US Air Force

From a very young age, Gino Pastori knew he wanted to fly the iconic DC-3. He wanted to fly freight because it was flown at night....

On Hallowed Ground is the riveting story of this epic battle. Drawing on previously classified documents, interviews, and letters from survivors, author Bill McWilliams details the strategy and tactics behind the conflict and pays stirring tribute to the heroic soldiers....

Chariots in the Sky is the story of Captain Taylor St. Jams, a dedicated U.S. Army Assault helicopter pilot at war in Vietnam. He just wants to do his job and return home to his wife and family....

Nothing captivates the human imagination like the vast unknowns of space. Ancient petroglyphs present renderings of the heavens, proof that we have been gazing up at the stars with wonder for thousands of years. Since then, mankind has systematically expanded our cosmic possibilities....

The Vietnam War was the seminal event of my generation and affected so many lives. Over 58,200 of us paid the ultimate price, but the war didn’t end when the last US helicopter lifted off from the roof of the US Embassy in Saigon. It continues to take its ugly toll on many....

With over 20 individual stories from former Lightning pilots, this book relates the highs and lows, and the dramas and the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end....

While serving as a crew chief aboard a US Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province....

Alan Axelrod's Lost Destiny is a rare exploration of the origin of today's controversial military drones as well as a searing and unforgettable story of heroism....

In 1971, while US ground forces were prohibited from crossing the Laotian border, a South Vietnamese Army corps, with US air support, launched....

The author presents a behind-the-scenes look at how decisions are made at the highest levels of government regarding whether and how those forces will be used, and how they are acquired....

Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted firsthand by the operators themselves....

From the Great Depression to the 21st century the author's story includes the sociological, political, and economic dynamics of that period....

They all, President Truman, the Army, Air Force, Navy, and the Marine Corps feared the Central Intelligence Agency, yet the president tasked it ...

Of all the military assignments in Vietnam, perhaps none was more challenging than the defense of the Mekong River Delta region....

This audiobook brings the history of the U.S.S. Intrepid to life in a tribute complete with personal recollections from sailors and vivid descriptions of the deadly conflicts she endured....

This volume of Combat Veterans’ Stories of the Vietnam War contains 15 autobiographical stories. The first begins in late October 1967, and is told by a Marine rifleman who fought in battles at Mike’s Hill, Foxtrot Ridge, and numerous others....

A hell-bent-for-leather fighter pilot, Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown, yet compelling, colorful, and controversial commanders of World War II....

US Air Force Major George Filer belongs to the generation of pilots and airmen who first became aware of the strange aircraft showing up in the Earth’s atmosphere after World War II....

Above and Beyond is the incredible true story of Frank Luke Jr., the first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor. When America entered the First World War in 1917, Luke became a fighter pilot....

Drawing on authoritative materials not previously available, Lewis Sorley gives us an insightful, factual, and superbly documented history of the Vietnam war in the years from 1968 to 1975....