Books at On Military Matters
Updated as of 12/05/2024
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1-993000
OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES SERIES
AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES series: $10 each or 3/25 |
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1-993001
001 MUSTANG ACES OF THE 8TH AIRFORCE
1 vol, 96 pgs
1999 LONDON, OPSREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993002
002 BF109 ACES OF NORTH AFRICA/MEDITERRANEAN
1 vol, 64 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993003
003 WILDCAT ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 64 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993004
004 KOREAN WAR ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993005
005 LATE MARK SPITFIRE ACES 1942-45
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993006
006 FOLKE-WULF FW 190 ACES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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007 MUSTANG ACES OF THE 9TH & 15TH AIRFORCES & RAF
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993008
008 CORSAIR ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
1 vol, 96 pgs
1995 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993009
009 FW 190:WESTERN FRONT
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993010
010 HELLCAT ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
1 vol, 64 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993011
011 BF 109D/E ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993012
012 SPITFIRE ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
1 vol, 64 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993014
014 LIGHTING ACES OF THE PACIFIC 1939-45
1 vol, 64 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993015
015 SOVIET ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
1 vol, 96 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993016
016 SPITFIRE MARK V ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993017
017 LUFTWAFFE JET ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 64 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993018
018 HURRICANE ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 64 pgs
1997 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993019
019 LIGHTING ACES OF THE ETP/MTO
1 vol, 64 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993020
020 LUFTWAFFE NIGHTFIGHTER ACES
1 vol, 64 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993021
021 POLISH ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 64 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993022
022 IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY ACES 1937-45
1 vol, 64 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993023
023 FINNISH ACES
1 vol, 64 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993024
024 P-47 ACES OF THE ETO & MTO
1 vol, 64 pgs
1998 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993025
025 BF110 ZERSTORER ACES OF WW2
1 vol, 64 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993026
026 THUNDERBOLT & MUSTANG ACES PACIFIC & CBI
1 vol, 64 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993027
027 TYPHOON & TEMPEST ACES OF WORLD WAR II
1 vol, 64 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993028
028 FRENCH ACES OF WORLD WAR II
1 vol, 64 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993029
029 Bf109F/G/K ACES ON THE WESTERN FRONT
1 vol, 64 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993030
030 THUNDERBOLT ACES OF THE 9TH & 15TH AIR FORCES
1 vol, 64 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993031
031 LONG REACH DEEP FIGHTER ESCORT TACTICS
1 vol, 144 pgs
1999 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993033
033 NIEUPORT ACES OF WWI
1 vol, 64 pgs
1999 LONDON, OPSREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993034
034 ITALIAN ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993035
035 P-40 WARHAWK ACES OF CHINA-BURM-INDIA FRONT
1 vol, 96 pgs
2000 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993039
039 SPAD V11 ACES OF WORLD WAR I
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993040
040 FOKKER DR I ACES OF WORLD WAR 1
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993044
044 GLOSTER GLADIATOR ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993045
045 BRITISH & EMPIRE ACES OF WWI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2001 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993047
047 SPAD XII/XIII ACES OF WORLD WAR ONE
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993049
049 CROATIAN ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993050
050 HUNGARIAN & BULGARIAN ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2002 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993053
053 FOKKER D VII ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993055
055 P-40 WARHAWK ACES OF THE PACIFIC
First-hand accounts from the combat veterans along with extensive illustrations. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993056
056 LaGG & LAVOCHKIN ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993059
059 ISRAELI MIRAGE III & NESHER ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
2003 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993060
060 ISRAELI F-4 PHANTOM II ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993061
061 TWELVE TO ONE:V Fighter Command Manual
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993062
062 SOPWITH TRIPLANES OF WWI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993063
063 FOKKER D VII OF WWI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2004 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993064
064 YAKOVLEV ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993066
066 BALLOON-BUSTING ACES OF WWI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993068
068 Bf109 DEFENCE OF THE REICH ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993069
069 MOSQUITO ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2005 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993070
070 F-86 SABRE ACES OF THE 51ST FIGHTER GROUP
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993071
071 Pfslz SCOUT ACES OF WORLD WAR 1
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993072
072 F-86 SABRE ACES OF THE 4TH FIGHTER WING
The entry of the United State's premier jet interceptor into the Korean War was triggered by the ever-increasing presence of the Soviet-built MiG-15 south of the Yalu River. The possibility of the USAF losing air supremacy over the Korean Peninsula was unacceptable. The 4th Fighter Wing got the call for combat in Korea. They were made up of a combination of new pilots right out of jet training and the older combat veterans of World War II vintage. This combination of pilot types wrote and re-wrote the text books on jet warfare. Of the 40 jet aces that the war produced, the 4th Wing boasted 24 of them. This book details these incredible pilots and the planes they flew. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993074
074 SOVIET LEND-LEASE FIGHTER ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2006 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993075
075 ROYAL NAVY ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993077
077 ALBATROS ACES OF WWI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993078
078 SE 5/5a ACES OF WWI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993079
079 BRISTOL F2 FIGHTER ACES OF WWI
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993080
080 AMERICAN SPITFIRES ACES OF WWII
1 vol, 96 pgs
2007 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993081
081 GRIFFON SPITFIRE ACES
First-hand accounts from the combat veterans along with extensive illustrations. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993082
082 SOVIET MIG-15 ACES OF THE KOREAN WAR
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993083
083 MALTA SPITFIRE ACES
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993084
084 AMERICAN NIGHTFIGHTER ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
1 vol, 96 pgs
2008 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993085
085 Ki-43 OSCAR ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993086
086 P-36 HAWK ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993087
087 SPITFIRE ACES OF BURMA AND PACIFIC
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993088
088 PUSHER ACES OF WORLD WAR I
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993090
090 Fiat CR-42 Aces of WW2
1 vol, 96 pgs
2009 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993091
091 Brewster F2A Buffalo Aces of World War 2
1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993093
093 RAF Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces
1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993108
Blake, Steve 108 P-38 Lightning Aces of the 82nd Fighter Group
When the 82nd Fighter Group was organized in March 1942, most of its initial pilot cadre was comprised of newly graduated staff sergeant pilots of Class 42-C - enlisted men! They learned to fly the P-38 at Muroc, in California's Mojave Desert, and then moved to the Los Angeles area to continue their training and to serve as part of its air defense. |
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Bucholtz, Chris 096 Mustang Aces of the 357 Fighter Group
The 357th Fighter Group produced 42 aces, more than any other group within the USAAF. It was also the first group in the Eighth Air Force to be equipped with the P-51. Thanks to this fighter and the talented pilots assigned to the group (men such as Bud Anderson, Kit Carson, John England, and Chuck Yeager) the 357th achieved a faster rate of aerial victories than any other Eighth Air Force group during the final year of the war. |
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Chapis, Stephen 136 ALLIED JET KILLERS OF WORLD WAR 2
Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets - principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter - from the autumn of 1944. Stunned by the aircraft's speed and rate of climb, it took USAAF and RAF units time to work out how to combat this deadly threat as the Luftwaffe targeted the medium and heavy bombers attacking targets across the Reich. |
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1-993126
Chenung, Raymond 126 ACES OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA AIR FORCE
The ace pilots of the Republic of China Air Force have long been shrouded in mystery and obscurity, as their retreat to Taiwan in 1949 and blanket martial law made records of the RoCAF all but impossible to access. Now, for the first time, the colorful story of these aces can finally be told. |
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1-993115
Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey 115 ACES OF THE 78TH FIGHTER GROUP
Dubbed the 'Eagles of Duxford', the 78th Fighter Group (FG) was unique in being the only fighter unit in the 'Mighty Eighth' to fly the P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, and P-51 Mustang operationally. Arriving in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) in November 1942, and eventually committed to combat five months later, the 78th, along with the 4th and 56th FGs, 'wrote the book' on long-range fighter escort by VIII Fighter Command in the ETO. |
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1-993125
Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey 125 F4F WILDCAT and F6F HELLCAT ACES of VF-2
The first VF-2 was a prewar unit that had been dubbed the 'hottest outfit afloat' due to the skill of their non-commissioned pilots. This first unit only saw combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea, although VF-2 pilots flying Grumman F4F Wildcats were able to rack up 17 claims there during the bitter 48-hour period of fighting. |
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Forsyth, Robert 099 Aces of the Legion Condor
For Germany, the Spanish Civil War proved a perfect testing ground for new technologies and tactics. During the war, some 19,000 German 'volunteers' formed an aviation group called the Legion Condor in support of the fascists. Originally flying He-51s, they were soon upgraded to 109s. These fighters proved dominant in the Spanish skies, and many members of the legion scored five or more kills during the fighting 1 vol, 112 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993101
Forsyth, Robert 101 Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942-45
'Viermot Aces' were pilots who shot down five or more USAAF and RAF bombers during the daylight Defense of the Reich missions from May 1942 through to VE Day. This book tells the complete story of the men and the planes that challenged the great bomber offensive. Flying a number of different aircraft including the Bf 110G, Me 210, and the Me 410, they fought their desperate battles against the numerous machine guns of B-17s and Lancasters. This book also covers the 'jet aces' that flew the Me 262 jet-powered interceptors in the closing days of the war to wage a desperate last-ditch fight against the endless Allied bomber fleets. |
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1-993133
Forsyth, Robert 133 JU 88 ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
Initially designed as a fast medium bomber, the Junkers Ju 88 was also used as a Zerstorer heavy fighter by the Luftwaffe. It saw its combat debut over Poland in 1939, and heavy fighter variants saw action on every front up to VE Day. The ultimate Ju 88 fighter variant was the G-model of 1944, which boasted a FuG 220 or 227 radar, an astounding array of cannon and machine gun armament, and advanced Junkers Jumo or BMW engines. |
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1-993134
Forsyth, Robert 134 JAGDGESCHWADER 1 'Oesau' Aces 1939-45
Formed shortly after the outbreak of World War 2, and equipped with Messerschmitt Bf 109Es, Jagdgeschwader 1 was initially tasked to defend the regional North Sea and Baltic coastal areas and Germany's main port cities and naval bases. The greatest task for JG 1 though came after 1942 in its defense of the Reich against the US Eighth Air Force's B-17s and B-24s, bearing the brunt of defense against increasingly regular, larger and deep penetrating USAAF daylight bomber raids with fighter escort. Levels of attrition subsequently grew, but so did experience among the leading aces, who were often the subject of propaganda films and literature. |
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1-993132
Goss, Chris 132 JAGDGESCHWADER 53 'PIK-AS' Bf 109 ACES OF 1940
Boasting pilots who had been blooded in the Spanish Civil War, Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) 'Pik As' or 'Ace of Spades' achieved great success in the skies over France and Britain in 1940. It was infamous amongst its opponents for the quality and caliber of its aces - men such as Werner Molders, Hans-Karl Mayer, and Rolf Pingel. These aces won numerous Knight's Crosses for their exploits in 1940, credited with 258 victories, with 51 pilots being killed or captured. This study follows these pilots of JG 53 into battle, telling the stories of their victories, losses, and ultimate fate. |
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1-993097
Guttman, Jon 097 NAVAL ACES OF WORLD WAR I: Part 1
In the first of a two-part study covering all of the naval fighter pilots to achieve ace status during World War I, author and artist Jon Guttman examines the elite members of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). The first to employ Sopwith's excellent line of scouts, such as the Pup, Triplane and Camel, some of the RNAS pilots such as Raymond Collishaw, Robert A Little, and Roderick Stanley Dallas rated among the most successful fighter pilots in the British Commonwealth. This book covers all of the members of the RNAS who 'made ace.' The Second Volume will cover the naval aces from the other participants in the war. |
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1-993104
Guttman, Jon 104 NAVAL ACES OF WORLD WAR I: Part 2
This second Naval Aces of World War I book looks at the many flying naval heroes who served alongside or against those of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). While the RNAS operated its own formidable arsenal of Nieuport and Sopwith scouts over the Flanders coast, the German Navy countered with its own Land Feld Jagdstaffeln and Seefront Staffeln. |
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Guttman, Jon 123 RECONNAISSANCE AND BOMBER ACES of World War 1
Often overshadowed by the fighters that either protected or threatened them, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft performed the oldest and most strategically vital aerial task of World War 1 - a task that required them to return with the intelligence they gathered at all costs. Bomber sorties were equally important and dangerous, and the very nature of both types of mission required going in harm's way. |
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1-993114
Hillman, Nicholas 114 Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
This is the story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2. The former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable fighters. Its pilots soon realised, however, that the type was plagued by a number of dangerous mechanical issues. Then as the war moved relentlessly closer to Japan's doorstep, a desperate, expedient innovation to the Ki-61 airframe by fitting it with a radial instead of inline engine resulted in one of the finest fighters of World War 2 - the Ki-100. |
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1-993117
Ivie, Tom 117 ACES OF THE 325th FIGHTER GROUP
The 325th FG was activated under General Order number 50 on 30 July 1942 and set up training operations at Theodore F Greene Field in Providence, Rhode Island. By mid-December 1942 the group was considered ready for combat and the alert for overseas duty arrived on 2 January 1943. |
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1-993102
Khazanov, Dmitriy 102 MiG-3 ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
The MiG-1/3 family of fighters was built to satisfy a Soviet Air Force requirement for an advanced, fast, high-altitude fighter. Entering service in the spring of 1941, the problematic MiG-1 had its handling issues rectified with the hasty production of the MiG-3. Many of these were destroyed on the ground when the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa. Nevertheless, enough examples survived to allow pilots such as Stepan Suprun and Aleksandr Pokryshkin to claim a number of victories in the type. This book tells the complete story of the men who made ace in the first examples of the famous MiG fighter. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2012 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993111
Kulikov, Victor 111 RUSSIAN ACES OF WORLD WAR 1
Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa - battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei - fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter pilots nevertheless gave a good account of themselves. |
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Laurier, Jim 129 J2M RAIDEN and N1K1/2 SHIDEN/SHIDEN-KAI Aces
Although seen as a replacement for the A6M Zero-sen carrier-based fighter, the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was actually designed as a land-based naval interceptor optimized for speed rather than maneuverability. Engine cooling problems for its Mitsubishi Kasai 23 engine, airflow, and flight control issues plagued the Raiden's development, but despite these production delays, aces Sadaaki Akamatsu, Yoshihiro Aoki, Susumu Ito, and Susumu Ishihara all claimed significant scores in the Raiden. Kawanishi's N1K family of fighters were privately developed by the manufacturer from the N1K Kyofu floatplane fighter. |
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Logoluso, Alfredo 094 Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War
The CR.32 Falco was a handsome and highly maneuverable biplane fighter. During General Franco's fight with the Republicans for the control of Spain from 1936 - 1939, no fewer than 477 CR.32s were involved, with an astounding 709 confirmed aerial victories, and an additional 320 kills claimed, for just 62 losses. As these statistics reveal, the CR.32 was the unrivaled master of the skies over Spain. By the war's end, the five leading aces of the conflict were all Spanish CR.32 pilots. Their exploits, and those of the other leading CR.32 aces, are examined for the first time in English in this exciting volume. |
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1-993106
Lopez, Rafael A 106 SPANISH REPUBLICAN ACES
At the start of the Spanish Civil War, most young fighter pilot officers joined the rebels, while the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals remained loyal to the government. Mostly flying the obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s these loyalists were soon outpaced by the more modern Fiat CR.32s and Heinkel He 51s. |
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Maslov, Mikhail illust by Mark Postlethwaite 095 Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces
The I-15, I-16, and I-153 fighters were the world's first mass-produced fighters. Some 17,000 Polikarpovs had been manufactured by the time production ceased in 1941. They served with the Republicans in the Spain, the Chinese against Japan in 1937-38, and the Soviets against both Japan in the Nomonhan Incident and Finland during the Winter War. 1 vol, 96 pgs
2010 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993127
Matusiak, Wojtek 127 POLISH SPITFIRE ACES
Of all Allied airmen, Polish pilots had had the most experience of fighting the Luftwaffe by the time the war came to Britain. As the Battle of Britain raged, they quickly proved themselves as highly aggressive and skilful interceptors, especially when flying the famous Spitfire. The Polish Air Force eventually became the largest non-Commonwealth Spitfire operator, using some 1,500 Mks I, II, V, IX and XVI to devastating effect. |
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Millman, Nicholas 100 KI-44: 'Tojo' Aces of World War 2
The Ki-44 'Tojo' epitomizes JAAF air power in defense of the homeland, but was also used extensively in the skies over China. The introduction of the Ki-44 was noted with concern because of its departure from the performance and tactics previously associated with the JAAF. It was a fast-climbing, heavily armed point-defense interceptor that was used successfully in slashing hit-and-run tactics that caught Allied pilots by surprise. Amongst the numerous aces that flew Ki-44's were Major Akira Watanabe of the 33rd Sentai, Captain Yukiyoshi Wakamatsu (the 'Red Nose Ace' of the 85th Sentai), and Warrant Officer Rikio Shibata also of the 85th Sentai, a leading ace with claims for 27 aircraft. This book tells the complete story of all of Japan's aces. 1 vol, 112 pgs
2011 UK, OSPREY PUBLISHING |
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1-993103
Millman, Nicholas 103 Ki-27 'Nate' Aces
The Ki-27 achieved its first successes during the so-called 'China Incident'. These were the glory days for the JAAF and many of the successful 97 Sen pilots went on to become the outstanding leaders and veteran aces of the Pacific War. Initially facing more modern Allied types of fighter, the 97 Sen was more than able to hold its own by exploiting its outstanding aerobatic qualities. But the writing was on the wall for unarmored aircraft as the Allies consolidated and began their fight back. |
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1-993137
Millman, Nicholas 137 A6M ZERO-SEN ACES 1940-42
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen was Japan's Spitfire. In continuous development and operational service from the time of the Sino-Japanese war in 1940 to the end of the Pacific War in 1945, it is held in almost mythical awe, similar to Britain's legendary fighter aircraft. |
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1-993107
Rybin, Yurly 107 Soviet Hurricane Aces of World War 2
Following the destruction wrought on the Red Army Air Forces during the first days of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Soviet Union found itself desperately short of fighter aircraft. Premier Josef Stalin duly appealed directly to Prime Minister Winston Churchill for replacement aircraft, and in late 1941 the British delivered the first of 3360 Hurricanes that would be supplied to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease agreement. |
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1-993120
Stanaway, John 120 P-38 Lightning Aces 1942-43
The first P-38s became operational with the 1st Fighter Group in April 1941, and the initial combat deployments were made in Alaska, the Southwest Pacific, and North Africa during the latter part of 1942. Photographic reconnaissance versions of the P-38 were in action even sooner when F-4 (P-38E) models were rushed to frontline units a few months after Pearl Harbor. |
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Stenman, Kari 112 FOKKER D.XXI ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
The Dutch D.XXIs saw less than a week of action following the German invasion of the west on 10 May 1940, with many of the country's 28 fighters being destroyed on the ground. However, those that survived the initial onslaught inflicted losses on the Luftwaffe. However, the D.XXI had found everlasting fame in Finland during the Winter War of 1939-40. |
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Stenman, Karl 121 MORANE-SAULNIER MS.406 ACES
The MS.406 was an important aircraft not only because it was built in larger numbers than any other French fighter of the period, but also because it was the first modern fighter in the Armee de l'Air inventory. Although comparable to the British Hurricane and early models of the German Bf 109, it was outclassed when flown against the more powerful, and faster, Bf 109E. |
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Thomas, Andrew 098 Spitfire Aces of North Africa and Italy
Although most famous for their role in the Battle of Britain, many Spitfire squadrons also served in the Mediterranean theater, aiding the Allied victories in North Africa and later in the invasion of Italy. Numerous pilots from the Royal Air Force and South African Spitfire squadrons, made ace during these engagements. This book tells their story. |
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Thomas, Andrew 105 DEFIANT, BLENHEIM AND HAVOC ACES
The Blenheim IF flew some of Fighter Command's early offensive operations, and the type soon proved vulnerable when pitted against single-seat fighters. However, for much of 1940 the Blenheim fighter squadrons provided the RAF's main long-range convoy escort and nightfighter capability. |
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Thomas, Andrew 113 V1 FLYING BOMB ACES
Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed the first of their so-called 'revenge weapons', the V1 flying bomb. Launched from specially constructed sites in northern France, the fast, small, pulse-jet powered pilotless aircraft were aimed at London with the sole intent of destroying civilian morale to the point where the British government would be forced to sue for peace. |
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Thomas, Andrew 122 SPITFIRE ACES of Northwest Europe 1944-45
This book traces the achievements of the pilots flying the iconic Spitfire in Northwest Europe, and examines how the steady technological improvements that were made throughout the Spitfire's service life improved its capabilities in the air. Based at airfields throughout southern England, Merlin engine Spitfires provided the bulk of the air cover for the D-Day landings and it was an RCAF Spitfire which claimed the first ever ME 262 jet kill. 36 color profiles covering a broad spectrum of nationalities, units, pilots, theaters and markings complement thorough research throughout this comprehensive account of these crucial fighter aircraft. |
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Thomas, Andrew 131 SPITFIRE ACES OF THE CHANNEL FRONT 1941-43
Although many associate the Battle of Britain as the high point in the history of the Spitfire, the years following were of equal importance. At the start of 1941, RAF Fighter Command took the fight to the Germans with offensive missions over the Channel. |
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1-993130
Toperczer, Istvan 130 MIG-17/19 ACES OF THE VIETNAM WAR
The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) at the beginning of the Vietnam War were equipped with slow, old Korean War generation fighters -- a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s -- that should have offered little opposition to the cutting-edge fighter-bombers such as the F-4 Phantom II, F-105 Thunderchief, and the F-8 Crusader. Yet when the USAF and US Navy unleashed their aircraft on North Vietnam in 1965, the inexperienced pilots of the VPAF were able to shatter the illusion of US air superiority. |
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Toperczer, Istvan 135 MiG-21 ACES OF THE VIETNAM WAR
Having learned their trade on the subsonic MiG-17, pilots of the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped MiG-21 proved a deadly opponent for the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep in communist territory. |
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VabWyngarden, Greg 118 ACES OF JAGDSTAFFEL 17 -- WWI
Initially formed to assist in the defense of the city of Metz against French bombing raids, Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 17 would go on to become one of the most distinguish German fighter units of World War I. |
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VanWyngarden, Geg 128 - ACES OJ JAGDGESCHWADER III
Royal Prussian Jagdgeschwader Nr III was the third of Germany's vaunted fighter wings to be formed during World War I. Commanded by the Pour le Merite winner and well-respected ace Hauptmann Bruno Loerzer for its entire existence, it was composed of the celebrated Jasta 'Boelcke', along with Jagdstaffeln 26, 27 and 36. Equipped largely with the new Fokker triplane, these four units would play an important role in the Kaiserschlacht as part of the 17th Armee. |
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Varriale, Paul 110 Austro-Hungarian Albatros Aces of World War 1
Austro-Hungarian industry produced a series of poor fighter types such as the Phonix D I and Hansa-Brandenburg D I during the early stages of the war, and it was not until licence-built examples of the battle-proven Albatros and D II and D III began to reach Fliegerkompagnien, or Fliks, in May 1917 that the fortunes of pilots began to look up. Unlike the German-built Albatrosen, the Oeffag aircraft were far more robust than German D IIs and D IIIs. They also displayed superior speed, climb, manoeuvrability and infinitely safer flight characteristics. |
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Weal , John 076 MORE Bf 109 ACES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT
The four-year long Eastern Front campaign fought between Germany and the Soviet Union produced not only the greatest number of aces, but also the highest individual and unit scores ever recorded in the history of aerial warfare. Fully illustrated volume covers the Luftwaffe fighter pilots credited with scores of between 50 and 100 -- every single one of them amassing a greater number of victories than the highest and most celebrated of any British or American World War II ace. |
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Weal, John 116 ACES OF JAGDGESCHADER 3 'UDET' -- WWII
Jagdgeschwader 3 may not have the same immediate resonance as some of the more famous Luftwaffe fighter units, such Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen,' but it is arguably the archetypal German fighter formation of World War II. |
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Weal, John 124 ARCTIC Bf 109 AND Bf 110 ACES
Once Nazi Germany had conquered Norway in 1940, just a handful of Gruppen flying the Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters were able to shatter all opposition and dominate the air in the Arctic Circle. Yet as the dual threats of the RAF and the Red Air Force grew, the Luftwaffe was forced to increase its fighter presence to full Geschwader strength with the formation of JG 5 Eismeer (ice-sea) in early 1942. |
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Weal, Tom 092 Fw 190 Defence of the Reich Aces
Renowned aviation author and artist, John Weal, presents the last volume of FW-190 Aces not previously covered in the Aircraft of the Aces series. From mid-1942 until the end of the war, German fighter pilots were deployed in the defense of the homeland in an effort to halt the near-constant bombing raids by Britain and America. This book tells their story, from the moment when the Luftwaffe began to retreat to the dying days of the Reich. Using previously unpublished photographs, this book charts the story of the men who earned their status as aces while fighting a hopeless battle to protect the land and the people they loved. |
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Young, Edward 119 F6F HELLCAT ACES OF VF-9
VF-9 was activated in March 1942 as part of Carrier Air Group (CAG) 9, one of the many air groups the US Navy was hurriedly forming in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Equipped with Grumman F4F Wildcats, VF-9 first saw combat during the Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942, where the squadron engaged Vichy French fighters over Morocco. |
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Young, Edward M 109 AMERICAN ACES AGAINST THE KAMIKAZE
The Japanese High Command realized that the loss of Okinawa would give the Americans a base for the invasion of Japan. Its desperate response was to unleash the full force of the Special Attack Units, known in the west as the Kamikaze ('Divine Wind'). In a series of mass attacks in between April and June 1945, more than 900 Kamikaze airplanes were shot down. Conventional fighters and bombers accompanied the Special Attack Units as escorts, and to add their own weight to the attacks on the US fleet. |
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