This unprecedented look at the 101st Airborne contains photographs so rare, you won't believe your eyes! Mark Bando made an incredible find when he unearthed 50 color images of the Screaming Eagles taken at Normandy. These photographs, together with firsthand accounts and day-to-day, minute-by-minut..
The legendary “band of brothers” in WWII in stirring words and pictures, from their historic landing in Normandy to the Allied victory in Europe. Author: Mark Bando Publisher: Zenith Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0760329842 ISBN-13: 9780760329849..
A Hundred Feet Over Hell is the story of a handful of young pilots taking extraordinary risks to support those on the ground. Flying over Vietnam in two-seater Cessnas, they often made the difference between a soldier returning alive to his family or having the lonely sound of “Taps” played over his..
In 1967 Floyd Paseman joined the Central Intelligence Agency following successful service as an army officer in Germany. He was first stationed in the Far East, where he became fluent in Chinese language and culture, and then in Germany, at what was largely considered the agency’s toughest Cold War ..
Read the entire history of how the USAF flies, fights, and wins.From its beginning in 1907 as the Aeronautical Division of US Army's Signal Corps, with just one officer and two enlisted men, the United States Air Force has grown to become the foremost aerial armed force. American aviators performed ..
From its beginnings in 1907 as the Aeronautical Division of U.S. Armys Signal Corps, which consisted of one officer and two enlisted men, the United States Air Force has grown to become the foremost aerial armed force in the world. Although they had to fly French and British planes as the fledgling ..
For maximum efficiency, the innovative Airbus consortium developed its large-capacity A340 and A330 jetliners concurrently, utilizing the same wings, airframe and cockpit. This comprehensive, illustrated history of the two jetliners and their intertwined development encompasses the birth of the proj..
The first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 fast approaches-and rarely has a debut been so hotly debated and keenly anticipated. Tensions run high as airlines push for add-ons, manufacturers fret over weight and performance standards, and designers make the mundane but critical decisions over suc..
Follow the Airbus A380, the worlds largest airliner and newest "superjumbo" of the commercial aviation industry, from its birthplace in Toulouse to the first public appearance at the world-famous Paris Air Show and beyond.Go from the first ever Asia tour and first flights into Singapore, Sydney, Kua..
By welding the European aerospace industry into a cohesive force and directing the pace of technological change in civil air transport, Airbus Industrie has successfully challenged the competition and now ranks as one of the world's largest commercial jetliner manufacturers. Airbus traces the histor..
Step aboard the floating cities that patrol international waters, launch aircraft from their decks, and decide the fate of war. Behold the king of naval warfare: the aircraft carrier.Soon after the Wright Brothers' historic flight in 1903, officials explored the airplane's military applications. The..
This photo-filled collection takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the hearts and minds of the pilots, crews and artists who used cowling for canvas and left this colorful legacy. Ethell and Simonsen combine their knowledge to reveal stories behind the greatest nose art of all time. Pack..
The 82nd Airborne Division - known as the "All-Americans" - parachuted into history as America’s first airborne division to see combat. Always at the forefront of some of the heaviest fighting in WWII, the 82nd helped spearhead the Allied drive to victory. This book is the first to tell the full com..
The world-famous Apollo 13 mission and dramatic explosion on the service module, captured in technical detail like you’ve never seen before. On April 13, 1970, NASA’s Apollo 13 suffered a near-catastrophic explosion in space. The planned lunar landing that day was promptly called off, and a new chal..
Space expert David West Reynolds takes you on a historical journey through the world’s most renowned space program. Featuring a wealth of rare photographs, artwork, and cutaway illustrations, Apollo recaptures the excitement of the USA’s journey to the moon. From the adventurous astronauts to the sc..
Capture the glory of flight in this nostalgic look back at the colorful posters that lured yesterday's passengers to take to the air. Constellations, tri-motors, and DC-3s are featured decked-out in the liveries of their owners and presented in stunning color artworks created by such famed artists a..
The slosh of water in a canteen, the rustle of a uniform, the jangle of extra clips of ammo, all the clinks and clanks of jostling packs of equipment-this is the soundtrack that accompanies fully loaded soldiers humping through the bush to their next assignment. Battle rattle is the stuff a soldier ..
World War II inspired the invention of weapons the likes the world had never seen before. Witness the technology and battle-zone achievements of such groundbreaking tanks as German Tigers and Panthers, Russian T-34s, and American M3s. Superb aircraft such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the British Hur..
For the German soldier fighting under Hitler, keeping a diary was strictly forbidden. So Gunter Koschorrek, a fresh young recruit, wrote his notes on whatever scraps of paper he could find and sewed the pages into the lining of his winter coat. Left with his mother on his rare trips home, this illic..
It was a tank battle exceeded in size and significance only by the famous defeat of Germany’s Panzer force near Kursk in 1943. And yet, little is known about this weeklong clash of more than two thousand Soviet and German tanks in a stretch of northwestern Ukraine that came to be known as the “blood..
One of the most influential jetliners in the history of air travel is treated to first-class accommodations in this complete design and development history. Francillon profiles the use of the Boeing 707 and includes coverage of 707 and 720 development, details of all variants, airline orders, delive..
In 1964 the Boeing company undertook initial design studies for a short-haul jetliner. In so doing it laid the foundations for a family of aircraft that has become the most commercially successful in the history of civil air transportation.This colorful volume delivers 737 evolution, design and prod..
Boeing's successful and extremely popular 737 model is brought vividly to life in this classic color history. The 737's evolution, design and production are covered, as well as descriptions of those who fly the 737, aircraft chronology and technical specifications. Also profiled are the newer varian..
Boeings advanced 777 is taking passengers through the millenium in style and with all the benefits of the latest design and technology. Here Philip Birtles details the 777s early design, manufacture, production and service record, offering an inside look at how the 777 works and how Boeing engineers..
A full-color celebration of the Boeing family of jetliners. Each day millions of passengers fly to their destinations in 737s, 727s, 707s, 757s, 767s, 747s and the new 777s. Here Norris and Wagner combine various liveries with Boeing specifications to capture a glimpse of the worlds most dynamic ind..