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F-22 Raptor (Enthusiast Color)
F-22 Raptor (Enthusiast Color)
by Bill Sweetman
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While much of the details of the F-22 remain classified, what has been released is nothing short of incredible. Bill Sweetman fills you in on the new techniques, new materials and new machinery required to build and fly the world's most-advanced fighter.... (read more)

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The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines
The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines
by Bill Gunston
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Using language understandable to those without an engineering background and avoiding complex mathematical formulae, Bill Gunston explains the differences between gas-turbine, jet, rocket, ramjet and helicopter turbo shaft aero engines and traces their... (read more)

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Modern Military Airpower: 1990-Present
Modern Military Airpower: 1990-Present
by Thomas Newdick
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Illustrated with detailed artworks of modern military aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Modern Military Airpower 1990-Present is an extensively researched review of the... (read more)

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Raid on the Sun: Inside Israel's Secret Campaign That Denied Saddam the Bomb
Raid on the Sun: Inside Israel's Secret Campaign That Denied Saddam the Bomb
by Rodger Claire
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The first authorized inside account of one of the most daring—and successful—military operations in recent history From the earliest days of his dictatorship, Saddam Hussein had vowed to destroy Israel. So when France sold Iraq a top-of-the-line... (read more)

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F-22 Raptor
F-22 Raptor
by Bill Sweetman
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While much of the details of the F-22 remain classified, what has been released is nothing short of incredible. Bill Sweetman fills you in on the new techniques, new materials and new machinery required to build and fly the world's most-advanced fighter.... (read more)

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Loud and Clear: The Memoir of an Israeli Fighter Pilot
Loud and Clear: The Memoir of an Israeli Fighter Pilot
by Iftach Spector
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Iftach Spector’s family immigrated to Palestine at the turn of the twentieth century. His father and mother both served in the Palmach, Israel’s early clandestine commando force, which led to the death of his father during World War II when... (read more)

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Modern Military Aircraft (Aviation Factfiles)
Modern Military Aircraft (Aviation Factfiles)
by Jim Winchester
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More than 120 bombers, transports, and tankers, all still in service around the world today, are featured here on heavily illustrated two-page spreads. From early jets such as the MiG-15 to the $2 billion B-2A Spirit, the wide range of aircraft employed... (read more)

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Brassey's Modern Fighters: The Ultimate Guide to In-Flight Tactics, Technology, Weapons, and Equipment
Brassey's Modern Fighters: The Ultimate Guide to In-Flight Tactics, Technology, Weapons, and Equipment
by Mike Spick
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BRASSEY'S MODERN FIGHTERS examines what makes a fighter successful. Using more than 240 detailed photographs and diagrams, Mike Spick gives the reader a detailed technical analysis of some of today's most potent military aircraft. From the Panavia... (read more)

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Red Eagles: America's Secret Migs (General Military)
Red Eagles: America's Secret Migs (General Military)
by Steve Davies
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From the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy technology and tactics. Red Eagles tells the... (read more)

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Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs
Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs
by Steve Davies
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When two Navy F-14 Tomcats engaged and shot down two Sukhoi Su-22 jet fighters in 1981, they drew on experience and tactics that they had learned from a previous encounter with MiG jet fighters. The difference between the two encounters was that in the... (read more)

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Great Book of Modern Warplanes Featuring
Great Book of Modern Warplanes Featuring
by Mike Spick
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This volume features many of the warplanes that saw combat in the skies over Iraq in the early 1990s or over the war-torn Balkan state. Each is described in great detail, complete with technical specifications, colour photographs and cutaway drawings.... (read more)

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Sukhoi SU-7/SU-17 (Famous Russian Aircraft)
Sukhoi SU-7/SU-17 (Famous Russian Aircraft)
by Yefim Gordon
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Yefim Gordon has teamed up with Keith Dexter and Dmitriy Komissarov to produce this insight into the Sukhoi fighter bomber family. In the early 1950s the reborn aircraft design bureau headed by Pavel O. Sukhoi started its renewed activities by creating... (read more)

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Combat Air Patrol
Combat Air Patrol
by Ian Black
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Ride shotgun with an elite fighter pilot during operational sorties over the world's war zones. Every stunning air-to-air shot captures the thrill of fighting aircraft in their element. Join the fast-jet set in action over the Gulf, Bosnia and other war... (read more)

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Punching Out
Punching Out
by James Cross
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Punching Out features a unique collection of firsthand stories of the rare individuals who have been baptized by rocket fire, pushed beyond the edge of endurance, and experienced face-to-face encounters with their own mortality. These are the pilots who... (read more)

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The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat
The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat
by John A Warden
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Winner of the Air Force Associations' Gill Robb Wilson award as "one of the most influential books of the decade".... (read more)

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1000 Military Aircraft in Colour
1000 Military Aircraft in Colour
by Gerry Manning
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This book features 1000 color photographs of military aircraft of all types from around the world, with a mix of old and new. All the photographs are fully described with dates and aircraft types. The book will appeal to a wide range of aircraft... (read more)

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Jet Fighters Inside Out (Inside Out)
Jet Fighters Inside Out (Inside Out)
by Jim Winchester
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Discover some of the most the amazing military aircraft of all time in this exhilarating new title with inside and outside vantage points. This high-flying reference book gives mere mortals a unique chance to climb into the cockpits of classified... (read more)

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Harrier
Harrier
by Tim Mclelland
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The Hawker Harrier is one of the most well-known and distinctive military aircraft produced in the last fifty years. This title is a comprehensive study of the aircraft's history, tracing the development and service deployment of this unique warplane... (read more)

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The Naval Institute Guide to World Military Aviation, 1997-1998 (Naval Institute Guide to World Military Aviation)
The Naval Institute Guide to World Military Aviation, 1997-1998 (Naval Institute Guide to World Military Aviation)
by Rene J Francillon
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Called the most authoritative, easy-to-use military aviation reference of its kind, this volume covers all aircraft currently in service in the world's air forces.... (read more)

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International Directory of Military Aircraft (2000/2001)
International Directory of Military Aircraft (2000/2001)
by Gerald Frawley
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The thoroughly updated third edition of the world's only biennial directory to the world's military aircraft features more than 400 individual planes currently in service or under development worldwide, as well as a fleet inventory of the world's air... (read more)

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