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  • The Flight of the Century

    Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of American Aviation

    by Thomas Kessner ...
    Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
    In late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris ushered in the modern age of commercial aviation. In The Flight of the Century, Thomas Kessner ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Flight of the Century: Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of American Aviation

    Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of American Aviation

    by Thomas Kessner ...
    Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
    In late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris ushered in America's age of commercial aviation. In The Flight of the Century, Thomas Kessner takes ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Fighter Wing

    A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing

    by Tom Clancy, John Gresham ...
    Series Book 3 - Tom Clancy's Military Referenc
    Now, for the first time, an insider's look at an Air Force combat wing -- the planes, the technology, and the people . . . with Tom Clancy as your guide.Tom Clancy's previous explorations of America's armed forces, Submarine and Armored Cav, revealed exclusive, never-before-seen information an the people and technology that protect our nation. Now, the acclaimed author of Clear and Present Danger ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Captured Eagles

    Secrets of the Luftwaffe

    by Frederick A. Johnsen ...
    The growth in size, lethality, and technology of the German Luftwaffe was of concern to some defense planners in the United States before American entry into the war.Learning about the Luftwaffe became a significant effort once the conflict broke out in Europe. From defectors with German aircraft to battlefield trophies and combat crew reports, the race to understand German aero technology took on ... Read more

    $14.89 USD

  • RAF Tempsford

    Churchill's Most Secret Airfield

    by Bernard O'Connor ...
    Designed by illusionist Jasper Maskelyne, RAF Tempsford was constructed to give overflying enemy aircraft the impression it was disused. Nothing could be further from the truth - just after dusk on moonlit nights either side of the full moon, planes from the 138 and 161 Squadrons would take off on top secret missions to the heart of the war-torn Continent. They had to fly low and without lights in ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Growling Over The Oceans

    The Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton, the Men, the Missions 1951-1991

    by Deborah Lake ...
    The Avro Shackleton was a formidable machine with its Griffon engines producing the characteristic grumble that gave the aircraft one of its nicknames, the Growler. This book contains stories from the men for whom the aircraft became a way of life. Combining memories and anecdotes from crew members with archive material (including rare and previously unseen photographs) Growling over the Oceans is ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Story of the Red Arrows

    by Colin Higgs ...
    The Red Arrows are the world’s greatest aerobatic display team. For decades they have thrilled crowds with their exciting mix of precision formation flying and breathtaking aerobatic manoeuvres. They promote British industry; they represent the Royal Air Force with huge distinction; and they help with recruitment for the British armed forces. But above all they are the great entertainers, ... Read more

    $2.72 USD

  • Building the Mosquito Fleet

    The US Navy's First Torpedo Boats

    by Richard V. Simpson ...
    In 1877, the U.S. Navy purchased the fast steam yacht Stiletto from the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Rhode Island, for "automobile" torpedo experiments in Narragansett Bay. The submarine service was in its infancy, and interest in the self-propelled torpedo as an undersea weapon flourished. Herreshoff's fast, steam-powered boats were the first of the delivery platforms accepted by ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fighting Hitler's Jets

    The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi Germany

    by Robert F. Dorr ...
    Fighting Hitler's Jets brings together in a single, character-driven narrative two groups of men at war: on one side, American fighter pilots and others who battled the secret "wonder weapons" with which Adolf Hitler hoped to turn the tide; on the other, the German scientists, engineers, and pilots who created and used these machines of war on the cutting edge of technology. Written by Robert F. ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Harrier Boys

    Volume 2 - New Technology, New Threats, New Tactics, 1990-2010

    by Bob Marston ...
    In the second volume of Harrier Boys, as with the first, the history of this remarkable aircraft in service with UK armed forces is illustrated through personal reminiscences of the people who worked with it. The book begins with explanations of the mature concept of operations with the Harrier GR3 in the Cold War. It then progresses through the evolution of Harrier II, starting with the GR5, and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Saga Of Pappy Gunn

    by General George C. Kenney ...
    FOUR-STAR GENERAL KENNEY pays a remarkable tribute to a remarkable man in this biography. Colonel Paul Irwin ("Pappy") Gunn met a tragic death in an airplane accident in the Philippines on October 11, 1957. Believing that our country owes a debt to a great character, a superb aviator, and a devoted American that has never been paid, General Kenney has written this story in the hope that it will ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Projects of Skunk Works

    75 Years of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs

    by Steve Pace ...
    The stories behind more than 50 secret projects undertaken by the famed Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on behalf of the US Armed Forces, DARPA, and the CIA - all illustrated with official Skunk Works photography and commissioned artworks.Hatched in June 1943 after a special request of the US Army Air Forces to develop a turbojet-powered fighter to counter growing German threats, Lockheed Martin's ... Read more

    $28.99 USD