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35 WWII AVIATION: U.S. ACES, BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS • U.S. UNIT HISTORIES: AIR FORCES • AIR DIVISIONS 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"•150bwphotos•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"•190color/bwphotos•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"•150color/bwphotos•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"•35bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:978-0-88740-347-7•hard•$29.99 I Could Never Be So Lucky Again: An Autobi- ography of James H. “Jimmy" Doolittle with C.V. Glines. Pilot, scholar, daredevil, general, Doolittle was one of America’s greatest heroes. Now, for the first time, here is his life story as only Doolittle himself can tell it. Size:6"x9"•72bwphotos•622pp. ISBN:978-0-88740-737-6•hard•$29.99 Serenade to the Big Bird: A New Edition of the Classic B-17 Tribute Bert Stiles. After com- pleting a tour of duty in B-17s, Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he was killed in action. His book portrays the tragedy of war, and specifically the loss to the world of a fine, sensitive, talented writer who had only a short time to prove his merit. Size:6"x9"•25bwphotos•160pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-1396-7•hard•$29.99 The Clay Pigeons: A B-17 Pilot’s Story of WWII E. Helene Sage. This book is centered around the author’s father’s WWII diary. Sage was a B-17 pilot who flew twenty-nine missions out of Thurleigh, England, as a member of the 8th Air Force, 306th BG, 367th BS (“The Clay Pigeons"). Size:6"x9"•100color/bwphotos•160pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3951-6•hard•$35.00 Whistling Death: The Test Pilot’s Story of the F4U Corsair Boone T. Guyton. Whistling Death is the true story, by the test pilot, of the rush to produce the F4U Corsair, the Navy fighter that brought America air superiority over the Japanese Zero in WWII. Guyton, an experimental test pilot at Chance Vought during and after WWII, flew 105 types of aircraft in forty-five years as a pilot. Size: 6"x9" • 40 bw photos • 288pp. ISBN:978-0-88740-732-1•hard•$29.99 Paddles! The Foibles and Finesse of One WWII Landing Signal Officer John A. Harper. One young naval officer’s brief WWII career as a carrier Landing Signal Officer. It begins with conversion of a twenty-one year old ensign from fighter gunnery instructor to senior Landing Signal Officer in just four months, and follows him through twenty-seven months of fast paced air operations in the naval air combat environment. Size:6"x9"•30bwphotos•336pp. ISBN:0-7643-0077-6•hard•$24.95 Flying Tiger: A Crew Chief’s Story: The War Diary of an AVG Crew Chief Losonsky & Losonsky. The war diary of a Flying Tiger American Volunteer Group crew chief from the 3rd Pursuit Squadron. This book contains Losonsky’swardiary,which issupplementedwith interviews and dialogue, and over 200 photos. Size:8.5"x11"•200photos•112pp. ISBN:0-7643-0045-8•hard•$35.00 With Chennault in China: A Flying Tiger’s Diary Robert M. Smith. Written by a radio operator who served as a member of the AVG (American Volunteer Group) throughout their existence, this fascinating, intimate story of Chennault’s “Flying Tigers" is loaded with original photos and numerous first-hand accounts from the author’s personal diary. Size:6"x9"•110bwphotos•176pp. ISBN:0-7643-0287-6•hard•$29.95 FlyingTiger toAir Commando Chuck Baisden.This is an enlisted man’s story of over twenty years of service to his country. From enlistment in the Army Air Corps at age nineteen as a Private to his retirement at age forty-four as a Master Sgt.,his unusual tale will interest all aviation, history, and gunnery buffs. Size:6"x9"•100bwphotos•160pp. ISBN:0-7643-0690-1•hard•$24.95 U.S. UNIT HISTORIES AIR FORCES The 8th Army Air Force in Color: As Seen through the Eyes of Kodak Film Nathan Howland. A comprehensive showcase of WWII color Kodachrome slides restored in a manner that does justice to the subject matter, but also credits those who served in WWII. Many of these 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. Size: 8.5"x11" • 500 color and b/w photos 280pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-5177-8 hard cover • $49.99 The Eight Ballers - Eyes of the Fifth Air Force: The 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron in WWII Stanaway & Rocker. Beginning operations in April 1942 with four Lockheed F-4 Lightnings, the 8th Photo Squadron gave the USAAF its only aerial reconnaissance coverage of the southwest Pacific during the first part of the war. Size:8.5"x11"•510color/bwphotos•184pp. ISBN:0-7643-0910-2•hard•$39.95 Combat Recon: 5th Air Force Images from the SW Pacific 1943-45 Robert Stava. From shipping strikes, to strafing runs on airfields, step back in time and into the violent days of WWII in the SW Pacific. Based on 5AF photographer John Stava’s collection, and undiscovered until the mid-1990s, captured here is a broad scope of the war in the Southwest Pacific. Size:9"x12"•200bwphotos•144pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2777-3•hard•$39.95 The 8th Air Force: Victory and Sacrifice - A WWII Photo History John W. Lambert. This volume provides an historical perspective of the air campaign over Western Europe, utilizing photos and detailed captions to depict the deadly nature of aerial combat some six decades ago. Size:8.5"x11"•270color/bwphotos•160pp. ISBN:0-7643-2534-5•hard•$39.95 Fighter Units & Pilots of the 8th Air Force September 1942–May 1945 Kent Miller. This extremely detailed two-volume set gives an overall statistical summary of 8th Air Force fighter operations during WWII, presented in an easy to read format. Volume 1: Day-to-Day Operations, Fighter Group Histories Size:9"x12"•170bwphotos•536pp. ISBN:0-7643-1241-3•hard•$59.95 Volume 2: Aerial Victories, Ace Data Size:9"x12"•170bwphotos•400pp.ISBN: 0-7643-1242-1•hard•$59.95 On the Highways of the Skies: The 8th Air Force in WWII Martin W. Bowman. The story in words and pictures, many of them never before seen, of the U.S. 8th AF fighter and bomber groups of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Air Divisions 1942-45. Many first person stories tell what combat was like in the skies in the ETO against the Luftwaffe. Size:8.5"x11"•600bwphotos•488pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3090-2•hard•$69.99 Night Hawks and Black Widows: 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific • 1943-45 Terry M. Mays. This is the story of those pilots who risked their lives night after night flying P-38 Lightnings, P-70 Nighthawks, and P-61 Black Widows for the 13th Air Force in the South and Southwest Pacific between 1943-45. Size:8.5"x11"•300color/bwphotos•240pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3344-6•hard•$69.99 The Pineapple Air Force: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo. John W. Lambert. The old Hawaiian Air Force met the attack of the Japanese on 7 December 1941. Redesignated the Seventh Air Force, its bomber units moved on to combat in the Pacific almost immediately, and later in the war flying missions against Japan from Ie Shima and Iwo Jima. Size:8.5"x11"•300color/bwphotos•224pp. ISBN:0-7643-2533-7•hard•$59.95