Air forces & warfare
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Air forces & warfare
Paperback. "Perilous Missions" is William M. Leary's detailed operational history of the USA's Civil Air Transport (CAT), taking it through its many forms and uses in Asian conflicts." Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJP; JWG; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed of 2 Revised ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353407
- ISBN
- 9780817353407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74
€ 50.74
Paperback. Originally published: London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. With new introd. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356255
- ISBN
- 9780817356255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Paperback. Although built in greater numbers than the B-17, the B-24 has always lived in its brother's shadow, even though it could fly further, faster and with a greater payload. This detailed text on the B-24 includes scale drawings of all the variants and crews explaining their flying experiences. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855329010
- ISBN
- 9781855329010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.48
€ 25.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. The B-25 Mitchell was the most successful and most prolific USAAF bomber of World War II. This book features first-hand accounts from them men who flew the machine that represented the backbone of the USAAF's medium bombing force in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Illustrator(s): Tullis, Tom. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b&w and 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 190 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841762845
- ISBN
- 9781841762845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Slp Ill
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754820888
- ISBN
- 9780754820888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.26
€ 23.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. An exploration of the battles and tactics of the air war in the Pacific, including discussion of combatants, their morale, their planes, living conditions, and leadership. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations portraits, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 54. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813338699
- ISBN
- 9780813338699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.50
€ 49.50
hardcover. A well-researched history of combat bi-planes during WWII penned by respected aviation historian, Peter C. Smith. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp mono plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Aviation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783400546
- ISBN
- 9781783400546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.02
€ 29.99
€ 8.02
paperback. Photographic guide to the German elite pathfinders during World World II Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 261 x 6. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Aviation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848327979
- ISBN
- 9781848327979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Since the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, aviation has emerged as the indispensable arm of American military power. Charles J. Gross traces its development from the technological antecedents of the Wrights' triumph to the air war for Kosovo. He shows how politics, economics, and technology shaped air power in the armed forces. Series: Centennial of Flight Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 b/w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Edition
- Custom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585442553
- ISBN
- 9781585442553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.16
€ 33.16
Paperback. The gripping story of the conflict in the air during the Great War Num Pages: 192 pages, 158 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JWG; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422. 192 pages, 158 illustrations. The gripping story of the conflict in the air during the Great War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JWG; JWMV3; WGM. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 14. Weight: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445605128
- ISBN
- 9781445605128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2 maps, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886948
- ISBN
- 9781574886948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.83
€ 21.83
The 95th Bomb Group (Heavy), the most highly decorated bomb group of World War II, participated in major missions of the war from May 1943 through the war's end and won an unprecedented three Presidential Unit Citations (known as the Distinguished Unit Citation before 1966). This title recounts the history of the 95th Bomb Group since WWII. Num Pages: 400 pages, 72 b 30 line drawings; notes; glossary; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977128
- ISBN
- 9781597977128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Global air mobility is an American invention. During the twentieth century, other nations developed capabilities to transport supplies and personnel by air to support deployed military forces. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597978514
- ISBN
- 9781597978514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.90
€ 63.90
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345765
- ISBN
- 9781612345765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.60
€ 96.60
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345772
- ISBN
- 9781612345772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.00
€ 53.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781459723320
- ISBN
- 9781459723320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.90
€ 30.99
€ 25.90
Paperback. The Korean War was pivotal in China's modern military history. Based on Chinese and Russian archival materials and interviews with Chinese participants in the air war, this work, presenting the Chinese point of view, stands as both a complement and a corrective to previous accounts of the conflict. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585443406
- ISBN
- 9781585443406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.12
€ 46.12
paperback. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603441421
- ISBN
- 9781603441421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.84
€ 33.84
paperback. From the jungles of Burma to the foggy plains of Germany, the RAF Servicing Commandos were the men who kept the most advanced aircraft of the RAF flying. Yet there has been very little written about them. This is their story, told for the first time, and told by themselves. Num Pages: 176 pages, B&W picture section. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd. United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307851
- ISBN
- 9781906307851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848844063
- ISBN
- 9781848844063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.27
€ 38.99
€ 36.27
Paperback. Examines the history of military aerospace power, discussing technical developments between both World Wars and the use of air power in specific wars in the latter part of the twentieth century, including the recent conflict with Iraq. This book analyses the military and civil applications of airpower in the contemporary world. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891891
- ISBN
- 9781861891891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.87
€ 29.87
paperback. Nearly 400 colour photographs reveal fascinating detail on the planes and the men of the Luftwaffe, as they progressed from seeming invincibility to utter defeat. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTS0036458
- ISBN
- 9781612004556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.25
€ 22.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. The Fokker Eindeckers were the world's first true fighter aircraft. This volume charts the history of the Early German Aces in World War I, from development of the Fokker Eindeker and its early successes in late 1915 and early 1916, to the decline of the Fokker's superiority and the resurgence of Allied fighter aviation. Illustrator(s): Dempsey, Harry. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841769974
- ISBN
- 9781841769974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.74
€ 25.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. This history tells the story of the wartime Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) at work and play. They were no decorative adjunct to the RAF, but an integral working force that eventually saved the RAF 150,000 men, whose places they admirably filled. This book provides a bird's-eye view of their many roles. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 32 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JWG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 5. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747805724
- ISBN
- 9780747805724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.93
€ 6.99
€ 6.93