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30 • World War II Aviation/U.S. Possum, Clover & Hades: The 475th Fighter Group in World War II John Stanaway. The epic story of one of the highest scoring fighter units in the southwest Pacific. Aces included McGuire, Loisel, MacDonald, Roberts and Bong. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 700 b/w and color photos, color profiles • 336pp. ISBN: 0-88740-518-5 • hard • $45.00 The 479th Fighter Group in World War II: in Action over Europe with the P-38 and P-51 Terry A. Fairfield. Based upon a summation of the group’s historical records, this book contains personal anecdotes provided by many of the group’s former members as well as over 650 photos. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 600 b/w photos, color aircraft profiles • 504pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2056-4 • hard • $69.95 Squadron of Deception: The 36th Bomb Squadron in World War II Stephen M. Hutton. Here at last is the story of the U.S. 8th Air Force’s only Radar Countermeasure squadron that flew from England during World War II. Size: 81/2”x11” • 330+ b/w photos, line drawings • 216pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0796-7 • hard • $39.95 The 44th Bomb Group in World War II: The “Flying Eight-Balls” over Europe in the B-24 Ron Mackay & Steve Adams. The 44th BG amassed an impressive 343 missions and won two Distinguished Unit Citations, dropping nearly 19,000 tons of ordnance in the process, including the legendary August 1943 Ploesti mission. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 340 b/w photos • 272pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1885-3 • hard • $59.95 The Jolly Rogers: The 90th Bombardment Group in the Southwest Pacific 1942-1944. A full-color facsimile reprint of the actual Jolly Rogers war book. Size: 11”x81/2” • 500+ color photos, illus. • 112pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0258-2 • hard • $39.95 The Ragged Irregulars: The 91st Bomb Group in World War II Marion Havelaar. The first detailed history of the famed 91st Bomb Group. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 300 photos • 288pp. ISBN: 0-88740-810-9 • hard • $45.00 High Noon over Haseluenne: The 100th Bombardment Group over Berlin • March 6, 1944 Dewez & Faley. On March 6, 1944, and the Eighth Air Force would launch a full scale assault on the German capital of Berlin. The book is filled with firsthand accounts, personal diaries, letters home, news clippings, and illustrated with over 200 photos. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 200 bw images • approx.320 pp. • hard ISBN: 978-0-7643-3237-1 • $69.99 Wrong Place, Wrong Time: The 305th Bomb Group & the 2nd Schweinfurt Raid George C. Kuhl. This is true story of the second raid on Schweinfurt, Germany by the Eighth Air Force 1st and 3rd Bombardment Divisions on 14 October 1943. On this day, the Eighth Air Force lost air superiority to the German Luftwaffe in a continuous air battle that lasted over three hours. Size: 6”x9” • photo section • 248pp. ISBN: 0-88740-445-6 • hard • $29.95 Chennault’s Forgotten Warriors: The Saga of the 308th Bomb Group in China Carroll V. Glines. The 308th’s wide-ranging activities through nearly three years of bitter air warfare are described here by reknowned author C.V. Glines. Size: 6”x9” • over 130 b/w photos • 416pp. ISBN: 0-88740-809-5 • hard • $29.95 Warpath: A Story of the 345th Bombardment Group (M) in World War II. This facsimile reprint of the very rare 345th war book appears here in a new quality edition. The 345th, the famed “Air Apaches,” flew against the Japanese in heavily armed B-25s in hair-raising low level bombing and strafing attacks. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 570 b/w photos, illustrations • 304pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0218-3 • hard • $49.95 Ridgewell’s Flying Fortresses: The 381st Bombardment Group (H) in World War II Ron Mackay. The battles in the skies over Europe witnessed the 381st, in concert with their fellow-airmen with the “Mighty Eighth.” striking 297 times at Hitler’s ‘“Fortress Europe” and dropping over 22,000 tons of ordnance in the process. The cost to the group was 131 aircraft and over 1200 combat crew missing in action, sustained during the course of a fiercely contested struggle stretching over 1000 days. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 350 b/w and color photos • 240pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1063-1 • hard • $59.95 The Sky Scorpions: The Story of the 389th Bomb Group in World War II Paul Wilson and Ron Mackay. The 389th was unique among all Groups assigned to the 8th USAAF because it actually commenced operations in July 1943 out of North Africa that culminated in the infamous Ploesti mission on 1 August. Returning to England, the combat crews joined in on the grim duty of hammering Nazi Germany’s industrial resource. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 420 b/w photos • 272pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2422-5 • hard • $59.95 The 448th Bomb Group (H): Liberators over Germany in World War II Jeffrey E. Brett. The 448th Bomb Group from its inception at Gowen Field, Idaho, in 1943 until the cessation of hostilities in Europe in 1945. An in-depth, personal look into the men who carried the war to the heart of the German Reich. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 400 b/w and color photos, color aircraft profiles • 312pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1464-5 • hard • $49.95 The 451st Bomb Group in World War II: A Pictorial History Michael Hill. This new book is an illustrated history of the 451st Bomb Group in World War II. As part of the USAAF’s 15th Air Force, they flew their B-24 Liberators from Castellucia, Italy to heavily defended targets throughout the Mediterranean theater of war. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 600 b/w photos • 160pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1287-1 • hard • $45.00 Liberators over Norwich: The 458th Bomb Group (H), 8th USAAF at Horsham St. Faith 1944-1945 Mackay, Bailey & Scorza. The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force early in 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the 458th participated in decisive Campaigns – ‘Big Week’, ‘Big B’, D-Day and the assault on Germany’s oil industry – waged by the USAAF up to VE-Day. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 460 color/bw images • 304 pp. • hard ISBN: 978-0-7643-3515-0 • $69.99 The 464th Bomb Group in World War II - in Action over the Third Reich with the B-24 Liberator Michael Hill. Flying the legendary B-24 Liberator, the 464th Bomb Group was stationed at Pantanella, Italy and flew combat missions against the heart of Hitler’s Third Reich. This is their history as told by daily records, personal stories and interviews with the men who served with the 464th. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 500 b/w photos, and color aircraft profiles • 264pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1628-1 • hard • $59.95 The 467th Bombardment Group (H) in World War II - in Combat with the B-24 Liberator over Europe Perry Watts. In this new 8th Air Force unit history, Watts sets out the history of the USAAF 467th Heavy Bombardment Group, which was based at Rackheath, Norfolk, in the east of England, during 1944-1945. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 475 b/w photos • 424 pages • hard ISBN: 0-7643-2165-X • $59.95 First in the Field: The 1st Air Division over Europe in WWII Ron Mackay “First in the Field” is a relevant title to describe the pioneer force destined to operate a hitherto un-tested concept in modern aerial warfare: the 1st Bomb Division. The initial period of shallow-penetration missions with a severely understrength force of B-17s, crews and support equipment was followed by growing and finally unsupportable losses. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 400 b/w and color photos • 240 pp. • hard ISBN: 978-0-7643-2588-4 • $59.95 Third in Line: The 3rd Air Division over Europe in World War II Ron Mackay. Although comprising the third and final element of the ‘Mighty Eighth’s’ heavy bomber force to be established in England, the Division’s combat record was to prove in all respects the equal of its contemporaries during its two years of active operations. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 300 color/bw images • 288 pp. • hard ISBN: 978-0-7643-3346-0 • $69.99 www.schifferbooks.com - see our website for complete book descriptions, sample pages, specials, and updates
B-24 Liberators of the 15th Air Force/49th Bomb Wing in World War II Michael D. Hill and Robert Beitling. The first in a planned series that presents the B-24 Liberators used by the 15th Air Force in World War II, noted B-24 historians Beitling and Hill present for the first time the biographies of the individual B-24s used by the 451st, 461st and 484th Bomb Groups of the 49th Bomb Wing in Italy. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 300 b/w photos • 160pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2423-3 • hard • $59.95 Combat Recon: 5th Air Force Images from the SW Pacific 1943-45 Robert Stava. From shipping strikes, to strafing runs on airfields, step back in time and into the violent days of World War II in the Southwest Pacific. Based on Fifth Air Force photographer John Stava’s collection, and undiscovered until the mid-1990s, captured here is a broad scope of the war in the Southwest Pacific. Size: 9”x12” • over 200 bw images • hard • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2777-3 • $39.95 The Eight Ballers - Eyes of the Fifth Air Force: The 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron in World War II John Stanaway & Bob Rocker. Beginning operations in April 1942 with four Lockheed F-4 Lightnings, the 8th Photo Squadron gave the American Army Air Forces its only aerial reconnaissance coverage of the southwest Pacific during the first part of the war. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 510 b/w and color photos • 184pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0910-2 • hard • $39.95 Any Place, Any Time, Any Where: The 1st Air Commandos in World War II R.D. van Wagner. Unorthodox and eclectic, the 1st Air Commandos are a model for conventional and special operations today, and included an air arsenal which was totally unique in its composition and application, combining the firepower of P-51As and B-25H bombers with the logistical tentacles of C-47 transports, CG-4A gliders, L-5 and L-1 light planes, and UC-64 bush planes to reach far behind Japanese lines. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 200 b/w photos, maps • 176pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0447-X • hard • $39.95 Gooney Birds and Ferry Tales: The 27th Air Transport Group in World War II Jon A. Maguire. The 27th Air Transport Group, part of the 302nd Transport Wing, supported the 8th and 9th Air Forces in WWII with ferry and transport services. Though their role was extremely vital to the success of the air and ground wars in Europe, their story has remained largely untold. Size: 81/2”x11” • 600+ b/w photos, 12 color profiles • 352pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0592-1 • hard • $59.95 The Reluctant Raiders: The Story of United States Navy Bombing Squadron VB/VPB-109 in World War II Alan C. Carey. Perhaps the most documented and researched book on a United States Navy landbased squadron flying the PB4Y-1 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer. Traces the squadron’s history from its commissioning in August 1943, to the final days of WWII. Size: 6”x9” • over 90 b/w photos, line art • 240pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0757-6 • hard • $29.95 We Flew Alone: United States Navy B-24 Squadrons in the Pacific - February 1943 to September 1944 Alan C. Carey. The first comprehensive book on the operations of Navy B-24 Liberator squadrons in the Pacific War examines the formation and use of the B-24 Liberator by the USN from the birth of the first squadron and their deployment to Guadalcanal in early 1943 to the squadrons that participated in the Central Pacific campaign Size: 81/2”x11” • over 90 b/w and color photos, drawings • 120pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1170-0 • soft • $19.95 Above an Angry Sea: United States Navy B-24 Liberator and PBY-2 Privateer Operations in the Pacific - October 1944-August 1945 Alan C. Carey. Examines in dramatic detail the use of the B-24 and PB4Y-2 during the last eleven months of the war against Japan. Size: 81/2”x11” • 200+ b/w and color photos • 160pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1286-3 • soft • $24.95 U.S. Navy PB4Y-1 (B-24) Liberator Squadrons in Great Britain during World War II Alan C. Carey. The story of U.S. Navy Fleet Air Wing Seven (FAW-7) and the men who flew the Navy version of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber out of Dunkeswell and Upottery, England, during WWII. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 300 b/w photos, color aircraft profiles • 160pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1775-X • soft • $29.95 Consolidated-Vultee PB4Y-2 Privateer: The Operational History of the U.S. Navy’s World War II Patrol/Bomber Aircraft Alan C. Carey. Consolidated-Vultee’s (Convair) attempt to make a few design changes to its famous B-24 Liberator for the U.S. Navy in 1942 eventually evolved into the PB4Y-2 Privateer, a 70,000-pound patrol bomber equipped with state-of-theart electronics gear, armed with 12 .50-caliber machine guns, and the capability to deliver bombs, depth charges, and guided missiles. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 260 b/w, color photos • 176pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2166-8 • soft • $29.95 Leatherneck Bombers: Marine Corps B-25/PBJ Mitchell Squadrons in World War II Alan C. Carey. A forceful study of an élite group of men chosen to form the U.S. Marines’ only medium bomber group during WWII. Detailed list of individual squadron aircraft and personnel losses, and all known PBJs assigned to units overseas. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 160 b/w photos, 4/c a/c profiles • 112pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1501-3 • soft • $24.95 Japanese/Italian/Russian World War II Aviation • 31 The Skull & Crossbones Squadron: VF-17 in World War II Lee Cook. VF-17 was known as the Skull and Crossbones squadron and “Blackburn’s Irregulars” – now known as the “Jolly Rogers.” They were the first Navy squadron into combat action with the new Chance Vought Corsair and were instrumental in proving this powerful new fighter to the Navy. Size: 81/2”x11” • over 350 b/w and color photos • 240pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0475-5 • hard • $45.00 Death Rattlers: Marine Squadron VMF-323 over Okinawa William Wolf. The contribution of VMF-323, the “Death Rattlers,” over Okinawa in the spring of 1945 is virtually unknown. Along with the traditional historical perspective, this book is an inside look at the personal side of training and war. The story of a group of young men who became “family.” Size: 81/2”x11” • over 420 b/w photos • 216pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0953-6 • hard • $49.95 Carrier Air Group 86. This book is the actual cruise book of CAG 86 that was originally published just after WWII. This quality, large format volume contains biographies of all VF, VBF, VB, VT and Air Group Combat personnel, as well as those serving on the USS Wasp. Size: 9”x12” • over 300 b/w photos • 272pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0221-3 • hard • $45.00 JAPANESE, ITALIAN AND RUSSIAN AVIATION IN WORLD WAR II Mitsubishi A6M-1/2/2-N Zero- Sen of the Japanese Naval Air Service Richard M. Bueschel Size: 81/2”x11” • over 150 photos • 64pp. ISBN: 0-88740-754-4 • soft • $14.95 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa in Japanese Army Air Force RTAF-CAF-IPSF Service Richard M. Bueschel Size: 81/2”x11” • over 100 b/w photos • 64pp. ISBN: 0-88740-804-4 • soft • $14.95 Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki in Japanese Army Air Force Service Richard M. Bueschel Size: 81/2”x11” • over 100 b/w photos • 64pp. ISBN: 0-88740-914-8 • soft • $14.95 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien in Japanese Army Air Force Service Richard M. Bueschel Size: 81/2”x11” • over 100 b/w photos • 64pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0069-5 • soft • $14.95 see our website for complete book descriptions, sample pages, specials, and updates - www.schifferbooks.com
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