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Series
Cinder spires volume 1
Language
English
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"Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. Fiercely loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting...
Author
Language
English
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"By the New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot, former USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton tells the thrilling story of how fighter pilots have ruled the skies for 100 years, from the Red Baron to today's supersonic jets"--
"By the USAF F-16 legend behind the bestselling memoir Viper Pilot, this is the first comprehensive history of fighter pilots and air combat--a unique, riveting look at the aces of the sky, their machines, their most daring...
Series
Patrick McLanahan novels volume 6
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
As the People's Republic of China prepares to immobilize the United States and seize control of its neighboring countries, American warfare expert Patrick McLanahan and aerospace engineer Jon Masters convert a series of retired B-52 Air Force bombers into a fleet of nuclear airships for battle.
Publisher
New Horizons Home Video
Pub. Date
�1999
Language
English
Description
Desert Storm drove the Iraqi Army back to Baghdad, but now the Iraqis have a long range missile to carry the deadly biological weapon never found. The new "Shadowdancer Squadron" of commando fighter pilots, headed by former Air Force fighter ace Lee Miller (Baldwin), takes to the skies hoping to reach the deadly missile silo in time. Desert Thunder has arrived!
11) Memphis Belle
Publisher
Platinum
Pub. Date
2002, 1942
Language
English
Description
Filmed in color, this documentary assembles footage from several allied bombing missions into one single representative flight of the bomber known as the Memphis Belle.
Publisher
Amber Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Provides a complete history of aerial warfare from 1911 to the Gilf War; comprehensive text describes each campaign in detail; first-hand accounts of combat action from the pilots who fought; contains hundreds of contemporary photographs, many in color; lavishly illustrated with highly detailed color profiles and three-view artworks of the main aircraft types throughout history.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Planes: The Ultimate Guide (learn how the aircraft became one of the most important inventions); Wings Over Afghanistan (U.S. forces launch an air campaign); and Thunderbirds (special Air Force team amazes millions with death-defying stunts).
14) Warriorborn
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Benedict Sorellin-Lancaster hasn't even broken in his lieutenant's insignia when he's summoned to meet with the Spirearch of Spire Albion himself for a very special--and very secret--purpose. The Spirearch needs Benedict to retrieve a bag he's "misplaced" on the Colony Spire known as Dependence, which has strangely cut off all contact with the outside world. It's a delicate mission at best, a potential bloodbath at worst. To this end, the Spirearch...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Unknown to the public and cloaked in the utmost secrecy, the United States flew missions against the Communist bloc almost continuously during the Cold War in a desperate effort to collect intelligence and find targets for all-out nuclear war. The only hint of the relentless, clandestine operations came when one of the planes was shot down. Many of the air force and navy flyers were killed on the top secret missions. But now, for the first time, historian...