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37 WWII AVIATION: US GENERAL & AIRCRAFT HISTORIES • US ACES, BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS North American P-51 Mustang: A Photo Chronicle Larry Davis. This book begins with Mustang production in early 1941 and covers all types in its variety of markings and warfronts. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 color/bw photos • 112pp. ISBN: 0-88740-411-1 • soft • $19.95 Corsair: The Saga of the Legendary Bent- Wing Fighter-Bomber Walter A.Musciano. This book describes the development of the legendary F4UCorsair, and follows it into battle fromGuadal- canal to the Indian Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, Korea, Africa, andCentral America, and throughout its lengthymilitary career into Korea. Also included are chapters on the most decorated Corsair pilots, surviving examples, detailed appendices, detailed line schemes, and maps. Size: 8.5"x11" • 800 color/bw images • 400pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3232-6 • hard • $79.99 TBF/TBM Avenger: Grumman’s First Tor- pedo Bomber in World War II. David Doyle. Capable of dropping depth charges and bombs, as well as torpedoes, the Avenger was the US Navy’s most successful torpedo bomber of WWII. Through carefully researched photos, many of which have never before been published and which are reproduced in remarkable clarity, the history and details of this iconic aircraft are revealed. Size: 9”x9” • 175 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5939-2 • hard • $19.99 SB2C Helldiver: Curtiss’s Carrier-Based Dive Bomber in World War II David Doyle.The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, despite not seeing combat until November 1943, went on to hit more Japanese targets than any other US dive bomber. Profusely illustrated with almost 150 black-and-white and color photos, this book provides the reader with a concise yet thorough study of this legendary aircraft. Size: 9”x9” • 139 photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5969-9 • hard • $19.99 Vega Ventura: The Operational Story of Lockheed’s Lucky Star John C. Stanaway. Fashioned from the Lockheed Model 18 airliner, the Ventura went on to fight on nearly every WWII battlefront as a penetration bomber, antisubmarine patrol aircraft, reconnaissance bomber, and even nightfighter. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 color/bw photos • 112pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0087-3 • soft • $19.95 Fairwing–Brazil: Tales of the South Atlantic in World War II John R. Har- rison, PhoM2/c-USNR. This compilation of anecdotes, photographs, and maps is presented to provide the reader with a perspective on the experiences of U.S. service personnel who were lucky enough to serve in Brazil against the Axis Powers during WWII. Size: 11"x8.5" • 304 images • 392pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4665-1 • hard cover • $45.00 The Boeing XF8B-1 Fighter: Last of the Line Jared A. Zichek. The Boeing XF8B-1 “Five-in-One” fighter was the last piston engine fighter built by Boeing and nearly the last fighter built by the company until itsmerger withMcDonnell Douglas in 1997. This book contains an authoritative text alongwith 100s of rare photos, draw- ings, color profiles, artist’s impressions, and extensive extracts from manuals. Size: 11”x8.5” • 700 color/bw photos • 376pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2587-8 • hard • $59.95 The Great Pacific Air Offensive of WWII Series John W. Lambert. These are pictorial studies of the Allied air offensive that defeated Japanese air forces in the vast Pacific Ocean re- gion, destroyed Japan’s navy and its supply lines, and finally devastated the war making potential of the Japanese homeland. The photos come from official archives as well as from the private collections of veterans. Vol. 1: Return to the Philippines 1944 Covers the period from 1943 to 1944 after the Allies stemmed the tide of Japanese conquest in the South Pacific. Allied victories defeated or isolated Japanese forces in New Guinea, the Solomons, the Mandated Islands, and the Marianas, setting the stage for the invasion of Leyte and the Philippines. Size: 8.5”x11” • 200 bw photos/maps • 128pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2266-4 • hard • $29.95 Vol. 2: Severing the Empire’s Lifeline 1945 Presents theearly1945 liberationof thePhilippinesand Burma; devastatingAlliedcarrier task force strikes from IndoChina to Japan; and the invasionof Iwo Jimaand Okinawa, onthedoorstepof theJapanesehome islands. Size: 8.5”x11” • 200 bw photos/maps • 128pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2267-2 • hard • $29.95 Vol. 3: On Japan’s Doorstep 1945 Describes the final air assault on the Japanese homeland by Marianas-based B-29s; tactical air forces based on Okinawa, Ie Shima, and Iwo Jima; and by the aircraft carrier armada of Task Force 38. Size: 8.5”x11” • 200 bw photos/maps • 128pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2268-0 • hard • $29.95 Classic Light Aircraft: An Illustrated Look, 1920s to the Present Ron Smith. A richly illustrated A to Z book exploring the huge variety of light aircraft to be found at smaller airfields around the world. Mass production types, homebuilts and rare survivors of older aircraft are included, together with description of the types and indications of how many were built. Size: 7"x10" • 849 color/bw photos • 416pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4896-9 • hard • $34.99 US ACES, BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS Corsair Down!: Tales of Rescue and Survival during World War II: Martin Irons. A history of the missions to recover downed F4U Corsair pilots during the Second World War. Included are firsthand accounts from surviving pilots and tales of many of the great WWII Corsair aces. Size: 6”x9” • Over 100 b/w photos • 304pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6224-8 • hard • $29.99 Hump Drivers: An American Pilot’s Account of Flying over the Himalayas during WWII. Arthur La Vove. This work is a contemporaneous record “time capsule” about life and war in a specific era and place in World War II. Hump Drivers is a unique work of history, literature, and art. Size: 6”x9” • 43 images • 192pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6166-1 • soft • $24.99 Black Sunday: Ploesti! Michael Hill. Tidal Wave! August 1, 1943. The legendary low-level raid on Ploesti, Rumania by the 376th, 93rd, 44th, 389th and 98th Bomb Groups, is de- scribed by author/historian Mike Hill in this large format book. Size: 9"x12" • 350 bw photos • 256pp. ISBN: 0-88740-519-3 • hard • $59.99 Fighter Aces of the USA: New Revised and Expanded Edition Toliver & Constable. The most complete book ever published on American fighter aces, and includes dozens of aces’ combat accounts, plus capsule biographies. Evolution of aircraft, tactics and armament is seen through the eyes of the 1400 elite Americans who earned the coveted title “Ace." Size: 9"x12" • 850 bw photos • 400pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0348-1 • hard • $59.95 Gabby: A Fighter Pilot’s Life Gabreski & Molesworth. Drawing on private documents and photos, Gabreski, along with writer Molesworth, tells his thrilling eyewitness story with a candor and a vivid style that will earn this brave pilot a whole new generation of admirers. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 color/bw photos • 176pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0442-9 • hard • $45.00 Herky! The Memoirs of a Checker Ace Herschel H. Green. The dramatic life story of one of the legendary USAAF fighter pilots of WWII. By the time Green was grounded by orders of higher headquarters, he was the leading ace of the 15th Air Force with eighteen aerial victories. Size: 8.5"x11" • 150 bw photos • 192pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0073-3 • hard • $45.00 Happy Jack’s Go Buggy: A Fighter Pilot’s Story Jack Ilfrey. Fly with Ilfrey in his P-38 as he and his unit become the first group of American aircraft to fly from the USA to England. Thrill to the stories of aerial combat over North Africa as Ilfrey becomes one of America’s first WWII aces. Size: 8.5"x11" • 190 color/bw photos • 128pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0664-2 • hard • $35.00 Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group Frank Speer. The 4th Fighter Group, armed with P-51s and aggressive, seasoned pilots, battled the Luftwaffe in the air and on the ground, achieving an impressive score of 1,016 German planes destroyed, the highest score of all Allied Groups. Size: 8.5"x11" • 150 color/bw photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3374-3 • hard • $59.99 The Doolittle Raiders: What Heroes Do after a War. George Nolta. Eighty brave men made a near-suicidal attack on Japan shortly after Pearl Harbor, led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle. Much has been written about the raid and the frightening escape through China, but little has been written about these brave men’s lives before and after the raid. This collection of biographical sketches tells us much about who these men were. Size: 6"x9" • 16 images • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5614-8 • soft • $16.99 The Doolittle Raid Carroll V. Glines. It was the biggest gamble of WWII, but Doolittle’s legendary bombing raid on Tokyo gave America the morale boost it needed in the wake of Pearl Harbor. This is the full story as told by the Doolittle Raiders’ official historian. Size: 6"x9" • 35 bw photos • 272pp. ISBN: 978-0-88740-347-7 • hard • $29.99