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A magnificent showcase : history, heritage, and art : the United States Air Force and the Air Force Art Program / by Keck, Timothy R.(CARDINAL)334737;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Early flight through the Great War. Kitty Hawk ; The dream fulfilled ; A few great captains ; The Great War -- Henri Farré -- World War II. Prelude to war ; The greatest generation ; Aircraft production ; Women Airforce Service pilots ; December 7, 1941 ; War in Europe ; The Tuskegee Airmen ; War in the Pacific -- Robert Laessig -- Cold War beginnings and the Korean War. The Berlin airlift ; The Korean War -- George Bales -- Cold War stalemate and the Vietnam War. The Strategic Air Command ; The Air Defense Command ; The Warsaw Pact to Cuba ; The war in Southeast Asia -- Maxine McCaffrey -- Into the new century. Strategic bombers ; The Air Force fighter force ; Global reach-airlift ; Space and cyberspace ; Post-Vietnam combat operations ; Desert Storm and beyond ; Somalia and the Balkans ; September 11, 2001 -- Keith Ferris -- Airmen around the world. Community life ; The Thunderbirds ; Bob Hope-thanks for the memories ; Humanitarian operations ; Conclusion: a distant trumpet -- James Consor.This illustrated, large-format book presents the U.S. Air Force Art Program's depiction of the Air Force across the service's history, starting with the birth of U.S. military aviation under the auspices of the Army. It interweaves the story of the Art Program, including features on artists and their thoughts on significant works, with the history of the birth and growth of the Air Force itself. The volume includes a foreword by Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the current Air Force Chief of Staff, who calls the book a "celebration" that records "how the connection between Airmen and artists began, how this relationship evolved, and how artists have documented Air Force operations over the decades."
Subjects: United States. Air Force; United States. Air Force; United States. Air Force. Art Program.; Air warfare in art.; Airplanes, Military, in art.; Air power;
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Warfare in the 20th Century / by Robertshaw, Andrew.(CARDINAL)638605; Bergin, Mark,1961-illustrator.(CARDINAL)428081;
Presents an overview of major battles discussing the arms and armour worn by fighting men in the 20th century.4-8.
Subjects: Military history.; Military weapons.; Military art and science; Armor.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Dogfights. [videorecording] /
Produced by Digital Ranch for The History Channel ; director, Rob Lihani ; writer, David Connelly.Narrator, Phil Crowley.Originally broadcast on The History Channel in 2007.Fighter aircraft face off in some of the most intense battles in the history of warfare in this documentary television series. This season features first-hand accounts of the flying aces themselves, combined with rare archival footage and state-of-the-art CGI graphics. Each air battle is recreated in stunning detail, putting viewers in the cockpit, facing the enemy to relive 17 of modern history's greatest battles.DVD; Dolby Digital stereo., Subatomic Digital.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Fighter plane combat; Air warfare; Fighter pilots.; Fighter planes.; War television programs.;
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Dogfights. by Lihani, Rob,director.(DLC)no2003017908; Connelly, David,1979-author.(DLC)nr2004005327; Crowley, Phil.(DLC)no2002066042; Arts and Entertainment Network.(DLC)nr 92019436 ; Digital Ranch (Firm),producer.(DLC)nr2003007687; History Channel (Television network),producer.(DLC)no 96037384 ; New Video Group,distributor.(DLC)no 95055790 ;
Narrator, Phil Crowley.Originally broadcast on The History Channel in 2007.Fighter aircraft face off in some of the most intense battles in the history of warfare in this documentary television series. This season features first-hand accounts of the flying aces themselves, combined with rare archival footage and state-of-the-art CGI graphics. Each air battle is recreated in stunning detail, putting viewers in the cockpit, facing the enemy to relive 17 of modern history's greatest battles.DVD; Dolby Digital stereo., Subatomic Digital.
Subjects: Documentary; War (Nonfiction); Documentary television programs.; Fighter plane combat; Air warfare; Fighter pilots.; Fighter planes.; Fighter plane combat; Military aeronautics; Fighter pilots.; Fighter planes.;
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The Experience of World War II / by Campbell, John,1947-(CARDINAL)752142;
Includes bibliographical references.The theaters of war. Japan's war in Asia ; Hitler's war in western Europe ; Japan's war in the Pacific ; Empires at bay ; The eastern front ; The war in the Mediterranean ; the second front in Europe ; The defeat of Japan -- The fighting services. Armies and land warfare ; Navies and sea warfare ; Air forces and air warfare ; Prisoners of war ; Intelligence services -- The mobilization of peoples. The impact of total war ; Japan : challenge and response ; Germany : Hitler's home front ; The UK : a democracy at war ; The Soviet great patriotic war ; The American way of war -- The frontline civilians. The bombing of cities ; Occupation and resistance ; Propaganda and the arts ; War crimes -- The aftermath of war. The world of the superpowers ; Asia reborn ; Europe divided.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945.;
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How the helicopter changed modern warfare / by Boyne, Walter J.,1929-2020.(CARDINAL)145445;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The helicopter goes to war -- Carving a combat niche -- Helicopter development -- Early days in Vietnam -- Vietnam, 1967 : changes in scale, tactics, and results -- The helicopter as an instrument of compassion -- Changes in helicopters, changes in warfare -- Helicopter development and deployment in the U.S.S.R. Operations in the Near East -- Other wars and the growth of foreign helicopter technology -- the helicopter today and tomorrow -- Appendix one: From before Leonardo da Vinci to 1939 : the development of the helicopter -- Appendix two: Specifications.In a controversial look at the history of the helicopter's development, the author points out that the machine's current design is decades behind its time. As a result, helicopter casualty rates in Middle Eastern operations exceed those of the Vietnam War. Exploring the consequences of further delays in advancing helicopter technology, Boyne calls for a return to the drawing board to save lives and increase tactical effectiveness.
Subjects: Military helicopters; Air warfare; Military art and science;
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Story of World War I / by Malam, John,1957-(CARDINAL)318276; Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)(CARDINAL)267177;
Introduction -- Europe divided -- Gearing up for war -- The peace is shattered -- Europe goes to war -- The British Army -- The fighting begins -- The Eastern Front -- The Western Front -- The French Army -- Digging in -- Trench warfare -- The Great guns -- The German Army -- The Gallipoli Campaign -- The war at sea -- War in Africa -- Chemical warfare -- Italy enters the war -- War in the air -- 1916: a year of battles -- First tanks -- America joins the war -- 1917: no end in sight -- War in the desert -- Women at war -- 1918: the last great battles -- 1918 the war ends -- animals at war -- Legacy of war -- The Art of war.This book tells the dramatic story of World War I of 1914-1918. Packed with facts, photographs, documents and maps, it brings the key events vividly to life. From the horrors of trench warfare, through to the use of new, modern weapons, such as warplanes, tanks and deadly poison gas, discover the real history of this colossal conflict.1060LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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World War II [videorecording] : air war in the Pacific, bloody ridges of Peleliu / by Arts and Entertainment Network.; History Channel Club.;
"[Y]ou'll see the fascinating story of the Hellcats, the TBFs, the B29s, and the Lightnings that changed the course of the war, from the first to the last days...watch the surprisingly brutal battle Marines encountered with Japanese dug into caves. See everything from the opening Naval bombardment to vicious guerrilla warfare." -- container.Merrill's marauders : "They were outnumbered, outgunned and expected to die. But these heroic American soldiers took on a Japanese army in the Burmese jungle ... and history." -- container.Not rated.DVD.DVD.
Subjects: Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; World War, 1939-1945;
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Flight of the old dog [sound recording] / by Brown, Dale,1956-author.(CARDINAL)351669; Allen, Richard,1957-2013,narrator.;
Read by Richard Allen.Fitted with state-of-the-art weaponry, a lone B-52 navigated by Pat McLanahan attempts to survive waves of Soviet surface-to-air missles and MIG fighters and drop a single bomb on a Star Wars-type laser installation in Siberia.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Strategic Defense Initiative; Bombers; Air warfare;
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The timechart history of war / by Chandler, David G.(CARDINAL)138795;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-150).Warfare and weapons -- Timechart -- Great commanders -- A-Z of great battles -- Chronology -- Battle maps -- Selected wars in close-up: Greece and Rome at war, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar -- Hundred Years War, 1337-1453 -- Wars of Japan -- Napoleonic Wars -- Colonial Wars -- American Civil War -- First World War -- Second World War -- War in the air -- War today and tomorrow.
Subjects: Chronologies.; War; Military art and science; War;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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