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  • F-51 Mustang Units of the Korean War

    Series Book 113 - Combat Aircraft
    By the time the Korean War erupted, the F-51 Mustang was seen as obsolete, but that view quickly changed when the USAF rushed 145 of them to the theatre in late 1950.They had the endurance to attack targets in Korea from bases in Japan, where the modern F-86 fighters and other jets did not. Rather than the interceptor and escort fighter roles the Mustang had performed during World War 2, in the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Teaching English Using ICT

    A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers

    Want to get boys excited about poetry? Try establishing a wiki-war on the use of form and structure. Or perhaps a podcast to develop close analysis of language. How about getting them blogging about their favourite characters?Based on established principles of the best ways to use ICT in English, this practical resource looks at when and how ICT can be used to engage and inspire students of ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • Korean War Aces

    Series Book 4 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on MiG-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces.Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback by the ability of the communist fighter in combat, sound training and skilful leadership soon enabled Sabre pilots to dominate the dogfights over the Yalu River. In all 39 F-86 pilots achieved ace status, ... Read more

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  • Korean War Aces

    Series Book 4 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on MiG-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces. Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback by the ability of the communist fighter in combat, sound training and skilful leadership soon enabled Sabre pilots to dominate the dogfights over the Yalu River. In all 39 F-86 pilots achieved ace status ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War

    Series Book 82 - Aircraft of the Aces
    A vivid and detailed account of Soviet skill in the air during the Korean War.The Soviet Union began assisting the People's Republic of China in its establishment of a modern air force in 1950, when Soviet Air Force regiments were sent to train local pilots. China's involvement in the Korean War in late October 1950 inevitably drew Soviet pilots into the war, with a total of 52 Soviet pilots ... Read more

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  • Red Devils over the Yalu

    A Chronicle of Soviet Aerial Operations in the Korean War 1950-53

    Series Book 26 - Helion Studies in Military History
    The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first - and only - full-scale air war in the jet age. It was in the skies of North Korea where Soviet and American pilots came together in fierce aerial clashes. The best pilots of the opposing systems, the most powerful air forces, and the most up-to-date aircraft in the world in this period of history came together in pitched air battles. The analysis of the ... Read more

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  • F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing

    Series Book 70 - Aircraft of the Aces
    A compact guide to the aces of this American wing, under the command of ace Colonel Francis Gabreski.The 51st Fighter Wing initially flew the F-80C in the Korean War, but in 1951, the 51st brought in high-scoring World War 2 ace Colonel Francis Gabreski to assume command when it converted from the F-80 over to the newly arrived F-86E. His recruits included his elite 4th Wing pilots, and by the end ... Read more

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  • F9F Panther Units of the Korean War

    Series Book 103 - Combat Aircraft
    In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force.When the Korean War started in June 1950, the USAF had built up a sizable jet force in the Far East, while the US Navy was in the early stages of getting F9F Panthers operational as replacements for its piston-engined F8F Bearcats. At about this time, the Marine Corps had also begun using the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Remembering Bluie West One: The Arctic Airfield That Helped Win the Second World War

    by Daniel Ford ...
    In June 1940, the U.S. Coast Guard set out to survey the coast of Greenland, the largest island in the world--and the coldest. A year and a half before the country entered the Second World War, the United States was looking for a place to put an airfield that would serve as a bridge to Europe. (For the same reason, British troops seized Iceland; they would later be replaced by American soldiers.) ... Read more

    $3.78 CAD

  • Vought F4U Corsair

    Series Book 17 - Air Vanguard
    A definitive technical guide to one of the icons of mid-20th century military aviation, with over 12,500 produced.It was as a Marine Corps aircraft that the Corsair was to become famous, fighting through World War II and Korea. Able to outperform its contemporaries, notably the A6M Zero, the Corsair combined speed, resilience and firepower. It also served in Indochina and Algeria, and in 1969's ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War

    Series Book 78 - Combat Aircraft
    This book tells the story of the 26 US Navy Squadrons, most of which were carrier based, and the six Marine Corps F-4 squadrons that flew combat missions against the North Koreans.Drawing from a vast repository of personal interviews with F-4 pilots, the author paints a harrowing picture of the deadly combat of this often forgotten air war. Included in this volume is the story of Lt Guy Bordelon, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • B-29 Superfortress Units of the Korean War

    by Robert F Dorr ...
    Series Book 42 - Combat Aircraft
    This book is the story of a majestic bomber of the propeller era flying perilous combat missions against a sleek, nimble warplane of the jet age, the Soviet MiG-15.A very heavy bomber and a sky giant during World War 2, at that time the B-29 was the most advanced combat aircraft in the world. By the time North Korea attacked its southern neighbour in 1950, the B-29 had been reclassified a medium ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD