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Flying Equipment of the Italian Air Force
in World War II Alberto Spaziani. This book is a
highly detailed look at WWII era Italian flight gear.
Much of the information in this books appears here
for the first time in English. Covering flight suits,
flight helmets, goggles, parachutes, life vests,
oxygen masks, boots, gloves, and more, in over
600 images, this book offers full coverage of this
long overlooked topic.
Size:9”x12”•700color/bwphotos•240pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-4377-3•hard•$69.99
Pilots’ Information File 1944: The Authen-
tic WWII Guidebook for Pilots and Flight
Engineers. The Pilots’ Information File (PIF) was
the standard reference for any general information
required of USAAF pilots and flight engineers.
The PIF covered items of a general nature that
a combat flyer must know in order to fight an air
war and survive.
Size:8.5”x11”•300bw images•268pp.
ISBN:0-88740-780-3•soft•$19.95
Spalding Aviator’s Clothing and Equipment
in the 1920s-30s. This facsimile reprint covers
the variety of flying clothing and equipment manu-
factured by Spalding during the 1920s and 1930s,
including flyingsuits, leather jackets,helmets, face
masks, oxygen helmets, gloves and gauntlets,
women’s flying suits, jackets and coats, leather
coats, waders, boots, goggles, and parachutes.
Size:6”x9”•130bwphotos•36pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0403-8•soft•$9.95
MiG Pilot Survival: Russian Aircrew Sur-
vival Equipment and Instruction Alan R.
Wise. Explores the components and details of
Russian survival science with color photos, in
depth descriptions, and full translation of the exact
manual – with original illustrations intact – as used
by Russian aircrews in time of crisis.
Size:8.5”x11”•180colorphotos•96pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0130-6•soft•$19.95
19TH CENTURY U.S. UNIFORMS & HEADGEAR
Uniforms of the Alamo and the Texas
Revolution and the Men who Wore Them
1835-36 Bruce Marshall. A history of the uni-
forms of the Texas Revolution and the men who
wore them. It also reveals certain hitherto sup-
pressed material from some who served, including
the vast majority of the Texas officers, challenging
thegenerallyacceptedhistoricalversionportraying
the Texas commander, General SamHouston, as a
master strategist who, alone, deserved full credit
for saving Texas.
Size:8.5”x11”•22color images•80pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1778-4•soft•$24.95
Uniforms of the Republic of Texas and
the Men that Wore Them 1836-46 Bruce
Marshall. Its regulars were backed up by a mi-
litia described as “the most formidable, for their
numbers, in the world.” Contrary to the image
projected by Hollywood and most historians they
were smartly uniformed and equipped with the
latest in weaponry. Marshall has recreated the
uniforms in full color illustrations, supplemented
by fourteen photos – including the only two known
of uniformed officers of the Texas army and navy.
Size:8.5”x11”•56color/bw images•88pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-0682-2•soft•$29.99
The Luftwaffe Guide Book to Basic Survival
at Sea Original textand illustrationsbyBrunoJad-
datz. This basic manual was presented to Luftwaffe
airmen in verse that was heavily colloquial and
illustrated by colourful cartoon images. The novice
flyer could memorize the couplets and recall the
visual images to retain their valuable message.
The information on survival at sea is most valu-
able, and the drawings provide extremely accurate
renderings of specific items of survival equipment
for reference purposes.
Size:6”x9”•50color images•56pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1619-2•soft•$12.95
Yankee Air Pirates: U.S. Air Force Uniforms
and Memorabilia of the Vietnam War -
Vol.1: Command & Control • Tactical
Control • Forward Air Control • Rescue •
Electronic Warfare • Air Police/Security
Police. Bizet and Millard. A highly detailed look at
United States Air Force uniforms and equipment as
used during the VietnamWar. This comprehensive
book presents hundreds of Air Force named items
in over 900 full color photos, giving the reader a
precise insight and reference.
Size:9”x12”•900color/bwphotos•320pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-4337-7•hard•$89.99
Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States
Air Force 1947 - to the Present • Vol.1
Lance Young. Covers USAF uniform heritage
beginning with the early days of the USAS in WWI,
through its progression to the modern day USAF
uniforms. This first volume covers dress and ser-
vice uniforms of both men and women, including
summer and winter uniforms of the early decades,
along with the transformation to the two-tone
uniforms and economic design changes which
occurred within the past few decades.
Size:9”x12”•1150color/bwphotos•304pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3512-9•hard•$89.99
United States Combat Aircrew Survival
Equipment WWII to the Present: A Refer-
ence Guide for CollectorsMichael Breuninger.
A detailed study of USAF, Army, Army Air Force,
Navy, and Marine Corps aircrew survival equip-
ment. Items covered are: survival vests, leggings,
and chaps, life preservers, survival (ejection) seat
and back pad kits, personal survival kits and first
aid kits, etc.
Size:8.5”x11”•170bwphotos•208pp.
ISBN:0-88740-791-9•soft•$29.95
One-Man Pneumatic Life Raft Survival Kits
of WWII McCarter&Taggart.TheOne-ManPneu-
matic Life Raft – was the unheralded and almost
unknown savior of uncounted downed airmen of
WWII and the early Korean War. This is the story
of its history, development, and usage as little raft
survival kits. Coverage includes issued raft kits of
the USAAF, USN, British RAF and Commonwealth,
German Luftwaffe, and Imperial Japan.
Size:8.5”x11”•320color/bwphotos•176pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2435-7•soft•$29.95
More Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: An
Expanded Study of USAS, USAAC, & USAAF
Uniforms, Wings & Insignia 1913-45 Jon
Maguire.Greatlyexpandson the itemspresented in
the first book. Additionally, this work covers totally
new areas including Civil Air Patrol, WASPs, Air
Transport Command, Factory Techincal Represen-
tatives,and“Yanks” in theRAFandRCAF,uniforms
and insignia of the WWI era, and the “Golden Age”
of the 1920s-1930s.
Size:8.5”x11”•1100color/bwphotos•350pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0091-1•hard•$79.95
Silver Wings & Leather Jackets:
Rare, Unique, and Unusual Artifacts
of First and Second World War
Allied Flyers Jon Maguire. Aviation mu-
seums and private collectors throughout
the U.S. have generously opened their
collections of extremely rare AVG, Eagle
Squadron, Aces, A-2 jackets, attributed
general’s items, OSS material, First Air
Commandos, WWI wing badges, CNAC,
paper items, and many other artifacts.
Size:11.5”x9”•800color/bwphotos•272pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3244-9•hard•$89.99
United States Navy Wings of Gold from
1917 to the Present Willis & Carmichael. This
book chronicles in full color the development of
Navy wings, including variations in designation,
design and makers from WWI to the present. Also
included is a listing of 17,000 naval aviators by
name and number up to 1942.
Size:8.5”x11”•400colorphotos•224pp.
ISBN:0-88740-795-1•hard•$49.95
Eagles Recalled: Pilot and Aircrew Wings
of Canada, Great Britain and the British
Commonwealth 1913-45 Warren Carroll.
This book is a detailed and comprehensive study
of the brevets issued to aviators who fought with
Great Britain in World Wars I and II. Much of the
material contained in this publication has never
been published. The author has also made new
historical discoveries presented here for the very
first time and has accessed private collections, and
photographed rare museum acquisitions.
Size:8.5”x11”•800color/bwphotos•240pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0244-2•hard•$79.95
Luftwaffe vs. RAF: Flying Clothing of the Air
War 1939-45 Mick Prodger. Examination of the
various patterns of flight jackets, suits, headgear
and gloves worn by the pilots and aircrews of
these adversaries during WWII. Includes some of
the more bizarre and experimental outfits as well
as the standard flying kit for different climates and
regions, with a special section on electrically-
heated clothing.
Size:9”x12”•500color/bwphotos•160pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0234-5•hard•$49.95
Luftwaffe vs. RAF: Flying Equipment of
the Air War 1939-45 Mick Prodger. Closely
examines the development and use of personal
flying equipment of the Luftwaffe and RAF through-
out WWII. Compasses secreted in tunic buttons,
floating rations, and even suits with built-in para-
chutes. All types of parachutes and harnesses, life
preservers, inflatableboats,survival tools,weapons
for self-defense, and even paperwork and personal
items carried.
Size:9”x12”•500color/bwphotos•144pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0249-3•hard•$49.95
Vintage Flying Helmets: Aviation Head-
gear Before The Jet Age Mick Prodger. The
history and development of early flying headgear
throughout the pioneering nations in military and
sport aviation, from the earliest exploits of the
Wright Brothers, to the end of WWII. The illustrated
color section features over 1000 photos depicting
more than 650 different items of flying headgear
including many unique personalizations and rarely
seen items.
Size:9”x12”•1000color/bwphotos•336pp.
ISBN:0-88740-776-5•hard•$75.00
Jet Age Flight Helmets: Aviation Headgear
in the Modern Age Wise & Breuninger. This is
the first book ever to cover in detail the history and
development of military flight helmets from the
post-WWII era to the present, and includes over
120 different helmets and their associated equip-
ment such as oxygen masks, boom microphones,
inner helmets etc.
Size:9”x12”•1000color/bwphotos•248pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0070-9•hard•$75.00
Last Hope: The Blood Chit Story Baldwin
& McGarry. The story of the tools aerial warriors
used to evade capture when forced down in enemy
controlled territory, as told by the Blood Chit. This
history from their infancy at the dawn of the air age
through their maturity at the close of WWII was
compiled from accounts provided by more than
fifty veteran airmen and intelligence officers, and
from formerly classified government documents.
Size:8.5”x11”•240color/bwphotos•224pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0222-1•hard•$49.95
Schiffer LTD
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Into the Blue: Uniforms of the United States
Air Force, 1947 to the Present: Volume
Two: Distinctive Uniforms, Formal and
Informal Uniforms. Lance P. Young, with Dave
Shultz & Johnny Schlund. Uncommon USAF
uniforms, both formal and informa, with an the
introduction of the various uniforms, the changes
made over the years, and aspects of the formation
of theFlightNurses,WAFUtilityUniforms,Physical
Training Uniforms, the USAF Honor Guard, and the
largest of USAF career fields, the Security Forces.
Size:9”x12”•1,008b/wandcolorphotos•304pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-4381-0•hardcover•$89.99
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