Aerospace Books | Schiffer Publishing

This new book is a detailed survey and a anew perspective on the development of Luftwaffe aircraft from 1935-1945. Special emphasis has been placed on details of weaponry, equipment and other areas that have up...

Crusader! is a vital oral history of one of the most controversial fighter planes in carrier aviation. Once known as the "Last of the Gunfighters", the Vought F-8 Crusader has since become a legend in...

This book offers a unique view of the Natter and other German rocket jet projects.[AuthorName]By Joaquim Dressel[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 80 b/w photographs, line drawings[/ColorPattern]

During the American Civil War, General Nathan Bedford Forrest stated that in order to win a battle, you had to get there the firstest with the mostest. Today in military parlance the C designation means...

This new large format volume is a grand tribute to all of those who served in SAC from its inception in 1947 to its disestablishment in 1992. The great variety of aircraft and missile systems...

Thorough look at the development and service of floatplanes carried on battleships and cruisers documents a long neglected subject for the first time in over 400 photographs. From the 1920s through World War II, aircraft...

This is the only comprehensive guide to the 124 aircraft and experimental flying machines used by the United States Army since 1947. The definitive reference source on its subject.[AuthorName]By (author) Stephen Harding[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]An Illustrated History[/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]

This autographical account of one young naval officer's brief World War II career as a carrier Landing Signal Officer details incidents and anecdotes, from the hilarious to the harrowing, drawn from the author's extemporaneous log,...

Reknowned Japanese aircraft historian Richard Bueschel revises and updates his classic series of books on Japanese Naval and Army Air Force aircraft of World War II. The A6M-1/2/-2N ZERO-SEN is the first volume. All variations...

Concise history of the XB-70, including production, flight tests, and the fatal crash of Aircraft #2 in 1965. Aircraft #1 is now at the US Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB. The North American XB-70...

Detailed, illustrated look at every nuclear delivery system the United States ever deployed. With few exceptions, each weapon and system is illustrated by either color or black and white photographs. Each weapon also comes with...

The legendary STUKA in a new collection of World War II era photos over a variety of war fronts.[AuthorName]By (author) Fritz Zoebel and Jakob M. Mathmann[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration][/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern][/ColorPattern]