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Velocity
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Aloysius G. Casey |
"This storyline addresses the only question mark on O'Malley's career -- the Lavelle raids of February 1972. Using appropriate Nixon White House audio recordings and top secret messages (sent by the … |
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Lost in Shangri-la
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Mitchell Zuckoff |
Describes the 1945 odyssey of three plane crash survivors in New Guinea who endured a harrowing journey through the jungle to seek help, their encounter with a primitive tribe who had never seen whit… |
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Roar of the tiger
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James H. Howard |
A World War II pilot recounts his experiences, which included flying with Claire Chennault's fabled Flying Tigers, matching his P-40 Tomahawk fighter against a force of Japanese Zeros. |
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Unbroken
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Laura Hillenbrand |
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surfac… |
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Shot down over Italy
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John W. Lanza |
On May 26, 1944, a B-25 Mitchell bomber with a seven-man crew was shot down over Nazi-occupied Italy. At the time, Italy was a battleground in a bloody war of attrition. This crew trained long and ha… |
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Jacqueline Cochran
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Rhonda Smith-Daugherty |
"This revealing biography explores Cochran's childhood in an impoverished Florida mill town, her early career as a pilot, and her role in creating and leading the WASPs during World War II. This deta… |
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Swashbucklers and Black Sheep
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Bruce Gamble |
"The first fully illustrated history of the world's most famous fighter squadron, Greg "Pappy" Boyington's Black Sheep"--Provided by publisher. |
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Japan, 1945
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Clayton K. S. Chun |
"In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. Chun not only describes the actual events … |
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Decision Over Schweinfurt
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Thomas M. Coffey |
The story of the US 8th Air Force's battle for daylight bombing, in particular two daring raids on the German ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt. An interesting book about the development of the U. S… |
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Bombers of World War II
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Nancy Robinson Masters |
Introduces the different kinds of bombers used during World War II, their capabilities, the kinds of missions on which they were sent, and any special characteristics. |
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Fire and Fury
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Randall Hansen |
During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80,000 pil… |
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12 strong
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Doug Stanton |
Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dram… |
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Valor without arms
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Michael N. Ingrisano |
Merriam Press Military Monograph 13.
Sixth Edition (February 2012).
The 316th Troop Carrier Group was formed at Patterson Field, Ohio, in February 1942. By November, the Group air echelon… |
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Hap Arnold and the evolution of American airpower
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Dik A. Daso |
"From 1938 to 1946, as the first Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces - the largest, most powerful air armada that has ever been assembled - Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold fought World War II no… |
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The bombers and the bombed
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R. J. Overy |
A history of the Allied bombing campaigns of World War II questions the morality of British and American attacks on occupied European cities while offering insight into the course of the civilian fro… |
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Toriko
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Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro |
124 pages : 20 cm |
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The unsubstantial air
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Samuel Hynes |
"The vivid story of the young Americans who fought and died in the aerial battles of World War I. The Unsubstantial Air is a chronicle of war that is more than a military history; it traces the lives… |
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Hell's Angels
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Jay A. Stout |
During the air battles that destroyed Nazi Germany's ability to wage war, one bomb group was especially distinguished. The Hell's Angels. At the outbreak of World War II, the United States was in no… |
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When tigers ruled the sky
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Bill Yenne |
Presents an account of the Flying Tigers, the legendary World War II combat group which led America's first venture into covert operations against a foreign power. |
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Midair
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Craig K. Collins |
"Midair is a true account of one of the most remarkable tales of survival in the history of aviation -- a midair collision at 30,000 feet by two bomb-laden B-52s over a category 5 super typhoon above… |
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