air pilots, military

A memoir by TOPGUN instructor Dave "Bio" Baranek who taught the Navy's and Marine Corps' best fighter pilots how to become even better. Discusses how Bio combined his real-life duties with work on the Hollywood movie, "Top Gun." Reflects on his career and love of flight.

Drawing on service records and hundreds of interviews in the United States, Germany, and Great Britain, shares the stories of the World War II airmen who were once again called to active duty three years after the war ended to try and save the people of the western sectors of Berlin after Joseph Stalin had set up a blockade of the city hoping to force out the American, British, and French occupation troops. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Aboard an aircraft carrier, a lieutenant introduces a new aviator to the "lingo" and layout before taking him on a practice dogfight.

A biography of Israel's first astronaut ending with his tragic death aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.

Presents a detailed examination of how 101 Tuskegee Airmen, by refusing to live in segregated quarters, triggered one of the most significant judicial proceedings in U.S. military history.

"Tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"--Publisher.

In the summer of 1914, not quite seventeen-year-old Edward applies to the Royal Flying Corps to train as a pilot and soon finds himself in the thick of the bitter and disillusioning war.

Presents biographical sketches of five American fighter pilots and aviation heroes of World War II. Includes descriptions of the types of aircraft, a glossary of aviation terms, and explanations of military ranks and command structure in the U.S. Air Force.

Briefly points out some of the risks faced by different kinds of pilots.