Air forces and warfare Books

The author subjects five case studies of interdiction, close air support, and strategic bombardment to rigid analysis. Dr. Gilster shows the relationship between the strike effort and target damage of several air campaigns during the Vietnam War. First...

Tells the story of the Air Force's involvement in the region from the end of the second World War until the major infusion of American troops into Vietnam in 1965. During these years, and most noticeably after 1961 , the Air Force's principal role in...

Volume one of a two volume history of the famous American volunteer squadron of the First World WarThere can be few who have heard of the Lafayette Flying Corps who are unaware of its history. It was, of course, comprised of the American pilots who...

This anthology discusses the converging operational issues of air base defense and counterinsurgency. It explores the diverse challenges associated with defending air assets and joint personnel in a counterinsurgency environment. The authors are...

Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the...

Dr. Lester traces the evolution of US close air support, with special emphasis on Korea and Vietnam. He discusses the differing views of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force at some length and compares close air support in these two conflicts. The...

From the foreword: "In the 1930s the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Alabama, was the birthplace and nurturing ground for American air doctrine. The work undertaken at the school became manifest in the skies over Europe, the Mediterranean,...

This book has been written by an aircraft engineer to give you an insight into his sixty years as a maintenance man, inspecting, rectifying, and certifying many types of aircraft all over the world, and as a Licensed Engineer for forty-four years. The...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur Kriegsgeschichte und Kriegswissenschaft V3-4"" wurde im Jahr 1829 von Johann Baptist Schels verfasst. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Sammlung von Beitr�����gen zur Kriegsgeschichte und Kriegswissenschaft, die in zwei...

Il libro ""Bandiere, Stendardi E Vessilli Dei Conti E Duchi Di Savoia (1896)"" di Di Sonnaz, Alberto Di Gerbaix ����� una raccolta di immagini e descrizioni delle bandiere, stendardi e vessilli utilizzati dai Conti e Duchi di Savoia. Il testo ����� stato...

Mass murder and military aviation disaster. One community's experience with two fatal tragedies that occurred suddenly... but not without warning.On 20 June 1994, a vengeance-seeking gunman opened fire in an Air Force hospital. Despite warnings from...

The Martin Model 262 was an unconventional turboprop VTOL aircraft proposal submitted to the US Navy's convoy fighter competition of 1950, which ultimately produced the Convair XFY-1 Pogo and Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon. It was a swept-wing aircraft...

Ever wondered what it truly felt like to be in the heart of the Battle of Britain?  John Willis presents an absorbing account of World War II's Battle of Britain, casting a spotlight on the brave pilots, diligent intelligence officers, and...

Few people have experienced as much aerospace history as Bob Brulle, and fewer still possess his meticulous recall and research skills. The P-47 fighter pilot turned engineer, inventor, educator, and author found himself immersed in the Cold War race to...

A Tale of Courage and SurvivalLarge Print edition of the WWII memoirs of the late Robert Binzer about his experiences as a combat transport pilot with the 14th Airforce flying the China-Burma-India Hump from 1943 to 1945. His plainspoken tale of flying...

Hasty Intrenchments is a historical book written by Alexis Henri Brialmont in 1872. The book focuses on the military tactics and strategies of the 19th century, particularly the use of intrenchments in warfare. Brialmont, who was a Belgian military...

The Enlisted Experience: A Conversation with the Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force offers a vivid, candid, and highly personal account of military life by four of the first five Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force. Their recollections,...

""Sprawa Zygmunta Unruga"" to epizod historyczny z czas������w saskich, opublikowany w 1890 roku przez Alexandr���� Kraushar����. Ksi���������ka opowiada o �����yciu i dzia�����alno�����ci Zygmunta Unruga, kt������ry by����� polskim szlachcicem i...

UFOs and Aliens - The Good Old Days covers many decades in the first half of the twentieth century, of reports of UFO and alien interactions around the world - from the US to Poland, Germany, Australia, China, Argentina and more - and the official and...

Britain's 'Knights of the Air' over the TrenchesThis is the story of a famous squadron of the Royal Flying Corps-later the RAF-during the Great War on the Western Front. At the outbreak of war there were just four British squadrons on active service and...

The key to victory in World War II lay in wresting control of the skies from the Nazis. America's most courageous pilots hurled their underrated P-47 Thunderbolts time and again against the Luftwaffe's over-whelming power, and won. This is the true story...

When large formations of Allied four-engine bombers finally flew over Europe, it marked the beginning of the end for the Third Reich. Their relentless hammering of Germany-totaling more than 1.4 million missions-took out oil refineries, industries, and...

.spellbinding history., the how, what, when, where and why.some never told and certainly not always understood. This is a story that has begged to be told, .with sources and substance heretofore missing. Historians, military scholars, and aviators, .will...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless served as the U.S. Navy's front line dive bomber from the outbreak of WWII thru 1943.The aircraft proved its mettle at the battles of Coral Sea and Midway, where its crews accounted for four Japanese carriers. The plane also saw...

Originally published in 1988. From the foreword: "The twentieth century witnessed the emergence of three-dimensionality in war: surface forces now became prey for attackers operating above and below the earth and its oceans. The aerial weapon, prophesied...

"America had a secret weapon," writes Steve Call of the period immediately following September 11, 2001, as planners contemplated the invasion of Afghanistan. This weapon consisted of small teams of Special Forces operatives trained in close air support...

POW/MIA/KIA: A volunteer undercover Air Force pilot, shot down in Laos in 1969, as a POW, was lost and forgotten. Surfacing in 1989, he was instrumental in providing a full accounting of all POWs/MIAs.

A scientific examination of the fighter aircraft of the Second World War. All aspects of performance and aircraft details are reviewed in detail. Various designs are compared to each other in theoretical single combat to emphasise each respective...

A bold, unconventional use of American air power to support British ground troops in Burma, Operation THURSDAY marked a critical development in the history of modern warfare. On March 5-6, 1944, the Allies conducted an air invasion of Burma, in an...

Following World War II, the onset of nuclear weapons, long-range jet bombers, and ballistic missiles radically changed American foreign policy and military strategy. The United States Air Force, led by men of far-sighted vision and uncommon dedication,...

Monumens D'Eloquence Militaire: Ou Collection Raisonnee Des Proclamations De Napoleon Bonaparte (1821) est un livre �����crit par Taillard et publi����� en 1821. Il s'agit d'une collection de proclamations de Napol�����on Bonaparte, l'empereur...

""Memorie Numismatiche"" ����� un libro del 1853 scritto dal dottor Mueller. Questo libro ����� una raccolta di memorie e studi sulla numismatica, ovvero lo studio delle monete e delle medaglie antiche. Il testo ����� diviso in diverse sezioni che...

Designed in 1948 by the brilliant Walter Beech, the T-34 Mentor was intended as a low cost replacement for the T-6/NJ Texan. The aircraft bore many similarities to the Beechcraft Bonanza, but had a two-seat cockpit with bubble canopy, and a conventional...

In 1930s Americans were so surprised if not to say shocked by Chkalov's and Gromov's Non-stop Transpolar flight. In addition to them, there were other aviators, now almost forgotten. We would like to preserve their memory.

Developed by Bell in the early 1950s, the UH-1 Iroquois was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the U.S. military. Originally designated the HU-1A for “Helicopter Utility”, it was quickly nick-named the “Huey” — a moniker that...

Ray Perry was a farm boy from rural West Texas when America entered World War II. He always had a fascination with planes, so he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps with the intention of becoming a pilot. The Army Air Corps needed tail gunners, however, so...

The fighter pilots-their aircraft and aerial battles fighting for France These two books are brought together in a single volume by Leonaur for the first time. They concern the lives, adventures, dogfights-and sometimes violent deaths-in the skies over...

Avro Aircraft - One of the early manufacturers of Great Britain, during the 20th. Century.A comprehensive study of this British manufacturer.Containing around four hundred and fifty seven individual aircraft details.Performance, dimensions, weights,...