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Vulture’s Row: Thirty Years in Naval
Aviation Paul T. Gillcrist. Told in anecdotal form,
Vulture’s Row tells a fascinating story about an im-
portant period covering nearly one half of the entire
history of U.S. naval aviation. Acclaimed author
Gillcrist presents a series of true stories about the
U.S. Navy carrier aviation from the perspective of
a Navy pilot who spent thirty-three years directly
involved in that exciting profession.
Size:6”x9”•100color/bwphotos•256pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0047-4•hard•$29.95
Feet Wet: Reflections of a Carrier Pilot
Paul T. Gillcrist. In his remarkable career – from
“nugget”, to competent jet aviator, to test pilot,
to Vietnam fighter pilot, to air wing commander,
to head of “Fightertown, USA,” Gillcrist flew the
F-8 Crusader, F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, and
a myriad of other tactical aircraft, and shares
technical information on carrier aviation; the reader
sees, step-by-step, how an airplane is launched,
and then trapped again on a small deck aboard a
moving ship.
Size:6”x9”•27bwphotos•368pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0284-1•hard•$29.95
Lockheed T-33: A Photo Chronicle David
McLaren. The T-33 jet trainer was derived from the
Lockheed F-80C, the USAF’s first operational jet
fighter, in 1948. In the fifty years since its introduc-
tion the T-33 has trained more jet pilots than any
other training type.
Size:8.5”x11”•360bw/colorphotos•128pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0646-4•soft•$24.95
Northrop’s T-38 Talon: A Pictorial History
Don Logan. The story of the most successful pilot
training jet ever produced: Northrop T-38 Talon.
The history of the aircraft is broken down by the
roles it has played in over thirty years of service.
Size:8.5”x11”•300colorphotos•152pp.
ISBN:0-88740-800-1•soft•$24.95
Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of
America’s “Big Stick” Meyers K. Jacobsen.
From the origins of the use of six engines on
bombers from around the world and the history
and development of SAC and the use of its num-
bers of B-36s, this book has a greater amount of
information than has ever before been published
on the Convair B-36.
Size:9”x12”•730bw/colorphotos•400pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0530-1•hard•$69.95
Convair B-36 Peacemaker: A Photo
Chronicle Meyers K. Jacobsen. Explores
the history of the Strategic Air Command’s
biggest bomber that helped keep the peace
during the early years of the Cold War.
This book will give the reader a concise
overview of the story of the Peacemaker in
the 1940s-1950s.
Size:11”x8.5”•130bwphotos•96pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0974-9•soft•$9.95
Boeing B-47 Stratojet: True Stories of the
Cold War in the Air Mark Natola. Beginning
with the maiden flight of the XB-47 in 1947, and
concluding with the final flight of any B-47 in
1986, B-47 this book details the development and
operational history of a remarkable aircraft that the
USAF initially did not want.
Size:6”x9”•100color/bwphotos•288pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1670-2•hard•$35.00
Boeing B-47 Stratojet: A Photo-
graphic History MarkNatola.TheStratojet
was produced in larger numbers than any
post-WWII American bomber. With more
than 25 variants, the B-47 was the backbone
of SAC throughout the 1950s. This book
takes you from the development of the first
XB-47 through the final YB-47C and B-47Z
concept aircraft.
Size:11”x8.5”•150bwphotos•120pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3758-1•soft•$19.99
Boeing B-52: A Documentary HistoryWalter
J. Boyne. Conceived in 1948, first flown in 1952
and projected still to be in front-line service in the
21st century, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one
of themostextraordinaryaircraft inhistory.Features
a comprehensive history of the development of the
U.S. heavy bomber, and the enormous number of
modifications and changes which have kept the
aircraft viable.
Size:8.5”x11”•200bwphotos•160pp.
ISBN:0-88740-600-9•hard•$29.95
Martin B-57 Canberra: The Complete
Record Robert C. Mikesh. No story about one
type of aircraft could be more complete than this
coverage about the B-57. A brief history of its Brit-
ish inception sets the stage for the conversion that
took place to American standards for production in
the U.S. The Canberra was needed to fill the night
intruder role in the USAF that was identified during
the Korean War and later Vietnam.
Size:8.5”x11”•420color/bwphotos•208pp.
ISBN:0-88740-661-0•hard•$45.00
Glory Days: The Untold Story of the Men
who Flew the B-66 Destroyer into the Face
of FearWolfgangW.E.Samuel.Theuntoldstoryof
an airplane and its brave flyers who valiantly served
our nation in time of war. The two EB-66 equipped
combat squadrons flying from bases in Thailand
against North Vietnam earned the Presidential Unit
Citation for valor in combat, numerous Outstanding
Unit Awards with V-device, and equivalent U.S.
Navy citations.
Size:6”x9”•80bwphotos•464pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3086-5•hard•$35.00
Convair B-58 HustlerBillHolder.The legendary
B-58, one of the most interesting bombers to reach
operational status, and had an appearance – even
though designed in the 1940s – that would not
look out of date in the 21st century. The first USAF
delta-wingbomberwas theMach2Hustler thathad
the performance of a fighter.
Size:8.5”x11”•180color/bwphotos•64pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-1468-1•soft•$19.99
North American XB-70 Valkyrie: A
Photo Chronicle Campbell & Pape.
The XB-70 is one of the most unusual
looking aircraft in aviation history, and
only two were constructed. It was origi-
nally designed as a Mach 3 high-altitude
bomber, but was later used as a research
aircraft. This is a short, detailed history
and includes production, flight tests, and
the crash of #2 in 1965.
Size:11”x8.5”•100bwphotos•48pp.
ISBN:978-0-88740-906-6•soft•$19.99
North American XB-70 in Color John
M. Campbell. This is an all-color photo
study of the XB-70, including production,
flight tests, and the fatal crash of Aircraft
#2. Aircraft #1 is now at the U.S. Air
Force Museum.
Size:11”x8.5”•110colorphotos•96pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0507-7•soft•$19.95
Rockwell B-1B: SAC’s Last Bomber Don
Logan. Covers the complete history of the B-1
Lancer from its inception, through production, and
operations with SAC. Tables are included which
cover B-1 program milestones, communication
and navigation equipment, aircraft specifica-
tions and performance, production number and
serial number list, aircraft camouflage and paint
schemes, and aircraft name/nose art history.
Size:8.5”x11”•400color/bwphotos•256pp.
ISBN:0-88740-666-1•hard•$49.95
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit: An Illus-
trated History Bill Holder. It has been called
the most amazing and unbelievable aircraft of the
20th century. One look at the bat-like lines of the
USAF’s stealthy Spirit bomber quickly confirms
this. But that futuristic shape has lineage back to
the 1940s when the Northrop Company designed
and built the B-35 and B-49.
Size:8.5”x11”•150color/bwphotos•80pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0591-3•soft•$19.95
ACC Bomber Triad: The B-52s, B-1s, and
B-2s of Air Combat Command Don Logan.
This book presents a roll call of ACC’s bombers
with photos and history of all 208 bombers since
joining ACC in June 1992. Also included are all
of the bombers’ weapons. Includes eighty unit and
special purpose flight suit patches.
Size:8.5”x11”•780colorphotos•304pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0680-4•hard•$59.95
50 Years of the U-2: The Complete Illus-
trated History of Lockheed’s Legendary
“Dragon Lady” Chris Pocock. The long story
of the Dragon Lady is amazing, and complex; this
book tells it all, in unprecedented detail, from the
early days overflying the Soviet Union under CIA
sponsorship, to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and on
to theVietnamWar,epicmissionsoverCommunist
China, and its key role in Desert Storm, over Bosnia
and Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Size:8.5”x11”•450color/bwphotos•440pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-2346-1•hard•$69.99
The U-2 Spyplane - Toward the Unknown: A
New History of the Early Years Chris Pocock.
The full story of the development and early use of
the U-2 has never been properly told – until now.
This book describes in vivid detail how the high-
flying spyplane was conceived, designed, built,
and deployed in record time.
Size:6”x9”•110bw/colorphotos•288pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-1113-0•hard•$35.00
The Black Bats CIA Spy Flights over China
from Taiwan 1951-69 Chris Pocock. The CIA
developed an uneasy partnership with the nation-
alist Chinese government on Taiwan for covert
air operations over mainland 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”•120color/bwphotos•208pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3513-6•hard•$39.99
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Bill Holder. The
goal of the SR-71 program was to develop a Mach
3 vehicle that could accomplish high-altitude re-
connaissance missions. The cold, black, futuristic
vehicle accomplished the goal on all counts, and
along the way, there was also a diversion to make
an offensive weapon out of the sleek vehicle.
Size:8.5”x11”•140color/bwphotos•80pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-1467-4•soft•$19.99
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