Aviation & Space

One of the U.S. Air Force's most important fighter bombers, the F-105 Thunderchief was in operation for almost thirty years. It played a key role in the Vietnam War. This book details the histories of the 103 F-105s that are displayed around the...

Israel Aircraft Industries manufactured 51 single and ten two-seater Mirage 5s, the IDFAF named them Nesher; after an outstanding performance in the Yom Kippur War, most were sold to Argentina late 70s. By the beginning of the decade, the Argentina...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903630730Author Hugh HarkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Centurion PublishingPublisher Centurion PublishingWeight(grams) 101gDimensions(mm) 244mm...

In warzones, ordinary commercially-available drones are used for extraordinary reconnaissance and information gathering. They can also be used for bombings - a drone carrying an explosive charge is potentially a powerful weapon. At the same time...

Book covers Finnish trainer aircraft used during WWII. Camouflage and markings of the fighters obtained from France, USA, Germany, UK and the USSR are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish author Kari Stenman. Many unpublished...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791564Author Peter SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

William Wolf brings his meticulous research to describe the little known Douglas B-18 Bolo which was America's most numerous front line bomber at the time of Pearl Harbor. Over the years the story of the airliner turned bomber has languished in obscurity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143034742Author Stephen BudianskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 518Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 490g

From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide...

Major Georg Paul Neumann was a former German Air Force officer who had served in the Great War. He produced his outstanding survey of the German Air Force in 1920 while the events were still recent history. He was able to draw on his own experience and...

This book describes and illustrates the development of the famous range of lightly-built and highly-manoeuverable Italian WWII fighters of the Reggiane factory, with their radial engines. These planes served with the Regia Aeronautica and other forces,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603441421Author Steve CallFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Texas A & M University PressPublisher Texas A & M University PressWeight(grams) 454g

The United Kingdom and the United States governments made a series of signed agreements in the early part of 1941 which allowed for the American Naval, Army and Air force to design and build campaigns against Nazi Germany. Today the United Kingdom and...

Will resonate with readers of the The Forgotten 500 and Code Talker. The exploits, trials, disappointments, and victories of members of the American 57th Bomb Wing in WW II, including one young bombardier who would go on to write legendary WW II novel,...

Following on from the epoch-making DC-2 technology, the DC-3 is generally considered the greatest single commercial transport plane in history, and certainly the most famous. Indeed, the DC-3 revolutionized air travel to an extent not equaled until the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791779Author Ken EllisFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

This new book is the third of a multi-volume series covering the complete history of Germany's legendary World War II jet fighter, the Messerschmitt Me 262. Featured here are the Me 262 ""A"" series types from the A-1a jabo through the A-5 and including...

The 1970s were a decade of great change for Britain's military air arms. The RAF handed over the role of operating Britain's nuclear deterrent to the Royal Navy in 1969. Its primary role once again became that of providing battlefield and tactical...

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F (Friedrich) is one of the most important versions of this famous fighter. It was powered by the same engine (DB 601E) as the preceding Bf 109 E (Emil), but the airframe design differed significantly compared to its predecessor...

This pictorial history of the USAF Weapons School based at Nellis AFB, Nevada, features over 200 color images of the aircraft flown by the eighteen squadrons of the Weapons School from 1992 to the present. The aircraft photos are organized by Weapons...

At the beginning of the 1930s, North American Aviation designed one of the most popular aircraft of all time, the T-6 Texan. Over 24,404 planes in 260 versions and variants were produced. This WWII vintage, propeller-driven aircraft is covered in its...

The famous jest fighter Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 and its variants in the Polish Air Force are described in unparalleled detail. Includes many unpublished photos from the private collections. The color schemes and markings are described and illustrated in...

This book examines the American Air Force aircrews who flew tactical reconnaissance combat missions from World War I to the Gulf War. The book employs primary-source interviews, unit histories, mission documents, declassified operational studies, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595183630Author Harold a SkaarupFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 129mm * 8mm

During the Battle of Britain the RAF's Hawker Hurricane fighter won lasting fame alongside the Supermarine Spitfire. Over 11,700 examples were eventually built of this versatile and deadly combat aircraft that fulfilled an incredible number of...

Devised by Tony Holmes in 1994, The Aircraft of the Aces is indisputably the most successful aviation series in Osprey's 30-year history. The globally acclaimed artwork of Iain Wyllie has appeared on the cover of each book, and these specially...

The story of the United States Air Force (USAF) stretches back to aerial operations prior to the First World War—well before the USAF became a separate service—and looks forward to a new era of airpower in space. Fighting from Above presents a concise...

The story of the United States Air Force (USAF) stretches back to aerial operations prior to the First World War—well before the USAF became a separate service—and looks forward to a new era of airpower in space. Fighting from Above presents a concise...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997651607Author Jonathan Scott GrationFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Mulami Books LLCPublisher Mulami Books LLCWeight(grams) 472g

At its dawn in the early twentieth century, the new technology of aviation posed a crucial question to American and British cavalry: what do we do with the airplane? Lacking the hindsight of historical perspective, cavalry planners based their decisions...

The Battle of Britain, 1940, was one of the most famous air battles in the history of warfare and it is a story of ruthless organisation, brilliant control and command. But at its heart is one particular figure, a legend ever since - the RAF fighter...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943039398Author Cap ParlierFormat PaperbackPage Count 476Imprint Saint Gaudens Inc.Publisher Saint Gaudens Inc.Weight(grams) 694g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998706061Author Juan C MartinezFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Custom Interactive Publishing LLCPublisher Custom Interactive Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781008905115Author Erik PilawskiiFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738838342Author Gerald A White, Jr.Format HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 148g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780966272857Author Jr Willis Samuel ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 462Imprint Btry Cpl W S Cole Military MuseumPublisher Btry Cpl W S Cole Military...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943039411Author Cap ParlierFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Saint Gaudens Inc.Publisher Saint Gaudens Inc.Weight(grams) 508g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432722791Author Cdr Clayton E Fisher Usn (Ret)Format PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 349g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998289304Author Henry LowensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Van Rye Publishing, LLCPublisher Van Rye Publishing, LLCWeight(grams) 354g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857060693Author Georges ThenaultFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 204g