Ｙ．Ａ - Aviation 1

David Greville-Heygate was one of the few men who served in both the army and the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, but it was in the sky that he really earned his stripes. Stalking the s……続きを見る

A few years after his release from a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp in 1973, Colonel Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force. Restless and unchallenged, he turned to ballooning, a lifelon……続きを見る

A tribute to World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother. Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix! The paratroopers of Easy Comp……続きを見る

A MUST READ BOOK FOR ANYONE DEPLOYING TO AFGHANISTAN - SOLDIER MAGAZINE For various political reasons, the story of the battlefields in Afghanistan has gone unreported - until now. From interviews w……続きを見る

The Devil's Anvil is Mike Ryan's third book on the conflict in Afghanistan, and one in which he proudly pays tribute to the work of British Forces on the frontline engaged in some of the fiercest fi……続きを見る

‘The guys would come into the glider like a bunch of piss-ants, skittering around, real cocky like. But they settled down in the glider. Some got airsick and they began thinking about what was ahead……続きを見る

Spitfire Stories, published in association with Imperial War Museums, is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines of the Second World War. The Spitfire is the ……続きを見る

The Great War tore the fabric of Europe apart, killing over 35 million men and challenging the notion of heroism in war, Air and Sea Power in World War I focuses on the experience of World War I fro……続きを見る

Now that there exist weapons capable of destroying humanity, our nation’s survival depends on our ability to find answers to two questions: What challenges should be resisted by force? How can they ……続きを見る

L'histoire poignante de ces pilotes japonais sacrifiés pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale A l’heure actuelle, il existe encore des hommes et des femmes qui apprennent, jour après jour, les moindres ……続きを見る

A few years after his release from a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp in 1973, Colonel Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force. Restless and unchallenged, he turned to ballooning, a lifelon……続きを見る

During much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Washington Navy Yard was the most recognizable symbol of the United States Navy in the nation’s capital. The shipyard built a number of the Navy’s fir……続きを見る

In thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose gall……続きを見る

"Any Time Any Place" is the motto of the United States Air Force Commandos. Feel as though you are a member of this elite group as you read the history of the Air Commandos as they proudly served fr……続きを見る

The use of air power, like any other military force, is now becoming increasingly complicated. Missions are changing: an increase in intrastate wars, the use of air assets against terrorism, and dep……続きを見る

Britain’s first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane, shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain. Often eclipsed by the le……続きを見る

A comprehensive account of the World War II Allied bombing campaign to destroy pivotal Romanian oil refineriesーby the retired Marine Corps fighter pilot. Unlike previous books on Ploesti, Jay Stout……続きを見る

The true story of the B-25 pilot who “fought a personal aerial war to retrieve his family from Japanese captivity in the Philippines . . . stirring” (Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind: The Air Wa……続きを見る

“A superb, edge-of-the-seat account of [Elwyn] Righetti’s stellar combat career during the final months of the air war against Germany” (Eric Hammel, author of Two Flags over Iwo Jima). A hell-bent-……続きを見る

This manual is the text for training as a B-25 pilot and airplane commander. The manual serves the dual purpose of a training checklist and working handbook. HISTORY OF THE MITCHELL BOMBER B-25 Firs……続きを見る

History has recorded that the first ever powered flight took place at Kitty Hawk in America, on 17 December 1903 and was carried out by the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, who were aircraft des……続きを見る

The Aichi Type 99 Carrier Bomber (D3A) – code named 'Val' by Allied intelligence – was the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier dive-bomber force from 1941 to 1943. It sank more Allied w……続きを見る

The most produced Japanese bomber of the war the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during……続きを見る

In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war,……続きを見る

Today’s Army faces an environment much different from that which it prepared for in the Cold War. Massed armor battles on the plains of Europe, for which the Army was trained and equipped, have beco……続きを見る

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,……続きを見る

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”ーCNN • “A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.”ーUSA Today • “Oh, it’s a good one!”ーFox News A “beautiful story of a brotherhood b……続きを見る

Hurricanes and Handbags is part of series of short stories commemorating the bravery and courage of women serving in the armed forces during times of conflict. It tells the remarkable story of a gro……続きを見る

THIS BANG-UP-TO-DATE BOOK IS SLICK AND TO THE POINT.....THE TITLE'S CLARITY AND HONESTY WILL APPEAL TO ALL RANKS --- SOLDIER MAGAZINE HERE, WITH MORE THAN 200 IMAGES, MIKE RYAN ASSESSES THE STATE OF……続きを見る

An amazing insight into Helicopter Special Operations from Vietnam to Kosovo as never seen before. Which is not surprising as one of the authors is a special forces pilot who has participated in num……続きを見る