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War among the Clouds
New Brunswick Airmen in the Great War
Price:
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781773104294
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Goose Lane Editions
The Great War of 1914–18 was the first conflict in which aircraft played a significant role. It was dangerous and sometimes exciting, and it created and accelerated rapid technological change in the...
Canada's Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100
Price:
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781487509361
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Canada’s Air Force tells the full story of the RCAF from its founding to its 100th anniversary.
Battle of Britain
And Canada's Gallant Airmen
Price:
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9781990823930
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Sutherland House
The gripping and heroic story of fighter pilots defending the skies over Britain from unprecedented Nazi attackFor 113 terrifying days in 1940, Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe, threw everything...
Fighting from Above
A Combat History of the US Air Force
Price:
CA$40.95
ISBN: 9780806193670
Pub Date: March 2024
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
While detailing combat operations, Fighting from Above also pays close attention to technology, politics, rivalries, logistics, policy, organization, equipping, and training. Thorough, concise, and innovative in its approach, it is an authoritative, exceptionally readable history of the development of American air power.
The Avro Arrow
For the Record
Price:
CA$29.99
ISBN: 9781459753167
Pub Date: February 2024
Imprint: Dundurn Press
“No one has done more than Palmiro Campagna to document the story of Canada’s extraordinary Avro Arrow ... This latest work sheds new light on the Arrow’s fascinating saga.” — ANDREW CHAIKIN,...
On the Wings of War and Peace
The RCAF during the Early Cold War
Price:
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9781487526764
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
On the Wings of War and Peace examines the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the early Cold War period.
Colonial Dis-Ease
US Navy Health Policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898-1941
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CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780824894160
Pub Date: June 2023
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
A variety of cross-cultural collisions and collusions—sometimes amusing, sometimes tragic, but always complex—resulted from the US Navy’s introduction of Western health and sanitation practices...
Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen
Refuting Myths about America's First Black Military Pilots
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CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781588384546
Pub Date: February 2023
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Once an obscure piece of World War II history, the Tuskegee Airmen are now among the most celebrated and documented aviators in military history. With this growth in popularity, however, have come a...
The Air War in Vietnam
Price:
CA$67.95
ISBN: 9781682830857
Pub Date: October 2022
Imprint: Texas Tech University Press
A reexamination of the effectiveness of air power during the Vietnam War, from the tactical aspects of war to the level of national policy.
The Turtle and the Dreamboat
The Cold War Flights That Forever Changed the Course of Global Aviation
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CA$40.95
ISBN: 9781640124134
Pub Date: June 2022
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
This is the first detailed account of the historic race for long-distance flight records between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy after World War II.
Harnessing the Airplane
American and British Cavalry Responses to a New Technology, 1903-1939
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CA$29.95
ISBN: 9780806180779
Pub Date: March 2022
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Harnessing the Airplane compares how the American and British armies dealt with this unique challenge. A multilayered look at a critical aspect of modern industrial warfare, this book examines the ramifications of technological innovation and its role in the fraught relationship that developed between traditional ground units and emerging air forces.
Finding a Fallen Hero
The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner
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CA$29.95
ISBN: 9780806189697
Pub Date: February 2022
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Finding a Fallen Hero is a compelling story that blends a wartime drama with a primer on specialized research. Author Bob Korkuc initially set out to learn how his Uncle Tony came to rest at Arlington. In the process, he also unraveled the mystery of what occurred over the skies of Germany half a century ago.
Flying Camelot
The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia
Price:
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781501760655
Pub Date: December 2021
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Flying Camelot brings us back to the post-Vietnam era, when the US Air Force launched two new, state-of-the art fighter aircraft: the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It was an era when debates...
The Jet Makers
The Aerospace Industry from 1945 to 1972
Price:
CA$37.95
ISBN: 9780700631407
Pub Date: October 2021
This volume presents the history of the American jet aircraft manufacturing industry from World War II to 1972, documenting the evolution of its technology and covering the intricacies of its management,...
Red Phoenix Rising
The Soviet Air Force in World War II
Price:
CA$47.95
ISBN: 9780700632930
Pub Date: July 2021
The definitive account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II. Provides a fast-paced, riveting look at the air war on the Eastern Front as it has never been seen before.
A Military History of India since 1972
Full Spectrum Operations and the Changing Contours of Modern Conflict
Price:
CA$74.95
ISBN: 9780700631988
Pub Date: June 2021
A Military History of India since 1972 is a magisterial narrative of war and conflict in contemporary India.
War among the Clouds
New Brunswick Airmen in the Great War
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781773104294
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Goose Lane Editions
Canada's Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781487509361
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Battle of Britain
And Canada's Gallant Airmen
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9781990823930
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Sutherland House
Fighting from Above
A Combat History of the US Air Force
CA$40.95
ISBN: 9780806193670
Pub Date: March 2024
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
The Avro Arrow
For the Record
CA$29.99
ISBN: 9781459753167
Pub Date: February 2024
Imprint: Dundurn Press
On the Wings of War and Peace
The RCAF during the Early Cold War
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9781487526764
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
On the Wings of War and Peace examines the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the early Cold War period.
Colonial Dis-Ease
US Navy Health Policies and the Chamorros of Guam, 1898-1941
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780824894160
Pub Date: June 2023
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Misconceptions about the Tuskegee Airmen
Refuting Myths about America's First Black Military Pilots
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781588384546
Pub Date: February 2023
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
The Air War in Vietnam
CA$67.95
ISBN: 9781682830857
Pub Date: October 2022
Imprint: Texas Tech University Press
The Turtle and the Dreamboat
The Cold War Flights That Forever Changed the Course of Global Aviation
CA$40.95
ISBN: 9781640124134
Pub Date: June 2022
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Harnessing the Airplane
American and British Cavalry Responses to a New Technology, 1903-1939
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9780806180779
Pub Date: March 2022
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Finding a Fallen Hero
The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9780806189697
Pub Date: February 2022
Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Flying Camelot
The F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9781501760655
Pub Date: December 2021
Imprint: Cornell University Press
The Jet Makers
The Aerospace Industry from 1945 to 1972
CA$37.95
ISBN: 9780700631407
Pub Date: October 2021
Red Phoenix Rising
The Soviet Air Force in World War II
CA$47.95
ISBN: 9780700632930
Pub Date: July 2021
A Military History of India since 1972
Full Spectrum Operations and the Changing Contours of Modern Conflict
CA$74.95
ISBN: 9780700631988
Pub Date: June 2021