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42 Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51. Peter W. Merlin. This is the definitive factual his- tory of US military flight testing program at Area 51. Author Peter Merlin is a recognized authority on the subject. He has published writing with NASA, and presented the grounded, non-extra-terrestri- al side of the Area 51 story on the History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and the Smithso- nian. Size 8.5"x11"•over720colorandb/wimages•640pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6709-0 • hard • $70.00 The Thunderbirds: The United States Air Force’s Flight Demonstration Team, 1953 to the Present. Ken Neubeck. Founded in 1953, the USAir ForceThunderbirds flying-demonstration team has performed in air shows in the United States and around the world.This book details the origins and early formation of the team, as well as describing the different model aircraft that the team has flown during its nearly 70-year history. Size: 9”x9” • 208 photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6076-3 • hard • $24.99 The Blue Angels: The US Navy’s Flight Demonstration Team, 1946 to the Present Ken Neubeck. Since 1946, the world-famous US Navy Blue Angels flying-demonstration team has performed in airshows in the United States and around the world. This book details the origins of the team when created by the US Navy in 1946, as well as describing the different model aircraft that the team flew during its seventy-year history. Size: 9"x9" • over 200 photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5658-2 • HC • 978-1-5073-0174-6 (E-Book) • $24.99 The Black Bats CIA Spy Flights over China... 1951–69 Chris Pocock. The CIA developed an uneasy partnership with the nationalist Chinese government on Taiwan, China for covert air operations over main- land China—dropping agents and propaganda, and collecting signals, imagery and nuclear intelligence. Each chapter is punctuated with vivid, first-hand accounts from the participants—Chinese nationalists, Chinese communists, and Americans. Size: 6"x9" • 120 color/bw photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3513-6 • hard • $39.99 P-8A Poseidon: The US Navy’s Newest Maritime Patrol & Antisubmarine Aircraft John Gourley. The P-8A Poseidon brings new capabilities and technology to the mission of antisubmarine warfare. Replacing the P-3 Orion in US Navy service, it provides a safe, proven, and capable platform based on the Boeing 737 series of commercial airliner. Crew members can hunt for and engage submarines and surface ships and also play a role in search-and-rescue operations. Size: 9"x9" • 272 photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5922-4 • hard • $19.99 Boeing YC-14: US Air Force Experimen- tal STOL Aircraft John K. Wimpress. The Boeing YC-14 was prototype aircraft intended to replace the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The aircraft never entered full production, and just two prototypes were built. Author John Wim- press was a member of the YC-14 design team, providing him intimate knowledge of this rare aircraft. Size 9"x 9" • 145 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6653-6 • hard • $24.9922.99GBP/$35.99 CAD Straight Up: A History of Vertical Flight Markman & Holder. This book surveys the technol- ogy of all the many VTOL vehicles, and provides an overview of the programs and manufacturers. To take off and land vertically is not an easy task— this is the story of how it has happened thus far. Size: 8.5"x11" • 320 color/bw photos • 184pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1204-9 • soft • $29.95 Air 200: Aircraft of the U.S. Bicentenni- al Wayne Mutza. Though Bicentennial aircraft schemes and markings, along with many of the aircraft of that period, have all but faded into obscurity, this colorful volume not only preserves their images, but reflects the spirit that prevailed during that historic period in U.S. aviation history. Size: 8.5"x11" • 190 color/bw photos • 104pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0388-0 • soft • $19.95 BP/$105.00 CAD One-of-a-Kind Research Aircraft: A History of In-Flight Simulators, Testbeds, & Proto- types Markman & Holder. Covered in this unique volume are the great variety of Inflight Simulation Aircraft, Testbed Aircraft, and Prototype Aircraft. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 photos • 152pp. ISBN: 0-88740-797-8 • hard • $45.00 USAF Plus Fifteen: A Photo History 1947–62 David W. Menard. Full-color photo history of the early USAF covers the great variety of fighters, bombers, transport, helicopters and many other aircraft in use during this period. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color photos • 144pp. ISBN: 0-88740-483-9 • soft • $24.95 Force Drawdown: A USAF Photo History 1988–1995 Francillon/Dunn/Porter. The end of the Cold War created a golden opportunity for reducing the defense burden and providing taxpayers with a “Peace Dividend." This book provides a rich pictorial record of aircraft (including old and newmarkings) and units which no longer exist, and offers a visual chronicle of organizational changes between 1988-1995. Size: 8.5"x11" • 410 color photos • 144pp. ISBN: 0-88740-777-3 • hard • $29.95 Tactical Air Command: An Illustrated History 1946–1992 Mike Hill. Never before has such a complete pictorial history of Tactical Air Command been put together. The planes, demonstration teams, and foreign units of TAC are covered in pictorial and textual detail from the 1940s to the 1990s. Size: 8.5"x11" • 600 color/bw photos • 224pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1288-X • hard • $49.95 Peace Was Their Profession: Strategic Air Command: A Tribute Hill/Campbell/Campbell. This new large format volume is a grand tribute to all of those who served in SAC from its inception in 1947 to its disestablishment in 1992. The great variety of aircraft and missile systems of Strategic Air Command are shown in over 800 color/bw photos, making this volume one of the definitive pictorials on the subject. Size: 8.5"x11" • 700 color/bw photos • 304pp. ISBN: 0-88740-688-2 • hard • $49.95 The History of Dyess Air Force Base: 1941 to the Present Lt. Col. George A. Larson, USAF (Ret.). The reader is led from the base’s con- struction and World War II Training Operations through the Cold War with the Soviet Union to the transition of a world-wide conventional weapons response capability with the B-1B and air mobility options provided by the C-130 Hercules transport. Size: 8.5"x11" • 263 color/b/w photos • 272pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4822-8 • hard cover • $59.99 Cold War Cornhuskers: The 307th Bomb Wing Lincoln Air Force Base Nebraska 1955–65 Mike Hill. This book relates the day-by- day, month-by-month history of the 307th Bomb Wing at Lincoln AFB during the hectic days of the Cold War. For the first time, the inside story of a SAC bomb wing is brought to life. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 color/bw photos • 256pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3751-2 • hard • $69.99 Great Plains Warriors of World War II: Air Bases and Plants Built for War, Nebraska’s Contribution to Winning the War George A. Larson. A concise history of Army Air Force and Air Force bases in Nebraska, including coverage of the Martin B-26/B-29 plant at For Crook and complete coverage of the Axis POW camps located in Nebraska during and just after WWII. Size: 8.5"x11" • 329 color/bw photos • 256pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4379-7 • hard • $49.99 Thunder over Dakota: The Complete History of Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota George A. Larson. The history of Ellsworth Air Force Base tells the story of an air base and personnel in western South Dakota defending the United States for seventy years. It traces the proud heritage of the military facility, protecting the United States, beginning in World War II. Size: 8.5"x11" • 500 color/bw photos • 272pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4263-9 • hard • $49.99 Bendix Field: The History of an Airport and Legendary Pilot Homer Stockert Quentin L. Hartwig. Bendix Field in South Bend, Indiana, served as an aviation center for commercial and private purposes. Pilot Homer Stockert advanced business and commercial opportunities at Bendix Field provided by the singular invention of the twentieth century, the airplane. Size: 6"x9" • 87 color/bw photos • Index • 96pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4378-0 • hard • $19.99 Tail Code USAF: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings Patrick Martin. This full color book is a fully com- prehensive reference work on USAF tail code markings, and covers all major command units. The tail codes are listed alphabetically and are cross-referenced in a tail code summary for ease of use. The 300 photos show the variety of aircraft in the USAF arsenal. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 color photos • 240pp. ISBN: 0-88740-513-4 • hard • $45.00 America’s Army and Air Force Airplanes: Post-WWI to the Present Francis H. Dean. A pictorial overview of the progress of American military airplane design from approximately the end of WWI to the present time. Includes attack, pursuit or fighter, cargo, trainer, and other models via a series of type sections. Illustrations and text portray in quite dramatic fashion the advances in US military plane design over the period. Size: 8.5"x11" • 700 bw photos • 384pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0480-1 • hard • $49.95 The Bats: The History of Iowa’s Air National Guard 174th Squadron from Fighter to Tanker Garry R. Pape. The Iowa Air National Guard’s 174th Air Refueling Squadron was organized in 1946 as a P-51 fighter squadron. Over the years it flew many fighter-type aircraft. Called to active duty during the Korean and Vietnam Wars as well as protecting Air Force One on 9/11, the squadron accomplished its missions outstandingly. Size: 8.5"x11" • 340 color/bw images • 216pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4374-2 • hard • $59.99 JET AGE AVIATION, 1950s TO PRESENT: UNITED STATES, GENERAL & CIVIL AVIATION