| Stock Code |
Book Title, Author, Brief Contents
PERSONAL NARRATIVES & BIOGRAPHIES, U.S.A.
|
Cat |
Price
£ |
| 040128 |
YEAGER - An Autobiography of General Chuck Yeager & Leo Janos.
Paperback, 435pp, 16 pages of b/w photos.
|
5 |
£7.99 |
| 040180 |
SUFFOLK SUMMER by John T Appleby. Small softback
|
5 |
£7.99 |
| 040184 |
MUSTANG ACE: THE STORY OF DON S GENTILE by Joseph W Noah.
Softback, 160 pages. Re-print of this classic title - paperback.
|
5 |
£8.99 |
| 040219 |
GABBY A Fighter Pilots Life; Francis Gabreski as told to Carl
Molesworth. Full story in 176pp, over 200 b/w photos, 8 colour acft profiles,
8.5" x 11".
|
2 |
£37.50 |
| 040222 |
FLYING WITH THE HELLS ANGELS by Fleming & Hall. Memoirs of an 8th
AF B-17 Pilot/POW, 401st BG, 1943-45. Maher & his Navigator were the sole
survivors of their B-17 which exploded over France on his 20th Mission. His dual
account details air combat and day-to-day survival in Stalag Luft III POW Camp
& the infamous Blizzard POW March of Winter 1945. 180pp, 15 photos, 4.5 x
6.5".
|
5 |
£5.50 |
| 040228 |
ACES AGAINST JAPAN VOL 1 New Edition by Eric Hammel. First-person
accounts from forty American fighter Aces who battle in the skies over the
Pacific & Asia in WWII. 6" x 9", 352pp, b/w maps &
illustrations. |
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040259 |
COMBAT TOUR WITH UMBRIAGO by E A "Jerry" Jerome. 196pp, b/w
illustrations. |
5 |
£22.95 |
| 010330 |
SPECIAL OFFER! SPECIAL OFFER! SPECIAL OFFER!
SUPPORT and STRIKE
A Concise History of the US Ninth Air Force In Europe
by John F Hamlin
Softback, 128 pages, b/w photos throughout.
Special Offer Price of £2.50
Normal Retail Price.... £12.95
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|
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| 040273 |
A TIME TO REMEMBER; Jack Parsenson. Author flew with the
SAAF; flew
P-36s against the Italians in E/Africa, P-40s in N/Africa and Spitfires post
war. This is his story! |
5 |
£12.95 |
| 040295 |
WE'RE POOR LITTLE LAMBS; The last mission of Crew 22 & Piccadilly
Lily, 100th BG, Oct 8, 1943 by Paul M Andrews. 86pp, ill'.
|
5 |
£38.95 |
| 040323 |
FOUR CAME HOME; Carroll V Glines. Gripping story of the Survivors of
Jimmy Doolittle's two lost crews. 172pp, b/w photos throughout. |
5 |
£12.50 |
| 040325 |
ACES AGAINST JAPAN II; The American Aces Speak Vol III by Eric Hammel.
302pp.
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040335 |
DONALD'S STORY; Capt D R Emerson, 4th Ftr Group Pilot Remembered;
Sandra Merrill. 230pp.
|
5 |
£10.95 |
| 040344 |
THE COLD BLUE SKY; A B-17 Gunner in WWII. Jack Novey. 96th BG,
Snetterton Heath. 232pp, b/w photos.
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040351 |
MY COMBAT DIARY 26 Jan - 6 June 1945 by Walt Cranson. 1st Lieutenant,
392nd BG, 578 Sqdn, 8th AF, Wendling, England. 51pp, b/w photos |
7 |
£5.95 |
| 040354 |
THE YOUNGEST CREW; Paul Wagner. Author flew with 398th BG, 1944-45.
227pp, b/w photos.
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 040362 |
USAAF FIGHTER STORIES; Dramatic accounts of American fighter pilots in
training & combat over Europe in WWII; Ian McLachlan. 192pp, 180 illusts.
|
2 |
£19.99 |
| 040363 |
FIGHTER ACES OF THE USA; New Revised & Expanded Edition; Toliver/Constable.
400pp, over 850 b/w photos.
|
2 |
£49.95 |
| 040366 |
THE DESERT HAWKS; An American Volunteer Fighter Pilot's Story of
Israel's War of Independence, 1948 by Leo Nomis. 127pp, b/w photos.
|
2 |
£15.99 |
| 040367 |
BOMBS AWAY; by Pathfinders of 8th AF; The story of three men who
trained & flew together in WWII, first with the 95th BG out of Horham in
Suffolk & later with the 482nd Pathfinder Group from Alconbury. A rare
insight into the early Pathfinder Ops of the 8th AF.
|
2 |
£16.95 |
| 040368 |
HAPPY JACK'S GO BUGGY; A Fighter Pilot's Story; Jack
Ilfrey. New
expanded edition with many new photos, originally written in 1946. 8.5" x
11", over 190 b/w & clr photos, 3 clr acft profiles, 128pp. |
2 |
£29.95 |
| 040369 |
BEN DREW: The Katzenjammer Ace by R
R Powell. 6 x 9", 278pp. Re-print in softback. |
5 |
£19.95 |
| 040371 |
P-47 PILOTS: The Fighter-Bomber Boys by Tom Glenn. 50 b/w
illustrations, 224pp.
|
5 |
£12.95 |
| 040387 |
TO FLY AND FIGHT: The Memoirs Of A Triple Ace by Col Clarence E
"Bud" Anderson. Veteran of 116 WWII combat missions in the P-51
Mustang he dubbed "Old Crow". Here the man who taught Chuck Yeager how
to fly, describes the joys & dangers of being a top ace & test pilot as
he relives his most memorable experiences from the European Theatre to Vietnam.
302pp, 16 b/w photos, size 6" x 9".
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040388 |
FLYING SCHOOL: COMBAT HELL by Ellis M Woodward. The Author looks at
his experiences in flight training & combat missions with the 493rd BG
stationed Debach. 187pp, 3 pages b/w photos.
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 040391 |
CASTLES IN THE AIR: The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Crews of the
US 8th Air Force by Martin W Bowman. Originally published in the 1970s using
material gathered from many veterans many of whom have since passed away. 216pp,
270mm x 205mm, 175 b/w photos
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040397 |
A WASP AMONG EAGLES: A Woman Military Test Pilot in WWII by Ann B
Carl. First-person story of Ann Baumgartner who made history as the only woman
to test fly experimental planes during the war & the first woman to fly a
jet. 132pp, 7 pages b/w photos. |
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040398 |
THE OCCASION FLEETING: The Story of the 33rd Fighter Group in WWII as
told in the Diary of the Group Surgeon. More than just a history of a famous US
Air Corps Unit in WWII, it is the true & intensely personal story of a man's
struggle against the destructive nature of war experiences & the temptations
that threaten marriage & family. 310pp, 59 b/w photos, 7 maps.
|
5 |
£17.95 |
| 040399 |
THE FORGOTTEN MAN - THE MECHANIC The Kenneth A Lemmons Story by Cindy
Goodman & Jan Riddling. Kenneth Lemmons was assigned as a Flight Chief at
Thorpe Abbotts to the 351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group. Limited Edition!
140 x 220mm, 98pp, b/w photos.
|
1 |
£24.95 |
| 040401 |
MISSISSIPPIANS IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH: An Anthology of stories by young
men from Mississippi who served in the 8th Air Force in WWII edited by N Kenneth
Nail. 308pp, b/w photos. |
2 |
£39.95 |
| 040403 |
AND NO PURPLE HEART by Frank Reese Mays. The Author was a ball turret
gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress named "War Horse" flying with the
385th BG from Great Ashfield, Suffolk. These are some of his experiences during
that time.
|
5 |
£7.95 |
| 040404 |
FLY A BIG TIN BIRD: 379th Bombardment Group by Ralph L Peterson.
Collection of true stories about Peterson & his fellow crew mates'
experiences in the Army Air Corps during the war. It follows Peterson through
flight training to England where he piloted a B-17 bomber on 32 daring daylight
missions deep into Europe over heavily defended targets. 174pp, few
illustrations, size 220 x 280mm.
|
5 |
£17.95 |
| 040405 |
WITH CREW 13: A History of Crew 13 with the 100th Bomb Group in WWII
by Earl Benham. Describes the events of an Air Force Flight Crew continuing on
through their training program in the US & through their actual experiences
on aerial combat over Germany in WWII. The Author was involved as Radio Operator
on the Flying Fortress with Crew 13. 135mm x 210mm,158pp, illustrated
throughout.
|
5 |
£16.95 |
| 040406 |
COME FLY WITH ME: Experiences of an Airman in WWII by Lloyd O Krueger.
A sensitive & insightful remembrance about the horrors of combat flight
during WWII with the 95th Bomb Group. Size 8.25" x 11", 220pp.
|
5 |
£21.95 |
| 040409 |
BRENT BALCHEN by Carroll V Glines. Full & compelling portrait of
Brent Balchen who set polar flight records, organised a series of daring wartime
air operations & became a leader in arctic aviation.
|
2 |
£26.95 |
| 040411 |
DEADLY SKY: The American Combat Airman in WWII by John C McManus.
Draws from a wide range of operations, full illustration of the dangers
encountered by US Airmen. 368pp, 216 x 140mm, 24 b/w photos.
|
2 |
£18.99 |
| 040413 |
FADING WINGS, FADED GLORY by John Christopher Dinou. The Author was a
pilot on B-26 Marauders stationed with the 344th BG at Stansted, Essex &
then later moved to the Continent in October 1944. These are some of his
experiences. 238pp.
|
5 |
£19.95 |
| 040415 |
In The LETTERS TO HARDLIFE: Story of Champion B-17 Flying Fortress,
Ohio AFB by Thomas A Helman. Author was co-pilot, 385th BG based Gt Ashfield,
Suffolk, crew of the 549th Sqdn. This is a memento to the Ohio AF, a collection
of anecdotes. 135 x 210mm, 8pp b/w photos, 138pp.
|
5 |
£16.95 |
| 040418 |
STRIKE AND HOLD: Memoir of the 82nd Airborne Division in WWII by T M
Burriss. Currently being re-printed!
|
2 |
£17.95 |
| 040419 |
HOT SHOTS: Oral History of the Air Force Combat Pilots of the Korean War edited
by Jennie Ethell Chancey & W R Forstchen. 240pp, b/w photos.
|
2 |
£23.95 |
| 040420 |
BANDITS OVER BAGHDAD: Personal Stories of Flying the F-117 Over Iraq by
Warren E Thompson. 200pp, b/w photos.
|
2 |
£16.95 |
| 040421 |
TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY: Tales & Contrails of the Second World War by
Lt Col R A "Dick" Hewitt; 78th Fighter Group, 82nd Fighter Squadron,
8th Air Force. 171pp, illustrated.
|
5 |
£17.95 |
| 040422 |
AFTER THE LIBERATORS: William C McGuire II. A son's tribute to his
father, A B-24 Liberator Navigator with the 392nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, who
died in an air battle over Germany in WWII. 197pp, 16 pages of b/w
photos.
|
5 |
£14.95 |
| 040423 |
THE SUNRISE SERENADE: A WWII Bomber Crew Story by Jerry Penry. Life
on the base for a young bomber crew of the 8th AF, 452nd Bomb Group. Also
lists every plane & their names that flew in the 452nd and a listing of the
250 missions. Large format, 162pp, illustrated. Now Available!
|
5 |
£19.95 |
| 040424 |
MY THREE YEARS: 1942 Enlistment - Liberation 1945 by Edward
Patterson. Story of a flyer's experiences from his enlistment with the
447th Bomb Group at Rattlesden, through his capture & imprisonment in Stalag
IV & subsequent release when American ground forces occupied Germany &
liberated them. 5" x 7", 109pp.
|
5 |
£14.95 |
040425
040426
040427
040428 |
AMERICAN
EAGLES series focusing on the history of the pilots, units & aircraft which
formed the 8th AF’s VIII Fighter Command & the 9th
AF in Europe
Section
One: American
Volunteer Fighter Pilots in the RAF 1937-43
Section Two: P-38 Lightning Units of the 8th & 9th
Air Forces.
Section Three: P-47 Thunderbolt Units of the 8th Air
Force
Section Four: P-51 Mustang Units of the 8th Air Force
Each is 303 x 226mm, c80pp, c120 photos & 30 colour profiles.
|
5 |
each
£16.95 |
| 040431 |
BLACK SHEEP ONE by Bruce D Gamble. The life of Gregory
"Pappy" Boyington, the charismatic skipper of Marine Fighting Sqdn VMF
214, top scoring ace & recipient of the medal of honor. 384pp, 32 b/w
illustrations.
|
2 |
£18.99 |
| 040432 |
LUCK OF THE DRAW: Reflections on the Air War in Europe by Frank D Murphy,
formerly Captain & Navigator of the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group,
US 8th Air Force, Station 139, Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, 1943. Illustrated,
344pp, b/w photos.
|
1 |
£27.50 |
| 040434 |
MARAUDER MAN by Kenneth T Brown. The Author served with the 391st
BG (M), 9th Air Force. This deals with his combat role in the Pacific
& Europe plus development & introduction of the Douglas B-26
Marauder. 240pp, photos.
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040435 |
TENKO! RANGOON JAIL by John Boyd with Gary Garth. The amazing story
of Sgt John Boyd's survival as a POW in a notorious Japanese prison camp.
168pp, b/w photos.
|
1 |
£19.95 |
| 040436 |
ANGEL, A MIGHTY FORTRESS: The Fortress, The Crew, The Mystery by Don
Gaddo & Leslie Barnett. Riveting war story about a 398th Bomb Group,
B-17 F/Fortress and its crew. This is the first of four books.
Softback, 148pp, 6pp b/w photos.
|
5 |
£14.50 |
| 040437 |
THE STAINED GLASS WINDOW: A Footpath to Pain's End by Don Gaddo &
Kimberly Dronzek. Follows on from "Angel" - Don Gaddo travels to
Nuthampstead, England to attend the unveiling of a church window dedicated to
the 398th BG. Sftbk, 154pp.
|
5 |
£14.50 |
| 040438 |
WAR’S
LOST LOVE FOUND by Don Gaddo & Demaris H Parks.
Third in the series following the mysteries & miracles of a WWII B-17
crew of the 398th BG.
This is the story of the love affair between Second Lieutenant Joseph
Doglio & a young British woman, Anne Howard, during WWII.
5.5” x 8.5”, approx 230pp, 8 photos.
|
5 |
£14.50 |
| 040440 |
MAD REBEL .... A Youth At War by John H Oliphint. Details his
hazardous journey as a wartime fighter pilot with the 359th Fighter Group flying
P-47's, P-51's. He survived 67 missions before being shot down, captured
& brutally tortured, finally escaping to join the French Resistance.
Graphic & inspiring account. 478pp, 70 b/w photos.
|
2 |
£21.95 |
| 040443 |
PACIFIC DIARY: From Charlottesville to Kyoto 1927 - 1945 by Thomas M
Behrendt. Memoirs of a young Signal Corps soldier & his part in the
big war. 110pp, 69 photos & illustrations.
|
5 |
£9.95 |
| 040446 |
GLIDERMEN
OF NEPTUNE by Charles Masters.
A Historical document with dramatic photos & personal recollections
of young Americans going into battle on D-Day in frail wooden & fabric Waco
CG-4A & British-built Horsa gliders & the disaster that awaited them at
the landing zones in Normandy.
96 pages, 63 photos, 8.5” x 10”.
|
5 |
£17.50 |
| 040447 |
A
DYING BREED: The Courage of the Mighty Eighth Air Force by Dillon.
Each combat tour against the Germans consisted of 25 missions but with a
loss rate exceeding ten per cent, each crew member knew his chance for survival
was slim.
This is the true story of one of the heroic bomber crews who survived.
A story of
amazing courage, touching camaraderie, uplifting faith &
indomitable spirit.
225 pages, 8” x 10”.
|
5 |
£12.95 |
| 040448 |
SERENADE
TO THE BIG BIRD – BERT STILES (New Edition!).
After completing a tour of duty (35 missions) in B-17’s, Bert
Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron.
Just 4 months later, he was killed in action at the age of 23, on an
escort mission to Hanover, Germany.
This title portrays the tragedy of war & specifically the loss to the
world of this fine, sensitive, talented writer.
6” x 9”, b/w photos, 144pp.
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040449 |
ACES & PILOTS OF THE US 8th & 9th AIR FORCES: Jerry Scutts.
Detailed account, recounts the build-up of the various squadrons, their
deployment & operations in the period leading up to the final defeat of Nazi
Germany in May 1945. Includes detailed appendices listing the top 100 US
aces & all the fighter units & squadron-identifying code letters.
254mm x 203mm, 160pp, over 150 photos.
|
2 |
£19.99 |
| 040450 |
AMERICA’S
TOP WWII ACES In Their Own Words by William Hess.
A selection of reports from the greatest American Aces of the war.
229 x 152mm, 224pp, 100 b/w illustrations.
|
5 |
£14.99 |
| 040452 |
GOT ANY GUM CHUM? GI's In Wartime Britain 1942-1945 by Helen D Millgate.
Examines the impact that the American GI's had in wartime Britain using lively
narrative & personal accounts. 122 pages, b/w photos throughout.
|
5 |
£10.99 |
| 040454 |
VICTORY ROLL: The American Fighter Pilot & Aircraft in WWII by
William Wolf. 456 pages, over 670 b/w photos, size 8.5 x 11".
|
2 |
£49.95 |
040455
&
040456 |
LILI MARLENE by Major M A McCartney. In two high quality volumes, 9
x 12", total of 912 pages. The Author flew with the 306th Bomb Group
from Thurleigh. These are his experiences with the crew of their B-17
"Lili Marlene", his personal combat tour & political battles of
the period plus much more .....
|
2 |
To be
Sold as a Set for £90.00 |
| 040457 |
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE COMBAT DIARY: Combat Missions flown with the 100th Bomb
Group, England 1944-45 by 1st Lt John A Clark. The Author was a
co-pilot flying with the 100th BG.
|
1 |
£39.95 |
| 040458 |
OF MEN & WINGS: First 100 Missions of the 449th BG based upon the
wartime diary of Charles A Shepherd, 718th Squadron. 400pp, 71 photos,
maps, glossary, etc.
|
2 |
£25.00 |
| 040459 |
THE MAN WHO FLEW THE MEMPHIS BELLE: Col Robert Morgan USAFR with Ron
Powers. Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot. 388 pages, 16 pages of b/w
photos.
|
2 |
£21.95 |
| 040460 |
FLAK AT 12 O'CLOCK by Dean M Bloyd. A Kansas farmboy's teenage
experiences that lead to his becoming a co-pilot of a B-17 in the 8th AF during
the final months of WWII. 6" x 9", 204 pages.
|
5 |
£12.95 |
| 040463 |
ACES OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH by Jerry Scutts & John Stanaway.
Details the careers of the US Pilots who earned the "Ace" flying the
P-38, P-51 & P-47 in the European/ Mediterranean theatres. Combines
the Aircraft of the Aces, Vols 1, 19 and 24.
|
5 |
£19.99 |
| 040465 |
THEY NEVER SAW ME THEN: Richard H Timberlake Jr. History of the
Author's flying experiences as a B-17 co-pilot. Based with the 388th BG,
8th AF at Knettishall in East Anglia, flew 26 missions into Germany.
204pp, some b/w illustrations.
|
2 |
£22.65 |
| 040466 |
THEY NEVER SAW ME THEN: Softback Edition
|
5 |
£16.95 |
| 040467 |
FINAL FLIGHT: The Story of the Glenn Miller connection with Twinwood Farm
Airfield & the area around Bedford by John N Smith. 24 pages, b/w
illustrations throughout.
|
6 |
£4.95 |
| 040468 |
KIDD HOFER - THE LAST OF THE SCREWBALL ACES: The Story of Ralph K Hofer &
The 4th Fighter Group in WWII by Troy White. 8.5 x 11", over 225
photos & illustrations.
|
5 |
£26.50 |
| 040469 |
ONE LUCKY BASTARD by Col Elwyn J "Stub" Warfle, USAF,
Ret. 447th BG (H), 8th AF, England 1943-45. The Author survived two
combat tours with the Mighty 8th flying as a lead bombardier; later became a
quadruple rated Air Force bomber pilot. 7" x 10", 388 pages, 200
photos/illustrations.
|
1 |
£29.95 |
| 040470 |
A NOBLE SPIRIT by Alvin L Morton. Presents men of the 303rd BG, 8th
AF on the air base & in the air, in crew pictures & their writings from
the period, on their missions & under enemy fire. Large format, 229pp,
b/w photos throughout. Now Available!
|
2 |
£29.95 |
| 040471 |
SERENADE TO THE WORLD FROM 30,000: Stories & Essays by Bert Stiles edited
by R B Dickison & R F Cooper. Written by Bert Stiles while he was in
training for the Army Air Corps in WWII & also while he was actually flying
as a co-pilot on a B-17 heavy bomber. 193 pages.
|
5 |
£13.95 |
| 040472 |
RELUCTANT WITNESS: Memoirs from the Last Year of the European air War 1944-45
by Brian H Mahoney. This is a story which should be read by all WWII,
8th AF enthusiasts. Lt Col Mahoney saw the carnage in one of the 8ths
worst luck groups (the 492nd) and then went on to become deputy commander of one
of its best groups (the 467th). Written by the son from his father's
diaries. This tells the story from behind the scenes as well as from the
pilots seat of a B-24 Liberator in combat. 536pp.
|
5 |
£26.95 |
| 040473 |
ISAIAH'S EAGLES RISING: A Generation of Airmen by Bernard Thomas
Nolan. The Author's experiences as a pilot with the 487th Bomb Group based
at Lavenham, May - September 1944. He flew 33 missions as a pilot in B-17s
& B-24s & flew 22 years in the USAF as an active pilot, later served 15
years with NASA. 268 pages.
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040474 |
SHOOTDOWN: A WWII Bomber Pilot's Experience as a Prisoner of War in Germany by
William H Wheeler. The Author flew a B-17 with the 91st BG on the first
Schweinfurt Raid and was shot down that day on his 24th mission over enemy
territory. This is his story of life as a POW & his liberation.
212pp.
|
5 |
tba |
| 040475 |
OUT OF THE DESERT: John Blundell. Men & missions of the 98th
BG. Includes many photos of servicemen at Benghazi, Palestine, delegates
of the Cairo Conference as well as the low-level mission to Ploesti.
112pp, 8.5 x 11".
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040476 |
HANN'S CREW: E J Johnson. Story of nine young men who overcame
unbelievable odds with the 8th AF, 490th BG flying missions over Germany during
WWII. 112pp, 6" x 9".
|
1 |
£17.95 |
| 040477 |
THE LEGACY OF DAEDALUS: Collection of war stories & flying tales
written & contributed by members of the Order of Daedalians, the national
association of military pilots. Includes stories from WW1, WWII, Korea,
the Cold War, Vietnam & Desert Storm. Beautiful photography & full
colour artwork from Keith Ferris. 304pp, 8.5" x 11".
|
1 |
£29.95 |
| 040478 |
RESCUE FROM SHANGRI-LA: Col Edward Imparato. True story of one of
the most dramatic & gripping sagas of WWII: This is the story of two
men & a woman stranded as the result of an airplane crash in the deepest
jungle of New Guinea & the subsequent rescue mission. 200pp, 6" x
9".
|
1 |
c£17.95 |
| 040479 |
MEMOIRS OF A MARAUDER PILOT by F W Bauers. Unique & personal
story of pilot F William Bauers Jnr who flew 68 combat missions between March
& November 1944 & participated in the planning of combat operations from
Nov 1944 thro the end of war in May 1945. The Author flew with the 344th
Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. Full details to follow - coming soon!
|
2 |
£17.50 |
| 040480 |
NO FOXHOLES IN THE SKY by Harry M Conley, 95th BG Squadron CO & Chief
of Staff, 93rd Combat Wing, Veteran of 89 combat missions. Story of the
95th Bomb Group in training in the US in 1942 & eventual transfer to England
& the 8th Air Force. The 95th became one of the 8th's most famous
groups; flew B-17's out of Horham in Suffolk. Illustrated, 413pp.
|
2 |
£25.95 |
hardback
040481
softback
040482 |
BROTHER MEN WHO FLY: A WWII Gunner's Personal Quest by Benedict Yedlin
with Alexander M Jeffers. In the spring & summer of 1944, Benedict
Yedlin was the Ball Turret Gunner in a B-24 Bomber Crew based in Italy flying
against some of the toughest targets in Europe. These is his story of his
plane, "The Buzzer", & of the men who flew in it including the 16
who died when it crashed on an Italian mountainside. 297pp, 40 pages of
photos & maps, index.
|
2
5 |
c£21.95
c£14.95 |
| 040483 |
PATRIOTS WILL: Surviving the Great Depression & WWII Combat by Jack C
Hubbard Major, USAF (Ret). Gripping memoir. The Author served on
B-17's with the 306th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, based Thurleigh, England.
|
5 |
£14.95 |
| 040484 |
BY THE NUMBERS: Story of a B-17 Bombardier. James Cullen.
91st Bomb Group, later POW. b/w photos, 287pp.
|
5 |
£16.95 |
| 040490 |
BUFFALO GAL: With the 8th and 15th Air Forces in Action over Europe in WWII.
|
2 |
£17.50 |
| 040491 |
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A COWBOY With The Bloody 100th Bomb Group. Owen
D Roane.
|
|
£12.50 |
| 040492 |
ON TARGET: World War II Story of a B-17 Crew with the Bloody Hundredth, 8th
Air Force.
|
|
£10.00 |
| 040493 |
WHEN THUNDER ROLLED. An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam.
|
|
£21.50 |
| 040499 |
READY OR NOT: Into The Wild Blue. The aviation career of a B-17
Pilot who flew with the 457th BG, 8th AF. 292pp.
|
5 |
£18.95 |
| 040502 |
COMBAT CREWS OF THE 306th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H) 1942-45. Russell
Strong. Photos of crews with captions (photocopied), 180pp.
|
5 |
£21.95 |
| 040503 |
AN EMOTIONAL GAUNTLET - Stuart J Wright. Story of a World War 2
American Aircrew Flying missions from England in a B-24 Liberator Bomber they
nicknamed "Corky"
|
2 |
£19.99 |
| 040504 |
THEIR DEEDS OF VALOR - Andy Rooney. WWII adventures of 8th Air Force
Pilots and Crewmen shot down in Europe & of French Underground Heroes who
defied death to rescue them. 462 pages
|
2 |
£29.95 |
| 040505 |
JIMMY STEWART - BOMBER PILOT :By Starr Smith. The story of Jimmy's
Stewarts life in service as a Bomber Pilot and Air Combat Commander in World War
II. This is a true story of personal knowledge, sharp insight and told
with skill, respect and admiration
|
2 |
£16.99 |
| 040507 |
AN INNOCENT AT POLEBROOK .Charles N Stevens. This is the true
story of an 18 year old plucked from his small hometown in California who found
himself at 19 riding in the nose of a heavy bomber under conditions, he could not
possible have imagined. 282 pages
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 040508 |
REDDO'S RAIDERS James J Redmond Jr. Memoirs of a B17 Bomber Aircraft
Commander during his tour with the 8th Air Force in World War II. 250
pages
|
5 |
£14.95 |
| 040509 |
MAXIMUM EFFORT Richard R Bender. Some adventures of a young pilot in
the Air War over Germany during World War II. 148 pages
|
5 |
£15.50 |
| 040510 |
TWENTY FIVE MILK RUNS (And a few others) - Richard R Johnson.
Relates to the author's humble beginnings to becoming a youthful WWII Flying
Fortress Combat Pilot before he learned to drive a Car. Contains his 8th Air
Force Combat Stories and also some of his sixty plus years of commercial pilot
experiences. 281 pages
|
5 |
£14.95 |
| 040513 |
NEVER GIVE UP - Cheryl Price. A Biography of Thomas L Thomas a B-17
Navigator. 204 pages
|
5 |
£14.95 |
| 040514 |
NEVER GIVE UP - Cheryl Price. The above book but in Hardback.
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040515 |
ENJOY LEST TOMORROW FLEES 1st Lt. Lloyd O Krueger US Army Air
Force. Navigator with the 95th Bomb Group B-17s. 415 pages
|
5 |
£16.50 |
| 040516 |
CALCULATED RISK. A Memoir by Jonna Doolittle Hoppes. The
extraordinary life of Jimmy Doolittle - Aviation Pioneer and World War II
Hero. 324 pages
|
2 |
£15.99 |
| 040517 |
INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER - Allan T Stein. His Life in the Air
Force. 180 pages
|
2 |
£21.95 |
| 040518 |
THROUGH THESE EYES - James L. Hutchinson. A World War II Eighth Air
Force Combat Veteran Tech Sergeant/Radio Operator. A World War II Eighth
Air Force Combat Diary
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 040519 |
I FLEW WITH HELL'S ANGELS by Bill Albertson from the Memoris of 2nd Lt Edward
Albertson, 303rd Bombardment Group (H) 359th Bomb Squadron Eighth Air
Force. Thirty-six combat missions in a B-17 Flying Fortress
1944-1945.
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 040520 |
BOOSTER MCKEESTER - AND OTHER EXPENDABLES by Willie Chapman Pilot 415th
Squadron. 98th Heavy Bombardment Group Ninth US Army Air Force Middle East
Theater 1942-43. 202 pages
|
1 |
£21.95 |
| 040521 |
THE BEST OF TIMES Terence T Finn. A Novel of Love and War set in
England during the last four months of 1943. 499 pages
|
2 |
£21.95 |
| 040522 |
GENTLEMEN FROM HELL - C C Neal. Men of the 487th Bomb Group Leaders of
the largest Eighth Air Force Mission of World War II
|
2 |
£24.95 |
| 040523 |
Two-Man Air Force. Don Gentile and John Godfrey. American
Volunteers who flew together as leader and wingman respectively with the USAAF
4th Fighter Group based at Debden in Cambridgeshire. This the story of
their adventures and wartime partnership. 164pp b/w
photos.
|
2 |
£19.99 |
| 040527 |
IOWANS OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH. Charles D Taylor. Wartime
experiences told to the Author by over three hundred Iowa veterans stationed in
England between 1941/1946. 470pp b/w photos throughout, some colour
photos.
|
2 |
£25.95 |
| 040528
Softback 040529 Hardback |
My War - John C Walter. The True experiences of a U.S. Army Air
Force Pilot in World War II. From training as an Air Cadet and finally to
a pilot-in-command of a B-17 Flying Fortress in the 8th Air Force. Hardback
- £15-95 Softback - £9-95
|
|
|
| 040532 |
STORIES OF A B-17 BOMBER PILOT: Dewayne "Ben" Bennett.
From Plow Boy to Bomber Pilot 93pp. Signed by Author
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 040533 |
MY COMBAT DIARY WITH EIGHTH AIR FORCE B-17S 390TH BOMB GROUP : Andy
Anzanos (570th Squadron) Story of a B-17 Engineer/Top Turret Gunner who
flew over twenty five missions in WW2. These are his words, as written by him as
these events unfolded all around him. 93pp. (Signed by Author)
|
5 |
£15.95 |
| 040537 |
JUMP, DAMN IT JUMP by Edward F Logan Jr. - Memoir of a Downed B-17 Pilot
in World War 2. 229pp. b/w photos and illustrations
|
5 |
£18.50 |
| 040541 |
FOES BY FATE..FRIENDS BY CHOICE by James A Mullinax. Story of
Heroism & survival of a Flying Fortress B-17 Pilot during one of the most
intense air battles of WW2. This is one man's story of what happened. Also
included are many other stories as they relate to his.
|
5 |
18.95 |
| 040542 |
DEAR MOTHER & FATHER by Marie Mountain Clark. Women's Air Force
Service Pilots (WASP) Class 44-1. World War II letters home from a WASP.
An Autobiography. 284pp, b/w photos
|
2 |
24.00 |
| 040543 |
B-17 COMBAT MISSIONS by Martin Bowman. Fighters, Flak &
Forts. First hand accounts of Mighty 8th operations over Germany.
156pp. Many b.w & colour photos & illustrations
|
2 |
20.00 |
| 040544 |
AIR COMBAT AT 20 FEET by Garrett Middlebrook. Selected missions
from a Strafer Pilot's Diary. 654pp, some b.w photos & illustrations
|
5 |
18.95 |
| 040545 |
LAST OF THE COMBAT B-17 DRIVERS by Col Harold D Weekley, USAF (Ret) &
James B Zazas. 334pp, b/w photos & illustrations.
|
5 |
17.99 |
| 040546 |
RHAPSODY IN JUNK by Marilyn Jeffers Walton. A Daughter's return to
Germany to Finish Her Father's Story. 486pp, b/w photos &
illustrations
|
5 |
15.95 |
| 040547 |
LUCKY DOG by Douglas E Holt (Ex. 381st BG Co-Pilot). His personal story
as a Pilot with the 8th Air Force in England. 173pp, b.w photos, maps
& illustrations
|
5 |
£14.95 |
| 040548 |
THE HELLISH VORTEX - Between Breakfast and Dinner by Richard M Baughn.
Historic novel about young P-51 Pilots during WW2 370pp,
|
5 |
£19.95 |
| 040549 |
A VIEW FROM ABOVE by Carl D Petit. A World War 2 Memoir &
History European & Pacific Theaters. 433pp, b/w photos, maps &
illustrations
|
5 |
£16.95 |
| 040550 |
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES by Jane Mersky Leder. Love, Sex and World
War 2. 185pp
|
2 |
£22.95 |
| 040551 |
THE AIRMEN OF RIDGEWELL by Derek Wyndham Mayes. History of
Ridgewell Airfield. RAF 90 Squadron, USAAF 381st Bomb Group & RAF 94 &
95 Maintenance Units. 194pp, b/w & colour photos &
illustrations
|
5 |
£12.95 |
| 040918 |
THE CORSAIR YEARS; Andrew Jones. 176pp, few b/w photos. The Author
recreates his experience as a Marine pilot of the legendary F4U Corsair. 176pp,
b/w photos throughout.
|
1 |
£16.95 |
| 040925 |
CARRIER AIR GROUP COMMANDERS: The Men & Their Machines by Robert
Lawson. Listing of every known CAG & dates of his command, profiles of more
than 40 of the Navy's more notable CAG's. Over 250 colour & b/w photos, size
8.5" x 11", 208pp.
|
1 |
£37.50 |
| 040927 |
THE FIRST HELLCAT ACE by Cdr H McWhorter III with J A Stout. Flew
with Unit VF-9 which was the first unit to convert to new Grumman F6F Hellcat
fighter, largely used to crush the Japanese in the Pacific. McWhorter's
5th Aerial Victory in Nov 1943, off Tarawa, earned him first "Ace" in
the Hellcat. Hdbk, 249pp, photos.
|
2 |
£19.95 |
| 040928 |
BROWN WATER NAVY - RIVER RATS: US Naval Mobile Riverine Operations, Vietnam by
Ronald L McAbee. Memoir's of a Monitor 20mm Gunner "River Rat",
Vietnam War, 1967-68. 202pp, 49 photos & illustrations.
|
5 |
£14.95 |
| 040930 |
FLYING WITH IRON ANGELS: The Diaries & Memories of Navy Carrier Pilots
fighting the Pacific War in 1944 - Carrier Air Group 14 & the USS Wasp CV-18
by Charles Houston. Size 8.5" x 11", over 100 photos, more
than 50 maps, drawings & charts.
|
2 |
£35.00 |
| 040933 |
COMMAND AIR GROUP COMMANDERS - The Men and Their Machines by Robert
L Lawson. History of the Establishment of the carrier air group commander
billet and the attendant formal air groups. 198pp b/w & colour
photos.
|
2 |
£37.50 |
