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Lancaster

Product Description: Developed from the underperforming twin-engined Manchester, the Avro Lancaster was the RAF's most successful heavy bomber of World War II, forming the backbone of Bomber Command during the large-scale night bombing campaign against occupied Europe...read more

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9781472819390 | Osprey Pub Co, April 18, 2017, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Developed from the underperforming twin-engined Manchester, the Avro Lancaster was the RAF's most successful heavy bomber of World War II, forming the backbone of Bomber Command during the large-scale night bombing campaign against occupied Europe.

Nakajima B5n ÂkateÂ and B6n Jill Units

By Jim Laurier (illustrator)

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9781472818744, titled "Nakajima B5n âkateâ and B6n Jill Units" | Osprey Pub Co, April 18, 2017, cover price $23.00

Ju 88 Aces of World War 2

Product Description: Seeing action on every front of the war, the aces of the Junkers Ju 88 were some of the most valuable pilots in the Luftwaffe. Although designed as a fast medium bomber, the Ju 88's highly versatile design meant that it was also used as a heavy day and night fighter...read more

By John Weal

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9781472808400 | Osprey Pub Co, March 21, 2017, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Seeing action on every front of the war, the aces of the Junkers Ju 88 were some of the most valuable pilots in the Luftwaffe.

The Raptors: All F15 and F16 Aerial Combat Victories

Product Description: This is the most detailed historical photographic account of all individual Israeli and American F-15 and F-16 aerial combat victories. Included with each photograph is information that will surprise you, such as the identity of the Israeli and American pilots and their squadrons, individual tail numbers of each aircraft, and the weapon(s) deployed in the destruction of each enemy fighter...read more

By Donald J. Mccarthy

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9780764352430 | Schiffer Pub Ltd, February 28, 2017, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: This is the most detailed historical photographic account of all individual Israeli and American F-15 and F-16 aerial combat victories.

The 54th Fighterinterceptor Squadron

Product Description: During the height of the Cold War, the United States started to develop and expand its air defense capabilities to knock down Russian Air Force nuclear-armed bombers flying over the North Pole, across Canada, and into the northern United States to attack US military targets and major cities...read more

By George A. Larson

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9780764352393 | Schiffer Pub Ltd, February 28, 2017, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: During the height of the Cold War, the United States started to develop and expand its air defense capabilities to knock down Russian Air Force nuclear-armed bombers flying over the North Pole, across Canada, and into the northern United States to attack US military targets and major cities.

Jagdgeschwader 53 Pik-as Bf 109 Aces of 1940

Product Description: Boasting pilots who had been blooded in the Spanish Civil War, Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) “Pik As” or “Ace of Spades” achieved great success in the skies over France and Britain in 1940. It was infamous among its opponents for the quality and caliber of its aces--men such as Werner Mölders, Hans-Karl Mayer, and Rolf Pingel...read more

By Jim Laurier (illustrator)

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9781472818713 | Osprey Pub Co, February 21, 2017, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Boasting pilots who had been blooded in the Spanish Civil War, Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) “Pik As” or “Ace of Spades” achieved great success in the skies over France and Britain in 1940.

Darwin 1942: The Japanese Attack on Australia

By Jim Laurier (illustrator)

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9781472816870 | Osprey Pub Co, February 21, 2017, cover price $24.00

Pearl Harbor & the War in the Pacific 1941-1945

Product Description: This book and DVD set provides a fascinating account of the epic conflict on land, sea and air, from the darkest days of the war to the spectacular sea battles that broke the Japanese advance and the struggle to liberate Asia and the Pacific which followed...read more

By Mike Lepine

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9780993181320 | Har/dvd edition (Upfront Entertainment, February 1, 2017), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: This book and DVD set provides a fascinating account of the epic conflict on land, sea and air, from the darkest days of the war to the spectacular sea battles that broke the Japanese advance and the struggle to liberate Asia and the Pacific which followed.

The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II

Product Description: *A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!*The New York Post calls The Last Fighter Pilot a "must-read" book.From April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and a small group of fellow fighter pilots flew dangerous bombing and strafe missions out of Iwo Jima over Japan...read more

By Don Brown

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9781621575061 | Regnery History, July 31, 2017, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: *A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!

Douglas Xb19: An Illustrated History of America's Wouldbe Intercontinental Bomber

Product Description: In 1935, the intent of the Army Air Corps was to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a “Guardian of the Hemisphere”; they granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world’s largest bomber. Over the past 75 years, there have only been a few magazine articles on the gigantic Douglas XB-19 bomber, usually showing it in photos dwarfing the aircraft around it...read more

By William Wolf

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9780764352324 | Schiffer Pub Ltd, January 28, 2017, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: In 1935, the intent of the Army Air Corps was to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a “Guardian of the Hemisphere”; they granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world’s largest bomber.

Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

Traces the pivotal achievements of the elite female science recruits at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where in the mid-20th century they transformed rocket design and enabled the creations of the first American satellites. (technology).

By Nathalia Holt

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9781410491374 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, August 10, 2016), cover price $31.99 | About this edition: Traces the pivotal achievements of the elite female science recruits at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where in the mid-20th century they transformed rocket design and enabled the creations of the first American satellites.

9780316338929 | Little Brown & Co, April 5, 2016, cover price $27.00 | About this edition: The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.

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9780316338905 | Back Bay Books, January 17, 2017, cover price $16.99

RAF Chinook Owners Workshop Manual: 1980 Onwards (Marks HC-1 to HC-6), Owners Workshop Manual

Product Description: The RAF's rugged twin-rotor Chinook support helicopter has been involved in most of the UK's military operations stretching back to the Falklands Conflict, Northern Ireland and in both Gulf Wars, to peacekeeping in Bosnia, operations in Kosovo, the evacuation of Sierra Leone, and most recently its high profile missions in Afghanistan...read more

By Chris McNab

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9780857334015 | Haynes Pubns, January 15, 2016, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: The RAF's rugged twin-rotor Chinook support helicopter has been involved in most of the UK's military operations stretching back to the Falklands Conflict, Northern Ireland and in both Gulf Wars, to peacekeeping in Bosnia, operations in Kosovo, the evacuation of Sierra Leone, and most recently its high profile missions in Afghanistan.

Gear Up, Mishaps Down: The Evolution of Naval Aviation Safety 1950-2000

Product Description: Less than five years after naval aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble. The force had been drastically reduced and, despite the Korean War, growing sentiment supported by no less than the chairman of the Joint Chiefs argued that the new Air Force could do anything naval aviation might be required to do...read more

By Robert F. Dunn

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9781682470053 | Naval Inst Pr, January 15, 2017, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Less than five years after naval aviation led the forces that defeated Imperial Japan that very organization was in serious trouble.

Spyplanes: The Illustrated History of Manned Reconnaissance and Surveillance Aircraft from World War I to Today

Product Description: A comprehensive history with descriptions of the world's most significant aircraft employed as "eyes in the sky."For as long as there has been sustained heavier-than-air human flight, airplanes have been used to gather information about our adversaries...read more

By John Bessette

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9780760350317 | Voyageur Pr, December 20, 2016, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: A comprehensive history with descriptions of the world's most significant aircraft employed as "eyes in the sky.

Guerrilla Nightmare: Stukas at War Against Tito's Partisans in Yugoslavia: 1943-1945

Product Description: Yugoslavia experienced the terror of the Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber from the first days of war in April 1941, to the end in 1945. The complete story is presented in this new book that includes operational history, first-hand accounts, and rare wartime images of Stuka operations against Partisans...read more

By Mario RaguÅ¾

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9780764352195 | Schiffer Pub Ltd, December 28, 2016, cover price $34.99 | About this edition: Yugoslavia experienced the terror of the Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber from the first days of war in April 1941, to the end in 1945.

The Projects of Skunk Works: 75 Years of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs

Product Description: 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...read more

By Steve Pace

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9780760350324 | Voyageur Pr, December 1, 2016, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: 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.

Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs Of A Tuskegee Airman And POW

Product Description: Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free is a rare gift detailing the experience of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, who was one of 32 Tuskegee Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Group to be shot down defending a country that considered them to be second-class citizens...read more

By Lewis H. Carlson (contributor) and Alexander Jefferson

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9780823274383 | Revised edition (Fordham Univ Pr, December 1, 2016), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free is a rare gift detailing the experience of Lt.

9780823223664 | Fordham Univ Pr, July 30, 2005, cover price $37.95 | About this edition: Describes the childhood, military training, and post-war civilian life of African American pilot Alexander Jefferson, who was gunned down by Germans in 1944, survived for months in prison camps, and was freed by American forces.

Tempest Squadrons of the Raf

By Mark Postlethwaite (illustrator)

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9781472814548 | Osprey Pub Co, November 22, 2016, cover price $23.00

He 162 VolksjÃ¤ger Units

Product Description: With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat, Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger--a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials. Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built, and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks...read more

By Mark Postlethwaite (illustrator)

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9781472814579, titled "He 162 VolksjÃ¤ger Units" | Osprey Pub Co, November 22, 2016, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat, Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear.

Broken Wings: The Hungarian Air Force, 1918-45

Product Description: Drawing upon a wealth of previously untranslated documents, Broken Wings tells how a European nation built an entire air force in secret. Carved up and banned from having a military air service after World War I, Hungary became determined to rearm itself...read more

By Stephen L. Renner

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9780253022943 | Indiana Univ Pr, November 1, 2016, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Drawing upon a wealth of previously untranslated documents, Broken Wings tells how a European nation built an entire air force in secret.

Combat Aircraft: The Most Famous Models in History

Product Description: From the Gumman Hellcat and Boeing Flying Fortress to the Sopwith Camel, Mitsubishi Zero, and Ilyushin Sturmovik, Combat Aircraft presents the 40 most famous aircraft in history. These are the planes that had the greatest impact on the collective consciousness, and each one appears in 3-D renderings with detailed information...read more

By Marco De Fabianis Manferto (illustrator)

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9788854410756 | White Star Editions, November 1, 2016, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: From the Gumman Hellcat and Boeing Flying Fortress to the Sopwith Camel, Mitsubishi Zero, and Ilyushin Sturmovik, Combat Aircraft presents the 40 most famous aircraft in history.

Wings of Valor: Honoring America's Fighter Aces

Product Description: The Aces of World War I were knights of the sky, obeying an unwritten code of noblesse oblige. The romance of flight still clung to the Aces of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, but they had a different and more decisive mission. Less figures of chivalry now than their predecessors, they were hunters trying to survive in the jungle warfare of the skies, stoic heroes asking no quarter of the enemy and giving none as they scored the five aerial victories that made them a special breed...read more

By Peter Collier

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9781591146414 | Naval Inst Pr, November 1, 2016, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: The Aces of World War I were knights of the sky, obeying an unwritten code of noblesse oblige.

Fighter!: Ten Killer Planes of World War II

Product Description: Plunge into the action, and marvel at ten of the best and best-known World War II fighter aircraft!There's no shortage of fantastic archival aviation photography from World War II. But photos from the period fall short in three major categories: the vast majority are black and white, most were composed under duress, and very few capture moments that have since entered the written record of aerial conflict...read more

By James Laurier

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9780760349526 | Voyageur Pr, November 1, 2016, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Plunge into the action, and marvel at ten of the best and best-known World War II fighter aircraft!

The 8th Army Air Force in Color: As Seen Through the Eyes of Kodak Film

Product Description: This book showcases a comprehensive catalog of restored WWII color Kodachrome slides. Many were taken during the heat of battle by individuals trying their hand at capturing moments of wartime service with little or no previous photographic experience...read more

By Nathan Howland

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9780764351778 | Schiffer Pub Ltd, October 28, 2016, cover price $49.99 | About this edition: This book showcases a comprehensive catalog of restored WWII color Kodachrome slides.

Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission

Product Description: From the authors of the New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey’s Typhoon comes the dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the War in the Pacific—but not without making the ultimate sacrifice...read more

By Tom Clavin

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9781476774855 | Simon & Schuster, October 25, 2016, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: From the authors of the New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey’s Typhoon comes the dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the War in the Pacific—but not without making the ultimate sacrifice.

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9781508227250 | Unabridged edition (Simon & Schuster, October 25, 2016), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: From the authors of the New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halseyâs Typhoon comes the dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight in history, and change the momentum of the War in the Pacificâbut not without making the ultimate sacrifice.

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