aerial operations

Chronicles the history of the Lafayette Flying Corps, a group of American airmen and gunners who served in France's Service Aeronautique during World War I, and features biographies that examine the life and combat experiences of each of the 269 volunteers.

A biography of Col. Charles E. McGee, record holder for the highest three-war total of fighter combat missions in U.S. Air Force history, tracing his military career from World War II when he began his service as one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, through the Vietnam War.

Photographs and text profile the differently types of fighter aircraft used in World War I and II and describe how the technology has changed since then.

Discusses how the success of Operation Desert Storm was the product of two decades of profound changes in the American approach to defense, military doctrine, and combat opertions.

Explores how airplanes were used in World War I and World War II.

Draws from approximately three hundred interviews to tell the stories of the great American pilots and planes of the Vietnam War.

The author describes his experiences as an African-American fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War, and his life as a military officer before and after desegregation.

Presents Captain Keith Rosenkranz's experiences as an F-16 pilot during Operation Desert Storm, where he piloted more than thirty missions, bombed the Iraqi nuclear research facility, and attacked on the "Highway of Death.".

Examines the role of the U.S. Air Force in the Gulf War, focusing on the contributions of General Chuck Horner who served as commander of the U.S. and allied air campaign; provides insight into the rebuilding of the Air Force since Vietnam; and discusses how war has changed in the last decade of the twentieth century.