Military 2019 SS

32 EARLY AVIATION, WWI, 1920s-1930s: U.S., BRITISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN & ITALIAN • WWII AVIATION: U.S. GENERAL AND AIRCRAFT HISTORIES Battleship and Cruiser Aircraft of the United States Navy 1910-49 William T. Larkins. From the 1920s through WWII, aircraft operating from catapults were used for spotting gunfire and scouting ahead of the fleet. Flying these planes was unique and the dramatic launching and recovery operations are also covered. Size:8.5"x11"•400bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:0-7643-0088-1•hard•$49.95 The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 William T. Larkins. Larkins’ book is the most complete in- formation available on the Ford Tri-Motor, and includes information on design, construction, model designations, a cross-indexing of U.S. and foreign registrations, a cross-index to military Ford Tri-Motors, accident summaries, Ford factory employees and Ford Tri-Motor pilot listing. Size:8.5"x11"•520bwphotos•320pp. ISBN:0-88740-416-2•hard•$49.95 Wet Wings & Drop Tanks: Recollections of American Transcontinental Air Racing 1928-70 Birch J. Matthews. Many of the per- sonalities, pilots, and aircraft involved in major transcontinental races across the U.S., 1928-1970. Cross-country unlimited class events – including non-stop air derbies of the late 1920s to modern Reno Harolds Club Trophy to 1970 – produced some of the most exciting tournaments on record. Size:8.5"x11"•250color/bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:0-88740-530-4•hard•$45.00 Aircraft of the ChacoWar 1928-35 Hagedorn & Sapienza. More than 150 never before published illustrations, complemented by an exhaustively researched text, document the little-known air war between Bolivia and Paraguay during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Includes full details of all aircraft types employed by both combatants, including acquisition, operations, and markings. Size: 8.5"x11" • 150 bw photos • 144pp.ISBN: 0-7643-0146-2•hard•$45.00 Soviet Airmen in the Spanish Civil War: 1936-1939 . Paul Whelan. Between September 1936 and February 1939, the Soviet Union aided the Spanish Republic in its civil war against the forces of General Franco and his Fascist and Nazi covert allies. The Soviets not only supplied the war materials need to fight this war, but also approximately 3,000 people from its military and merchant marine. 772 were from the air force and of these 100 were lost. Size:7"x10"•568 images•320pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4633-0•hardcover•$49.99 WWII AVIATION U.S. GENERAL AND AIRCRAFT HISTORIES Hawker Hurricane: The RAF’s Battle of Britain Stalwart. Ron Mackay. The Hawker Hurricane in the company of the Spitfire provided the RAF with the initial effective means to challenge theAxis Powers’ in the air.The ability to sustain and survive heavy battle damage thanks to its rugged structure also ensured an adaptability to operate in the harshest Theaters of Operations, whether conducted on land or as a carrier-borne fighter. Size: 9" x 9" • 205 photos • 112 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5589-9 • hard • $19.99 Corsair: Vought’s F4U in World War II and Korea. David Doyle. The F4U Corsair, designed by Vought and produced by that firm, as well as, Goodyear and BrewsterAeronautical Corporation, would not only rack up an impressive 11:1 kill ratio against its foes in WWII, but go on to serve through the KoreanWar as well. Size: 9" × 9" • 183 images • 112 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5503-5 hard cover • $19.99 Grumman J2F Duck: US Navy, Marine Corps, Army Air Force, and Coast Guard Use in World War II. David Doyle. A single-engine amphibious aircraft, the Grumman J2F Duck saw service with the US Navy, Marine Corps, Army Air Force, and Coast Guard in a variety of roles including,reconnaissance,air-sea rescue,scouting/ observation, and more. Size: 9" × 9" • 230 color and b/w photos 112 pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-5448-9 hard cover • $19.99 Douglas TBD Devastator: America's First World War II Torpedo Bomber. David Doyle. The Douglas Devastator was the US Navy's first all-metal combat aircraft, the Navy's first airplane with a fully enclosed cockpit, the first aircraft to have hydraulically folding wings, and the first US Navy torpedo bomber to see combat. Size: 9" x 9" • 196 photos • 112 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5419-9 hard • $19.99 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk: The Famous Flying Tigers Fighter. David Doyle. The Curtiss P-40 had a production run of 13,738 aircraft, making it the third most produced US fighter of WWII. Famous as the "shark-mouthed" aircraft of the legendary American Volunteer Group—"Flying Tigers"—the P-40 was first flown in 1938, and was used by the United States and many of its Allies throughout the war. Size: 9" x 9" • 137 photos • 112 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5432-8 • hard • $19.99 Grumman F4F Wildcat: Early WWII Fighter of the US Navy. David Doyle.The F4F and FM Wildcat aircraft, designed by Grumman and pro- duced by that firm, as well as the newly-formed Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, was the US Navy's front-line fighter in the early days of WWII.As larger and more powerful fighters joined the fleet in the later stages of the war, theWildcat remained in the fray. Size: 9" x 9" • 242 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5433-5 • hard • $19.99 Douglas XB-19: An Illustrated History of America’s Would-Be Intercontinental Bomber William Wolf. The first lengthy book on the unknown Douglas XB-19,America’s would-be intercontinental bomber using rare, original Doug- las Company and Army Air Corps documents and hundreds of rare photos. Was the XB-19 a flying laboratoryorawhiteelephant?Thisvolume isamust for the aviation historian, enthusiast, and modeler. Size: 8.5" x 11" • 251 color and b/w photos 128pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-5232-4 hard • $45.00 Matterhorn—The Operational His- tory of the US XX Bomber Command from India and China: 1944-1945 . Terry M. Mays. The first detailed operational history of the 49 combat missions of the XX Bomber Command’sB-29campaignflown from Indiaand China between June 1944 and March 1945. The book is written almost exclusively from primary source material – World War II documents, crew member memoirs, and personal interviews. Size:8.5"x11"•414b/w images•304pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5074-0•hardcover•$69.99 Attack on Yamamoto Carroll V. Glines. Here is the dramatic story of the American mission to shoot Japan’s greatest admiral out of the sky, told by the award-win- ning author of The Doolittle Raid. On April 18, 1943, against overwhelming odds, Yamamoto’s plane was shot down. This updated edition contains the official 1993 Air Force decision on this mission. Size:6"x9"•18bwphotos•240pp. ISBN:0-88740-509-6•hard•$19.95 Douglas B-18 Bolo: The Ultimate Look: From Drawing Board to U-Boat Hunter William Wolf. Wolf describes the little known Bolo that was America’s most numerous front line bomber at the time of Pearl Harbor. This book is the first ever on the subject and gives the reader the definitive description and appraisal of this neglected bomber’s development, testing, manufacture, and combat experience. Size:8.5"x11"•260color/bwphotos•216pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2581-6•hard•$59.95 North American B-25 Mitchell - The Ul- timate Look: From Drawing Board to Flying Arsenal WilliamWolf. Wolf presents a comprehensive, meticulously researched volume describing the celebrated WWII B-25 Mitchell. The reader is given an inclusive description and appraisal of the bomber’s development, testing, manufacture; and every aspect of the aircraft, its equipment, and crew is described and illustrated in detail. Size:8.5"x11"•500color/bwphotos•480pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2930-2•hard•$69.95 Martin B-26Marauder: The Ultimate Look: From Drawing Board to Widow Maker Vindicated. William Wolf. Material from the massive document and photo collections of the Marauder Archives at Akron and Tucson, and the AirForcecollectionatNMUSAF;MartinCompany design and production information, flight and test evaluations, along with original Company Flight,Parts,andMaintenanceManuals;and rare archival microfilm of original material. Size:8.5"x11"•900color/bwphotos•Index•512pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4741-2•hard•$79.99 Consolidated B-32 Dominator: The Ul- timate Look: From Drawing Board to Scrapyard William Wolf. The definitive de- scription and appraisal of the neglected B-32 bomber’s development, testing, manufacture, and combat experience. Size:8.5"x11"•400bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:0-7643-2451-9•hard•$49.95 U.S. Aerial Armament in WWII: The Ul- timate Look - Vol.1: Guns, Ammunition, and Turrets William Wolf. Among the topics covered are aerial machine guns and cannon; ammunition; gunsights; gun cameras; search radar and radar gunsights; an extensive section on the development, installation, and description of the numerous bomber turret and non-turret gun positions; fighter aircraft armament; etc. Size:8.5"x11"•520bwphotos•400pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3235-7•hard•$69.99 U.S. Aerial Armament in WWII: The Ulti- mate Look: Vol.2: Bombs, Bombsights, and Bombing WilliamWolf. Covers the development of bombs and bombing theory and strategy; conventional bombs and fuses; bomb handling and release and control mechanisms; conventional and radar bombsights; the bombardier; bombing missions described; bombing tactics; effects of bombs; miscellaneous. ordnance. Size:8.5"x11"•500color/bwphotos•320pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3524-2•hard•$69.99 U.S. Aerial Armament in WWII - The Ulti- mate Look Vol.3: Air Launched Rockets, Mines, Torpedoes, Guided Missiles and Secret Weapons WilliamWolf. Covers: rockets, napalm, torpedoes, depth charges, aerial mines, GT-1 glide pattern torpedo, speedee bomb, hyd- robomb, Disney rocket-assisted bomb, very heavy conventionalbombs,atomicbomb,poisongasand biological bombs, leaflets, animal aerial weapons; guided missiles, drones, and many others. Size:8.5"x11"•500color/bwphotos•336pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3658-4•hard•$69.99.