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Berlin Airlift: Air Bridge to Freedom

by Bruce McAllister

So you survived six years of war, three years of occupation. You’re rebuilding your city, your life. And then one day the electricity is off, the gas burner doesn’t light, you’re under siege, and when the food runs out. . . . Enter, the biggest airlift the world had seen.

Sukhoi Su-24

by Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov

Pick any three current conflicts from the news and chances are someone is operating this now 45-year-old aircraft in anger. What makes the Fencer so capable for so long? From micro to macro detail, this book answers everything.

Men of the Battle of Britain

by Kenneth G. Wynn

Some 3,000 men denied the German Luftwaffe air superiority over Britain and thereby changed the war and the world. This monumental book records each of their stories and particulars.

Paint Locker Magic: A History of Naval Aviation Special Markings and Artwork

by William Tate & Jim Meehan

There are lots of books about nose art—this one takes a completely unexpected tack and explores, among other things, why naval aircraft have fewer decorations than those of other services.

RAF In Camera: 1950s

by Keith Wilson

Both in terms of aviation technology and politics, the 1950s were a fertile period because of the transition from propeller to jet and the global changes in the balance of power. This photo album documents both.

German Aircraft Instrument Panels, Vol. 2

by Dariusz Karnas

Close-up cockpit photos and detail drawings of the instruments of six German WW II aircraft—plus a full-size (!) drawing of a Bf 109 main panel. Bet you don’t have one of those yet!

The Red Baron

by Wayne Vansant

Do NOT avert your eyes! Can a graphic history book be worth reading/? This one is. And not just for kids.

Finnish Fighter Colours 1939–1945, Vol. 2

by Kari Stenman & Karolina Hołda

A mass of information you’ll not easily find elsewhere, especially if you’re a modeler looking for ideas and definitive exactitude. While Finland had to buy its aircraft from other nations, there’s one domestic product here (and it really deserved to be on the cover!).

Aircraft of World War I, 1914–1918

by Jack Herris &
 Bob Pearson

Illustrated with detailed artwork of aircraft and markings this little book packs a punch belying its size. Anyone new to this fascinating subject will find it a competent guide.

Fall of the Flying Dragon: South Vietnamese Air Force 1973–75

by Albert Grandolini

After the US started to pull out in 1973, how did the numerically superior local forces they left in charge manage to lose the war? Drawing on new material this excellent book offers new—and very different—answers.

Vânator – Romanian Hunter

by Radu Brînzan

“The Most Famous Fighter You Never Heard Of.” Historians, modelers, aviation folk: Now you can explore this elegant machine in what the subtitle rightly calls “Ultimate Detail.”

Fouga Magister

by Tine Soetaert

This 1950s French aircraft was the world’s first tandem jet trainer produced in substantial numbers and this book shows you all its bits, from nose gear shimmy to boundary layer splitter plate. In other words, advanced stuff.

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