SHF354847 - Schiffer Publishing American Submachine Guns 1919-1950

America's famous and influential WWII submachine guns (SMGs) are all featured in this fully illustrated book. Beginning with the legendary Thompson submachine, its design, construction, and testing in the early 1920s, as well as its use by the US Marine...

SHF354526 - Schiffer Publishing M1 Abrams

Since the 1980s, the American M1 Abrams series of tanks has been widely regarded as among the finest main battle tanks in the world. This volume is a concise look at the background, development, and Army and Marine operational history of the Abrams from...

SHF354489 - Schiffer Publishing Grumman J2F Duck

The Grumman J2F Duck formed the backbone of America’s over water utility squadrons from 1934 until beyond WWII, setting various aviation records during this service. A single-engine amphibious aircraft (also produced by Columbia Aircraft), the Duck saw...

SHF354342 - Schiffer Publishing Legacy Hornets

This book is a concise, illustrated history of the US Navy and Marine Corps’ most versatile jet strike fighter, the Boeing F/A-18 A-D Legacy Hornet. Presenting an historical perspective of the Legacy Hornet from its origins through today’s...

SHF354335 - Schiffer Publishing Grumman F4F Wildcat

The F4F and FM Wildcat aircraft was the US Navy’s front-line fighter in the early days of WWII. This iconic aircraft was designed and produced by Grumman, as well as the newly-formed Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors. As larger and more...

SHF354328 - Schiffer Publishing Curtiss P-40 Warhawk

The Curtiss P-40 had a production run of 13,738 aircraft, making it the third most produced US fighter of WWII. Famous as the "shark-mouthed" aircraft of the legendary American Volunteer Group—"Flying Tigers"—the P-40 was first flown in 1938,...

SHF354199 - Schiffer Publishing Douglas TBD Devastator

The Douglas Devastator was the US Navy’s first all-metal combat aircraft, the Navy’s first airplane with a fully enclosed cockpit, the first aircraft to have hydraulically folding wings, and the first US Navy torpedo bomber to see combat...

SHF354175 - Schiffer Publishing USS Iowa (BB-61)

The USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship in the United States Navy’s last, and most battle-worthy, battleship class, which also included the New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Missouri. This volume explores Iowa’s design,...

SHF354021 - Schiffer Publishing M40 Gun Motor Carriage and M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage in WWII and Korea Hard Back Book

The M40 Gun Motor Carriage and M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage are featured in over 200 photographs, providing a detailed study of the conception, development, testing, and combat use of these key vehicles. As the US entered WWII, the nation lacked heavy...

SHF353765 - Schiffer Publishing Bell 47/H-13 Sioux Helicopter

Famously pictured in the opening credits of the popular television series M.A.S.H., Bell’s Model 47 helicopter was the first helicopter certified for civilian use in March 1946 and went on to serve a wide variety of military and civilian applications...

SHF353598 - Schiffer Publishing Panzerkampfwagen IV

The Panzerkampfwagen IV, or Panzer IV as it is more popularly known, formed the backbone of Germany’s tank formations during WWII. With production totaling more than 8,500, the Panzer IV was the most plentiful German tank of the war, and the only German...

SHF352881 - Schiffer Publishing USS Yorktown (CV-5)

USS Yorktown (CV-5) was the US Navy’s first battle-worthy, purpose-built aircraft carrier. Her crew, already accustomed to wartime conditions by maintaining Neutrality Patrols during 1941 in the Atlantic, quickly adapted to the Pacific Theater, having...

SHF352836 - Schiffer Publishing Aurora Model Kits

Hollywood movie monsters are enduring pop culture standards. Kids and adults around the world recognize Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man, and the Mummy. Although monsters are Aurora’s most famous products, the company created model kits of all...

SHF344244 - Schiffer Publishing Monogram Models

Since its beginning in Chicago in the 1940s, Monogram's plastic model kits for cars, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft have captured the imaginations of hobbyists everywhere. The thousands of models Monogram made from 1945 to 1986 are described in detail,...

SHF329920 - Schiffer Publishing Revell Model Kits

This engaging book details the wide variety of model kits produced by Revell, Inc. of Venice, California, from the 1950s through the 1970s. Over 545 color photographs display many of the much sought after kits, ranging from automobiles and ships to...

SHF329647 - Schiffer Publishing Box Top Air Power

Showcasing some of the most recognized and dynamic examples of aviation art ever produced, the paintings here appeared on model airplane kit boxes. Generations of hobbyists have enjoyed these colorful and inspiring paintings that graced model packaging...

GIN305 - Ginter Books World Watchers (paperback)

Pages: 308, Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches), Format: Paperback with semi-rigid cover or softbound.Illustrations: 633 mostly color photos, 39 color profiles, 82 patches The lineage of VQ-1's "World Watchers" can be traced back to two PBY-5A Catalina "Black Cats"...

GIN304 - Ginter Books Electronic Aggressors Part Two 1978-2000

A Pictorial History of Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group (FEWSG), Fleet Tactical Readiness Group (FTRG), Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron THIRTY-THREE (VAQ-33), Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron THIRTY-FOUR (VAQ-34), Tactical Electronic...

GIN303 - Ginter Books Electronic Aggressors Part One 1949-1977

A Pictorial History of Composite Squadron ASW THIRTY-THREE (VC-33), Composite Squadron Night THIRTY-THREE (VC-33), Composite Squadron All Weather THIRTY-THREE (VC-33), Carrier Special Squadron Night THIRTY-THREE (VC-33), All Weather Attack Squadron...

GIN301 - Ginter Books Black Knights Rule (BKR) 1946-2013

By Angelo Romano137 pagesSoftbound

GIN223 - Ginter Books Douglas C74 Globemaster

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 brought U.S. Army Air Corps strategists to the realization that a new global transport was needed to carry large loads over great distances. The Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California,...

GIN222 - Ginter Books Lockheed Xf-90 Penetration Fighter

Created by the famous Lockheed "Skunks Works" and highly publicized at the start of the 1950s, the futuristic XF-90 seemed to epitomize what a supersonic fighter ought to look like. I was one of the first Air Force jets to be equipped with afterburners...

GIN219 - Ginter Books Republic XF-84H ThunderScreech

The XF-84H was derived from the RF-84F as a supersonic propeller test vehicle driven by an afterburning Allison XT-40 turboprop engine. Two aircraft were built and briefly tested as noise produced by the propeller even at idle was too severe for safe...

GIN216 - Ginter Books United States Air Force in Vietnam

Covers all aircraft used by USAF in that conflict with in-depth first person narratives added. The color pages are all photos, the covers are Lou Drendels paintings. Most photos and the two-paintings have never been published before. In addition to the...

GIN213 - Ginter Books Vought/Hiller/Ryan XC-142A Tiltwing VSTOL Transport

Air Force Legends Number 213 is a book about the test and development of vertical take off and landing of an aircraft. It has many other aircraft that lead to the development of the XC-142A and lead to the making of the Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey 35 years...

GIN210 - Ginter Books Republic XF-91 Thundercepter

When post-war budget cuts ended many combat aircraft programs, the overriding importance of one of the most promising of these, known as Secret Project Number MX-809 (MX meaning Material, Experimental) kept it alive. The MX-809 project was created in...

GIN209 - Ginter Books P-51H Mustang

The North American Aviation Corporation's series of "Lightweight" Mustangs, the XP-51F, XP51G, XP-51J, and ultimately the P-51H, came as a result of North American's further development of their standard P-51A and B/C designs. These efforts were the...

GIN208 - Ginter Books Bell P-59 Airacomet

The Airacomet was the first jet aircraft built for the US Military. As a fighter, the P-59 died in infancy without the opportunity to prove its worth, overtaken by progress for which the P-59 itself had become a symbol. Yet as America's first jet-powered...

GIN207 - Ginter Books US Air Force F-86D/L Sabre Dogs PT2

Air Force Legends Number 207 is the second volume in the North American F-86D/K/L series and covers the US Air Force usage of the F-86D/K/Ls. Duncan Curtis has taken on the task of documenting the Air Force operational history of the F-86D/l in this...

GIN201 - Ginter Books Martin XB-51

This book signals a radical departure from Ginter Books Naval Fighter Series. Previously, Army/Air Force planes were only covered when the aircraft was also in service with the Navy (Naval Fighters #5 North American T-28 Trojan, NF# 8 Lockheed C-121...

GIN112 - Ginter Books Grumman F2F/F3F

The early 1930s was a time of great change in the field of military fighter aviation. At the beginning of the decade, the state-of-the-art in fighter manufacture was the use of traditional construction techniques of welded tube fuselages and fabric...

GIN111 - Ginter Books Abel Mable Martin AM1/1Q Mauler

"Able Mable", the Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler, was the product of a 1943 Navy contract for two prototype bomber torpedo (BT) planes. Two other contractors, Curtiss and Fleetwings also received prototype contracts. In 1944 after the testing of these prototypes...

GIN110 - Ginter Books Douglas A-4C/L Skyhawk in Marine Service

This book covers the squadron histories of the 23-Marine units that flew the A-4C/L Skyhawk in the 1960s and 1970s. This is the 7th book in the A-4 Skyhawk series. The others are: number NF49 Navy A-4A/Bs, NF50 USMC and Reserve A-4A/Bs, NF51 Navy...

GIN109 - Ginter Books Douglas A-4C/L Skyhawk Navy Service

Book six in the Naval Fighter Series on the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk covers the A-4C/L in Navy service. It covers the technical aspects of these aircraft and squadron histories including squadron patches. Previous books in the series are: NF-49, USN A-4A/Bs;...

GIN108 - Ginter Books McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II Birth of A Legend

In late 1953, McDonnell Aircraft made an unsolicited proposal to the U.S. Navy for a big, carrier-based, supersonic, "All-Weather Attack Fighter". After not much more than a cursory review, it was rejected. That inauspicious beginning subsequently...

GIN107 - Ginter Books Sikorsky Heavy Lift Helicopter

The USMC Deuce was originally designed as a heavy-lift assault helicopter capable of delivering 36 combat troops or equipment (up to two jeeps or field artillery) from ship to shore. It was quickly adapted by the Army which purchased almost twice as many...

GIN106 - Ginter Books Vought SB2U Vindicator

The Vought SB2U Vindicator Scout Bomber was the Navy's second production carrier monoplane to fly after the Douglas TBD and for a time was the fastest aircraft in the Navy's inventory. The extremely clean aircraft was a unique blend of the old...

GIN105 - Ginter Books Consolidated PB4Y-1/1P Liberator

The Navy's acquisition of the B-24D as a long range patrol bomber/sub hunter (PB4Y-1) and as a long range photo recon platform (PB4Y-1P) marked a major shift in patrol doctrine and the eventual end to the flying boat patrol plane. The Navy Liberators...

GIN104 - Ginter Books Brewster F2A Buffalo

This comprehensive monograph covers the entire history of Brewster's much maligned Buffalo fighter aircraft. The book starts out with the background of the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation and the events that led to the selection of the F2A as the...

GIN103 - Ginter Books Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 Amphibian

53 S-43/JRS-1 "Baby Clippers" were produced (31 civil, 15 Navy, 2 Marine, and 5 USAAC). The book covers all users including civilian and post war users. 10 of the Navy's JRS-1s were at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, all survived the attack and one, BuNo...

GIN102 - Ginter Books Grumman S2F/S2 & WF-2/E-1B Tracker Part Two

The book covers the operational history of the aircraft in squadron service including the reserves and training squadrons and as a squadron utility and command aircraft at Naval Air Stations and facilities. 248-pages, 608 B&W photos, 16 color photos,...

GIN099 - Ginter Books Douglas AD/A-1 Skyraider Part Two

GIN098 - Ginter Books Douglas AD/A-1 Skyraider Part One

GIN097 - Ginter Books Martin PBM Mariner

The Martin PBM Mariner flying boat with its distinctive gull wing was proposed to the Navy in 1937 as a replacement for the very successful Consolidared PBY. The major differences were: it was to be a true blue water, open ocean flying boat; capable of...

GIN096 - Ginter Books Consolidated P2Y Ranger

The book begins with a 24-page in depth review of the origins of the patrol flying boat covering most Curtiss boats (except the NC boats), the Naval Aircraft Factory PN boats and their derivatives (Douglas PD-1, Keystone PK-1, Martin PM-1/2), the Boeing...

GIN095 - Ginter Books Douglas R4D-8/C-117D Super Gooney

15-color and over 300 b&w photos and text cover its usage as a transport, VIP carrier, station hack, a trainer with VT-29, and its usage in Antarctica with VX-6 from 1952 into the 1980s. The DC-3S was a Douglas venture to add capability and life to...

GIN092 - Ginter Books Grumman F6F Hellcat

The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy (USN) service. Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat, it was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt &...

GIN090 - Ginter Books Northrop BT-1

The Northrop BT was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. At the time Northrop was a subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft Company. The design of the initial version began in 1935. A...

GIN088 - Ginter Books North American FJ-3/3M Fury

The North American FJ-2/-3 Fury were a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Based on the United States Air Force's F-86 Sabre, these aircraft featured folding wings, and a longer nose landing strut...

GIN086 - Ginter Books Lockheed-Vega PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon

The Lockheed Ventura PV-1 AND PV-2 Harpoon was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by United States and British Commonwealth forces in several guises. It was developed from the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar transport. It served with many...

GIN085 - Ginter Books Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

The PB2Y Coronado was a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft. After deliveries of the PBY Catalina, also a Consolidated aircraft, began in 1935, the United States Navy began planning for the next generation of patrol bombers...

GIN082 - Ginter Books USN/USMC Two-Seat Skyhawks

Almost from the very beginning, Douglas had suggested to the Navy that a two-seat version of the Skyhawk would be useful, both as a trainer as well as for some types of combat missions where a second pair of eyes might be useful. These requests had...