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Fiat CR.42 Aces of World War 2
Written by Hakan Gustavsson and Ludovico Slongo
Illustrated by Richard Caruana
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. Its combat debut came when the Belgian air force threw its fleet into... Read more >
Written by Hakan Gustavsson and Ludovico Slongo
Illustrated by Richard Caruana
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. Its combat debut came when the Belgian air force threw its fleet into... Read more >
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Fw 190 Sturmbocke vs B-17 Flying Fortress
Europe 1944-45
Written by Robert Forsyth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
For the first time in the best-selling Duel series, Osprey Publishing presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. The Fw 190 was one of the best air superiority aircraft of World War II. When it first appeared over the Channel in 1941 it sent shockwaves through the... Read more >
Europe 1944-45
Written by Robert Forsyth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $17.95
For the first time in the best-selling Duel series, Osprey Publishing presents the horrifying aerial clash between a fighter and a bomber. The Fw 190 was one of the best air superiority aircraft of World War II. When it first appeared over the Channel in 1941 it sent shockwaves through the... Read more >
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Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat
Written by Shlomo Aloni
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon... Read more >
Written by Shlomo Aloni
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $22.95
The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon... Read more >
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USN F-4 Phantom II vs VPAF MiG-17
Vietnam 1965-72
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment, which had been focused on the probability of tactical nuclear warfare. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and... Read more >
Vietnam 1965-72
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $17.95
The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment, which had been focused on the probability of tactical nuclear warfare. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and... Read more >
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No 617 'Dambusters' Sqn
Written by Alex Bateman
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $25.95
Most famous for the dambusting raid in the darkest days of the Second World War, the No 617 Sqn were a vastly experienced crew, yet little has been written about the unit's later operations. Formed in 1943 and trained to learn new and unused bombing techniques, the squadron pioneered various experimental... Read more >
Written by Alex Bateman
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $25.95
Most famous for the dambusting raid in the darkest days of the Second World War, the No 617 Sqn were a vastly experienced crew, yet little has been written about the unit's later operations. Formed in 1943 and trained to learn new and unused bombing techniques, the squadron pioneered various experimental... Read more >
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Junkers Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader in North Africa and the Mediterranean
Written by John Weal
Illustrated by John Weal
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $22.95
This volume follows the Luftwaffe's twin-engined Wunderbomber southwards to describe its deployment in North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater, from the Straits of Gibraltar in the west, via the beleaguered island of Malta, to the Aegean and the Suez Canal in the east. It is a story of two distinct parts... Read more >
Written by John Weal
Illustrated by John Weal
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $22.95
This volume follows the Luftwaffe's twin-engined Wunderbomber southwards to describe its deployment in North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater, from the Straits of Gibraltar in the west, via the beleaguered island of Malta, to the Aegean and the Suez Canal in the east. It is a story of two distinct parts... Read more >
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SE 5a vs Albatros D V
Western Front 1917-18
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Jim Laurier and Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $17.95
Amid the ongoing quest for aerial superiority during World War I, the late spring of 1917 saw two competing attempts to refine proven designs. The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a incorporated improvements to the original SE 5 airframe along with 50 more horsepower to produce a fast, reliable ace-maker. The Albatros... Read more >
Western Front 1917-18
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Jim Laurier and Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $17.95
Amid the ongoing quest for aerial superiority during World War I, the late spring of 1917 saw two competing attempts to refine proven designs. The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a incorporated improvements to the original SE 5 airframe along with 50 more horsepower to produce a fast, reliable ace-maker. The Albatros... Read more >
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No 56 Sqn RAF/RFC
Written by Alex Revell
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $25.95
By the autumn of 1916, with the formation of the new Jagdstaffeln, the pendulum of aerial supremacy had once again swung in favor of the German Air Force. The battle of the Somme in 1916 saw the RFC suffer losses of nearly 400 aircrew between September and November, and British casualties... Read more >
Written by Alex Revell
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $25.95
By the autumn of 1916, with the formation of the new Jagdstaffeln, the pendulum of aerial supremacy had once again swung in favor of the German Air Force. The battle of the Somme in 1916 saw the RFC suffer losses of nearly 400 aircrew between September and November, and British casualties... Read more >
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Italian Aces of World War 1
Written by Paolo Varriale
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Italian aces of World War 1 have gone down in history as the irrefutable masters of the skies in the battle against their Austro-Hungarian enemies. In this often forgotten theater of warfare these remarkable pilots gave the Italian forces an undisputed air superiority and left an enduring legacy as extraordinary... Read more >
Written by Paolo Varriale
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Italian aces of World War 1 have gone down in history as the irrefutable masters of the skies in the battle against their Austro-Hungarian enemies. In this often forgotten theater of warfare these remarkable pilots gave the Italian forces an undisputed air superiority and left an enduring legacy as extraordinary... Read more >
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Lockheed SR-71 Operations in Europe and the Middle East
Written by Paul Crickmore
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $22.95
An icon of American military might during the Cold War, the Lockheed SR-71 'Blackbird' had covered itself in glory during the aircraft's debut in over-flights of North Vietnam and North Korea. When the US intelligence community realized that the aircraft could fly faster and higher than any Soviet fighter, and outrun... Read more >
Written by Paul Crickmore
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $22.95
An icon of American military might during the Cold War, the Lockheed SR-71 'Blackbird' had covered itself in glory during the aircraft's debut in over-flights of North Vietnam and North Korea. When the US intelligence community realized that the aircraft could fly faster and higher than any Soviet fighter, and outrun... Read more >
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Pusher Aces of World War 1
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $22.95
The quest for an effective fighter airplane to achieve air superiority during World War 1 resulted in a series of pusher fighter planes, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front. These ungainly, heavy looking fighters did surprisingly well and they were able to hold... Read more >
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $22.95
The quest for an effective fighter airplane to achieve air superiority during World War 1 resulted in a series of pusher fighter planes, designed with the engine at the rear and the machine gun at the front. These ungainly, heavy looking fighters did surprisingly well and they were able to hold... Read more >
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Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific
Written by Andrew Thomas
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Japanese Army Air Force's invasion of Burma during 1941-42 was at first a huge success against the RAF who struggled to support the Chindit expedition on the ground. Yet the arrival of the Spitfire was to change the fortunes of the RAF and the outcome of the battle. Proving a... Read more >
Written by Andrew Thomas
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Japanese Army Air Force's invasion of Burma during 1941-42 was at first a huge success against the RAF who struggled to support the Chindit expedition on the ground. Yet the arrival of the Spitfire was to change the fortunes of the RAF and the outcome of the battle. Proving a... Read more >
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23rd Fighter Group
Chennault's Sharks
Written by Carl Molesworth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $25.95
Staffed with inexperienced USAAF pilots and led by a handful of seasoned veterans of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the 23rd FG was formed in the field at Kunming, in China, on July 4, 1942 and flew combat missions that same day. The group's three squadrons - the 74th, 75th and... Read more >
Chennault's Sharks
Written by Carl Molesworth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $25.95
Staffed with inexperienced USAAF pilots and led by a handful of seasoned veterans of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the 23rd FG was formed in the field at Kunming, in China, on July 4, 1942 and flew combat missions that same day. The group's three squadrons - the 74th, 75th and... Read more >
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479th Fighter Group
Riddle's Raiders
Written by John Stanaway
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $25.95
Read more >
Riddle's Raiders
Written by John Stanaway
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $25.95
Read more >
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Behind Hitler's Lines
The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for both America and the Soviet Union in World War II
Written by Thomas H. Taylor
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2009
Price: $7.99
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The True Story of the Only Soldier to Fight for both America and the Soviet Union in World War II
Written by Thomas H. Taylor
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2009
Price: $7.99
Read more >
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Seafire vs A6M Zero
Pacific Theatre
Written by Donald Nijboer
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $17.95
Products of vastly different design philosophies, the Seafire F III and the A6M Zero were never intended to meet in combat, and never should have. Yet the harsh necessities of war intervened and these two planes were pitted against each other in the last dogfight of World War II, high above... Read more >
Pacific Theatre
Written by Donald Nijboer
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $17.95
Products of vastly different design philosophies, the Seafire F III and the A6M Zero were never intended to meet in combat, and never should have. Yet the harsh necessities of war intervened and these two planes were pitted against each other in the last dogfight of World War II, high above... Read more >
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SPAD XIII vs. Fokker D VII
Western Front 1916-18
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Jim Laurier, Mark Postlethwaite and Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $17.95
Having established its SPAD VII as the most effective French fighter of 1916, the Societé Pour l'Aviation at ses Dérivés strove to improve the model with a 220hp Hispano Suiza 8B engine and two machine guns. Despite initial teething troubles with the new engine, by mid-1918 the SPAD XIII had taken... Read more >
Western Front 1916-18
Written by Jon Guttman
Illustrated by Jim Laurier, Mark Postlethwaite and Harry Dempsey
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $17.95
Having established its SPAD VII as the most effective French fighter of 1916, the Societé Pour l'Aviation at ses Dérivés strove to improve the model with a 220hp Hispano Suiza 8B engine and two machine guns. Despite initial teething troubles with the new engine, by mid-1918 the SPAD XIII had taken... Read more >
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Master of Airpower
General Carl A. Spatz
Written by David Mets
Format: eBook, 456 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $23.00
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General Carl A. Spatz
Written by David Mets
Format: eBook, 456 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $23.00
Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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US Navy A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Written by Rick Burgess and Zip Rausa
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $22.95
Designed and built as a carrier-based attack aircraft in 1944, the A-1 reached frontline units too late to see combat in World War 2. With the advent of jets in the late 1940s, the Skyraider was seen as a dated throwback to the golden age of piston-engined naval aviation. Despite its... Read more >
Written by Rick Burgess and Zip Rausa
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $22.95
Designed and built as a carrier-based attack aircraft in 1944, the A-1 reached frontline units too late to see combat in World War 2. With the advent of jets in the late 1940s, the Skyraider was seen as a dated throwback to the golden age of piston-engined naval aviation. Despite its... Read more >
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F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War
Written by Warren Thompson
Illustrated by Mark Styling
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $22.95
The definitive account of F-4 Corsair Units deployed in the Korean War, this book tells the story of the 26 US Navy Squadrons, most of which were carrier based, and the 6 Marine Corps F-4 squadrons that flew combat missions against the North Koreans.
Drawing from a vast repository of personal interviews... Read more >
Written by Warren Thompson
Illustrated by Mark Styling
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $22.95
The definitive account of F-4 Corsair Units deployed in the Korean War, this book tells the story of the 26 US Navy Squadrons, most of which were carrier based, and the 6 Marine Corps F-4 squadrons that flew combat missions against the North Koreans.
Drawing from a vast repository of personal interviews... Read more >
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Ki-43 Oscar Aces of World War 2
Written by Hiroshi Ichimura
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $22.95
Dubbed the 'Oscar' by the Allies, the Ki-43 Hayabusa was the most prolific Japanese fighter of World War II. Produced in great numbers, it initially proved superior to most US and British fighter types, due to its excellent maneuverability. The light weight and large wing area gave it a small turning... Read more >
Written by Hiroshi Ichimura
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $22.95
Dubbed the 'Oscar' by the Allies, the Ki-43 Hayabusa was the most prolific Japanese fighter of World War II. Produced in great numbers, it initially proved superior to most US and British fighter types, due to its excellent maneuverability. The light weight and large wing area gave it a small turning... Read more >
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Hammer from Above
Marine Air Combat Over Iraq
Written by Jay Stout
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $17.00
In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Marine Corps’ ground campaign up the Tigris and Euphrates was notable for speed and aggressiveness unparalleled in military history. Little has been written, however, of the air support that guaranteed the drive’s success. Paving the way for the rush to Baghdad was “the hammer from above”–in... Read more >
Marine Air Combat Over Iraq
Written by Jay Stout
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: March 12, 2009
Price: $17.00
In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Marine Corps’ ground campaign up the Tigris and Euphrates was notable for speed and aggressiveness unparalleled in military history. Little has been written, however, of the air support that guaranteed the drive’s success. Paving the way for the rush to Baghdad was “the hammer from above”–in... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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P-36 Hawk Aces of World War 2
Written by Lionel Persyn, Kari Stenman and Andrew Thomas
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Curtiss P-36 began its life in the US where it was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Its pilots achieved some of the first American victories of the war and many went on to become aces. One P-36 pilot, Frances Gabreski, became the leading... Read more >
Written by Lionel Persyn, Kari Stenman and Andrew Thomas
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $22.95
The Curtiss P-36 began its life in the US where it was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Its pilots achieved some of the first American victories of the war and many went on to become aces. One P-36 pilot, Frances Gabreski, became the leading... Read more >
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Vulcan Units of the Cold War
Written by Andrew Brookes
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $22.95
The best of the three RAF jet bombers in the early years of the Cold War, the Vulcan was designed as the Avro 698, and possessed fighter-like maneuverability at low level despite its size. First flown in August 1952, the Vulcan entered service in February 1957. Most were equipped to carry... Read more >
Written by Andrew Brookes
Illustrated by Chris Davey
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $22.95
The best of the three RAF jet bombers in the early years of the Cold War, the Vulcan was designed as the Avro 698, and possessed fighter-like maneuverability at low level despite its size. First flown in August 1952, the Vulcan entered service in February 1957. Most were equipped to carry... Read more >
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Black Sheep One
The Life of Gregory Pappy Boyington
Written by Bruce Gamble
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $7.99
Black Sheep One is the first biography of legendary warrior and World War II hero Gregory Boyington. In 1936, Boyington became an aviation cadet and earned the “wings of gold” of a naval aviator. After only a short period on active duty, however, he was “encouraged” to resign from the Marine... Read more >
The Life of Gregory Pappy Boyington
Written by Bruce Gamble
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $7.99
Black Sheep One is the first biography of legendary warrior and World War II hero Gregory Boyington. In 1936, Boyington became an aviation cadet and earned the “wings of gold” of a naval aviator. After only a short period on active duty, however, he was “encouraged” to resign from the Marine... Read more >
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