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  • Flying Legends of World War II

    Archive and Colour Photos of Famous Allied Aircraft

    by Philip Handleman ...
    Series series Images of War
    More than thirty Allied Forces' WWII aircraft types are illustrated in many rare and previously unpublished black and white and color photographs. Each type is described giving vital data on development history, combat record, famous pilots and significant air battles. Performance, range and weapon loads are also included. The unique color photographs are from the collection of the late William B. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Dream of Pilots

    by Philip Handleman ...
    "An evocative and insightful look at the history of flight written from the perspective of the history-makers themselves." --Dr. Richard P. Hallion, Verville Fellow, Smithsonian InstitutionPresenting the lives of more than twenty aviation luminaries from throughout history, this middle reader is a captivating celebration of man's aspirations for the skies. From the story of the Wright brothers to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soaring to Glory

    A Tuskegee Airman's Firsthand Account of World War II

    by Philip Handleman ...
    Series series
    "This book is a masterpiece. It captures the essence of the Tuskegee Airmen's experience from the perspective of one who lived it. The action sequences make me feel I'm back in the cockpit of my P-51C 'Kitten'! If you want to know what it was like fighting German interceptors in European skies while winning equal opportunity at home, be sure to read this book!" —Colonel Charles E. McGee, USAF (ret ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Brassey's Air Combat Reader

    by Philip Handleman; Walter J. Boyne ...
    Showcasing the twentieth centurys best writing on the topic of air combat from World War I through the Gulf War, Brasseys Air Combat Reader examines the evolution of air combat strategy and tactics. It includes extracts from memoirs by such legends as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, hair-raising third-person accounts by such great pilots as Douglas Bader and by such heroic leaders as Pete Mitscher, and ... Read more

    $8.95 USD

  • The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time

    by Walter Boyne, Philip Handleman ...
    The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time conveys the fascinating progression of flying technology from flimsy wood-and-fabric biplanes to thunderous supersonic wonders. Aviation’s most historically relevant and arguably most influential aircraft – planes like the elliptical-winged Spitfire, the blisteringly-fast X-15, and the ubiquitous Learjet – are dramatically showcased in individual ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Soaring to Glory

    A Tuskegee Airman’s Firsthand Account of World War II

    by Philip Handleman, Lieutenant Colonel Harry T. Stewart Jr. ...
    Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 43 min

    The valiant fight for freedom in the air and dignity on the groundHe had to sit in a segregated rail car on the journey to army basic training in Mississippi in 1943. But two years later, the twenty-year-old African American from New York was at the controls of a P-51, prowling for Luftwaffe aircraft at 5,000 feet over the Austrian countryside. By the end of World War II, he had done something ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook