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The Strategic Air War Against Germany and Japan: A Memoir - Integrating Strategy, Air Doctrine, Plans, Early Operations, German Electric Power Complex as a Target System    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 90150 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This book seeks to recount the air experience and development before World War II, to describe the objectives, plans and effects of strategic air warfare in Europe and in the Pacific, and to offer criticism, opinion, and lessons of that great conflict.
Hog Driver: A10 in Action in Afghanistan    by Chris Scott
Price: $2.99 USD. 23980 words. Language: English. Published by Digital Dreams  on March 29, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

The Fairchild Republic A10 Thunderbolt II is the unsung hero of the USAF that has had to prove itself time and time again. With many critics over the years it has often been referred to as a private jet with a 30mm cannon. The same 30mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon that is still the heaviest rotary cannon ever mounted on an aircraft and packs a formidable punch.
United States Air Force Reserve Handbook - History, Special Operations, Aircraft, UAV, Visionary Leaders and Historic Reservists, Jimmy Doolittle, Jimmy Stewart, Jackie Cochran    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 69600 words. Language: English. Published on February 21, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Nearly 70,000 outstanding men and women are organized trained and equipped in the Air Force Reserve to take part in combat and support operations in air, space and cyberspace. As a full partner in the three Air Force components - Regular, Guard, and Reserve - the Air Force Reserve is the most cost-effective component.
Air Force System Safety Handbook - Costs, Objectives, Policy and Process, Risk Assessment, Flight Mishaps, Analysis Techniques, Contractors, Nuclear and Explosive Hazards, Biomedical Safety    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 151560 words. Language: English. Published on February 20, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

The Air Force System Safety Handbook was prepared as a resource document for program office system safety managers and system safety engineers. The handbook provides considerable insight to the general principles, objectives, and requirements of applying system safety concepts to the Air Force system acquisition and logistical support processes.
Questions Every Airman Can Answer: Fifty Questions, and Fifty More - Air and Space Power Explained by the Air Force    by Progressive Management
Price: $5.99 USD. 65460 words. Language: English. Published on February 20, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This information is intended to provide a quick, informal reference to the vital concepts in Air Force doctrine that all airmen should have at their fingertips.
Bombing the European Axis Powers: A Historical Digest of the Combined Bomber Offensive, 1939-1945 - World War II, B-17, B-24, Bombing Germany and Italy    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 253460 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

At its core this work is a database covering Anglo-American strategic bomber operations against Germany, Italy, and Axis associated or occupied Europe.
Airpower Myths and Facts: World War II, Vietnam - Effectiveness of Bombing, Usage of the Atomic Bomb on Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Strategic Bombing    by Progressive Management
Price: $6.99 USD. 66750 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This unique book examines a number of common myths and misconceptions about the effectiveness of airpower.
Rise of the Fighter Generals: The Problem of Air Force Leadership 1945-1982 - Twining, LeMay, Norstad, Jones, Davis, McPeak, Arnold, Doolittle, Momyer    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 136530 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

This analysis focuses on the career specialty of Air Force general officers who served between 1953 and 1973. It indicates the clear dominance by rated or flying officers (mainly pilots and a few navigators) within Air Force leadership. The issue here is not whether pilots should dominate the Air Force—the fact is they do.
Army Unmanned Aircraft System Operations (FMI 3-04.155) - Improved-Gnat (I-Gnat) (RQ-1L), Hunter (RQ-5/MQ-5), Shadow (RQ-7), Raven (RQ-11) - Joint Operations, Targeting, Reconnaissance    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 98910 words. Language: English. Published on February 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, and technology » Aeronautics & Astronautics.

This is the Army's keystone doctrine for how to fight and sustain Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939: The Flying Circus, Planes versus Ships, the Air Corps, Airmail, Building an Air Force, Crew Training, Operations, Coastal Defense, Acrobatics, Civil Affairs    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 263320 words. Language: English. Published on February 11, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Readers cross the country and the continents on the many dramatic record flights with the flyers of the Army Air Corps.