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35 WWII AVIATION: US UNIT HISTORIES: AIR FORCES, AIR DIVISIONS, BOMB GROUPS 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" • 30 bw photos • 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’s war diary, which is supplemented with interviews and dialogue, and over 200 photos. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 photos • 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" • 110 bw photos • 176pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0287-6 • hard • $29.95 Flying Tiger toAir Commando Chuck Baisden.This is an enlisted man’s story of over twenty years of service to his country. From enlistment in theArmy Air Corps at age nineteen as a private to his retirement at age forty-four as a master sergeant, his unusual tale will interest all aviation, history, and gunnery buffs. Size: 6"x9" • 100 bw photos • 160pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0690-1 • hard • $24.95 US 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/b/w photos • 280pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5177-8 • hard • $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" • 510 color/bw photos • 184pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-0910-6 • 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" • 200 bw photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2777-3 • hard • $39.95 The 8th Air Force: Victory and Sacrifice: AWWII 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" • 270 color/bw photos • 160pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2534-2 • hard • $39.95 Fighter Units & Pilots of the 8th Air Force September 1942–May 1945 Kent Mill- er. 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" • 170 bw photos • 536pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-1241-0 • hard • $59.95 Volume 2: Aerial Victories, Ace Data Size: 9"x12" • 170 bw photos • 400pp.ISBN: 978-0- 7643-1242-7 • 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 US 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" • 600 bw photos • 488pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3090-2 • hard • $69.99 The Tenth Air Force inWorldWar II: Strate- gy, Command, and Operations 1942–1945 Edward M. Young. The first comprehensive history of the Tenth Air Force, covering operations of the bomber, fighter, liaison, reconnaissance, and transport squadrons that flew in support of the Allied armies fighting to liberate Burma from the Japanese. The book provides a detailed look with extensive photographs of a long-forgotten theater of war. Size: 8.5"x11" • 486 b/w images &maps • 416pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5932-3 • hard • $74.99 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" • 300 color/bw photos • 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" • 300 color/bw photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2533-5 • hard • $59.95 B-24 Liberators of the 15th Air Force/49th Bomb Wing in WWII Hill & Beitling. The first in a planned series that presents the B-24 Liber- ators used by the 15th AF in WWII, noted B-24 historians Beitling and Hill present for the first time the biographies of the individual B-24s used by the 451st, 461st and 484th BGs of the 49th BW in Italy. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 bw photos • 160pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2423-9 • hard • $59.95 AIR DIVISIONS First in the Field: The 1st Air Division over Europe in WWII Ron Mackay. “First in the Field" is a relevant title to describe the pioneer force destined to operate a hitherto un-tested concept in modern aerial warfare: the 1st Bomb Division. The initial period of shallow-penetration missions with a severely under-strength force of B-17s, crews, and support equipment was followed by growing and finally unsupportable losses. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 240pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2588-5 • hard • $59.95 Second in Line Second to None: A Photo- graphic History of the 2nd Air Division . Ron Mackay, with Mike Bailey and Steve Adams. The 2nd Air Division’s involvement in the USAAF Daylight Bombing Offensive conducted from English soil for nearly three years, providing a detailed insight into the achievements of, as well as the human andmaterial cost to the B-24 and its crews. The book completes a trilogy focusingon the “Mighty Eighth’s" Heavy Bombardment element. Size: 8.5"x11" • 379 color/bw photos • 312pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4382-7 • hard cover • $49.99 Third in Line: The 3rd Air Division over Eu- rope inWWII Ron Mackay. Although comprising the third and final element of the Mighty Eighth’s heavy bomber force to be established in England, the Division’s combat record was to prove in all respects the equal of its contemporaries during its two years of active operations. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 color/bw photos • 288pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3346-0 • hard • $69.99 BOMB GROUPS The First Combat Bomb Wing in WWII Ron Mackay. The 1st Combat Bomb Wing was part of the 8USAAF’s campaign against Hitler’s industrial complex. The four Groups serving within its ranks played their part in what was a costly but ultimately successful bid to shatter the Nazi plan for European and world conquest. Size: 8.5"x11" • 302 color/bw photos • 240pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4375-9 • hard • $39.99 Death fromAbove: The 7th Bombardment Group in World War II Edward M. Young. An in-depth look at the 7th BG, one of the few bombardment groups in the Army Air Corps active during the 1930s. Its activation in 1929 through its missions over Burma and Thailand until August 1945 are covered. This book also provides a description of the little-known stra- tegic bombing operations of the Tenth Air Force in the China-Burma-India Theater. Size: 8.5"x11" • 430+ photos andmaps • 320pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4635-4 • hard cover • $69.99 The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) inWWII Norman Malayney. Formed in August 1944 at Watton, England 25th BGMosquitos performed RCMChaff dispensing missions, day and night photography, and also supported OSS development of the Joan-Eleanor program and operations to com- municate with agents deep inside enemy territory. Size: 8.5"x11" • 270 color/bw photos • 304pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3950-9 • hard • $69.99 Squadron of Deception: The 36th Bomb Squadron in WWII Stephen M. Hutton. Here at last is the story of the US 8th Air Force’s only Radar Countermeasure squadron that flew from England during WWII. Size: 8.5"x11" • 330 bw photos • 216pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-0796-6 • hard • $39.95