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Yeager, an Autobiography by Chuck Yeager Publisher Comments Chuck Yeager tells his whole life story, from childhood with a hard working father, to breaking the sound barrier, to being a test pilot with the "right stuff".... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market 
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Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley Publisher Comments James Bradley's #1 bestseller Flags of Our Fathers made real the humanity and legacy of war as few books had before. Now, in Flyboys, Bradley returns to World War II and an extraordinary — and totally unknown — true story of courage. Over... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Fifty Years on the Edge: Aircraft of the Israel Air Force Since 1948 by Bill Norton Publisher Comments A History of the Israel Air Force and its Aircraft since 1947.... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $33.98 Sale - Hardcover
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P-51 Mustang: Development of the Long-Range Escort Fighter (U.S.) by Paul A Ludwig Publisher Comments The thirteenth edition of what is regarded as an indispensable guide to the changing shipping scene. Recorded is all the major passenger cruise ships, deep-sea general cargo, container, bulk and tanker fleets operating to the United Kingdom and northern... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Beyond the Wild Blue by Walter J Boyne Publisher Comments From the most important leaders and the most courageous victories to the earliest machines of flight and the most advanced Stealth technology, this book presents a fascinating look at 50 turbulent years of Air Force history.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $4.48 Used - Trade Paper
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An Ordinary Mission: Us 8th Air Force Operation 376: 28 May 1944 by Ivo De Jong Publisher Comments US 8th Airforce Operation 376 28th May 1944.... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $28.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A Different Kind of Courage by Jim Horsley Publisher Comments The Navy combat pilot and Blue Angel describes the challenges and dangers faced during his career, and explains how his Christian faith offers him far more... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $15.97 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Speaking of Flying: Personal Tales of Heroism, Humor, Talent and Terror from 44 Unique Aviators by Diane Titterington Publisher Comments 448 page: hardback book with 230 photos, published by The Aviation Speakers Bureau Personal tales of heroism, humor, talent and terror from 44 unique aviators -- barnstorming, flying aerial combat in WW II and Vietnam, test piloting, performing air... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Jet Age Photographer: The Aviation Photography of Russell Adams by Tim Kershaw Publisher Comments This stunningly illustrated album showcases Adams' very best work, supported by accurate and detailed captions. Adams actually flew aerobatic routines himself as a passenger in a camera aircraft, enabling him to get close to the display aircraft. The... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Stealth Warplanes by Doug Richardson Synopsis Aircraft that no radar can detect, that no missile can strike - this book describes the technology behind developments in aerial warfare since the jet engine and the atomic bomb. It penetrates the secrecy, misinformation and speculation to provide a... (read more) Your price: $5.25 Used - Hardcover
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Alabama Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them by Harold A Skaarup Publisher Comments Some of the finest military warbirds in American aviation history are still flying in the Southern State of Alabama. Many of them are on display in a number of excellent air museums, or they have been mounted on pylons to stand as memorials to the many... (read more) List Price $33.25 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sword of Valor: Book 5 of the Black Sabre Chronicles (Black Sabre Chronicles) by Tom Willard Publisher Comments The Black Sabre Chronicles, detailing the huge contributions that African Americans have made to the military throughout American history, concludes with Sword of Valor. Lieutenant Argonne Sharps is the fifth generation of the Sharps, a military family... (read more) Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder: Supersonic Bomber, Attack, Maritime Patrol and Electronic Countermeasures Aircraft. by Sergey Burdin Publisher Comments This historic Russian aircraft was first delivered to the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War in 1961. It remained in service until replaced by the much modified Tu-22M Backfire which was introduced in the early 1970s and still remains in... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Messerschmitt Bf109 (Classic WWII Aviation) by Edward Shacklady Publisher Comments In 1934, the German Air Ministry issued a requirement for a single-seat, interceptor fighter monoplane. Professor Willy Messerschmitt headed a design team that strove to achieve optimum performance by designing the smallest possible airframe, and yet... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Luftwaffe Aerial Torpedo Aircraft and Operations by Harold Thiele Publisher Comments This fascinating book offers a rare account into the operations of the Luftwaffe's aerial torpedo units during World War II. Often overlooked, the crews who flew in these units were highly trained and experienced and their missions involved hazardous... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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In Their Own Words - The Final Chapter: True Stories from American Fighter Aces by James A Oleson Publisher Comments More than 100 legendary pilots have granted and shared personal glimpses of their illustrious military careers to help create this tribute to the American Fighter Ace. In Their Own Words: True Stories and Adventures of the American Fighter Ace explores... (read more) List Price $31.75 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Death from the Heavens: A History of Strategic Bombing by Kenneth P Werrell Book News Annotation Werrell is an author, former history professor (Radford U.) and Air Force pilot, and he offers a critical and historical account of strategic bombing strategies that questions the overall value of this type of warfare. Written for anyone interested in... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $27.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Age of Airpower by Martin Van Creveld Publisher Comments Airpower, more than any other factor, has shaped war in the twentieth century. In this fascinating narrative history, Martin van Creveld vividly portrays the rise of the plane as a tool of war and the evolution of both technology and strategy. He... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Joint Strike Fighter: Design and Development of the International Aircraft by Gerard Keijsper Synopsis The Joint Strike Fighter is being developed and the aircraft has been ordered for the Royal Air Force/Navy, the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps. This book looks at all the many research programs that are taking place in the fields of airframe... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $22.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Wings of Morning: The Story of the Last American Bomber Shot Down Over Germany in World War II by Thomas Childers Publisher Comments On April 21, 1945, the twelve-member crew of the Black Cat set off on one of the last air missions in the European theater of World War II. Ten never came back. This is the story of that crew—where they came from, how they trained, what it was like... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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