A First-Hand Account of the Top-Secret Mission That Launched Operation Desert Storm
Before stealth bombers flew from Missouri to Tehran and back, battle-worn B-52s pushed crews and machines to the brink in a history-making, out-and-back combat strike. It set the gold standard for global reach—and forever changed the face of modern warfare.
The Combat Aircraft That Dominated the Skies and Revolutionised Warfare
When the hum of engines could be heard over the skies of London on 7 September 1940, it was the start of an onslaught that would push Britain to the brink. The Blitz had begun, and as aircraft went up against aircraft, there was a fight for the nation. It was a time of iconic combat planes - the legendary Spitfire was born, facing off against the ......
How the Eighth Air Force and Its First Missions Changed the Air War in Europe, 1942-43
Step into the cockpit with the daring airmen who launched America's fight for victory in Europe. Known as the Mighty Eighth and more recently as Masters of the Air, the U.S. Eighth Air Force was the most famous American air unit of World War II. From its activation in early 1942 as the VIII Bomber Command through the end of the war, the Eighth was ......
This title is filled with fine-scale drawings of Russian armoured fighting vehicles including: T-34 Model 1940; BA-64B Model 1943 Light Armoured Car; BT-7 (Model 1937 Fast Tank); SU-76i (on Pz III chassis); KV-8 flamethrower; ZIS-42 Halftrack; and dozens more.
Filled with fine-scale drawings of America's tanks and other armored vehicles during the entire course of World War II. * M2 Halftrack * M3 Lee/Grant Tank * M3A3 Stuart Tank * M4 Sherman Tank * Staghound Armored Car * LVT Amphibious Tank * And dozens more ...
From Dogfights to Diplomacy in Cold War Southeast Asia
Flying Brothers drops you into cockpits and crisis rooms across the Cold War: supersonic F-5s herding rebel "Tora-Toras" over Manila in 1989, F-86 Sabres firing the first Sidewinder missiles against MiG-17s above the Taiwan Strait in 1958, and AT-6s striking a mutinous warship on a river in downtown Bangkok in 1951. Instead of retelling Vietnam, ......
The Ultimate Guide to the Aircraft that Changed the World
"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space on the infinite highway of the air." Wilbur Wright The twentieth century was still in its infancy when the Wright Brothers famously changed the course of human history in late 1903 when they achieved the elusive ......
The Sinking, Its Aftermath, and a Century of Public Memory
Remember the Tuscania plunges readers into the night of February 5, 1918, when a German U-boat's torpedo found a crowded US troopship in the North Atlantic-and into the century of argument, propaganda, and remembrance that followed. At its heart are the Baraboo Twenty-One, citizen-soldiers from a Wisconsin town who survived the sinking that became ......
Essential reading for any engineering graduate about to enter the workforce, What They Don't Teach You in Engineering School bridges the gap between the classroom and the real world. Based on a lifetime of lessons learned in the field, the author provides practical insights into engineering that are often excluded from a traditional university ......
