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BUILDING THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS:
A Detailed Look at Manufacturing
Boeing’s Legendary World
War II Bomber in Original Photos Bill
Yenne This book features photos and
manufacturing details of America’s
greatest multi-engine World War II
combat aircraft and tells the compelling
story of how more than 12,000 B-17s were built. 11 x 8-1/2,
240 pgs, 400 photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-58007-271-7
Item # SP271 Available March 2021 ..............................$34.95
ABLE MABEL MARTIN AM-1/1Q MAULER
Bob Kowalski Nicknamed the “Awful
Monster” because of its less-than-perfect
landing tendencies and maintenance
problems, the Martin AM Mauler
wasn’t operational for long. It’s design,
development, and operational history is
highlighted in this book. 8-1/2 x 11, 152
pgs, 393 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-0-
9993884-8-8 Item # GB848 ........$37.95
BATTLE UNDER THE MOON Jack Currie This
is a gripping account of the ill-fated RAF raid
on May 3, 1944, on the Panzer tank depot and
military barracks at Mailly-le-Camp south of
Reims in northern France. 5 x 7.8, 192 pgs, 8
pages b/w photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
80-8 Item # AD516 ..............................$12.95
BOULTON PAUL 1917-
1961: Aircraft, Projects
and Studies Les Whitehouse This book
sheds much new light on the activities
of an often overlooked company that
was in many respects at the forefront
of aeronautical innovation in Britain for
several decades. 8-1/2 x 11, 280 pgs,
500 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
48-8 Item # AD512 ....................$44.95
BRITAIN’S AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY:
Triumphs and Tragedies since 1909 Ken
Ellis For the first time, here is a readable,
highly-illustrated, examination of the entire
British aircraft industry, its heritage, and the
changes it faces in the 21st century both
technical and political. 8-1/2 x 11, 320 pgs,
300 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-42-
6 Item # MC942 .............................$39.95
BRITISH SECRET
PROJECTS 4: Bombers 1935-1940 Tony
Buttler Concentrating on designs that were
never built, the projects and programs
explored here start with designs that were
prepared in the knowledge that war was
approaching and go right through to the last
generation of British piston-engine bombers
that appeared after the war had ended. 8.3 x
11, 224 pgs, 300 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
910809-34-1 Item # MC934 .......... $44.95
CIVIL AIRCRAFT MARKINGS 2020 Allan S
Wright The 2020 edition has been fully revised
and updated as usual and has a new and
enhanced photographic section. Compiled by
one of the UK’s most widely respected aviation
authors, this classic aviation reference title
continues to flourish. 4.7 x 7.3, 464 pgs, 35
photos. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-37-2
Item # MC937 .................................... $19.95
CHINESE AIR POWER Yefim Gordon &
Dmitriy Komissarov This book focuses on
the current People’s Liberation Army Air
Force (PLAAF) and the Naval Aviation order
of battle and describes the most advanced
aircraft types currently in service or due
to enter service. 8-1/2 x 11, 320 pgs, 700
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-46-4
Item # AD513 ...............................$44.95
CLOSE CALL: RAF Close Air Support in the
Mediterranean Vic Flintham In this first of
two volumes, the author traces the evolution
and development of close air support,
beginning during the final year of the Great
War, via the doldrums of the inter-war years,
to the point where the RAF was criticized
heavily because of its apparent absence at
Dunkirk. 8.3 x 11.7, 192 pgs, 200 photos.
Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-902109-64-0
Item # HK964..............................$44.95
DOUGLAS DC-3 AND C-47 IN LATIN
AMERICAN MILITARY SERVICE Dan
Hagedorn & Mario Overall Richly illustrated,
with tables describing the often
extraordinary individual services lives
of each and every known Douglas DC-3
and C-47, this is a testament to the men
and women who, for three-quarters of
a century, have sweated, cursed and yet
loved these magnificent aircraft. 8-1/2
x 11, 320 pgs, 200 photos. Hdbd. ISBN
978-1-910809-47-1 Item # AD514 ................................$44.95
ECHOES IN THE AIR Jack Currie Reprinted,
the final work from renowned aviation author
Jack Currie, Echoes in the Air, is set to become
the classic collection of aviation ghost stories.
5 x 7.8, 176 pgs. Sftbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
49-5 Item # AD515............................$12.95
FOCKE-WULF Fw 190 VOLUME ONE:
1938-1943 Eddie J. Creek and J. Richard
Smith This is the first of a comprehensive
three-volume reference work on the iconic
Focke Wulf Fw 190, which was arguably
the finest fighter aircraft of World War II.
9.25 x 12.25, 336 pgs, 610 photos. Hdbd.
ISBN 978-1-906537-29-6
Item # CP729 ................................ $84.95
FOCKE-WULF Fw 190 VOLUME TWO:
1943-1944 J. Richard Smith and Eddie J.
Creek This is the second of a comprehensive
three-volume reference work on
the iconic Focke Wulf Fw 190, which was
arguably the finest piston-engined fighter
aircraft of World War II. 9.2 x 12.25, 336
pgs, 610 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-
906537-30-2 Item # CP730 ........$84.95
IF WAR SHOULD COME: The Origins of
the Second World War from The Times
Archive Mark Barnes This is a pictorial
look at aspects of life in Britain and in
other parts of Europe in the run up to the
start of World War II using press photographs
from the era. 8.3 x 11.7, 304 pgs,
500 photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-
45-7 Item # MC945 .......................$32.95
ITALIAN SECRET PROJECTS: Aircraft
Projects and Prototypes 1935-1944
Marco Comelli This latest addition to the
successful and groundbreaking Secret
Projects series will be a revelation to
many aviation historians, enthusiasts, and
modelers, as it brings together a fascinating
range of both well-known and obscure
Italian aircraft. 8.3 x 11, 176 pgs, 200
photos. Hdbd. ISBN 978-1-910809-35-8
Item # MC935 ............................$44.95