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48 Boeing 747: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History Wolfgang Borgmann. More than half a century ago the 747 took to the air for the first time and is considered the first large-capacity civilian airliner; the aircraft quickly became the flagship of any airline that operated it. This book includes technical specifications for the 747 and its variants, as well as period photographs, bring to life the fascinating history of one of Boeing's most iconic aircraft. Size 9"x9" • 150 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6510-2 • hard • $29.99 GBP/$42.99 CAD The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Claude G. Luisada and Steven D. Kimmell. Fol- low the life of this aircraft from its initial inception to the delivery of the first production models. Includes many illustrations carefully chosen to assist the reader in better understanding and visualizing many of the new features found on the Dreamliner. Size: 11"x8.5" • 125 photos • 152pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4637-8 • hard cover • $35.00 Twin Cessna: The Cessna 300 and 400 Series of Light Twins Ron Smith. The Cessna Aircraft Company produced a wide range of twin engine light aircraft, from the high performance Cessna 310 to the ten passenger pressurized turboprop Cessna Conquest II.This richly illustrated book presents the origins and development of these aircraft, including the sometimes subtle differences between models and their sub-variants. Size: 8.5"x11" • 215 color & b/w photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5226-3 • hard • $34.99 Douglas DC-4, DC-6, and DC-7: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History Wolfgang Borg- mann. An illustrated guide to three of the most important piston-engined airliners of the postwar era. Size 9"x 9" • 160 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6648-2 • hard • $29.99 9 GBP/$42.99 CAD Douglas DC-9: A Legends of Flight Illus- trated History. Wolfgang Borgmann. With their unmistakable silhouette, the Douglas DC-9 family of twin-engine passenger jets was a familiar sight on many of the world’s airfields well into the 1990s. Size: 9"x9" • 130 photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6484-6 • hard • $29.99 McDonnell Douglas DC-10/MD-11: A Leg- ends of Flight Illustrated History. Wolfgang Borgmann. TheMcDonnell Douglas DC-10 is one of the most distinctive wide-bodied aircraft and since the early 1970s has been operated by many airlines on medium- and long-distance routes throughout the world. Successfully flying passenger service for over 40 years, the DC-10 currently still flies for FedEx in an airfreight delivery role. Size: 9"x9" • 120 photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6137-1 • hard • $29.99 JET AGE AVIATION, 1950S TO PRESENT: UNITED STATES • GENERAL & CIVIL AVIATION Firepower: A History of the Aircraft Gun Vadnais & Holder. This book covers the history of aircraft armament from the early days of WWI when aviators fired hand-held weapons at each other, through the airborne gun advancements during WWII, and finally up to the modern Gatling Guns. Size: 8.5"x11" • 230 color/bw photos • 88pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0726-6 • soft cover • $19.95 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Specters of the Nuclear Age Martin Miller. From a single bomb after the Nagasaki attack, the US would build some 70,000 nuclear weapons over the course of the Cold War. How did both sides build and deploy so many bombs? This book shows these weapons in the author’s own high-quality photographs. Size: 12"x9" • 200 b/w photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5440-3 • hard • $45.00 The Neutron’s Long Shadow: Legacies of Nuclear Explosives Production in the Manhattan Project Martin Miller. This is the story of the brilliant harnessing of American industry to build huge production plants that produced the nuclear explosive material for the first atomic bombs during theWWII Manhattan Project and after. It is a story told by the author in historical narrative and new high-resolution photographs of fast-disappearing relics. Size: 12"x9" • 193 b/w photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5237-9 • hard cover • $45.00 Nuclear Weapons of the United States: An Illustrated History James N. Gibson. This new book covers every nuclear delivery system the United States ever deployed. With few exceptions, each weapon and system is illustrated by either color or bw photos. Each weapon also comes with specifications and a history of its development, deployment and retirement. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 color/bw photos • 240pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0063-6 • hard • $49.99 The Navaho Missile Project: The Story of the “Know-How” Missile of American Rocketry James N. Gibson. The Navaho pro- gram is the least known, yet the most important of the United States early missile programs. In rocket technology alone it made possible the Thor, Jupiter, and Redstone missiles. It also allowed the construction of the Atlas ICBM’s engines, the same engine technology that powered the Apollo moon rocket and Space Shuttle. Size: 8.5"x11" • 160 color/bw photos • 96pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0048-2 • soft • $19.95 The Rockets and Missiles of White Sands Proving Ground 1945–58 Gregory P. Kennedy. In 1945, the US Army established a testing center for rockets and guided missiles in south-central New Mexico. Named White Sands Proving Ground, this center was the locale for many of America’s first steps towards space. Chronicled here are all major activities at the base from 1945–58. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 bw images • 160pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3251-7 • hard • $45.00 GENERAL & CIVIL AVIATION D. B. Cooper and Flight 305: Reexamining the HijackingandDisappearance: RobertH.Edwards,PhD. This book takes a fresh look at one of themost intriguing unsolved mysteries of the last 50 years: the hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 on November 24, 1971, and the disappearance of the hijacker, never to be apprehended or identified. Working exclusively from original source documents, “Flight 305” reinvents the narrative of the hijacking, filters fact fromspeculation, explainswhere the FBI went wrong, and proposes a new hypothesis that is consistent with all the known evidence. Size: 7"x10" • Over 100 color and b/w images • 264pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6256-9 • hard cover • $29.99 Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965–1969. John Fredrickson with John Andrew. John Andrew, a retired Boeing executive, offers a unique insider look at the profound changes Boeing experienced in the 1960s as the product mix shifted from military hardware to the first generation of jet-powered airliners. Size: 6"x 9" • 130 color and b/w photos • 240pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6162-3 • hard cover • $29.99 De Havilland DH.106 Comet. Wolfgang Borgmann. This book provides an account of the type's development and production in the 1940s and then proceeds to describe the technical details and operational histories of all variants, including models 1, 2, 3, and 4. • 9" x 9" (228 x 228 mm) • 230 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-6793-9•hardcover•$29.99US /£27.99 GBP / $42.99 CAD S.E. 210 Caravelle: A Legends of Flight Illustrated History Wolfgang Borgmann. The history of the S.E. 210 Caravelle’s design, devel- opment, and operational use is presented in detail in this book, as is its use by many of the world’s most famous airlines of the era, including: Air France, SAS, Swissair, Finnair, Egyptair, Unit- ed, Lufthansa, Indian Airlines, Avensa, and Air Vietnam. Size 9"x9" • over 120 color/b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6650-5 • hard • $29.9927.99 GBP/$42.99 CAD Airbus A300/310: A Legends of Flight Illus- trated History. Wolfgang Borgmann. producing the A300—the first twin-jet, wide-body airliner in the world—the European Airbus consortium succeeded in joining the league of leading aircraft makers. Filled with detailed text, including historical, technological, and flight information, as well as colorful photos, this volume provides a fascinating insight into the history of commercial aviation. Size: 9"x9" • 110 photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6139-5 • hard • $29.99 Boeing 727: Triumph in the Skies. Dan Dornseif. First flown in 1963, the Boeing 727 was skillfully designed to outclass its competitors and remained without a direct rival for nearly two decades.Although this book is about an airplane, it is as much about the people at Boeing who were undaunted and took the financial risks necessary to build a truly outstanding machine. Size: 8.5"x11" • 644 color & b/w photos • 288pp. SBN: 978-0-7643-6051-0 • hard • $69.99 Boeing 737:A Legends of Flight Illustrat- ed History. Wolfgang Borgmann. The Boeing 737 is undoubtedly one of the best known of all passenger aircraft and has been built in greater numbers than any other commercial aircraft in the world.More than 10,000 examples have been built in all its variants—an unbelievably high number for an airliner. Size: 9"x9" • 120 photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6138-8 • hard • $29.99 Boeing 737: The World’s Jetliner Dan Dornseif. The Boeing 737 has been an incredibly successful jetliner. This book will provide a thor- ough analysis of this fine aircraft and its history, to be enjoyed by professionals, hobbyists, and enthusiasts alike. A detailed technical chapter and a “how to” chapter are included. Size: 8.5"x11" • 510 color & b/w photos • 288pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5325-3 • hard • $59.99 Douglas DC-3 Wolfgang Borgmann. The Douglas DC-3 was a twin-engine airliner that first flew in 1935 and was a pioneer during the early years of international commercial flight. • 9"x9" (228x228mm) •145color andb/wphotos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-6710-6 • hardcover • $29.99 US / £27.99 GBP / $42.99 CAD