WW II AIRCRAFT & WW 2 AIRPLANES

World War II Titles - pg. 11

CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED LIST

LADY AND THE TIGERS, Greenlaw, Olga, edited with notes & additional material by Daniel Ford, Writers Club Press, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo, inside point of view from Olga Greenlaw, the only female of the group that defended Rangoon, the Burma Road and China in the very early days of WWII, details and personalities that most of the other books on the Tigers only touch upon, Daniel Ford also has additions of what happened to her after the war, 269 pgs.

"LADY LEX" AND THE "BLUE GHOST", Ewing, Steve, Pictorial Histories, 1986, f, soft cover, see photo, pictorial history of the USS Lexingtons CV-2 & CV-16, photos & drawings, 42 pgs.

LANCASTER: CLAIMS TO FAME, Franks, Norman, Arms & Armour, 1994, as new, see photo, careers of 35 Lancaster bombers that flew 100 or more missions, stations, squadron logs, memories of vetrans, missions & crews, photos, 222 pgs.

LANCASTER SQUADRONS IN FOCUS, Postlethwaithe, Mark, Red Kite, 2002, new , soft cover, see photo, photographic album of the units that went to war in the Avro Lancaster, many photos (including color), includes squadron codes, 95 pgs.

LANCASTER TARGET, Currie, Jack, AirData, 1992, f, paperback format, see photo, tie-in with the BBC TV documentary 'The Lancaster Legend', the story of a bomber crew, from training on Wellingtons to operations on Lancasters with 12 and 626 squadrons, based at Wickenby, Lincolnshire 1943/4, 175 pgs.

LANCASTER - THE STORY OF A FAMOUS BOMBER, Robertson et al, Harleyford, 1964, f/f, see photo, first detailed book written on the heavy bombing raids by the RAF, detailing the development & operational history of the Lancaster bombers, their decisive role, 4-views, photos, logs, 216 pgs.

LANCASTER TO BERLIN, Thompson, Walter, Crecy, 1997, new, soft cover, see photo, flew with the RCAF, posted to 106 Squadron, later posted to the Pathfinders with 83 Squadron, completed two tours of operations and led numerous raids, photos, 231 pgs.

LAST FLIGHT OF THE LUFTWAFFE, Weir, Adrian, Arms & Armour, 1997, new, see photo, 8th AF attack on Schulungslehrgang Elbe - April 7, 1945, photos & map, 192 pgs.

LAST GREAT ACE, Martin, Charles A., Fruit Cove Publishing, 1999, see photo, new, soft cover, biography of Major Thomas B. McGuire, Jr., photos, 372 pgs.

LAST MISSION, THE, Smith & McConnell, Broadway Books, 2002, new, see photo, describes the last bombing mission by the B-29's of the 315th wing of the 20th Air Force, an important piece of history mainly because this mission took place after the 2nd A bomb was dropped, the time most historians claimed the war with Japan ended, research done by Jim Smith, who was on this mission & knew there was more to it than just another raid on Japan's oil refineries, if this mission had not been flown it could have cost the lives of millions of Americans and Japanese, photos, 346 pgs.

LAST OF THE KNIGHTS, THE, Goodson, James, Harrop, 1990, f/f, see photo, sequel to TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS, shot down over Germany, experiences in POW camp, escaping, one of first Ameicans to enter Dachau concentration camp, photos, 192 pgs.

LAST TIME I SAW THEM, Ford & MacBain, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946, vg (some yellowing of pages, minor foxing, cover wear), tribute to the men who served in Alaska, UK, Greenland, India, Burma, China, US, Philippines, Marianas, illustrated, 244 pgs.

LAST YEAR OF THE LUFTWAFFE, MAY 1944 TO MAY 1945 , Price, Alfred, MBI, 1991, new, see photo, detailed history of the offensive & defensive operations of the Luftwaffe during the closing stages of WW II, including many enlightening first-hand accounts from ex-Luftwaffe personnel interviewed by the author, photos, 191 pgs.

LAURELS FOR PRINZ WITTGENSTEIN, Roell, Werner, Independent Books, 1994, new, was 83 victory night fighter ace on Ju-88s, photos, 188 pgs.

L-BIRDS, Love, Terry, Flying Books International, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, American combat liason aircraft of WW II, photos, 3-views & color plates, 84 pgs.

LEATHERNECK BOMBERS, Carey, Alan, Schiffer, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo, Marine Corps B-25/PBJ Mitchell Squadrons, documents operations, interviews with vetrans, recalling their service flying combat missions, includes over 170 photographs and maps, a detailed list of individual squadron aircraft & personnel losses, plus all known PBJs assigned to units overseas, 108 pgs,

LEGEND OF COLIN KELLY, McClendon & Richards, Pictorial Histories, 1994, new, soft cover, see photo, honors the first war hero of WW II for his courage, leadership, & flying skills, 12/9/41, after bombing the Japanese battleship 'HARUNA' his B-17 was set afire by two Japanese fighters, 6 of the crew saved themselves by bailing out but Capt. Kelly was killed when the aircraft exploded, photos, 68 pgs.

LEND-LEASE AIRCRAFT IN WORLD WAR II, Pearcy, Arthur, MBI, 1996, new, see photo, details of UK lend-lease contracts for aircraft, insight into the massive organization necessary to fly the planes to battle fronts, included are stories of the ferry pilots, the routes, aircraft involved & a complete check-list of all aircraft types supplies, serial numbers, photos, 176 pgs.

LENTAVAT RITARIT, Keskinen & Stenman, Hobby-Kustannus Oy, 2004, new, soft cover, see photo, English & Finnish text, Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia 21, Fighter pilots: Ilmari Juutilainen, Hans Wind, Oiva Tuominen, Lauri Nissinen, Jorma Karhunen, Veikko Karu, Eino Luukkanen, Gustaf Magnusson, Urho Lehtovaara, Nils Katajainen and Olli Puhakka. Bomber aircrew: Viljo Salminen, Rolf Winqvist, Unto Oksala, Tauno Iisalo and Lauri Äijö. Recce airmen: Paavo Kahla and Auvo Maunula. Maritime pilot: Birger Ek. Aircraft: Brewster 239, Bristol Blenheim, Curtiss Hawk 75A, Dornier Do 17Z, Douglas DC-2, Fiat G.50, Fokker C.X, Fokker D.XXI, Gloster Gladiator, Junkers Ju 88A, Messerschmitt Bf 109G and Morane-Saulnier 406, many photos & color plates, 144 pgs.

LENT PAPERS, HELMUT LENT, THE Hinchliffe, Peter, Cerberus, 2003, new, see photo, originally served with a Zerstörer (Destroyer) unit, I./ZG 76, and flew in Poland where he achieved his first victory, he became Kommodore of the newly formed NJG 3 that soon, became extremely successful in combating the ever-increasing night bombing operations made by the RAF, on October 5, 1944, at Paderborn, where he was visiting Achim Jabs, the Kommodore of NJG 1, Lent's Bf 110 came into contact with a high-tension line and crashed into the ground, Lent was critically injured and died two days later, photos, 305 pgs.

LEXINGTON CLASS CARRIERS, Stern, Robert, Naval Institute, 1996, new, see photo, evaluation of the carrier devlopment, important role in the navies of the world, carrier strategy & deployment, drawings, photos, 160 pgs.

LEXINGTON GOES DOWN, THE, Hoehling, A.A., Stagpole, 1993, new, soft cover, see photo, Lexington (CV-2) was sunk at the Battle of Coral Sea, 1942, photos, 208 pgs.

LIBERATOR ALBUM, Bailey, Mike w/Tony North, Midland Counties, 1998, new, see photo,all photo coverage of the 2nd Air Division's B-24s, includes nose art, 24 color profiles, 192 pgs.

LIE IN THE DARK AND LISTEN, Rees & Arrandale, Grub Street, 2004, new, see photo, flew fifty-six hair-raising bomber missions by night over Germany; taken part in the siege of Malta; got married; been shot down into a remote Norwegian lake; been captured, questioned by the Gestapo, then sent to Stalag Luft III, where he participated in & survived the Great Escape and terrible forced march to Bremen, list of 50 murdered, survivors, photos, 224 pgs.

LIGHTNING OVER BOUGAINVILLE , Hall, Cargill, Smithsonian, 1991, new, another look at the Yamamoto mission, photos, 220 pgs.

LIGHTPLANES AT WAR Wakefield, Ken, Tempus, 1999, new, see photo, U.S. liaison aircraft in Europe, 1942-1947, photos, 271 pgs.

LION IN THE SKY, Scutts, Jerry, PSL, 1987, new, 8th AF fighter operations, many photos,152 pgs.

LITTLE FRIENDS, Kaplan & Sanders, Random House, 1991, f/f, as new, see photo, compilation of photographs and first hand accounts of the Fighter Pilot experience, many photos, 256 pgs.

LITTLE GIANTS, Y'Blood, William, Naval Institute, 1987, f/f, Book Club Edition,complete operational history of the U.S.Navy's escort carriers in the pacific, signed by author, photos, 468 pgs.

LOCKHEED HUDSON IN WORLD WAR II Hendrie, Andrew, Airlife, 1999, new, see photo, history of aircraft, maps, U-boats & ships sunk or damaged by, serial numbers, 192 pgs.

LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING, Shennan, Anthony, Historian Publishers, 1968, vg, soft cover, 32 pg. book (nearly all photos) plus separate 1/36th scale drawings.

LOG OF THE LIBERATORS, Birdsal, Steve, Doubleday, 1973, vg/vg, see photo, illustrated combat record of the B-24s, men & units, over 250 photos & drawings, 240 pgs.

LONE AND LEVEL SANDS, Whitney, C.V., Farrar, Straus & Young, 1951, vg/vg, author was liaison officer to RAF in No. Africa, photos, 314 pgs.

LONELY EAGLES, Rose, Robert, Tuskegee Airmen, 1992, new (issued w/o dj), 332nd FG & 477th BG, many photos, 160 pgs.

LOOKING INTO HELL, Rolfe, Mel, Cassell, 2000, new, soft cover, 20 stories of RAF Bomber Command operations, photos, 192 pgs.

L'OPERATION "JERICO" Livry-Level, Col., Editions France-Empire, soft cover, see photo, vg, French text, the Amiens raid, Mosquitos of 464 & 487 Sqdns, photos, 281 pgs.

LOST HOPES, THE, Grzegorz Slizewski, Koszalin, 2000, new, soft cover, see photo, Polish fighters over France in 1940, Polish & English text, photos, 221 pgs.

LOW ATTACK, Wooldridge, John, Wing Commander, 1993, f/f, as new, see photo, day-by-day account of two Mosquito Squadrons (No. 105 & 139) operations in low level attacks, author was CO of the 105 Sqdn, attacks described, as the Gestapo Headquarters in Oslo, photos, 176 pgs.

LOW LEVEL ATTACK: THE MEDITERRANEAN & EUROPE, Lambert, John, Speciality, 1998, new, soft cover, see photo, pictorial history, Hurricanes, Kittyhakws & A-36's over North Africa & Italy, Wildcats over Casablanca, 8th AF batter Luftwaffe air fields, 9th AF attack German army across the Rhine, Mosquitoes & Beaufighters raid shipping in No. Europe, photos, 112 pgs.

LOW LEVEL ATTACK: THE PACIFIC, Lambert, John, Speciality, 1997, new, soft cover, see photo, pictorial history, A-20's & B-25's over New Guinea, 5th & 13th AF attacking Philippines & Formosa, Avengers, Helldivers over the Philippine Sea, 7th AF P-38's over Iwo Jima, many photos, 111 pgs.

LUCK AND A LANCASTER, Yeates, Harry, Airlife, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, squadron of Bomber Command, raid by raid during its last five months of 1944, photos, 255 pgs.

LUCKY BASTARD CLUB, Fletcher, Eugene, University of Washington Press, 1992, f (book club edition)/f see photo, B-17 piot training & combat, photos, 505 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE ACES, Kurowski, Franz, J.J. Fedoroicz, 1996, new (issued w/o dj, pictorial cover), see photo, combat biographies of 7 Luftwaffe Aces; 3 Day fighter pilots, 1 Nightfighter pilot, 1 Close Support pilot & 2 Bomber pilots, aces included: Heinz Bar (221 victories, Me 262 ace); Otto Kittel, (4th highest Luftwaffe ace with 267 victories); Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, (leading nightfighter ace - 121 victories); Wilhelm Batz (scored 237 kills with the elite JG 52); Otto Weiss, (close support pilot flying the Hs 123 and Hs 129); Joachim Helbig, (Ju 88 bomber ace - especially over Malta); Ludwig Havighorst (served with the infantry, paratroop & the Luftwaffe, flew 50 missions over Stalingrad), photos, 401 pgs. now available in soft cover for $19.95.

LUFTWAFFE AIRCRAFT AND ACES, Maloney, Edward, Air Museum Publication, 1969, vg, soft cover (rubbed), see examples of color plates, definitive outline on the major aircraft employed by the Luftwaffe from 1939-1945, includes bios of the German aces, photos, drawings, color plates, 152 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE ALBUM, Dressel & Griehl, Arms & Armour, 1997, new, see photo,photographic coverages of over 35 fighter aircraft and more than 50 bombers, illustrated by over 600 photographs taken from rare personal & national archives, originally published in 2 editions as Fighters of the Luftwaffe & Bombers of the Luftwaffe (selling for $29.95 each), 192 pgs. New soft cover edition avaiable for $24.95.

LUFTWAFFE A PICTORIAL HISTORY, Mombeek, Eric, Crowood, 1997, new, see photo, uses over 400 rare photographs to show the operations of the German AF, describes the events, people & aircraft in first-hand accounts, 158 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE AT WAR, Galland, Ries & Ahnert, Henry Regnery Co., 1973, vg/vg, see photo, pictorial account of Luftwaffe operations on all fronts over 550 illustrations & photographs, information on the types of aircraft & squadrons employed, on major air battles, Luftwaffe and enemy losses,conduct of campaigns, 247pp

LUFTWAFFE BOMBER ACES, Spick, Mike Greenhill, 2001, new, see photo, analysis of German bomber & dive bomber tactics, bio's of Luftwaffe bomber pilots, fist-hand accounts of Luftwaffe personnel, photos, 239 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE BOMBERS' BATTLE OF BRITAIN, Goss, Chris, Crecy, 2000, new, see photo, Battle of Britain from the prospective of German bomber aircrew, photos, 208 pgs.

A LUFTWAFFE BOMBER PILOT REMEMBERS, Haberlen, Klaus, Schiffer, 2001, new, see photo, from his early life prior to the ascension of the Nazi party, decorated bomber pilot and later a prisoner of war, 168 pgs + large photo section

LUFTWAFFE DATA BOOK, Price, Alfred, Greenhill, 1997, new, see photo, composition of flying units at various dates, 1940 thru 1945, organization, unit histories, photos, 272 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE DIARY, Vol 2, Feist & McGuirl, Ryton, 1994, new (issued w/o dj, pictorial cover), see photo, greater detail as regards bomber & transport aircraft crews, as well as ground crewmen, numerous color pages, many uniforms, flying clothes, insignia, & equipment, also Germany's most decorated airman, Stuka Oberst Hans Ulrich Rudel, photos, 158 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE EMBLEMS 1939-1945, Ketley & Rolfe, Hikoki, 1998, new, soft cover, see photo,now out-of-print, many b/w photos, plus 840 unit insignia in color, 96 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER FORCE, THE, Isby, David, Greenhill, 1998, new, personal accounts of the air war by German fighter pilots, including Galland, Bar, Gollob, Dahl, et al, photos, 238 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE FIGHTERS' BATTLE OF BRITAIN, Goss, Chris, Crecy, 2000, new, see photo, Battle of Britain from the perspective of German fighter pilots, photos, 208 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER-BOMBERS OVER BRITAIN, Goss, Cornwell & Rauchbach, Crecy, 2004, new, see photo, Tip & Run Campaign, 1942-43, first-hand accounts from both the German & British sides, tactics are also considered from both attacker and defender viewpoints, their successes, failures & corresponding impact, many photos, 336 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE FLEDGLINGS 1935-1945, Ketley & Rolfe, Hikoki, 1996, new, soft cover, see photo, training units & their aircraft, photos, color plates, unit insignia, maps, 88 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE FROM THE NORTH CAPE TO TOBRUK, 1939-1945, Nauroth, Holger, Schiffer, 1991, f/f, as new, see photo, 500 photographs show the day-to-day life as experienced by the hundreds of thousands who served the Luftwaffe, mechanics, the maintenance crews and other ground personnel, the radio operators and the pilots on all fronts, 235 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE FROM TRAINING SCHOOL TO THE FRONT, Meyer & Stipdonk, Schiffer, 1996, f/f, as new, see photo, photo collection covers Luftwaffe aircraft from the years 1933-1945 & includes chapters on pilot training schools, reconnaissance units, fighter units, zerstorer (destroyer) units, bomber units, dive bomber & close support units, 285 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE HANDBOOK, 1939-1945, Price, Alfred, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977, f/f, see photo, in-depth reference manual of the Luftwaffe at war, looks at German pilot training & tactics used by the various types of fighter & bomber units, illustraions of uniforms and insignia, photos, 111 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE IN CAMERA 1939-1942, Price, Alfred, Sutton, 1997, new, a photographic chronicle, many of the photos came from personal albums, 180 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE IN CAMERA 1942-1945, Price, Alfred, Sutton, 1998, new, a continuation of the previous book, 176 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, van Ishoven, Armand, Ian Allan, 1998, f, soft cover, see photo, collection of eyewitness accounts and reports, many produced while the heat of battle was still on the writers as well as a staggering number of German photographs, few of which have been published before, 127 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE IN THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1941-1943, Held & Obermaier, Schiffer, 1992, new, virtually a German photo album of No. Africa air war, 237 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE IN SWEDEN, 1939-1945, Widfeldt, Bo, Monogram, 1983, as new, see photo, chronicle of German aircraft, men & their relationships with one another while in the service of the Reich within neutral Sweden, list of Luftwaffe aircraft & personnel landed or crashed in Sweden, list of identified crewmen, photos, drawings & color plates, 128 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE - ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE GERMAN AIR FORCE IN WW II, Pimlott, John, editor, Motorbooks, 1998, new, includes over 200 previously unpublished photographs,176 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER COMBAT CLAIMS 1939-1945, Foreman, Matthews, & Parry, Red Kite, 2004, soft cover, see photo, definitive list of claims submitted by Luftwaffe night fighter piots for Allied aircraft shot down in WW II, daily log with photographs of the pilots, 248 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE OVER AMERICA, Griel, Manfred, Greenhill, 2004, new, see photo, plans that Nazi Germany had to raid & bomb New York & the eastern seaboard are revealed in this book, based on the use of transoceanic aircraft planes, such as the six-engine JU 390, ME 264, or TA 400, but the Third Reich was unable to produce such machines in sufficient numbers, classified material held within British, French, and American archives can prove whether these groups were close to perfecting small atomic explosives, photos & drawings, 256 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE OVER THE NORTH, Norman, Bill, Pen & Sword, 1997, new, soft cover, see photo, 50 odd raids on England by the Luftwaffe as told through personal remembrances of eyewitnesses & other personal accounts, photos & drawings, 208 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE PROPAGANDA, Wilson, James, MBI, 1996, new, see photo, utilizes original German postcards produced between 1933 & 1945, produced to promote the technical achievements & might of the Luftwaffe, includes biographies and photographs of many German pilots and personalities, many photos, 143 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE RUDDER MARKINGS , Ries & Obermaier, Schiffer, 1991, new, see photo, English text, all photos, 192 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE SEAPLANES 1939-1945, Goss & Rauchbach, Naval Institute, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo, pictorial account of Luftwaffe's sea & float planes, aircraft types include Arado 196, Blohm & Voss 222, Heinkel 115 plus others from Junkers, Dornier & Breguet, section on seaplane personnel, 200 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS: GROUND ATTACK & SPECIAL PURPOSE ATTACK, Herwig & Rode, Midland Counties, 2003, new, see photo, this 3rd addition takes a close look at a varied range of aircraft types, principally described as ground-attack & special-purpose types, but which includes Kampfzerstörer (multi-purpose combat aircraft), multi-purpose and fast bombers, explosive-carrying aircraft intended to attack other aircraft, air-to-air ramming vehicles, bomb-carrying gliders and towed fighters, airborne weapons, special devices (rockets, cannons, flame-throwers, photos, color plates & 3-views, 272 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS STRATEGIC BOMBERS 1935-1945, Herwig & Rode, Midland Counties, 2000, new, see photo, aircraft types, project numbers, engines and power plants, color plates & line drawings, 176 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS FIGHTERS 1939-1945, Schick & Meyer, Midland Counties, 1997, new, see photo, chronicles the Luftwaffe's research & development into new fighter projects during the war, many designs for both prop & jet aircraft were proposed, aircraft types, project numbers, engines and power plants, color plates & line drawings, 144 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE 1933-45, STRATEGY FOR DEFEAT , Murray, Williamson, Brassey, 1996, new, soft cover, comprehensive analysis why Germany could win battles, but not the war, maps, illustrations, photos, 365 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE, THE ALLIED INTELLIGENCE FILES, Staerck & Sinnott, Brassey, 2002, new, see photo, captured aircraft, aerial reconnaissnce photos, background information on each plane drawn from declassifed British intelligence files, photos, 219 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE WAR DIARIES, Bekker, Cajus, Doubleday, 1968, vg/vg, see photo, first account of the air war of 1939-1945 to come from a German source, evaluation of a mass of German documentary material, his study of the official war histories of other countries, and his interrogation of numerous wartime Luftwaffe leaders, photos, 399 pgs.

LUFTWAFFE X-PLANES, Briehl, Manfred, Greenhill, 2004, new, soft cover, see photo, a unique and valuable selection of photographs of Luftwaffe projects that never made it into battle, remained on the drawing board or at prototype stage either because they were deemed unsuitable or as is the case with most of those in this selection, the developers simply ran out of time & the projects never went into production, appendix list of prototype planes & manufacturer, many photos, 80 pgs.

CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED LIST