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Hardback. Nicknamed ""the truck killer,"" the AC-119K gunship and its counterpart, the AC-119G, were developed in the late 1960s in response to the needs of the US military in Vietnam. This book examines the evolution of these aircraft and their role within Vietnam, military policy, and geopolitical realities. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJK; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445776
- ISBN
- 9781585445776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.22
€ 78.22
Paperback. Series: Pilot's Notes. 210 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBLW; JWG; JWMV3; KNDV; KNGV; TRP; WGM. Dimension: 206 x 163 x 13. Weight: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pilot's Notes
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859791328
- ISBN
- 9780859791328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.92
€ 18.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. The companion volume to Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks 1 carries more of the in-depth stories of aircraft crashes in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District. The history of flying is told by way of the crash sites, where to this day piles of rusting metal still exist. Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 photographs, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wharncliffe Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780850523362
- ISBN
- 9780850523362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.45
€ 15.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Dubbed the 'Oscar' by the Allies, the Ki-43 Hayabusa Peregrine was the most prolific Japanese fighter of World War 2. Focusing on the exploits of the Ki-43, this book charts the experiences of the pilots and discusses the early stages of the war in South-East Asia, China, Burma and New Guinea. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034084
- ISBN
- 9781846034084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.81
€ 21.99
€ 19.81
Hardcover. Edward Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. This volume contains 100 entries including Frank Whittle, Tom Sopwith, Monique Agazarian, Jimmy Wright, R.E. Bishop (designer of the de Havilland Mosquito) and Leonard Cheshire VC. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 615. Clean copy in dust jacket. Fine in DJ with some minor shelf wear and small stain present on bottom outer page but remains in excellent condition overall
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKE0000465
- ISBN
- 9781902304991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Showcasing the twentieth century's best writing on the topic of air combat from World War I through the Gulf War, Brassey's Air Combat Reader examines the evolution of air combat strategy and tactics. Series: History of War. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887525
- ISBN
- 9781574887525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. When the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet first appeared as a bomber in the skies over north-west Europe in late 1944, it represented both a new dawn in aeronautical development and a great shock to the Allied air forces and armies. This book covers the complete history of the Me 262 bomber and reconnaissance units during World War 2. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 182 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849087490
- ISBN
- 9781849087490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.91
€ 21.99
€ 19.91
Paperback. This is the third book in the popular Elite Forces Operations Series it will appeal to all interested in Operation Market Garden. Series: Elite Forces Operations Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 246 x 0. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781844152032
- ISBN
- 9781844152032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.07
€ 21.99
€ 17.07
Hardback. In November 1940, the Luftwaffe used bombers, high explosives and incendiary bombs to attack Coventry. This book analyses the raid, reviews the actions of both the Germans and the British preceding the raid and investigates the impact the raid had on British as well as American public opinion. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275951047
- ISBN
- 9780275951047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.15
€ 70.15
Hardcover. This comprehensive volume tells the rarely recounted stories of the numerous foreign air forces that supported the German Luftwaffe as part of the Axis' quest to dominate the European and Pacific theaters-a highly compelling and often overlooked chapter of World War II history. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313395901
- ISBN
- 9780313395901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.04
€ 62.04
Hardback. Understand the growth and evolution of American air power with this overview of the history of the world's most successful aviation force. Num Pages: 351 pages, 58. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781598846829
- ISBN
- 9781598846829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37
€ 84.37
Hardback. Combining research with illustrations, this book presents an account of the saturation bombing, rendering in detail the annihilation of cities such as Dresden, the jewel of Germany's rich art and architectural heritage. It incorporates the personal stories and testimony of German civilians. Translator(s): Brown, Allison. Num Pages: 552 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133807
- ISBN
- 9780231133807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.46€ 71.95
€ 92.46
€ 71.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BK; HBW; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741444
- ISBN
- 9780295741444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.41
€ 39.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 405 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674826106
- ISBN
- 9780674826106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.66€ 85.45
€ 94.66
€ 85.45
Hardback. Study of progressivism's influence on the creation of the US Air Force and its use of precision bombing to end wars more quickly Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803233980
- ISBN
- 9780803233980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67
Paperback. In Heavenly Ambitions, Joan Johnson-Freese lays out her vision of the future of space as a frontier where nations cooperate, and military activity is circumscribed by arms control treaties that would allow no one nation to dominate-just as no one nation's military dominates the world's oceans. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPS; JWG; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222968
- ISBN
- 9780812222968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.59
€ 33.99
€ 30.59
Paperback. This book is the basis for airpower doctrine in the US, and demonstrates how forward looking Gen Mitchell was even though the technology for conducting air operations was in its infancy when it was written. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with airpower history or aerospace doctrine." Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG; WCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356057
- ISBN
- 9780817356057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.89
€ 43.89
BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JWG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096115
- ISBN
- 9781911096115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.55
€ 32.99
€ 23.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916938
- ISBN
- 9781908916938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. First published by Pilot Press, London, 1945. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468686
- ISBN
- 9780752468686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.40
€ 18.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033804
- ISBN
- 9781906033804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.55
€ 32.99
€ 23.55
Hardcover. Fighter pilot Manfred von Richtofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. Yet the Red Baron became the Great War's single greatest scorer, as measured by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those tactics used by the Red Baron and his opponents. Num Pages: 216 pages, 126 b/w photos, sketches, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 802. World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richtofen. 216 pages, 126 b/w photos, sketches, diagrams. Fighter pilot Manfred von Richtofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. Yet the Red Baron became the Great War's single greatest scorer, as measured by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those tactics used by the Red Baron and his opponents. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Dimension: 185 x 255 x 18. Weight: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion Pub
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033927
- ISBN
- 9781906033927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.66
€ 44.99
€ 31.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion and Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677342
- ISBN
- 9781907677342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. This is the story of military aviation in Rhodesia from the romantic days of 'bush' flying in the 1920s and '30s -when aircraft were refuelled from jerrycans and landing grounds were often the local golf course - to the disbandment of the Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) on Zimbabwean independence in 1980. Num Pages: 856 pages, 800 photos, 70 diagrams, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916266
- ISBN
- 9781908916266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74€ 40.01
€ 50.74
€ 40.01