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By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472819581
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2017
UK Publication Date: 30th November 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Packed with photos and spectacular new artwork, this book traces the supersonic career and lasting influence of the record-breaking Bell X-2 rocket plane.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472860545
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 18th July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In 1960, SAC's B-52s began a nonstop, eight-year, nuclear-armed patrol. Fully illustrated, this study explains how one of the Cold War's most challenging operations was conceived and flown.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472854568
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2023
UK Publication Date: 16th February 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air Force's fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of the most dangerous and demanding missions in the two wars.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472857545
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2023
UK Publication Date: 20th July 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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With specially commissioned artworks and dynamic combat ribbon diagrams, this volume reveals how the 'last of the gunfighters', as the F-8 was dubbed by its pilots, prevailed against the growing MiG threat of the Vietnamese People's Air Force.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472850355
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 18th August 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Strap in alongside the Sabre pilots as they experienced the world's first large-scale jet-vs-jet combats. Brought to life with innovative tactical artwork and dramatic first-hand accounts from the pilots themselves.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472850645
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2022
UK Publication Date: 23rd June 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A detailed look at the deadly battle between US Navy F9F Panther jet fighter-bombers and communist anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) defenses that proliferated throughout the Korean War.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472861689
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 23rd May 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472861740
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2025
UK Publication Date: 16th January 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A new study of how the first purpose-built anti-tank helicopter gunship - the Bell AH-1 Cobra - engaged communist armor and well-armed irregular fighters in the war for control of Vietnam.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472829153
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472823601
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Detailed study of one of the US' most famous post-war aircraft, the F-4 Phantom, which saw service in three branches of the US military during the Vietnam War.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472840790
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2020
UK Publication Date: 17th September 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An exploration and analysis of the tactics, equipment, and effectiveness of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the US Navy's primary strike weapon during the war in Vietnam, and its main adversary--North Vietnam's antiaircraft artillery network.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472850393
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2022
UK Publication Date: 17th March 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A fully illustrated study into the extraordinary Convair B-36 during the Cold War.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472836403
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2019
UK Publication Date: 31st October 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Focusing on its design, development and deployment during the Cold War, this title charts the history of the ground-breaking B-58 Hustler bomber, the first large aircraft capable of Mach 2 at 63,000 feet.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472845078
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2021
UK Publication Date: 18th February 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472836212
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2019
UK Publication Date: 31st October 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This title is a detailed, illustrated guide to the Douglas D-558, the ground-breaking US Navy research aircraft which became the first aircraft to break Mach 2, and paved the way for America's Cold War "Century Series" fighters.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472840677
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2020
UK Publication Date: 28th May 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This illustrated study explores the design, development, and deployment of the F-102, a groundbreaking fighter intended to combat the threat of Soviet nuclear-armed bombers.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472842534
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2020
UK Publication Date: 17th September 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The secret history of America's air war to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the supply routes upon which Communist victory in the Vietnam War was dependent.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472819918
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2017
UK Publication Date: 18th May 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An authoritative history of the hypersonic career and lasting influence of America's Mach 6 rocket plane, packed with photos and spectacular new artwork, which will appeal to the many aviation fans fascinated by the thrilling, dangerous world of Space Age pioneers.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472825032
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2018
UK Publication Date: 9th March 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The story of one of the most magnificent aircraft of the Cold War--America's six-engined Mach 3 bomber prototype: the XB-70 Valkyrie.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472825070
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472845153
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2021
UK Publication Date: 19th August 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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While the helicopter was essential for the US war effort the Vietnam experience also proved the validity of the gunship concept. This illustrated new history explores one of the hardest-worked and most effective of the helicopter types in-theater.
(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781472814647
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781849084468
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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"USAF F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War".
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By: Peter E. Davies
ISBN: 9781780963136
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Although built in small numbers for the USAF, the F-104C fought and survived for almost three years in Vietnam. This book covers the technical characteristics of the F-104 Starfighter, one of the most widely-used and popular aircraft in history. It also features photographs detailing the variety of nose-paint schemes and weapons configurations.
