Air forces and warfare Books

What if the creatures we've dismissed as myth are not only real, but placed here... on purpose? When a brutal attack in a Kentucky forest leaves one comper missing under terrifying circumstances, a classified government agency is forced to investigate a...

Geoffrey Page was one of the most remarkable fighter pilots of World War Two. Shot down in a fireball during the Battle of Britain his hands were burnt to the bone and his face badly charred. Despite his horrific injuries Page went onto fly at D-Day, the...

And Then What Happened? reviews the career of Harold R. Harris that for a remarkable near-eighty years involved every aspect of aviation. An engineer, he was notable for his fearless innovations, from night flying and airport lighting to test piloting to...

At 8:15 A.M., August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay released her load. For forty­ three seconds, the world's first atomic bomb plunged through six miles of clear air to its preset detonation altitude. There it exploded, destroying...

The Records of I Company is a historical book written by A.G. Garrish that provides a brief account of the East Surrey Volunteers' service during the South African War in 1901. The book is a detailed record of the experiences and achievements of I...

The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia: Or War Scenes on the W. and A. is a book written by Joseph M. Brown and published in 1890. The book is a detailed account of the military campaigns that took place in the mountainous regions of Georgia during the...

The French Cavalry In 1870: With Its Tactical Results (1873) is a historical account written by Jean Jacques Theophile Bonie. The book documents the role of the French cavalry during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and provides an analysis of the...

""Systems Of Military Bridges In Use By The United States Army: Those Adopted By The Great European Powers"" is a book written by George Washington Cullum in 1863. The book is focused on the various types of military bridges used by the United States...

Histoire Des Guerres De La Moscovie V1: 1601-1610 (1866) est un livre �����crit par Isaac Massa. Il s'agit d'une histoire d�����taill�����e des guerres de la Moscovie entre 1601 et 1610. Le livre couvre les conflits entre la Moscovie et la Su�����de, la...

Discover the lives of people of Grand Strand. Learn about a Nazi pilot who became an American citizen (Walter Luff); or an author in charge of the WPA Writers Project (Mabel Montgomery).Charles Joyner is a Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern...

Compared to Casablanca by the Washington Post, this a page-turning story of a group of resistance workers who secreted downed Allied fighter pilots through France and into safety in Spain during World War II. As war raged against Hitler's Germany, an...

Volume № 11 of the Profile & Scale series covers the famous I-153 Ckaika to an entirely new standard of authenticity. More than 65 I-153 examples are faithfully documented in full-colour profile, many appearing for the first time. Many pages of original...

Volume № 7 of the Profile & Scale series details the Yakovlev Yak-7 fighter to an entirely new standard of authenticity. More than 65 Yak-7 examples are faithfully documented in full-colour profile, many appearing for the first time. Forty-four pages of...

Volume № 8 of the Profile & Scale series details the Yakovlev Yak-9 fighter to an entirely new standard of authenticity. More than 65 Yak-9 examples are faithfully documented in full-colour profile, many appearing for the first time. Forty-four pages of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Choice Outstanding Academic Title A groundbreaking account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II, the original version of this book, Red Phoenix, was hailed by the Washington Post as both "brilliant" and "monumental." That version has now been...

The Chinese Air Force (also known as the People's Liberation Army Air Force - PLAAF) is the third largest air force in the world, with an inventory of almost 2,200 combat aircraft. Against this, the Indian Air Force has a strength of about 860 combat...

Few events in the history of the world have aroused the passions of the decent, the fair, the peaceful, and the just as much as the brutal terror bombing attack on the Basque town of Gernika. From the decision of the fascist forces to attack the open...

The legendary Hercules flying boat was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended to defeat the German U-boat threat, the plane was intended to be a super transport that could ferry 750 troops from the USA to Europe, and serve as an...

This MERS Research Program (MRP) Report No. 004 (MRP 004) was initially a research project on the 26 Civil Air Patrol (CAP) pilots and crew who lost their lives flying off the East and Gulf Coast shores of the United States searching for U-boats during...

An enlisted soldier's back seat memories from Vietnam as crew chief aboard a Huey gunship.The author writes about his service time as a crew chief/door gunner on Huey helicopters with the Aerial Rocket Artillery. Telling of some narrow escapes he and his...

Bugle, Fife, and Drum Signals and Calls: As Used in the Regular Army and Militia of the United States (1887) is a comprehensive guide to the various bugle, fife, and drum signals and calls used in the United States military. Published by Oliver Ditson...

Join Gord Price in the cockpit on an exhilarating ride through the highs and lows of his extraordinary 65-year career in aviation. After his early days as a nuclear strike pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force and his adventures in commercial aviation...

For the lucky few the journey has just begun! We explore the application process, the semi-finalists scrutiny, the brutal finalist interviews and getting "The Call." Included is the critical process of Team assimilation, winter training, and carrying out...

Reginald Collis joined the newly formed Royal Flying Corps in June 1912. Trained initially as an Air Mechanic, he was quickly selected for flying training and took his first flight in January 1913, becoming only the third Air Mechanic and the 14th NCO in...

Created by Lockheed's brilliant designer Kelly Johnson, the SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most legendary aircraft to emerge from the famous "Skunk Works". Capable of Mach 3 flight, the SR-71 could survey 100,000 miles of the earth's surface from an...

This fascinating memoir chronicles the experiences of Colonel F. Izadseta, a senior Iranian Air Force commander who spent many years serving in the pre-revolutionary Imperial Iranian Air Force, witnessing its buildup during the 1960s and 1970s, and its...

Admiral Eddie: The Story of America's Greatest Naval Aviator is the compelling series of stories relayed to the author by Eddie's daughter, Betty. Eddie McDonnell's rise to military hero, aviation expert, and wealthy investment banker are all...

McClellan Air Force Base has been a part of California's military and aviation history since the mid-1930s. Originally named Pacific Air Depot in 1935, the base's name was changed to the Sacramento Air Depot in 1938, and it became a repair facility for...

The eyes of the United States Navy first focused on Quincy's Squantum peninsula in 1909, when daring young pilots from around the world gathered for the Harvard Air Meet. By the 1930s, the Victory Plant--a destroyer plant that set production records--had...

""Records of the Rough Riders, Twentieth Battalion Imperial Yeomanry: Boer War, 1899-1902"" is a historical book written by H.G. McKenzie and published in 1907. The book is a detailed account of the experiences of the Rough Riders, a group of British...

Naval Yarns, Letters, and Anecdotes is a collection of historical accounts that recount the bravery and adventures of sailors, pirates, and privateers from the years 1616 to 1831. Written by William Henry Long, this book compiles stories of sea fights,...

Those Devils in Baggy Pants was originally published in 1951 by Ross S. Carter, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division during WWII. Carter, one of the three surviving members of his original platoon and Silver Star and Purple Heart awardee, sadly, was...

The Nation's Navy: Our Ships and Their Achievements is a historical non-fiction book written by Charles Morris and originally published in 1898. The book provides a comprehensive look at the United States Navy and its achievements up to that time. It...

""The Relative Merits Of Simple And Compound Engines As Applied To Ships Of War"" is a technical book written by Niel McDougall in 1875. The book focuses on the comparison between simple and compound engines and their application in ships of war. The...

The Military Shoe is a book written by S. A. Salquin in 1883. The book is a detailed guide on the design, construction, and use of military shoes. It covers various aspects of military footwear such as the materials used, the anatomy of the foot, the...

Reminiscences Of The Experiences Of Company L, Second Regiment Massachusetts Infantry: In The Spanish-American War (1900) is a historical book written by Frederick Everett Pierce. The book provides a detailed account of the experiences of Company L,...

Cavaliers And Roundheads: Or Stories Of The Great Civil War is a historical book written by John George Edgar and first published in 1881. The book is a collection of stories about the English Civil War, which took place between 1642 and 1651. The war...

In May 1940, Group Captain Peter Townsend took command of 85 Squadron, tasked with preparing it for the defence of Great Britain against German bombers.It was the beginning of the long, hot, lethal summer in which the RAF and the Luftwaffe fought to the...

With the outbreak of World War II, British Royal Air Force (RAF) officialssought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack andpoor weather. In the United States the first of six schools, No. 1 BritishFlying Training School (BFTS), was...

Sir John Cope and the Rebellion of 1745 is a historical book written by Robert Cadell and published in 1898. The book is a detailed account of the Jacobite uprising of 1745 in Scotland and the role played by Sir John Cope, the commander of the British...

""Operations of the Mediterranean Squadron under Commodore Edward Preble, in 1803-1804"" is a historical account written by James Russell Soley in 1879. The book provides a detailed description of the naval operations carried out by the United States...