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  • Over the West Front
    'Contact' / 'Spin'
    Short Flights With the Cloud Cavalryby 'Spin'Cavalry of the Cloudsby 'Contact'Air Combat over the trenches by those who foughtThe first hand accounts of the experiences of men in time of war always make fascinating reading. Their stories are, of course, always as varied as the individuals concerned and the eras to which they belonged, whether they were soldiers, sailors or airm...
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    17,65 €

  • Florida Warplanes
    Harold A. Skaarup
    This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the state of Florida. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, the Air and Army Nat...
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    45,73 €

  • With the Flying Squadron
    Harold Rosher
    A war in the skies above the wavesAs early as 1908 the Royal Navy understood the potential for the use of aircraft in naval warfare. By 1914 the Royal Naval Air Service consisted of 93 aircraft, 6 airships, 2 balloons and 727 personnel. By 1918 when the RNAS was combined with the RAF it had nearly 3,000 aircraft and more than 55,000 personnel. Aircraft working in concert with t...
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    14,56 €

  • With the Flying Squadron
    Harold Rosher
    A war in the skies above the wavesAs early as 1908 the Royal Navy understood the potential for the use of aircraft in naval warfare. By 1914 the Royal Naval Air Service consisted of 93 aircraft, 6 airships, 2 balloons and 727 personnel. By 1918 when the RNAS was combined with the RAF it had nearly 3,000 aircraft and more than 55,000 personnel. Aircraft working in concert with t...
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    24,66 €

  • The Struggle in the Air 1914-1918
    Charles C. Turner / Charles CTurner
    The first battles of the skiesThe author of this overview and analysis of the Allied air campaign during the years of the First World War was eminently qualified for the task. He was one of the first aviators on the ’British List,’ had been a balloonist before the war and, although he was not a combatant in the truest sense, flew during the conflict on reconnaissance over the b...
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    27,54 €

  • The Struggle in the Air 1914-1918
    Charles C. Turner / Charles CTurner
    The first battles of the skiesThe author of this overview and analysis of the Allied air campaign during the years of the First World War was eminently qualified for the task. He was one of the first aviators on the ’British List,’ had been a balloonist before the war and, although he was not a combatant in the truest sense, flew during the conflict on reconnaissance over the b...
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    17,45 €

  • Operation Sea Lion
    Cdr Dario E. Teicher / Cdr Dario ETeicher / Lt Col Randy McCanne / Ltc Greg D. Olson Olson / Ltc Greg DOlson Olson
    Three U.S. officers -- one from the Air Force, one from the Army, and one from the Navy -- met at the Joint Forces Staff College to argue that a truly 'joint' approach could have produced success for Hitler in Operation Sea Lion, the proposed invasion of England in 1940.Military history contains many lessons from which the warfighting doctrine of the individual services, as wel...
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    25,77 €

  • Goldfish Silver Boot - The Story of a World War II Prisoner of War
    Harvey S. Horn / Harvey SHorn
    By Harvey S. Horn. My story is about 36 days that changed my life. It is the story of a Jewish boy from Brooklyn who dreamt of flying and enlisted in the Army Air Corps to fight for his country. It is about survival. It is about walking, riding in trolleys, carts, and trains to go from Fiume, Italy to Nuremberg, Germany. It is about war. It is about the resiliency of the human ...
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    14,75 €

  • A German Catastrophe?
    Bas Von Benda-Beckmann
    As one of the major symbols of German suffering, the Allied bombing war left a strong imprint on German society. To a much wider extent than is often claimed, the Allied bombings became part of German debates on the Second World War. In both the GDR as well as the Federal Republic before and after 1990 the air war became a topic of public and political interest as well as the s...
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    67,33 €

  • Operation Weseruebung
    Brian Baxley
    Operation Weseruebung, the German invasion of Norway during the Second World War, is considered by many military historians to be the first joint military operation involving the combined planning and execution of air, land, and sea forces. After a brief introduction and an explanation of the significance of Norway, Chapter Three will analyze the planning process and strategy u...
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    25,77 €

  • Sixty Squadron R.A.F
    A. J. L. Scott / AJLScott
    Britain’s ’Knights of the Air’ over the TrenchesThis is the story of a famous squadron of the Royal Flying Corps-later the RAF-during the Great War on the Western Front. At the outbreak of war there were just four British squadrons on active service and their function was primarily a reconnaissance one. Air fighting was practically unknown. As the war progressed and aircraft de...
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    14,48 €

  • Sixty Squadron R.A.F
    A. J. L. Scott / AJLScott
    Britain’s ’Knights of the Air’ over the TrenchesThis is the story of a famous squadron of the Royal Flying Corps-later the RAF-during the Great War on the Western Front. At the outbreak of war there were just four British squadrons on active service and their function was primarily a reconnaissance one. Air fighting was practically unknown. As the war progressed and aircraft de...
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    24,58 €

  • Supermarine Spitfire Pilot’s Flight Operating Manual
    Air Ministry
    The epitome of grace, beauty and design, the Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most deadly fighters of WWII. Produced in huge numbers - over 20,000 were built - the Spitfire was the only fighter airplane in production at the beginning of WWII, that remained in production after the conflict. Many different variants were produced including the Seafire naval fighter. Nineteen...
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    22,28 €

  • The Smell of Kerosene
    Donald L. Mallick / Donald LMallick / NASA History Office / Peter W. Merlin / Peter WMerlin
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    18,32 €

  • The Smell of Kerosene
    Donald L. Mallick
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    61,00 €

  • Volunteers
    David J. Crawford / David JCrawford
    'Although the classic motivation of a Cold War spy often is depicted as either ideological commitment to a cause or the result of blackmail, the evidence in many espionage cases reveals a more mundane basis for action – money. Issued in a limited printing and long unavailable, Volunteers: the Betrayal of National Defense Secrets by Air Force Traitors recounts in fascinating det...
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    43,20 €

  • Fighting Colors
    Gary Velasco
    Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrews a sense of pride in ''their war bird.'' This comprehensive volume covers the technical aspect on how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft, with hundreds of fighters and bombers pictured. The uses of materials, supplies...
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    42,44 €

  • Fighting Colors
    Gary Velasco
    Since the early days of flight, military pilots have personalized aircraft with artistic creations, giving each plane a unique identity and aircrews a sense of pride in ''their war bird.'' This comprehensive volume covers the technical aspect on how nose art was applied to vintage military aircraft, with hundreds of fighters and bombers pictured. The uses of materials, supplies...
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    32,69 €

  • All-American Boys
    Walter Cunningham
    EDITORIAL REVIEW:*The All-American Boys* is a no-holds-barred candid memoir by a former Marine jet jockey and physicist who became NASA’s second civilian astronaut. Walter Cunningham presents the astronauts in all their glory in this dramatically revised and updated edition that was considered an instant classic in its first edition over two decades ago. From its insider’s v...
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    25,64 €

  • All-American Boys
    Walter Cunningham
    EDITORIAL REVIEW:*The All-American Boys* is a no-holds-barred candid memoir by a former Marine jet jockey and physicist who became NASA’s second civilian astronaut. Walter Cunningham presents the astronauts in all their glory in this dramatically revised and updated edition that was considered an instant classic in its first edition over two decades ago. From its insider’s v...
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    42,71 €

  • To Hanoi and Back
    Thompson / Wayne Thompson
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    26,47 €

  • Camchatta
    Dso Dfc Cam Mervyn-Jones
    In this collection, you will encounter adventure and spirituality, wisdom and wit, as well as insights which are both practical and philosophical. Cam Mervyn-Jones was raised in colonial India, served as an RAF Wing Commander in World War II, and lived as a family man in Australia. His varied life and broad reading have enabled him to pass on spiritual wisdom and the practical ...
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    20,37 €

  • Command in Air War
    Michael W. Kometer / Michael WKometer
    This work examines whether 'centralized control and decentralized execution' is a valid doctrinal tenet, given the technological advances in the information age. Fascinating scenarios from recent operations, set in the context of a 'complex air operations system,' show the dilemmas presented by participants’ increased access to information-and the resulting consequences of thei...
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    37,46 €

  • Strategic Airpower Elements in Interwar German Air Force Doctrine
    William R. Muscha / William RMuscha
    Germany reestablished its air force during the last half of the interwar period of 1919 to1939, a period in which airpower theorists attempted to merge the new technology of aviation with traditional roles of the military. The Royal Air Force adopted the offensive use of airpower to attack enemy sources power as its primary mission and focused on defeating the enemy nation. Gre...
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    22,21 €

  • Cheating Death
    George J. Marrett / George JMarrett
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    22,57 €

  • Tactical Airlift Operations
    David R. Mets / Project Checo
    Tactical airlift has been playing an ever-increasing role in the United States' effort in Vietnam, since the first C-123s of the 315th Air Division arrived during January 1962. CHECO report, 'Assault Airlift Operations', published on 23 February 1967, reviewed this tactical airlift effort through the last half of 1966. 'Tactical Airlift in Vietnam' describes the conduct of tact...
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    30,05 €

  • Military Airpower
    Air University Press / Charles M. Westenhoff
    Col Charles M. Westenhoff, USAF, retired, has compiled a thought-provoking collection of ideas from an array of luminaries-including contemporary and legendary generals, innovative tacticians and strategists, world leaders, and philosophers. The quotations were chosen for their value to Airmen and the profession of arms. The aim of this book is to supply Airmen with useful thou...
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    24,73 €

  • Engineering the Space Age
    Robert V. Brulle
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    50,33 €

  • Bombing the European Axis Powers
    Richard G Davis
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    86,48 €

  • Rise of the Drones
    House Of U. S. House of Representatives / House Of USHouse of Representatives
    Over the last decade, the number of unmanned systems and their applications has grown rapidly. So too has the number of operational, political, and legal questions associated with this technology. The growing demand for and reliance on unmanned systems has serious implications, both on and off the battlefield. As the United States is engaged in two wars abroad, unmanned systems...
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    24,63 €


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