Air forces and warfare Books

Developed to replace the UH-1 Iroquis,Sikorsky’s UH-60 Black Hawk first entered service in 1979. A four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter, the UH-60 serves as the U.S. Army’s primary tactical transport helicopter. Modified versions...

Erk - a male member of the RAF of the lowest rank.An Erk was a bloke that could be found clambering all over an aircraft. The aircraft he called a Kite. Without the work that was performed by Erks, the aircrews could never have flown. If he was an...

Originally released in 2006. Contains papers from a symposium on the Korean War held at the U.S. Congress on June 7, 2000. Records the reminiscences and perspectives of veterans and historians participating in the symposium.

This is a reprint of a study published by the Air University in 1981.

First published in 2005. Contains papers from a symposium in commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War. Focuses on contributions made by the armed forces of the United States and its allies to the air warfare during the Korean War.

Originally published in 1976. This narrative describes the evacuation of more than 1,400 American soldiers, Marines, and airmen, and Vietnamese men, women, and children from the Kham Duc Special Forces camp in southern I Corps on 12 May 1968. It treats...

This is a very high quality reprint of a 1969 study written by Professor Richard Suchenwirth for the USAF Historical Division.

Colonel Cox examines the command of Lt Gen George H. Brett in his wartime assignments. General Brett's leadership did not take him to four stars, why? Cox looks at the reasons why he was not promoted, especially, as he began his war time service second...

Finally, there is a book that reveals the truth about the worst air disaster to strike a Marine Corps fighter squadron during the Second World War. Marine Fighter Squadron 422 was a group of twenty-four typical young Americans trained to fly the famous...

"In I Always Wanted to Fly Wolfgang Samuel presents a book on a neglected subject, the U.S. Air Force men and women of the Cold War. These are the people who won the Cold War-not by themselves, obviously, but don't ask me how it could have been done...

John Warden wrote "The Air Campaign" in 1986 while attending the National War College. During his career, he developed a method to simplify analysis of complex organizations, articulated the radically new concept of parallel war, created an extremely new...

Six young Army pilots and green officers, all they between each 20 band 21 years old, arrive in Vietnam where each become men, highly skilled pilots, and proficient officers within a few months. None of them will be the same after their first combat tour...

The book begins in a small town setting where aviation has earned a bad name because of an avoidable fatal crash. It is autobiographical only in the sense of the author's progression from non-interest to intense involvement in all aspects of flying. The...

This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the state of Florida. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the United States Air Force, the...

On March 15, 1916, the 1st Aero Squadron arrived at Columbus, New Mexico, its train steaming into the crowded, chaotic town at 9:15 in the morning. Led by Capt. Benjamin D. Foulois, a lantern-jawed, bantam-weight former enlisted man, the squadron...

The opportunity to command is a tremendous honor and responsibility and unquestionably will be one of the most significant roles of your Air Force career. The very nature of command is unique to the military; there is no civilian equivalent for this...

Two WWII fighter pilots, raised on different continents and trained in different countries, fight life or death combat with the Luftwaffe over Europe. They flew P-51 Mustangs in the 4th Fighter Group and contributed to the Group score of a record...

Explosion is the third book of Cap Parlier’s To So Few series of historical novels.  Cap weaves an intriguing story tapestry with the personal experiences of the young pilots of Fighter Command, Royal Air Force, as well as the vital decisions...

For 60 years the author felt much anguish and yearned to discover what happened to his only brother, S/Sgt. Eugene F. Darter, who enlisted in the Army-Air Force after Pearl Harbor and was assigned to a B-17 crew. Just before departing for England and...

""A Sketch Of The Events Which Preceded The Capture Of Washington: By The British, On The Twenty-Fourth Of August, 1814"" is a historical book authored by Edward Duncan Ingraham. The book was first published in 1849 and provides a detailed account of the...

A Short History of Balloons and Flying Machines is a book written by Montagu, Lord in 1907. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of flight, from the earliest attempts at flight to the development of the modern airplane. The author...

A Poet Of The Air: Letters Of Jack Morris Wright, First Lieutenant Of The American Aviation In France, April,1917-January, 1918 (1918) is a collection of letters written by Jack Morris Wright during his time as a First Lieutenant in the American Aviation...

""A New System Of Sword Exercise: With A Manual Of The Sword For Officers"" is a book written by Matthew J. O'Rourke in 1872. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of sword fighting, intended for use by officers in the military. It presents a new...