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  • Tupolev TU-22

    Supersonic Bomber—Attack—Maritime Patrol & Electronic Countermeasures Aircraft

    by Sergey Burdin ...
    This historic Russian aircraft was first delivered to the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War in 1961. It remained in service until replaced by the much modified Tu-22M Backfire which was introduced in the early 1970s and still remains in service. It was the first Soviet supersonic bomber and was used for reconnaissance and bombing, in the latter role carrying either conventional or ... Read more

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    This comprehensive overview of the Me.262 was compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers. It draws heavily on post-war interviews with Luftwaffe pilots and staff officers to produce a fascinating insight into the Me.262 at the tactical and operational level.Also featured are rare English translations of contemporary interviews concerning the 262 with Adolf Galland and Hermann Goering, ... Read more

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  • Infamous Aircraft

    Dangerous Designs and their Vices

    by Robert Jackson ...
    An in-depth look at some of the 20th century's notoriously terrible aircraft.Many aircraft, some famous and some rare, gained a reputation for being difficult to fly and sometimes downright dangerous. This book looks at some of the worst culprits over a period spanning World War I to the age of supersonic flight. The following aircraft are included . . .B.E.2: The Royal Flying Corps went to war in ... Read more

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  • Boeing B-17

    The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress

    by Graham M. Simons, Harry Friedman ...
    "Fascinating insight into the early development of the B-17 Flying Fortress . . . undoubtedly outshines other books on this significant WWII aircraft." —Air MailThe Boeing B-17 was the first American heavy bomber to see action in World War II when it was supplied to the RAF. The design originated in 1934 when the US Air Corps was looking for a heavy bomber to reinforce air forces in Hawaii, Panama ... Read more

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  • B-29 Superfortress

    Giant Bomber of World War Two and Korea

    by Graham M. Simons ...
    "A well written history of a history-changing aircraft," the bomber that carried the two atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII ( Aeromilitaria).The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engined heavy bomber flown primarily by the United States in World War Two and the Korean War. The name "Superfortress" was derived from that of its well-known predecessor, the B–17 Flying ... Read more

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  • German Secret Weapons of the Second World War

    The Missiles, Rockets, Weapons & New Technology of the Third Reich

    by Ian V. Hogg ...
    "A comprehensive, highly detailed study [that] displays a stunning wealth of technical knowledge . . . a brisk and understandable narrative." — HistoryNetThe phrase "German secret weapons" immediately conjures up images of the V-1 and V-2 missiles that bombarded London in 1944. But what of the V-3 and V-4? What of Schmetterling, the Rochling shell, the Kurt bomb, the Hs293? These, and many other ... Read more

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  • F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15

    Korea 1950–53

    by Douglas C. Dildy, Mr Warren Thompson ...
    Series Book 50 - Duel
    A fully objective, balanced description and appraisal of the air battles over the hotly-contested airspace above the North Korea-China border, with enlightening discussion of the relative merits of each type.As the routed North Korean People's Army (NKPA) withdrew into the mountainous reaches of their country and the People's Republic of China (PRC) funneled in its massive infantry formations in ... Read more

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  • Future Weapons

    by Kevin Dockery ...
    On the battlefield, a soldier's best friends are his gun and his gear—because his life depends on them. But what will it take to fight and survive on the battlefields of tomorrow? What will those combat arenas consist of, and where will they be? And what will our nation's fighting men and women carry with them into battle?Future Weapons is a compendium of the weapons of war that may accompany our ... Read more

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  • La-5/7 vs Fw 190

    Eastern Front 1942–45

    by Dmitriy Khazanov, Aleksander Medved ...
    Series Book 39 - Duel
    A look at the head-to-head match-up between two important Eastern Front fighters.Soviet fighter aviation suffered terribly at the hands of the Jagdwaffe in the first year of the war in the east and, with the arrival of JG 51 and its Fw 190s on the Stalingrad Front in September 1942, things only got worse. However, help was on its way in the form of the La-5. Tougher, faster, and with a greater ... Read more

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  • German Automatic Rifles 1941–45

    Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44

    by Chris McNab ...
    Series Book 24 - Weapon
    This book explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew 41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. The Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939–40 convinced many observers that most infantry combat took place at closer ranges than the 750–1,000m. From 1941 Germany's arms designers took note and produced a new series of infantry ... Read more

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  • Rare Birds: Forgotten Aircraft of the Second World War

    by Charles R. G. Bain ...
    The Second World War saw the apex of piston-engine aircraft design, and ushered the world into the jet age. Anybody who studies aviation will know the names: Spitfire, Mustang, Zero, Messerschmitt, Shturmovik. But there were many more aircraft to take to the skies before and during the war, and frequently their stories remain unknown. This book seeks to tell those stories, to bring to the fore the ... Read more

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  • The M1 Garand

    by Leroy Thompson ...
    Series Book 16 - Weapon
    The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder.No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S. Patton called the Garand, “The greatest battle implement ever devised.” At a time when opposing forces were armed with bolt-action rifles, US troops had a highly reliable self-loader. The eight ... Read more

    $17.49 USD