The Aviators, Paperback

Reducere. First to fly the Atlantic-the navigator's story in his own wordsBrown was a Scottish aviator, born in Glasgow in 1886. Although he was initially co...

Reducere. Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators is the traditional text for Navy pilots. Also used by the U.S. Air Force, it remains the definitive work on applied...

Reducere. Aviation Tales & Tails tells (and shows) fascinating stories throughout Joey Uliana's life and flying career. It relates not only nuts, bolts, prop...

Reducere. WHIRLWIND is the first book to tell the complete, awe-inspiring story of the Allied air war against Japan--the most important strategic bombing cam...

Reducere. (NAVWEPS 00-80T-80) This textbook presents the elements of applied aerodynamics and aeronautical engineering which relate directly to the problems ...

Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific.... But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise returning to t...

"A GRIPPING CLASSIC. Exhaustively researched, The Hunter Killers puts you directly into a Wild Weasel fighter cockpit during the Vietnam War. Dan H...

Reducere. A Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People From the very first days of aviation, women were there. Katherine Wright, though not a pilot,...

Reducere. At age 19 Ryan Campbell CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE GLOBE SOLO IN A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFTWhen Ryan Campbell was six, he fell in love with airplanes. Inspi...

The biography of Second World War Spitfire pilot John Gillespie Magee who penned the poem `High Flight', which would inspire legions of aspiring av...

This thrilling wartime adventure tells the true story of the downed American aviators who were rescued by French resistance fighters, taken to Nazi...

Reducere. Sixty-seven short stories compiled by lawyer-historian, Jerry Summers, about lesser known but interesting persons, places and events in the Volunte...

Reducere. I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille, first published in 1937 as The Great Adventure and updated and re-issued under the new title in 1963, is the ...

Reducere. This book follows the legendary Roosevelt Field from its earliest days during the infancy of aviation through its pinnacle in the 1920s and 30s, to...

Reducere. DescriptionWomen airline pilots share their stories, including an emergency landing in Russia, a flight over Antarctica, and a trip to Washington, ...

After a lifetime of flying, with experience ranging from novice airman to Director of Training and Standards and pilot examiner for a top name in a...

Reducere. Award NameNational Book AwardsAward categoryPoetryDescriptionFinalist for the 1991 National Book AwardIn The Homeplace, the stories of a family bec...

The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of com...

Reducere. Aerospace physiology (sometimes called flight or aviation physiology, human factors, or aeromedical factors) is the scientific discipline studying ...

The ninth in the Shadows of the Apt seriesRelentlessly advancing towards Collegium, the Empire is again seeking to break down its walls. The mighty...

In the fall of 1983, arguably the coldest year of the decades-long Cold War, the world's greatest superpower invaded Grenada, a Marxist-led Caribbe...

Reducere. There's a lot of aeroplanes and aviators down in that water. Thank God I'm not one of them. From pioneering and outback flights to delivering Spitf...

War room to Board room is a well-organized collection containing over 50 leadership techniques used by West Pointers who developed their leadership...

Reducere. From Juneteenth and unsung civil rights activists to daring female aviators to black EMTs who pioneered the profession, The Black History Activity ...

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Now available in paperback, this is the gripping story of Task Force 77, the US Navy carrier commitment to the Korean War that was vital to the suc...

Reducere. The top MiG Killers of Operation Desert Storm.August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. Wit...

Reducere. In this inspiring account of the Tuskegee Airmen--the country's first African American military pilots--historian J. Todd Moye captures the challen...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dan KingFirsthand accounts from interviews conducted in Japan with five WWII Japanese Naval aviators. All are veterans of t...

Leader of the Pack recounts the incredible history of USS Batfish, a record-setting American World War II fleet submarine. Batfish entered the pant...

Reducere. To be equally enjoyed by professional aviators and aviation buffs with limited technical knowledge, this biography brings to life the legendary air...

Reducere. When Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during her attempted flight around the world, she was already known as America's most famous f...

Reducere. Discover the inspiring story of Amelia Earhart - the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean - in this fascinating kids' biography. Amelia ...

Daring aviators take the skies by storm in this historical romance filled with unconventional women--and the men strong enough to love them.Saint L...

Reducere. Discover the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright-a story for kids 6 to 12 about making ideas take flightThe Wright brothers were the first people ev...

Reducere. "There I Wuz" refers to being in flight somewhere in the sky or perhaps in an otherwise routine situation when something unforeseen happened. It wa...

Reducere. August 1990. Iraq invades Kuwait. During the invasion, an intrepid band of Kuwaiti aviators evacuate twenty A-4 Skyhawk attack jets to Saudi Arabia...

Reducere. eBundle: printed book and eBook download code The information in this book will serve you well on your exciting career path as an Aircraft Dispatch...

An Air Traffic Control specialist for over 34 years, first with the Federal Government and more lately with Lockheed Martin, Rose Marie Kern writes...

"A truly inspiring read." --Booklist (starred review) "A solid account of women's contributions as aviators during World War II." --Kirkus Reviews ...

DescriptionOn October 27 1942, four "Long Lance" torpedoes fired by the Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo exploded in the hull of the aircra...

Reducere. It was a desperate mission that made front-page headlines and captured the attention of millions of readers around the world. In January 1998, in t...