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  • The Influence of Air Power Upon History

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    "A comprehensive, balanced overview of war in the air" from a world-renowned authority on aviation history and New York Times–bestselling author ( Booklist).The Influence of Air Power Upon History makes a startlingly new analysis of the far-reaching implications flight has had on warfare, politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture. Author Walter Boyne examines the application of air power ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Influence of Air Power Upon History

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    From the New York Times-bestselling author, an analysis of how flight has shaped warfare, politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture.In this book, Walter Boyne—former Air Force pilot and director of the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum—examines the application of air power from the earliest days of the balloon down to the current era of space warfare, and postulates some startling new ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Clash of Wings

    World War II in the Air

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    From the author of Clash of Titans comes a captivating exploration of the role of air power in World War II.In his captivating narrative, Boyne resurrects the war of the skies in all its heroic and tragic drama, while supplying insightful, expert conclusions about previously overlooked aspects of the war, including the essential role of American bombers in Europe; Germany's miscalculation of the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Clash of Titans

    World War II at Sea

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    In an overview of naval campaigns from 1939 to 1945, a military historian and author of Clash of Wings explains how sea power changed the course of World War II.From the Atlantic to the Pacific to the North Sea and the Mediterranean, Walter Boyne weaves together dramatic battle scenes with skillful analyses of strategies and tactics to present a wide-ranging look at all of the naval forces ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • How the Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    From its introduction to warfare in the 1940s to its role in Middle East operations, the helicopter has had a profound effect on military tactics and techniques. It has evolved from a means of transport to a precise component of the Special Operations Force. Apart from the challenges its design faced on the battlefield, this rotary-wing aircraft also faced opposition from the very military that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • MiG Alley

    The US Air Force in Korea, 1950–53

    by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver ...
    Following the end of the Korean War, the prevailing myth in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their communist adversaries, among other such fabrications, went unchallenged until the end ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

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  • Beyond the Wild Blue

    A History of the U.S. Air Force, 1947–2007

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    From the most important leaders and the most courageous victories to the earliest machines of flight and the most advanced Stealth technology, Walter J. Boyne's Beyond the Wild Blue presents a fascinating look at 50 turbulent years of Air Force history.From the prop-driven armada of World War II to the most advanced Stealth weaponry, from pioneers like General Henry "Hap" Arnold to glorious ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Operation Iraqi Freedom

    What Went Right and Why, What Went Wrong and Why

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Weapons of Desert Storm comes Walter J. Boyne's Operation Iraqi Freedom.No war has ever had the intensive media coverage of the 2003 war in Iraq, and none has ever had such monumental second-guessing. Months before the war began, domestic and international pundits painted a gloomy picture of a new Vietnam or of a nuclear Armageddon that would see ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Yom Kippur War

    And the Airlift Strike That Saved Israel

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    A vivid chronicle of the military and diplomatic crisis that exploded between Israel and a coalition of Arab states in October 1973.The Yom Kippur War brought Arab and Jew into vicious conflict. A war in which Israel almost unleashed her nuclear arsenal and set two superpowers on a treacherous course of nuclear escalation. And a war that eventually brought peace. But a peace fraught with delicate ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Two O'Clock War

    The 1973 Yom Kippur Conflict and the Airlift That Saved Israel

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    Walter J. Boyne's The Two O'Clock War is a spellbinding chronicle of the international chess game that was played out in October 1973. It is a story of diplomacy and military might that accounts for many of the dilemmas faced in the present-day Middle East.It's usually called the Yom Kippur War. Or sometimes the October War. The players that surround it are familiar: Sadat and Mubarak, Meir and ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Walt Boyne's Crummy Novel On Sex, Drugs, Planes and Aspergers

    by Walter J. Boyne ...
    This book is intended to show how the best aspirations of modern men and women can, in today's society, be warped by the pressures of drugs and the free-wheeling ease with which the most moderrn weapons can be used. It illustrates the high level of intelligence and competence in their trade that modern drug cartel leaders have, of their intense rivalries, and of the harm that is inflicted in ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time

    by Walter Boyne, Philip Handleman ...
    The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time conveys the fascinating progression of flying technology from flimsy wood-and-fabric biplanes to thunderous supersonic wonders. Aviation’s most historically relevant and arguably most influential aircraft – planes like the elliptical-winged Spitfire, the blisteringly-fast X-15, and the ubiquitous Learjet – are dramatically showcased in individual ... Read more

    $17.99 USD