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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 August 18, 1945, US Army Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione bled to death above Tokyo. Marchione had the dubious distinction of being the last American killed in World War II combat....

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....

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....

This book relates the part played by Royal Navy Top Guns in defence of UK’s global national interests since World War II....

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

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

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....

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....

Midway, the most famous naval battle in American history, has been the subject of many books. However, none satisfactorily explain why the Japanese lost that battle....

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....

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....

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....

A Noble Cause presents a gripping chronicle of both large and small unit successful combat engagements....

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....

In 1942, the Solomon Islands formed the stepping stones toward Rabaul, the main base of Japanese operations in the South Pacific, and the Allies primary objective....

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....

I have met many great pilots in my flying career, but I can say without hesitation that, of my generation's pilots, Jerry Keyser was the greatest of them all. This is his story....

Chris Burwell charts one man's career in aviation from joining the RAF in 1969 aged eighteen, to having responsibility for training pilots for the world's major airlines nearly fifty years later....