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1	The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II more books like this by Judith M Heimann add to wishlist In November 1944: Army airmen set out in a B-24 bomber on what should have been an easy mission off the Borneo coast. Instead they found themselves unexpectedly facing a Japanese fleet - and were shot down. When they cut themselves loose from their parachutes, they were scattered across the island's mountainous interior. Then a group of loincloth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot more books like this by Starr Smith, Walter Cronkite (Foreword by) add to wishlist The off-screen heroics of an American screen legend Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II - and they were legion - Jimmy Stewart was unique On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of the war, Stewart was already serving - as a private on guard duty at the Army Al Corp's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway more books like this by Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully add to wishlist The Battle of Midway was one of the most famous battles of World War Two. Now, for the first time since Gordon Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, two authors offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, this book makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources which correct previous accounts and ... see all copies from $13.54! new only from $20.43! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany more books like this by Donald L Miller add to wishlist Masters of the Air is a narrative history of the bomber war in World War Two. The U.S. had two air forces conducting strategic bombing in Europe during the war, the Eighth and the Fifteenth. The Eighth was the more powerful and was the one that bombed Germany. Masters of the Air is the story of the Eighth Air Force. Masters of the Air takes ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $10.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Baa Baa Black Sheep more books like this by Gregory Boyington add to wishlist The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The legendary Marine Corps officer and his bunch of misfits, outcasts, and daredevils gave new definition to "hell-raising" - on the ground and in the skies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II more books like this by William Yenne add to wishlist They were two of the greatest heroes of World War II. But only one could be top gun... Capturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World War II engaged in a kind of battle that became the stuff of legend-and those who survived showdowns earned the right to be called aces. But two men in particular rose to become something ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht more books like this by Robert F Dorr, Thomas D Jones, PH.D. add to wishlist "Hell Hawks!" is the story of the 365th Fighter Group and their close-quarters fight against Hitler's military. Beginning just prior to D-Day, June 6, 1944, the group's young pilots (most were barely twenty years old and fresh from flight training in the United States) flew in close support of Eisenhower's ground forces as they advanced across ... see all copies from $9.65! new only from $18.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	I Could Never Be So Lucky Again: An Autobiography more books like this by James Harold Doolittle, Carroll V. Glines add to wishlist During World War II, Jimmy Doolittle served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan which was immortalized in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. In this gutsy, personal account, Doolittle candidly tells the awe-inspiring tale of a life filled with adventure and achievement. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	On to Berlin more books like this by James M Gavin add to wishlist From the foxholes of Italy and Normandy to the tense Allied high command headquarters in London, the Allied victory in Europe is dramatically recounted in this stirring memoir by a general who was there, making history both in the war rooms and on the front lines. Gavin organized the famous 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II more books like this by Kenneth P Werrell add to wishlist When the focus of World War II shifted to the Pacific in 1944, the Army Air Forces (AAF), equipped with the new, longer-range B-29 bomber, tried to shift strategic bombing tactics as well. Blankets of Fire describes the adjustments necessary to target Japan and places them in the context of overall AAF and wartime strategy. 58 photos. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $199.42! \| first editions
11	Dumb But Lucky!: Confessions of A P-51 Fighter Pilot in World War II more books like this by Richard K Curtis add to wishlist The extraordinary, action-packed, firsthand account of an Air Corps cadet who beat overwhelming odds flying combat missions against Germany's ace pilots--and emerged as his unit's sole survivor. Includes an 8-page black-and-white photo insert. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor more books like this by Donald A Davis add to wishlist This is the story of the fighter mission that changed World War II. It is the true story of the man behind Pearl Harbor---Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto---and the courageous young American fliers who flew the million-to-one suicide mission that shot him down. Yamamoto was a cigar-smoking, poker-playing, English-speaking, Harvard-educated expert on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Air war against Hitler's Germany more books like this by Stephen W Sears add to wishlist There were other air wars fought during World War II - by Britons against Germans, by Germans against Russians, by Americans against Japanese, among others - but none was more dramatic nor more savage than America's air war against Germany. The air war over Europe proved to the world that havoc from the skies could be even more earth-shaking than ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.82! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	An Ace of the Eighth: An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe more books like this by Norman J Fortier add to wishlist From escorting Flying Fortresses and Liberators to dueling with Nazi aces, World War II fighter pilots like Fortier were in the thick of events. In this exciting memoir, Fortier describes his hundred-plus missions, and includes accounts of fellow fighter pilots. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Baa Baa Black Sheep more books like this by Pappy Boyington add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Savage Sky: Life and Death in a Bomber Over Germany in 1944 more books like this by George Webster add to wishlist "The Savage Sky" is as close as you can get to experiencing aerial combat while still staying firmly planted on the ground. This book gives the reader a first-hand look at war from inside a B-17 bomber in WWII. The writing is vivid and intimate, describing the bitter cold at altitude, gut-wrenching fear, lethal shrapnel from flak, and German ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $3.98! \| SVS
17 view cover	Flights of Passage: Recollections of a World War II Aviator more books like this by Samuel Lynn Hynes add to wishlist He was a wide-eyed teenager when he left his Minnesota home in 1943 to learn to fly. By the end of World War II, he was a battle-worn Marine bomber pilot who'd survived more than a hundred missions in the Pacific. With stunning eloquence and breathtaking clarity, Samuel Hynes recalls those extraordinary years: the madness of war and the horror of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
18 view cover	Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer more books like this by Brian D O'Neill, O'Neill Brian add to wishlist In 1943, when the outcome of World War II hung in the balance, B-17 crews of the Eighth Air Force flew harrowing, unescorted daylight bombing missions deep into Occupied Europe and Germany. These devastating raids have long been storied in film and fiction, but here is a firsthand, blow-by-blow account of these perilous missions as they really ... see all copies from $2.35! new only from $2.50! \| first editions
19	Low Level Mission more books like this by Leon Wolff add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $175.57! \| first editions
20 view cover	Refuge from the Reich: American Airmen and Switzerland During World War II more books like this by Stephen Tanner add to wishlist Imagine the courage of a U. S. aircrew whose plane is rocked by explosions at 26,000 feet. The engines smoking, wounded crying, pilots desperately trying to control the falling craft, secretly unsure whether to shout the dreaded order: "Bail out!" A final moment of terror occurs when fighter planes suddenly appear alongside the stricken craft ... see all copies from $9.47! new only from $23.93! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Global Mission more books like this by Henry Harley Arnold add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! first editions
22	The Cactus Air Force more books like this by Thomas Miller add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23 view cover	Forever Remembered: The Fliers of WWII more books like this by Irv Broughton add to wishlist In this gripping collection of interviews, World War II pilots speak frankly about their war experiences. Their recollections impart the terror, thrill, anguish, and exultation of flying combat missions from the men and women who were there. In recording the tales of a rapidly dwindling number of veterans, Broughton has preserved the oral ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.40! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Courage and Air Warfare: The Allied Aircrew Experience in the Second World War more books like this by Mark K Wells add to wishlist Colonel Wells investigates the nature of aerial warfare and the men who took part. The book analyzes aircrew selection, reaction to combat, adaptability to stress, morale, leadership and combat effectiveness. First-hand reflections of combat flyers, published materials, reports and official documents are used to compare the efforts of the US ... see all copies from $3.82! new only from $19.99! \| signed copies \| SVS
25	Castles in the Air: The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Crews of the Us 8th Air Force more books like this by Martin W Bowman add to wishlist see all copies from $6.50! first editions

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