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DORNIER DO 215: Luftwaffe and Other
Operators 1938–1945 Mikael Olrog With
hundreds of rare photographs, specially
commissioned color artwork, technical
and performance data, details on
camouflage and markings, and production
and loss lists, the author presents
a fascinating and revealing account of
the often-overlooked and misunderstood
Dornier Do 215. 9 x 12, 272 pgs, 350
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-52-4.
Item # CP752 ...............................$69.95
DORNIER DO 335 PFEIL/ARROW J. Richard
Smith and Eddie J. Creek The authors
have fully revised, updated, and significantly
expanded their work incorporating
more than 150 additional rare photographs,
diagrams, and new material about
the development, construction, and flying
of the Do335 and the little-known projects
and concepts it spawned. 9 x 12, 288 pgs,
600 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-906537-
50-0. Item # CP750 ....................... $79.95
DOUGLAS A3D SKYWARRIOR - PART 1
Bruce Cunningham First published
in 1998, this book covers, as the title
says, the development of the extensive
Skywarrior series. Known as the
“Whale” due to its large size, the twinjet
aircraft was designed as the Navy’s
nuclear heavy bomber from its onset.
8-1/2 x 11, 138 pgs, 313 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-45-5.
Item # GB245P ........$26.95 POD Book
DOUGLAS AD/A-1 SKYRAIDER Steve
Ginter Over 3,180 Skyraiders were
produced in 20 different versions and
modified further into at least 7 other
variants. Learn about the development,
testing, and service of this versatile aircraft.
This is #98 in Ginter’s Naval Fighters
Series. 8-1/2 x 11, 256 pgs, 641
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9892583-5-7.
Item # GB835 ................................ $52.95
DOUGLAS A-1 SKYRAIDER – WBT VOL.
13 Larry Davis & David Menard Solid
technical coverage of this long-lived aircraft
that served from the end of WWII
through Vietnam. Includes its many models
and variants, technical drawings, and
construction and maintenance photos.
8-1/2 x 11, 104 pgs, over 200 b/w photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-207-6.
Item # SP478P .........$21.95 POD Book
DOUGLAS A-26 INVADER – WBT VOL. 22
Frederick Johnsen A technical look at the
strengths and weaknesses of this aircraft
through tech manual excerpts, cutaways,
photos, etc. 8-1/2 x 11, 100 pgs, 150 b/w
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-208-3.
Item # SP016P .............................. $21.95
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DOUGLAS A-4A/B USMC/USMCR/USNR
Steve Ginter Although many fewer Marine
squadrons were equipped with the A-4A/
Bs than Navy squadrons, the type still saw
extensive usage by fourteen active-duty
Marine squadrons. 8-1/2 x 11, 72 pgs,
172 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-
50-9. Item # GB250 ...................... $16.95
DOUGLAS A-4M SKYHAWK Steve Ginter
The last version of the Skyhawk series to
be built, the A-4M Skyhawk II, was obviously
the most capable. While the original
Skyhawks were designed as a lightweight
delivery platform for nuclear weapons, the
“Mighty Mikes” were refined into the ultimate
close air support weapon to protect
the “Mud Marines.” 8-1/2 x 11, 120 pgs,
256 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-942612-
55-4. Item # GB255 ...................... $22.95
DOUGLAS AD/A-1 SKYRAIDER: Part Two
Steve Ginter This volume covers 95 Skyraider
Fleet and Utility squadrons with
photos and squadron patches/insignia
when available. 8-1/2 x 11, 272 pgs, 589
b/w and 13 color photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-9892583-6-4. Item # GB836 ...... $55.95
THE DOUGLAS B-18 AND B-23: America’s
Forsaken Warriors Dan Hagedorn, Sr. and
Dan Hagedorn, Jr. For the first time, this indepth
study of the development, operational
units, series colors, wartime activities,
and full production list of these 340 aircraft
combine with over 350 drawings and photographs
to reveal the true impact of America’s
forgotten warriors. 8-1/2 x 11-1/2,
288 pgs. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-85979-178-6.
Item # AD178 .................................$39.95
DOUGLAS C-124 GLOBEMASTER II Earl
Berlin The answer to a need for larger
and faster commercial and military airlifters
was provided by, among others, the
Douglas Aircraft Company with its military
C-74 and C-124 cargo planes. 8-1/2 x 11,
153 pgs, 304 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
942612-95-0. Item # GB295 ......... $29.95
DOUGLAS R4D-8/C-117D SUPER GOONEY
Steve Ginter with Norm Taylor &
Angelo Romano Part of the Naval Fighters
Series, this book tells the story of the
Douglas aircraft used as a transport, VIP
carrier, station hack, trainer with VT-29,
and in Antarctica with VX-6 from 1952
into the 1980s. 8-1/2 x 11, 136 pgs, 300
b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9846114-
8-5. Item # GB148 ........................ $32.95
DOUGLAS USMC A-4E/F SKYHAWK Steve
Ginter Although fewer Marine squadrons
were equipped with the A-4 E/Fs than
Navy squadrons, the type still saw extensive
usage in Vietnam. The close air
support that these aircraft provided to
our deployed troops were invaluable and
saved countless American lives. 8-1/2 x
11, 64 pgs, 213 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-942612-52-3. Item # GB252 ...... $16.95
DOUGLAS USN A-4A/B SKYHAWK Steve
Ginter “Heinemann’s Hot Rod,” “Tinker
Toy,” “Bantam Bomber,” all nicknames for
the embodiment of simplicity and design
efficiency in the best attack aircraft ever
(author’s opinion). Read all about its development,
components, testing procedures,
and squadrons served. This book is chock
full of photographs and diagrams. 8-1/2 x
11, 178 pgs, 341 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-942612-49-3. Item # GB249 ...... $29.95
DOUGLAS USN A-4E/F SKYHAWK Steve
Ginter The A-4 Skyhawk was the workhorse
of the Vietnam War. It flew more
strike missions than any other Navy aircraft
and its losses in combat amounted to 37
percent of all Navy combat losses. 8-1/2 x
11, 51 pgs, 343 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-942612-51-6. Item # GB251 .......$29.95
DRAGON’S WINGS: Chinese Fighter and
Bomber Aircraft Development Andreas
Rupprecht Provides a revealing look at
the development of Chinese military aviation,
covering fighter and bomber aircraft
development since 1949. 8-1/2 x 11, 224
pgs, 300 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
906537-36-4. Item # MC736 ........ $49.95
DRONE STRIKE!: UCAVs and Aerial Warfare
in the 21st Century Bill Yenne Takes
you from the end of the 20th Century
through today’s latest technical wonders,
covering such amazing unmanned aircraft
capabilities as aerial refueling and landing
aboard aircraft carriers even more accurately
than manned aircraft. This book also
contains recently declassified photographs
of the latest U.S. Unmanned Combat Aerial
Vehicles, and provides detailed coverage
of international UCAVs with a great deal of
hard-to-find insight into UCAV development
in Israel, Turkey, Iran, and China (among
others). 10 x 10, 192 pgs, 284 b/w and color
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-252-6
Item # SP238S .................................. $39.95
EARLY SOVIET JET FIGHTERS Yefim Gordon
and Dmitriy Komissarov This volume
presents, in considerable detail, the development,
history, and technical specifications
of the earliest Soviet jet fighters. The
majority of the photos are from previously
classified sources. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 432
pgs, 750 photos. Hdbd. 978-1-902109-
35-0. Item # HK935 ...................... $64.95
EARLY US JET FIGHTERS: Proposals,
Projects and Prototypes Tony Buttler In
the aftermath of World War II the development
of military fighter aircraft in the US
continued apace to take advantage of a new
form of propulsion – the jet engine. Design
competitions were held resulting in new jet
fighters. This book tells the story of these developments
with drawings and photographs.
8-1/2 x 12, 176 pgs, 350 photos. Hdbd. ISBN
978-1-902109-30-5. Item # HK930 ...$49.95
ENEMY COAST AHEAD—UNCENSORED
Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC DSO
DFC First-person account of the famous
Dambusters raid. 6 x 9-1/4, 288 pgs, 33
b/w & 10 color photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-
0-85979-118-2. Item # AD118 ..... $18.95
EYES FOR THE PHOENIX: Allied Aerial
Photo-Reconnaissance Operations in
South East Asia 1942–1945 Geoffrey J.
Thomas The job of the photographic squadrons
in the Far East was to discover Japanese
intentions within a vast area within
which virtually no other intelligence could
otherwise be obtained. The crews were,
until now, the forgotten eyes of the “Forgotten
Army.” 8-1/2 x 12, 272 pgs, 16 pgs
color, 200 b/w photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-
9519899-4-4. Item # HK994 ............$44.95