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Boeing B-47 Stratojet: True Stories of the Cold North American XB-70 in Color Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Bill Holder. The goal War in the Air Mark Natola. Beginning with the John M. Campbell. This is an all-color of the SR-71 program was to develop a Mach maiden fl ight of the XB-47 in 1947, and concluding photo study of the XB-70, including 3 vehicle that could accomplish high-altitude with the fi nal fl ight of any B-47 in 1986, B-47 this book production, fl ight tests, and the fatal reconnaissance missions. The cold, black, futuristic details the development and operational history of a crash of Aircraft #2. Aircraft #1 is now vehicle accomplished the goal on all counts, and remarkable aircraft that the USAF initially did not want. at the U.S. Air Force Museum. along the way, there was also a diversion to make Size: 6"x9" • 100 color/bw photos • 288pp. Size: 11"x8.5" • 110 color photos • 96pp. an offensive weapon out of the sleek vehicle. ISBN: 0-7643-1670-2 • hard • $35.00 ISBN: 0-7643-0507-7 • soft • $19.95 Size: 8.5"x11" • 140 color/bw photos • 80pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-1467-4 • soft • $19.99

Boeing B-47 Stratojet: A Photo- Rockwell B-1B: SAC’s Last Bomber Don Straight Up: A History of Vertical Flight graphic History Mark Natola. The Logan. Covers the complete history of the B-1 Markman & Holder. This book surveys the tech- Stratojet was produced in larger num- Lancer from its inception, through production, and nology of all the many VTOL vehicles, and provides bers than any post-WWII American operations with SAC. Tables are included which an overview of the programs and manufacturers. bomber. With more than 25 variants, cover B-1 program milestones, communication To take off and land vertically is not an easy task the B-47 was the backbone of SAC and navigation equipment, aircraft specifi cations – this is the story of how it has happened thus far. throughout the 1950s. This book takes and performance, production number and serial Size: 8.5"x11" • 320 color/bw photos • 184pp. you from the development of the fi rst number list, aircraft camoufl age and paint schemes, ISBN: 0-7643-1204-9 • soft • $29.95 XB-47 through the fi nal YB-47C and and aircraft name/nose art history. B-47Z concept aircraft. Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color/bw photos • 256pp. Size: 11"x8.5" • 150 bw photos • 120pp. ISBN: 0-88740-666-1 • hard • $49.95 ISBN: 978-0-7643-3758-1 • soft • $19.99

Boeing B-52: A Documentary History Walter Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit: An Illustrat- Air 200: Aircraft of the U.S. Bicentenni- J. Boyne. Conceived in 1948, fi rst fl own in 1952 ed History Bill Holder. It has been called the al Wayne Mutza. Though Bicentennial aircraft and projected still to be in front-line service in most amazing and unbelievable aircraft of the schemes and markings, along with many of the the 21st century, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 20th century. One look at the bat-like lines of the aircraft of that period, have all but faded into is one of the most extraordinary aircraft in USAF’s stealthy Spirit bomber quickly confi rms obscurity, this colorful volume not only preserves history. Features a comprehensive history of this. But that futuristic shape has lineage back to their images, but refl ects the spirit that prevailed the development of the U.S. heavy bomber, the 1940s when the Northrop Company designed during that historic period in U.S. aviation history. and the enormous number of modifi cations and built the B-35 and B-49. Size: 8.5"x11" • 190 color/bw photos • 104pp. and changes which have kept the aircraft viable. Size: 8.5"x11" • 150 color/bw photos • 80pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0388-0 • soft • $19.95 Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 bw photos • 160pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0591-3 • soft • $19.95 ISBN: 0-88740-600-9 • hard • $29.95

Martin B-57 Canberra: The Complete ACC Bomber Triad: The B-52s, B-1s, and One-of-a-Kind Research Aircraft: A History Record Robert C. Mikesh. No story about one B-2s of Air Combat Command Don Logan. of In- Flight Simulators, Testbeds, & Proto- type of aircraft could be more complete than This book presents a roll call of ACC’s bombers types Markman & Holder. Covered in this unique this coverage about the B-57. A brief history with photos and history of all 208 bombers since volume are the great variety of Infl ight Simulation of its British inception sets the stage for the joining ACC in June 1992. Also included are all Aircraft, Testbed Aircraft, and Prototype Aircraft. conversion that took place to American stan- of the bombers’ weapons. Includes eighty unit Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 photos • 152pp. dards for production in the U.S. The Canberra and special purpose fl ight suit patches. ISBN: 0-88740-797-8 • hard • $45.00 was needed to fi ll the night intruder role in the Size: 8.5"x11" • 780 color photos • 304pp. USAF that was identifi ed during the Korean War ISBN: 0-7643-0680-4 • hard • $59.95 and later Vietnam. Size: 8.5"x11" • 420 color/bw photos • 208pp. ISBN: 0-88740-661-0 • hard • $45.00

Glory Days: The Untold Story of the Men who 50 Years of the U-2: The Complete Illus- USAF Plus Fifteen: A Photo History 1947-62 Flew the B-66 Destroyer into the Face of Fear trated History of Lockheed’s Legendary David W. Menard. Full-color photo history of the Wolfgang W.E. Samuel. The untold story of an airplane “Dragon Lady" Chris Pocock. The long story of early USAF covers the great variety of fi ghters, and its brave fl yers who valiantly served our nation the Dragon Lady is amazing, and complex; this bombers, transport, helicopters and many other in time of war. The two EB-66 equipped combat book tells it all, in unprecedented detail, from aircraft in use during this period. squadrons fl ying from bases in Thailand against North the early days overfl ying the Soviet Union under Size: 8.5"x11" • 400 color photos • 144pp. Vietnam earned the Presidential Unit Citation for valor CIA sponsorship, to the Cuban Missile Crisis, ISBN: 0-88740-483-9 • soft • $24.95 in combat, numerous Outstanding Unit Awards with and on to the Vietnam War, epic missions over V-device, and equivalent U.S. Navy citations. Communist China, and its key role in Desert Storm, Size: 6"x9" • 80 bw photos • 464pp. over Bosnia and Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3086-5 • hard • $35.00 Size: 8.5"x11" • 450 color/bw photos • 440pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2346-1 • hard • $69.99

Convair B-58 Hustler Bill Holder. The legendary The U-2 Spyplane - Toward the Unknown: A New Force Drawdown: A USAF Photo History B-58, one of the most interesting bombers to reach History of the Early Years Chris Pocock. The full story 1988-1995 Francillon/Dunn/Porter. The end operational status, and had an appearance – even of the development and early use of the U-2 has never of the Cold War created a golden opportunity though designed in the 1940s – that would not been properly told – until now. This book describes in for reducing the defense burden and providing look out of date in the 21st century. The fi rst USAF vivid detail how the high-fl ying spyplane was conceived, taxpayers with a “Peace Dividend." This book delta-wing bomber was the Mach 2 Hustler that designed, built, and deployed in record time. provides a rich pictorial record of aircraft (including had the performance of a fi ghter. Size: 6"x9" • 110 color/bw photos • 288pp. old and new markings) and units which no longer Size: 8.5"x11" • 180 color/bw photos • 64pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-1113-0 • hard • $35.00 exist, and offers a visual chronicle of organizational ISBN: 978-0-7643-1468-1 • soft • $19.99 changes between 1988-1995. Size: 8.5"x11" • 410 color photos • 144pp. ISBN: 0-88740-777-3 • hard • $29.95

North American XB-70 Valkyrie: The Black Bats CIA Spy Flights over China from Tactical Air Command: An Illustrated A Photo Chronicle Campbell & Pape. Taiwan 1951-69 Chris Pocock. The CIA developed History 1946-1992 Mike Hill. Never before The XB-70 is one of the most unusual an uneasy partnership with the nationalist Chinese has such a complete pictorial history of Tactical looking aircraft in aviation history, and government on Taiwan for covert air operations over Air Command been put together. The planes, only two were constructed. It was origi- mainland China – dropping agents and propaganda, demonstration teams, and foreign units of TAC nally designed as a Mach 3 high-altitude and collecting signals, imagery and nuclear intelligence. are covered in pictorial and textual detail from bomber, but was later used as a research Each chapter is punctuated with vivid, fi rst-hand accounts the 1940s to the 1990s. aircraft. This is a short, detailed history from the participants – Chinese nationalists, Chinese Size: 8.5"x11" • 600 color/bw photos • 224pp. and includes production, fl ight tests, and communists, and Americans. ISBN: 0-7643-1288-X • hard • $49.95 the crash of #2 in 1965. Size: 6"x9" • 120 color/bw photos • 208pp. Size: 11"x8.5" • 100 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3513-6 • hard • $39.99 ISBN: 978-0-88740-906-6 • soft • $19.99