Aviation 54

Il 2 luglio del 1849, in una limpida mattina, ebbe luogo il primo bombardamento aereo della storia. I fratelli Wright non erano neppure nati quando, durante l’assedio di Venezia da parte degli austr……続きを見る

Over the past eight decades, developments in vertical lift aircraft--both helicopters and vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) planes--have given the American military unparalleled capabiliti……続きを見る

Since the end of the Cold War the United States and other major powers have wielded their air forces against much weaker state and non-state actors. In this age of primacy, air wars have been contes……続きを見る

Volume II: Aftermath, continues Once We Flew: The Memoir of a US Army Helicopter Pilot and a Life with PTSD, Volume I. The author, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joe Sepesy is no longer operating as an exp……続きを見る

On February 15, 1991, Captain Steve Phillis was leading his wingman, Lieutenant Rob Sweet, on their thirtieth combat mission of Desert Storm flying the A-10 Warthog. They were tasked with attacking ……続きを見る

Ce roman biographique de Jean Ajalbert est tombé dans le domaine public en janvier 2018. C’est un immense plaisir, pour ne pas dire un honneur, de contribuer à lui donner une seconde vie. D’une part……続きを見る

The de Havilland Mosquito was the fastest RAF aircraft when it entered service in September 1941 with a speed 20 mph faster than the Spitfire. Made from wood, a non-strategic material using non-stra……続きを見る

Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men–era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up Required to have a college education, speak t……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The story of the dramatic transformation of Detroit from "motortown" to the "arsenal of democracy," featuring Edsel Ford, who rebelled against his pacifist father, Henry F……続きを見る

From the author of A Captain's Duty, the New York Times best-selling account of Captain Phillips, comes the untold story of the most important rescue mission not just of the Vietnam War, but the ent……続きを見る

The Verdict is the fifth book of Cap Parlier’s epic To So Few series of historical novels. The Battle of Britain has been raged in the skies above Southeast England for nearly two months, and the Ge……続きを見る

Explosion is the third book of Cap Parlier’s To So Few series of historical novels. Cap weaves an intriguing story tapestry with the personal experiences of the young pilots of Fighter Command, Roya……続きを見る

The Trial is the fourth book of Cap Parlier’s To So Few series of historical novels. Young, American, volunteer pilot Brian Drummond and his British buddy Jonathan Kensington had been with No.609 Sq……続きを見る

Deflection is the seventh book of Cap Parlier’s epic To So Few series of historical novels. Accomplished American volunteer fighter pilot RAF Flying Officer Brian Drummond and his brethren of No.71 ……続きを見る

Frustration is the sixth book of Cap Parlier’s epic To So Few series of historical novels. The mind-numbing fatigue the fighter pilots endured during the Battle of Britain transitioned to the night ……続きを見る

Der Luftangriff auf Bari Das „kleine Pearl Harbour“ – der Angriff der deutschen Luftwaffe am 2. Dezember 1943 Der Luftangriff auf Bari war ein Luftangriff deutscher Bomber auf alliierte Truppen und ……続きを見る

The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women, the first African Americans, the first Asian American, and the first gay person to fly to space. ……続きを見る

The story of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough, forerunner of the World’s premier aeronautical research establishment wherein were designed a diversity of aircraft including many of those th……続きを見る

The Gothaer Waggonfabrik (GWF), originally a German rail vehicle manufacturer, entered the aircraft industry in 1913. The driving force behind this major change in production in this small Thuringia……続きを見る

This volume focuses on the influence of America’s Second World War aviation development and experience, subsequent aviation technological advances, and world events, in shaping American choices in m……続きを見る

‘The Confessions of a Phantom Pilot’ is the true story of a young RAF pilot who gets his dream to fly the old dirty workhorse fighter of the Cold War. From the first flight where he thought the jet ……続きを見る

“Here I was with less than an hour of instruction, about to take off on my solo flight. There was nothing else to do. I was totally committed to success or disaster.” On February 17, 1933, Newsweek ……続きを見る

In the summer of 1915 the Royal Naval Air Service found itself engaged in an unexpected war at sea, the fight to prevent the German submarine fleet from disrupting the flow of vital supplies to the ……続きを見る

The Air War, 1939-1945 was first written in the late 1970s when there was very little academic interest in the history of air power. What there was focused largely on combat. The book was intended t……続きを見る

This book tells the true story of aviation as it evolved from mankind’s first primitive attempts to fly to the remarkable successes of the early twentieth century in a non-technical and even fun way……続きを見る

An adventure book for the younger reader, telling the story of The Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Emelia Earheart , Dick Byrd and other early aviation pioneers in the form of a series of storie……続きを見る

Historically rich in detail with previously unpublished photographs A must-have for military enthusiasts, historians, modellers and those interested in the complexities of aircraft design and manoe……続きを見る

Though not so well known as the land and air campaigns, the campaign at sea in the 1991 Gulf War was vital in subduing Saddam Hussein's invasion forces and driving them out of Kuwait. U.S. Navy surf……続きを見る

A member of the famed Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division, Donald J. Rich went ashore on D-Day at Utah Beach, was wounded in the bloody conflict at Carentan, landed in a flimsy plywood-a……続きを見る

MUSTANG ACE: Memoirs of a P-51 Fighter Pilot by Robert J. Goebel + Easygoing and quick to learn, young Bob Goebel worked his way steadily through the phases of military flight training, and found in……続きを見る