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  • Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces

    by Nicholas Millman ...
    Series Book 114 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2.The former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces

    by Nicholas Millman ...
    Series Book 114 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2.The former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • A6M Zero-sen Aces 1940-42

    by Nicholas Millman, Ronnie Olsthoorn ...
    Series Book 137 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen was Japan's Spitfire.In continuous development and operational service from the time of the Sino-Japanese war in 1940 to the end of the Pacific War in 1945, it is held in almost mythical awe, similar to Britain's legendary fighter aircraft.At the time of its operational debut the fighter's design features offered the revolutionary combination of an all-round vision ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • U.S. Aircraft Carriers 1939–45

    by Ingo Bauernfeind ...
    Series series Casemate Illustrated Special
    A detailed and fully illustrated account of the development of American aircraft carriers up to and during World War II.This extensively illustrated volume tells the dramatic yet successful story of U.S. aircraft carriers in World War II by class, ranging from early pre-war designs to escort carriers built from destroyer hulls, to the gigantic fleet carriers serving as the predecessors of modern ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • US Navy Aircraft Carriers 1922–45

    Prewar classes

    by Mark Stille ...
    Series Book 114 - New Vanguard
    The USS Langley, the first American aircraft carrier, entered service in 1922.Despite being converted into an aircraft tender, it was the first step in a new direction for the US Navy and naval warfare. This book covers the design, development and operation of USN aircraft carriers built prior to World War II, including their aircraft and weaponry.It also explains their various successes and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Air War for Burma

    The Concluding Volume of The Bloody Shambles Series. The Allied Air Forces Fight Back in South-East Asia 1942-1945

    by Christopher Shores ...
    Series Book 3 - Bloody Shambles
    In his monumental work Bloody Shambles, Volume Two, Christopher Shores described in detail the British retreat out of Burma, culminating at the end of May 1942. The monsoon then brought operations on land and in the air virtually to a halt for several months as the British and Indian forces prepared to retake Burma.The Japanese however, had very different ideas. Air War for Burma picks up the ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937–45

    by Henry Sakaida ...
    Series Book 22 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese fleet and the US Navy.One of the key elements was Japan's large fighter component, which had gained experience over Manchuria, China and Mongolia in the late 1930s. Flying A5Ms, at least 21 pilots achieved 'acedom' securing air superiority for the invaders. Manufacturer Mitsubishi ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Naval Aviation in the Korean War

    Aircraft, Ships and Men

    by Warren Thompson ...
    A history of the conflict in Korea with an emphasis on the crucial role of aviation.This in-depth history covers the role of US aircraft carriers and aircraft in stopping the North Korean initial push to the south; their role in the famous Inchon Landing and Pusan Perimeter break out; naval operations during the Marines' Chosin Reservoir march to the sea in December 1950; and the stabilization of ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War

    by Louis B Dorny ...
    Series Book 62 - Combat Aircraft
    Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY Catalina was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force.Its amphibious traits also made the aircraft well suited to air-sea rescue, and thousands of Allied airmen were saved from a watery grave by PBY crews. Using personal interviews, war diaries and combat reports combined with original Japanese records and books, Louis B ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Combat Over Korea

    by Philip D. Chinnery ...
    This volume chronicles aerial combat of the Korean War through both historical narrative and the personal accounts of Allied airmen and POWs.In Combat Over Korea, military historian Philip D. Chinnery offers a vivid account of aerial warfare above the forbidding terrain of the Korean peninsula. The firsthand accounts presented here run the gamut from air combat between fighters to a B29 ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vought F4 Corsair

    Carrier and Land-Based Fighter

    by Dave Windle, Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series series Profiles of Flight
    The Vought F4U was the best carrier based fighter of WW2. 12,571 aircraft were built and downed 2,140 enemy aircraft for the loss of only 189 Corsairs. It was developed early in 1938 for the US Navy. The designer, Tex Beisel, worked on the principle of the largest engine in the smallest airframe. Britain received 2012 of the type. This book contains the world famous color profiles created by Dave ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kamikaze

    Japanese Special Attack Weapons 1944–45

    by Steven J. Zaloga ...
    Series Book 180 - New Vanguard
    Following the destruction of much of the Japanese fleet and air arms in the later half of 1944, in desperation, the Imperial Japanese Navy proposed using “special attack” formations, or suicide attacks.These initially consisted of crude improvisations of conventional aircraft fitted with high-explosive bombs that could be crashed into US warships. Called “Divine Wind” (Kamikaze), the special ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD