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F4F Wildcat vs A6M2-N Rufe: Duel 155

by Michael John Claringbould. Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 80 pages. 2026. Subtitle: Solomon Islands 1942-43 Long-time readers of my AAR know of my fondness for Claringbould books and booklets. This one offers the usual Osprey Duel focus on two specific opponents

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Baptism of Fire: Europe at War 62

by Csaba B. Stenge. Softcover (8.3×11.7 inches). 84 pages. 2026. Subtitle: Revised and Expanded Edition Subtitle: The First Combat Experiences of the Royal Hungarian Air Force and Slovak Air Force, March 1939 I’m not sure what was revised and expanded

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War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator

Hardback (6.5×9.5 inches). 277 pages. 1926. I picked up this 100-year-old book at a book sale not knowing who wrote it. It is a day-by-day diary of a US pilot in British service starting on Sept. 20, 1917. The last

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F-35 Lightning II: FlightCraft 33

by Ben Skipper. Softcover (8.3×11.7 inches). 96 pages. 2025. As you would expect from a FlightCraft volume, technical explanations about the F-35 Lightning II aircraft abound, with extensive design and development work as well as the competition leading up to

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Solomons Air War: Volume 4

by Michael Claringbould and Peter Ingman Softcover (6.9×9.8 inches). 184 pages. 2025. Subtitle: Operation Ke: The Evacuation of Guadalcanal January-February 1943 No other author has covered the WWII Pacific air war like Claringbould. He has consistently combined research from US,

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FW 190 Jabo Units in the West: Combat Aircraft 160

by Malcom V. Lowe Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 96 pages. 2026. Jabo was short for a fighter bomber, usually armed with a single bomb. What started as a German anti-shipping campaign in the English Channel morphed into nuisance attacks on small

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Douglas DC-8: Legends of Flight

by Wolfgang Borgmann Hardback (Horizontal: 9.3×9.3 inches). 144 pages. 2026. This heavily-illustrated book of everything DC-8 covers the initial design and development through its purchase by a host of airlines. Ironically, this popular aircraft was late to the jet party,

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Heinkel HE 219 Units: Combat Aircraft 159

by Martin Streetly Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 96 pages. 2026. The HE-219 started design life as a fast bomber or heavy fighter, but as that was deemed unnecessary, it was redeveloped as a purpose-built night fighter. The British night bombers started

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The Hump 1942-1945: Air Campaign 58

. . by Mark Lardas. Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 96 pages. 2025. Subtitle: America’s First Massive Military Airlift The US agreed to provide arms, ammo, and equipment to China during WWII and there were two ways to get it there: The

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