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Air Combat Zone Library
List updated: March 20, 2007

 

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Air Combat: An Oral History of Fighter Pilots by Robert F. Dorr

Air and Space : The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight (Hardcover) by Andrew Chaikin, Andrew Chaikin

Airborne: A Guided Tour of an Airborne Task Force by Tom Clancy

Aircraft Of The Aces: Legends Of The Skies (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces) (Hardcover) by Tony Holmes

Aircraft of World War II (The Aviation Factfile) (Hardcover) by Jim Winchester

DVD American Fighter Pilot (2002)
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.) TV series on the Air Force elite pilot training program.

At the Controls: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Book of Cockpits by Tom Alison (Editor), Dana Bell (Editor), Eric Long (Photographer), Mark Avino (Photographer)

Aviation History [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION]

Aviation Week & Space Technology [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION]

DVD Aviation Week: Ultimate Dogfigting (2000)

DVD Aviation Week Two-Pack (Superior Airpower, Ultimate Dogfighting) (2000)

DVD The B-2 Stealth Bomber: America's Deadliest Weapon (2000)

Bogeys and Bandits :The Making of a Fighter Pilot (Paperback)
by Robert Gandt

Carrier: A Guided Tour of an Aircraft Carrier by Tom Clancy

Carrier Combat (Hardcover) by David Wragg

Chopper: A History of America Military Helicopter Operations from WWII to the War on Terror (Hardcover) by Robert F. Dorr

Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors by Donald Nijboer, Dan Patterson (Photographer)

Combat Aircraft 37: Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat (Paperback) by Tom Cooper, Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

Combat in the Sky: The Art of Air Warfare by Philip Handleman

De Havilland Mosquito: An Illustrated History (An Illustrated History) by Ian Thirsk

Designed for the Kill: The Jet Fighter--Development & Experience (Hardcover) by Mike Spick
With few exceptions, fighters designed during the fifties and sixties fell into one of two categories, interceptors and tactical bombers. Then came a spate of limited wars, and to the surprise of many, fighters were once more engaging in close combat. It rapidly became obvious that close combat was not only possible but essential, and from this moment, the accent changed. The next generation of interceptors and air superiority fighters were designed for the kill.

The Encyclopedia of Aircraft : Over 3,000 Military and Civil Aircraft from the Wright Flyer to the Stealth Bomber (Hardcover) by Robert Jackson

Every Man A Tiger (Revised) : The Gulf War Air Campaign by Tom Clancy, Chuck Horner (Contributor)

Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II by Peter Smith ISBN: 1861263244

Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering (Hardcover)
by Robert L. Shaw

Fighter Pilot - Operation Red Flag (Large Format) (2-Disc WMVHD Edition) (2005) (2004)

Fighter Wing: A Guided Tour of an Air Force Combat Wing by Tom Clancy

Fulcrum: A Top Gun Pilot's Escape from the Soviet Empire by Alexander Zuyev The life or death decision made by Captain Alexander Zuyev to leave the Soviet Union and deliver one of his nation's newest fighter aircraft, as well as his own extensive knowledge of Soviet tactics, technology and capabilities, into the hands of its enemies.

Germany And the Axis Powers: From Coalition to Collapse (Modern War Studies) (Hardcover) by Dennis Showalter (Foreword), Richard L. Dinardo

DVD Great Fighting Machines of WWII (2000)

DVD Grumman F6F Hellcat: Roaring Glory Vol.1 (1998)

Grumman F-14 Tomcat: Bye - Bye Baby...!: Images & Reminiscences From 35 Years of Active Service by Dave Parsons, George Hall, Bob Lawson

Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions by Donald Nijboer, Dan Patterson (Photographer)

Historic Naval Aircraft: The Best of "Naval History" Magazine (Hardcover) by Norman Polmar

Ilyushin IL-2 And IL-10 Shturmovik (Hardcover) by Yefim Gordon, Sergey Komissarov

Israeli Mirage and Nesher Aces (Aircraft of the Aces, 59) (Paperback) by Shlomo Aloni

Jane's All World Aircraft -2005-06 (Jane's All the World's Aircraft) (Jane's All the World's Aircraft) (Hardcover) by Paul Jackson (Editor), Kenneth Munson (Editor), Lindsay Peacock (Editor)

Jane's Fighter Combat in the Jet Age (Jane's Air War, 1) (Hardcover)
by David C. Isby. Covers the entire history of jet fighters in action, from the end of World War II to the present. Meticulously detailed, it features 300 photos, line drawings and graphs that reveal how jet fighters and their weapons have developed and improved, utterly changing the face of air combat.

Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide (Paperback) by Bernard Ireland

Jane's How to Fly and Fight in the Mikoyan Mig-29 Fulcrum: At the Controls is a series providing a 'hands-on' briefing of what it is like to fly and fight in modern combat aircraft. Armed with a new generation of air-to-air missiles and capable of astonishing maneuvers that can give it to the edge against most modern interceptors, the MiG-29 remains one of the best fighter aircraft in the world today.

Jane's Radar & Electronic Warfare Systems 2005-06 (Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems) (Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems) (Hardcover) by Martin Streetly (Editor)

Jane's Simulation & Training Systems 2005-06 (Jane's Simulation and Training Systems) (Hardcover) by lan W. Strachan

Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide (Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide) (Paperback) by Tony Holmes

DVD Jet Bombers (2000)

Mig Pilot: The Final Escape of Lt. Belenko by John Barron "details the defection of a Soviet pilot and his MiG-25 to Japan in 1976."

Mikoyan Mig-31 (Famous Russian Aircraft) (Hardcover) by Yefim Gordon

Military Aircraft Boneyards (Paperback) by Nicholas A. Veronico, A. Kevin Grantham, Scott Thompson

Modelling The F/A-18 Hornet (Osprey Modelling) (Paperback) by Geoff Coughlin

DVD NOVA: Battle of the X-Planes (2003)

On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (Hardcover) by Gregory Fontenot, E.J. Degen, David Tohn

PHANTOM FROM THE COCKPIT: Flying the Legend by Peter Caygill

Pilots Information File 1944: The Authentic World War II Guidebook for Pilots and Flight Engineers (Schiffer Military History)

Republic's A-10 Thunderbolt II: A Pictorial History by Don Logan ISBN: 0764301470

DVD Roaring Glory Warbirds, Vol. 2: Mitsubishi Zero A6M5 (1998)

DVD Roaring Glory Warbirds, Vol. 3: Vought F4U Corsair (1998)

DVD Roaring Glory Warbirds, Vol. 4: Grumman Avenger TBM (1998)

DVD Roaring Glory Warbirds, Vol. 6: Lockheed Lightning P-38 (1998)

DVD Roaring Glory Warbirds: P-47 Thunderbolt (1998)

A Guide to the Russian Federation Air Force Museum at Monino by B. Korolkov, V. Kazashvili 0764300768

Skunk Works : A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed By: Leo Janos, Ben R. Rich

DVD Speed and Angels by Director Peyton Wilson

VHS Spitfire (AKA The First of the Few) (1942)

Spitfire: Flying Legends 60th Anniversary 1936-1996 (Osprey Classic Aircraft) (Hardcover) by John Dibbs, Tony Holmes

Soviet Secret Projects: Bombers Since 1945 (Hardcover) by Tony Buttler, Yefim Gordon

That Others May Live: The True Story of a Pj, a Member of AmericaŠs Most Daring Rescue Force by Jack Brehm, Pete Nelson

The High Battleground: Air to Air with World War II's Greatest Combat Aircraft (Flying Legends) by Jim Busha, Donald J. Blakeslee (Foreword), John M. Dibbs (Photographer)

The Great Book of Fighters (Hardcover) by William Green, Gordon Swanborough.

The Magic of Flight (Large Format) (2-Disc WMVHD Edition) (1996) Product Description: The Magic of Flight (39 min.) takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher, and wilder than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the historical first flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903, then soar with the world-famous Blue Angels

The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft (Paperback - May 2000) by Bill Gunston

U.S. Air Force Special Ops (Power Series) by Fred J. Pushies

USAFE, a primer of modern air combat in Europe by Michael Skinner

Vintage Aircraft Nose Art (Paperback) by Gary M. Valant

Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot (Paperback) by Keith Rosenkranz. Excellent account/diary of a gulf war F-16 pilot.

War in the Air : True Accounts of the 20th Century's Most Dramatic Air Battles-By the Men Who Fought Them (Paperback) by Stephen Coonts

Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War by William L. Smallwood ISBN: 0028811232

DVD The WWII Experience: Great Air Battles & The Planes That Won WWII (2000)

A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, New Edition (Paperback) by Gerhard L. Weinberg

The X-Planes: X-1 to X-45: 3rd Edition (Hardcover) by Jay Miller (Available from New & Used) Black & White, with B&W Pictures; Colour pictures included in appendices Probably the best all-round encyclopaedia of US X-Planes. Enough said. ;)

 

Historic Era Fiction or Dramatization Titles
Modern

Final Flight (Mass Market Paperback) by Stephen Coonts

DVD Firefox (1982) Starring: Clint Eastwood

 

 


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