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Enterprise

America's fightingest ship and the men who helped win World War II
2012
Describes the history of the USS Enterprise, an aircraft carrier that took part in twenty battles during World War II, describing her battles and crew.

Aircraft of World War I

fighters, scouts, bombers and observation planes
1962
Photographs and brief text describe the airplanes used by Allied and German forces during World War I.

Aces and aircraft of World War I

1981
A history describing the career of 20 fighting pilots of World War I. Includes details of their aircraft and fighting techniques.

Dawson's down!

a story of sacrifice
2010
Captain Dawson's friends experience fear and anxiety when they learn the Captain has crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Britain.

The Lafayette Flying Corps

the American volunteers in the French Air Service in World War One
2000
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.

Tuskegee airman

the biography of Charles E. McGee, Air Force fighter combat record holder
2000
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.

Fighter aircraft of World Wars I and II

an illustrated history of fighter planes from 1914 to 1945
2012
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.

Storm over Iraq

air power and the Gulf War
1992
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.

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