Books

CWPA02 - Aircraft Pictorial, SB2U Vindicator

The Vought SB2U Vindicator was the Navy's first mono plane dive bomber. Entering service during the 30's these lumbering old aircraft were obsolete by time World War Two started. However they remained in service until well into 1942. Well known aviation...

CWPA01 - Aircraft Pictorial, USS Midway Air Wings

This Classic Warships book is the first in a series of aircraft pictorial books keeping with the naval airpower theme by Commander Pete Clayton USN.  This book covers all the air wings that have operated on the Midway from her shakedown cruise in...

SHF360626 - Schiffer Publishing Mauser Rifles, Volume 1

The first of two volumes on Mauser rifles, this full-color, illustrated book presents the design, manufacturing, development, and combat use of the various models from 1870 through World War I. Starting with the Model 1871—or Gewehr 71—the book explores...

GIN114- Ginter Books C-9A "Nightingale" C-9B "Skytrain II

The iconic Douglas DC-9 airliner was chosen by the USAF for a aeromedical evacuation and VIP transport aircraft as the C-9A and VC-9C respectively and by the US Navy/USMC as a passenger/cargo aircraft as the C-9B. 21 C-9As and 3 VC-9Cs were built for the...

GIN224 - Ginter Books North American B-45 Tornado

This 264-page book about the North American B-45 is generously illustrated with 267 drawings, 355 photos, of which 15 are color aircraft images, and color drawings of 33 insignia of units which flew the Tornado. The book is presented in 12 chapters...

SHF362767 - Schiffer Publishing A-6 Intruder

The Grumman A-6 Intruder was the US Navy and Marine Corps’ primary carrier-based, all-weather attack aircraft from 1963 to 1997. Famous for its combat missions in Vietnam and the 1991–92 Gulf War—as well as the novel and movie Flight of...

SHF362620 - Schiffer Publishing USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

Despite the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the USS Indianapolis was an imposing warship. It was widely used by US dignitaries in the 1930s, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who sailed aboard the ship many times. After the...

SHF362613 - Schiffer Publishing Vought A-7 Corsair II

Born of necessity during the Vietnam War, the Vought A-7 Corsair II ushered in a level of lethality, target accuracy, and economy not realized in any plane before it, and, arguably, any that followed. Originally designed as a "bomb truck," the A-7 would,...

SHF362606 - Schiffer Publishing US Marine Corps in Vietnam

The March 1965 landing of the US Marine Corps at Da Nang, South Vietnam, marked the first large-scale deployment of US forces to the region. From then on, the Marine Corps fought continuously until May 1975, when two Marines became the last US servicemen...

SHF362378 - Schiffer Publishing De Havilland Mosquito, Vol. 2

This second of two volumes on de Havilland’s "Wooden Wonder" covers the World War II bomber and photoreconnaissance variants of the deadly Mosquito. Along with its night fighter and fighter-bomber variants, Mosquito bomber squadrons attacked the...

SHF362361 - Schiffer Publishing Spitfire, Vol. 1

This first of two volumes on the Supermarine Spitfire covers the design, testing, development, and early WWII combat use of the famed British fighter aircraft’s initial variants. The Spitfire in its original marques up to the Mk. VII provided a...

SHF362354 - Schiffer Publishing USS Alabama (BB-60)

The fourth and final battleship in the South Dakota class, the USS Alabama served in both the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II, participating in many of the most famous battles of the war. Armed with nine 16-inch guns, 20 5-inch guns, and a...

SHF362347 - Schiffer Publishing Sherman Tank, Vol. 6

The United States, being at peace, had not foreseen the need for a specialized tank recovery vehicle, despite the ramping up of tank production in 1940–1941. However, observation of the new world war quickly pointed to the need for such a vehicle...

SHF361890 - Schiffer Publishing The M1 Carbine

The M1 carbine is a .30-caliber, semiautomatic rifle that first appeared in 1942 as a standard firearm for the US military during World War II. It was later used by US forces in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and continues to see worldwide use to this day...

SHF361883 - Schiffer Publishing The Luger P.08, Vol. 2

The second of two volumes on the legendary P.08 Luger (Pistole Parabellum), this illustrated book presents the design, manufacturing, and development of the various types from the late Weimar Republic period through the Third Reich era of the 1930s and...

SHF361739 - Schiffer Publishing A-20 Havoc

The A-20 Havoc, known to the British as the Boston, was built by Douglas and Boeing during WWII and arguably became the most famous of the attack aircraft fielded by the United States during that war. This volume traces the aircraft from the prewar...

SHF361722 - Schiffer Publishing C-141 Starlifter

The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was a new-build design by Lockheed and proved adaptable to many roles, from carrying outsized cargo to dropping paratroops. The C-141 was used in regions as extreme as the heat and humidity of Vietnam, the deserts of the...

SHF361678 - Schiffer Publishing Kongo-Class Battleships

The battleships of the Kongō class were the oldest, smallest, and fastest battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Initially classified as battle cruisers, the lead ship in the class, Kongō, was built in England just prior to WWI. The...

SHF361647 - Schiffer Publishing Sherman Tank, Vol. 5

The M4A4, also known at the Sherman V, with its unusual 30-cylinder Multibank engine, was the type of Sherman most widely used by Commonwealth forces during WWII. Additionally, many US tankers were trained using this type of tank. The tank went on to...

SHF361432 - Schiffer Publishing Ford M8 and M20

Developed to provide the US military with a fast-moving reconnaissance vehicle sufficiently armed to knock out WWII-era armored vehicles. The M8 Armored Car and its sibling, the M20 Armored Utility Vehicles, were the most widely used armored vehicles...

SHF361425 - Schiffer Publishing Sherman Tank, Vol. 4

SHF361418 - Schiffer Publishing M3 Medium Tank

SHF361326 - Schiffer Publishing AD and A-1 Skyraider

SHF361319 - Schiffer Publishing B-58 Hustler