2016–2017 NEW BOOKS 65

THE RA PTORS: All F-15 and F-16 Aerial Combat Victories Donald J. McCarthy, Jr. • Most complete collection of USAF and IASF F-15 Eagle and F-16 Falcon aerial victories to date • C o v e r s fi rst combat mission in 1979 to the present • Operation Opera, Operation Wood Leg, and all coalition air victories during the Gulf War

Th is is the most detailed historical photographic account of all individual Israeli and American F-15 and F-16 aerial combat victories. Included with each photograph is information that will surprise you, such as the identity of the Israeli and American pilots and their squadrons, individual tail numbers of each aircraft , and the weapon(s) deployed in the destruction of each enemy fi ghter. Many of the successful air-to-ground missions are showcased, including: Operation OPERA (Israeli raid against the nuclear reactor under construction in Iraq); and the October 1985 Operation WOODEN LEG (F-15s from Tel Nof Air Base launched against the PLO headquarters in Hammam al-Shatt , Tunisia; the fi rst time the F-15 was ever deployed as a strike fi ghter). Photographs of individual aircraft and detailed descriptions of each mission are included as well. Donald J. McCarthy, Jr., is a retired member of the Waterford, Connecticut Police Department, having served as a criminal investigator and detective commander for thirty-two years. A lifelong military enthusiast, he has authored several books regarding military aviation. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" • 155 color and b/w photographs • 192 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5243-0 • hard cover • $45.00 AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY 2017

PROJECT APOLLO: Th e Early Years, 1961-1967 Eugen Reichl • Volume 3 in the “America in Space” series • A detailed, look at the early years of NASA’s Apollo space program from 1960-1967 • Historic photos, detailed cutaway drawings, charts and diagrams, most in color

In May 1961, American president John F. Kennedy committ ed the nation to carrying out a manned landing on the moon before the end of the decade. Th is volume covers the early years of the Apollo program (1960- 1967), still the most signifi cant space eff ort in the history of mankind. In a very short time, NASA developed the mighty Saturn rockets, the Apollo spacecraft , and the lunar lander. Th is breathtaking development came at a cost, however, as in 1967 astronauts Virgil Grissom, Roger Chaff ee, and Edward White lost their lives during a test. Ten months aft er the catastrophe, however, the Saturn V, America’s moon rocket, made its triumphal unmanned maiden fl ight. Aft er that, just twenty more months would pass before man set foot on another celestial body for the fi rst time. Eugen Reichl works for the EADS aviation and aerospace company. He is a known expert on aerospace technology and has authored books and specialty articles on the topic. Size: 6" x 9" • 127 images • 144 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5174-7 • hard cover • $19.99 AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER

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Project Mercury • 978-0-7643-5069-6 • $19.99 Project Gemini • 978-0-7643-5070-2 • $19.99 NASA • 978-0-7643-3879-3 • $39.99