their total victories by the end of 1943 flying Lightning models ranging from the F-1 through to the H-5.The first P-38s became operational with the 1st Fighter Group in April 1941, and the initial combat deployments were made in Alaska, the Southwest Pacific and North Africa during the latter part of 1942 ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • 479th Fighter Group

    ‘Riddle’s Raiders’

    by John Stanaway ...
    Series Book 32 - Aviation Elite Units
    Formed in October 1943, the 479th FG claimed an impressive history against the Luftwaffe during the final year of the war.Originally flying P-38s, the 479th's pilots had a fierce pride of arms. They earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation in the late summer of 1944 and were also credited with the USAAF's first German jet kill in July 1944. Eventually transitioning to the P-51D in ... Read more

    $15.29 USD

  • 475th Fighter Group

    by John Stanaway ...
    Series Book 23 - Aviation Elite Units
    Formed with the best available fighter pilots in the Southwest Pacific, the 475th Fighter Group was the pet project of Fifth Air Force chief, General George C Kenney.From the time the group entered combat in August 1943 until the end of the war it was the fastest scoring group in the Pacific and remained one of the crack fighter units in the entire US Army Air Forces with a final total of some 550 ... Read more

    $20.59 USD

  • Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI

    by John Stanaway ...
    Series Book 26 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards.This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • 475th Fighter Group

    by John Stanaway ...
    Series Book 23 - Aviation Elite Units
    Formed with the best available fighter pilots in the Southwest Pacific, the 475th Fighter Group was the pet project of Fifth Air Force chief, General George C Kenney.From the time the group entered combat in August 1943 until the end of the war it was the fastest scoring group in the Pacific and remained one of the crack fighter units in the entire US Army Air Forces with a final total of some 550 ... Read more

    $17.79 USD

  • Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI

    by John Stanaway ...
    Series Book 26 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards.This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • 479th Fighter Group

    ‘Riddle’s Raiders’

    by John Stanaway ...
    Series Book 32 - Aviation Elite Units
    Formed in October 1943, the 479th FG claimed an impressive history against the Luftwaffe during the final year of the war.Originally flying P-38s, the 479th's pilots had a fierce pride of arms. They earned a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation in the late summer of 1944 and were also credited with the USAAF's first German jet kill in July 1944. Eventually transitioning to the P-51D in ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

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  • Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force

    by Jerry Scutts ...
    Series Book 1 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre.Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Phantom Warriors: Book 2

    More Extraordinary True Combat Stories from LRRPS, LRPS, and Rangers in Vietnam

    by Gary Linderer ...
    Series Book 2 - Phantom Warriors
    MORE GRIPPING, NO-HOLDS-BARRED LRRP ACCOUNTSFROM THE FRONT LINESDuring the Vietnam War, few combat operations were more dangerous than LRRP/Ranger missions. Vastly outnumbered, the patrols faced overwhelming odds as they fought to carry out their missions, from gathering intelligence, acting as hunter/killer teams, or engaging in infamous “Parakeet” flights– actions in which teams were dropped ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Never Without Heroes

    Marine Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1965-70

    by Lawrence C. Vetter Jr. ...
    FOUR CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR,THIRTEEN NAVAL CROSSES,SEVENTY-TWO SILVER STARS . . .In four and a half years in Vietnam, the Marines of the Third Reconnaissance Battalion repeatedly penetrated North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries by foot and by helicopter to find enemy forces, learn the enemy's intentions, and, when possible, bring deadly fire down on his head. Heavily armed, well ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Dak To

    America's Sky Soldiers in South Vietnam's Central Highlands

    by Edward Murphy ...
    **“Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy’s meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like.”—San Antonio Express-News“A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended.”—Military magazine**In June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Warriors

    An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam

    by Robert Tonsetic ...
    On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and endured the worst stress of their young lives.It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over a group of grunts demoralized by defeat but determined to get even. Through the legendary Tet and May Offensives ... Read more

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