Archive for Items Categorized 'Military', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Peace was Their Profession—Strategic Air Command: A Tribute
by Mike Hill, John M Campbell & Donna Campbell
The title is derived from the Strategic Air Command’s motto “Peace is Our Profession” which insiders—who have earned the right—often amend to include “War is Our Hobby.” An alternate version is “Peace Through Strength—Victory Through Devastation.”
Profiles of Flight: V Bombers Vulcan, Valiant and Victor
by Dave Windle, Martin Bowman
Unlike the multitude of often look-alike car models there are many fewer models of airplanes, few enough to be easily recognizable on sight. Among the bombers, the three featured in this book are especially distinctive.
Pegasus, The Heart of the Harrier
by Andrew Dow
Being one of the most innovative gas turbine aircraft engines ever developed, it is gratifying to see a book dedicated to the Rolls-Royce Pegasus, arguably the world’s first successful VTOL aircraft engine. VTOL has been an aviation goal for decades with many failures along the way.
Leydenfrost, The Baron of Aviation Art
by Hampton and Howard Wayt
Leydenfrost was a Hungarian artist who emigrated to America in the mid-1920s with three equally talented countrymen, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre and Paul Lucas. While his friends went on to Hollywood, Leydenfrost stayed in New York illustrating books.
The Horten Brothers and Their All-Wing Aircraft
by David Myhra
WWII left the world with a number of very technologically advanced German twin-jet aircraft designs. The young Hortons were right there and made a mighty contribution.
Flying Freestyle: An RAF Fast Jet Pilot’s Story
by Jerry Pook
This is a book for real flying enthusiasts. Jerry Pook has that ability as a writer to describe his remarkable flying experiences in a dramatic way that puts you in the cockpit with him during his many varied missions.
The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured to Carry Atomic Bombs
by Richard H Campbell
Nicknamed after the codeword for the project, B-29 Superfortress bombers in Silverplate configuration were the first planes ever to carry nuclear payloads. Here’s the complete story.