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48 Tupolev Tu-4: The First Soviet Strategic Bomber Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, and Vladimir Rigmant. Brought out in the mid- 1940s as a copy of the B-29 Superfortress, the Tu-4 became the first Soviet nuclear-capable bomber. The book provides coverage of the “Soviet Superfortress,” including experimental and projected versions, and the Tu-4’s production and service history. Size: 8.5"x11" • 520 color/bw photos • 240pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4797-9•HC•$49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD SPACE FLIGHT • SOVIET/RUSSIAN AVIATION Project Mercury: America in Space Series Eugen Reichl. This book is a concise, detailed history of America’s first steps into space. ProjectMercurywas America’s entry into the manned spaceflight program. All missions in Project Mercury are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways, and plans are also included. Size: 6"x9" • 89 color images • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5069-6 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Project Gemini: America in Space Series Eugen Reichl. This second volume in the "America in Space" series continues the history of the American manned space program. Beginning in 1964, two unmanned and tenmanned flights took place in the Gemini program. All Project Gemini missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways, and plans are also included. Size: 6"x9" • 132 color images • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5070-2•HC•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD NASA: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments Hans-JürgenBecker. This book covers NASA’s space flight research from the agency’s begin- nings as NACA in 1915 to present-day NASA. Exciting projects and developments are portrayed, such as the first supersonic flight of the X-1 in 1947, the flights of the fastest manned aircraft, the rocket-powered X-15, the flight-testing of the lunar module for the moon landings, testing newwing concepts, andmore. Size: 8.5"x11" • 164 color photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3879-3 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD From Space to Earth: The Laboratory and Marketplace Feuerbacher &Messerschmid. This book describes the latest developments in space- flight and looks toward humanity’s future beyond earth. Complex scientific and technical aspects of the world’s space programs are explained in understandable terms. Current research and trends, alongwith newapplications, are discussed. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 320pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3776-5•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Touching Space: The Story of Project Man- high Gregory P. Kennedy. Project Manhigh took humans to the threshold of space using balloons. On each of three flights, the Air Force placed a lone pilot in a sealed capsule nineteen miles above ground. At such extreme altitudes, the pilots were well within the functional equivalent of outer space and needed the sealed capsule to survive. Manhigh preceded the creation of NASAand helped pave theway for human space exploration. Size: 8.5"x11" • 130 color/bw photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2788-9 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / 34.95 CAD Model Rocketry: America's Hobby in the Cold War 1960–1980. Alexander Procyk. A nostalgic look at model rockets from 1960 to 1980, the golden age of the hobby in United States. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 180 color and b/w photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-6818-9 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD SOVIET/RUSSIAN Sukhoi Interceptors:TheSu-9,Su-11,andSu-15:Unsung Soviet ColdWarHeroes YefimGordon&DmitriyKomissarov. In the late 1950s the Sukhoi Design Bureau made its mark as a “fighter maker,” developing the Su-9 supersonic interceptor. This, the ensuing Su-11, and especially the Su-15 became an important part of the Soviet air defenses in the ColdWar. The book provides in-depth coverage of Sukhoi’s early delta-wing interceptors, including experimental ones and paper projects, and their production and service history. Size: 8.5"x11" • 805 photos • 320pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5868-5 •HC • 978-1-5073- 0176-0 (E-Book) • $64.99 The Sukhoi Su-27: Russia’s Air Superiority andMulti-role Fighter, 1977 to the Present Andy Gröning. This detailed, illustrated look at the Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft features complete discussions of its design, construction, and operational use, aswell as all technical systems and weapons. Size: 8 1/2"x11" • 210 color photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5637-7•hard cover •$45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD The MiG-21: The Legendary Fighter/In- terceptor in Russian and Worldwide Use, 1956 to the Present. Holger Müller. This book presents a detailed look at the design and devel- opment of the legendary MiG-21, including its powerplant, armament, upgrades, and variants. TheMikoyan-GurevichMiG-21 was the standard fighter/interceptor aircraft of theWarsawPact and it stood up to its western counterparts for decades. Size: 8 1/2"x11" • 240 photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5636-0 • hard cover • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD The MiG-29: Russia’s Legendary Air Su- periority, and Multirole Fighter, 1977 to the Present Andy Gröning. This book presents the development and operational use of the Soviet/Russian Mikoyan MiG-29. The MiG-29 was the Soviet response to the new generation of air-superiority fighter aircraft fielded by NATO, such as the American F-15 and F-16. Size: 8.5"x11" • 260 color photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5521-9•hard cover •$45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Myasishchev M-4 and 3M: The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber. Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov. Brought out in 1953, the M-4 was the Myasishchevdesignbureau’s solebomber toseeproduc- tionandservice.Code-namedBisonbyNATO, it entered serviceaheadof theB-52andmade itsmark in theCold War, remaining in service until themid-1990s—for 40 years. It also found peaceful uses, becoming the basis for the VM-T cargo aircraft designed to carry outsize loads piggy-back. Size: 8.5"x11" • 240pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6182-1 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Myasishchev M-50 and M-52: The First Soviet Supersonic Strategic Bomber Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Kommissarov. The story of Myasishchev’s supersonic strategic bombers of the late 1950s, the M-50 and M-52 prototypes. Size 81/2"x11"•400 color andb/wphotos, aircraft profiles, line schemes • 192 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6642-0 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD.9 Disasters in Space: Stories from the US–Soviet Space Race and Beyond Hermann Woydt. This book records over a dozen American and Soviet space disasters from 1967 to the present day. Presented are tragic and near tragic missions such as NASA’s Gemini 6A and 8, Apollo 1 and 13, the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters, as well as the Soviets’ Soyuz 1, 11, and 18-1, and more. Size: 6"x 9" • 166 color/bw photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5617-9•HC•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD The Soviet Space Program: First Steps: 1941– 1953 Eberhard Rödel. This concise history is the first book in a new series on the Soviet space program, and features many rare photographs, diagrams, and charts. When Soviet rocket experts examined the first Nazi V-2s in early 1945, they immediately realized that their own technology was years behind what the Germans had developed. Size: 6"x9" • 207 color and b/w photos • 128 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5539-4 • hard cover • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD The Soviet Space Program: The Lunar Mission Years: 1959–1976 Eugen Reichl. With the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union started the space race; the race for the moon soon followed. This book chronologically examines the fifty-nine missions the USSR sent, or intended to send to the moon from 1959 to 1976. Size: 6"x 9" • 93 color/bw photos • 160pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5675-9 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD The Soviet Space Program: The N1, the Soviet Moon Rocket Eugen Reichl. The complete history of this rarely known Soviet space program is presented here, starting in 1959, along with detailed technical descriptions of the N1’s design and development.A full discussion of its attempted launches, disasters, and ulti- mate cancellation in 1974 completes this definitive history. Size: 6" × 9" • 89 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5855-5 • hard cover • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Saturn V: America’s Rocket to the Moon Eugen Reichl. This book, part of the “America in Space” series, tells the gripping story of the development and creation of the Saturn V in concise, detailed text, and features numerous high-quality color images, technical drawings, and specification/dimension charts. Size: 6"x9" • 160 color images • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5482-3 • hard cover • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Project Apollo: The Moon Landings, 1968–1972 Eugen Reichl. This book brings the later years of the Apollo era to new life with details including the test flights in Earth’s orbit; the first orbits of the moon; the legendary Apollo 11 mission; the drama of Apollo 13; and Apollo 17, the last manned moon flight in 1972. Size: 6"x9" • 130 color and b/w images • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5375-8 • hard cover • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Project Apollo: The Early Years, 1960–1967 Eugen Reichl. In May 1961, American President John F. Kennedy committed the nation to carrying out a manned landing on the moon before the end of the decade.This volume covers the early years of theApollo program, still the most significant space effort in the history of mankind. Size: 6"x9" • 127 color images • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5174-7 • hard cover • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Mil Mi-24 Attack Helicopter: In Soviet/Russian and WorldwideService, 1972 to thePresent MichaelNormann. The Mil Mi-24 Soviet/Russian gunship and attack helicopter has been in continuous combat service since its first appearance in the early 1970s. Its impressive performance, ability to transport fully armed troops, and imposing armament soon earned the Mi-24 the nickname “Crocodile” and have made the big helicopter an opponent that is still feared to this day.Technical aspects and operational details are discussed, including the helicopter’s service inAfghanistan from1979 to 1989.Worldwide use by over 30 countries includes the air forces of Angola, Brazil, Cuba, India, Iraq,North Korea, Syria,Vietnam,Yemen, and others. Size: 8.5"x11" • 208pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-5867-8 • HC • $39.99 / 6.99 56.99 CAD