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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
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-4C/L SKYHAWK IN NAVY
SERVICE Steve Ginter Book six in the Naval
Fighter Series on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
covers the A-4C/L in navy service.
It covers the technical aspects of these
aircraft and squadron histories, including
squadron patches. 8-1/2 x 11, 190 pgs,
475 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9993884-
6-4. Item # GB846 .................. $39.95
★ DOUGLAS A-4C/L SKYHAWK IN MARINE
SERVICE Steve Ginter Book seven in
the Naval Fighters series on the Douglas
A-4 Skyhawk covers the A-4C/L in marine
service. This book covers the squadron
histories of the 23 marine units that
flew the A-4C/L Skyhawk in the 1960s
and 1970s. 8-1/2 x 11, 48 pgs, 185 photos.
Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-9993884-9-5.
Item # GB849 ................................ $18.95
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-
58007-238-0. Item # SP238............$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
ELECTRONIC AGGRESSORS: US NAVY
ELECTRONIC THREAT ENVIRONMENT
SQUADRONS Angelo Romano
A pictorial history of Fleet Electronic
Warfare Support Group (FEWSG), Fleet
Tactical Readiness Group (FTRG), Tactical
Electronic Warfare Squadron THIRTY
THREE (VAQ-33), Tactical Electronic
Warfare Squadron THIRTY-FOUR (VAQ-
34), Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
THIRTY-FIVE (VAQ-35), and Fleet Air Reconnaissance
Squadron ELEVEN (VQ-11).
★ PART ONE 1949–1977 8-1/2 x 11, 218
pgs, 648 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
9968258-0-1. Item # GB580 ......... $54.95
★ PART TWO 1978–2000 8-1/2 x 11,
218 pgs, 604 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-0-
9968258-8-7. Item # GB588 ......... $54.95
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