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Aeronautical
Ever since Icarus, man has dreamed of conquering the air in flight. Despite the visions of Leonardo Da Vinci, and the balloon experiements of the Montgolfier brothers it was only in the 20th century that this dream at last became concrete reality. Within a decade of the Wright brothers taking to the air at Kittyhawk, aircraft were being used as weapons in the First World War. The Naval and Military Press boasts a full and complete library of man's conquest of the skies from the flimsy canvas and glue stringbags that were the first aircraft, to the sophisticated, computer-driven superplanes of the 21st century. Here is the complete history of the balloon, the fighter, the bomber, the jet and unmanned drones, as well as the story of space travel. If air is your thing, then we have just the book for you!
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SETTING OF THE RISING SUN
Japanese Military Aviation 1877-1945
Product Code: 21630
The story of Japanese military aviation from 1877 to 1945, from the kites, balloons and gliders of the mid-19th century to the Zeros, Kates and Vals that struck a powerful blow to the US Navy at Pearl Harbour and were some of the most iconic designs of the war.
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Sentimental Journey
Reminiscences of War
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Sixteen tales of people and places caught up in the Second World War, from an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Glenn Miller in December 1944 to the story of a downed American bomber crew's escape from neutral Switzerland.
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Six Crashes Later
The Story of a Fighter Pilot
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The wartime memoirs of English fighter pilot Derek Leyland Stevenson, from his training in the West Country in 1942 through a succession of crashes all of which he walked away from, to his post-war career
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OKB YAKOVLEV
A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft
Product Code: 21625
The Yakovlev design bureau started life in 1927 when Aleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1894-1977) brought out his first aircraft, the two-seat AIR-1. The first nine designs created by Yakovlev remained in prototype form, being developed largely at his own initiative; in 1935, however, his fortune c...
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OKB TUPOLEV
A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft
Product Code: 21624
A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft Yefim Gordon & Vladimir Rigmant The origins of the design bureau that was to bear his name can be traced back to the appointment of Andrey Nikolayevich Tupolev as head of the TsAGI's Aviation Department in 1918. Over the years, nearly 300 projects h...
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100 YEARS OF BRITISH NAVAL AVIATION
Product Code: 21615
Published in association with the Royal Navy, this is the official history of the first century of British naval aviation. It chronicles naval aviators' involvement in two world wars and other conflicts world-wide, and the crucial developments in the technology of ships, aircraft and weaponry tha...
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Classic World War II Aircraft Cutaways
Product Code: 21614
Classic WWII Aircraft Cutaways tells the stories of the most innovative aircraft companies in the world, in authoritative texts supported by cutaway drawings, colour profiles, and archival photography.
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The Man Who Would Not Die: The Remarkable Story of 'Lucky' Herschel McKee Barnstormer, war hero, test pilot, motor racer, scoundrel
Product Code: 21610
Herschel McKee's remarkable life story reads like that of a comic-book hero. A daredevil, a leader of men and, above all, a survivor, McKee fought in both World Wars, suffering numerous skirmishes with death. His colourful life included spells as a Foreign Legion soldier, fighter-pilot ace with t...
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