The Navaho program is the least known, yet the most important of the United States early missile programs. In rocket technology alone the Navaho made possible the Thor, Jupiter and Redstone missiles. It also allowed the construction of the Atlas ICBM's engines, and in the years to come this engine technology would power the Apollo moon rocket, and our present-day Space Shuttle. The Navaho project achieved major advances in every discipline of engineering and electronics. The program also gave us the airborne digital computer, modular electronic circuitry, and the all inhertial navigation system. The development of modular circuitry alone revolutionized the electronics industry, improving the reliability and repairability of countless electronic devices. In just ten years this program accomplished several technological firsts. The X-10 test drone was the first turbojet powered vehicle to exceed Mach 2. It also was the first aircraft to fly a complete mission under inertial(computer) guidance. Later, the G-26 ramjet powered vehicle became the first jet aircraft to reach Mach 3 and an altitude of 77,000 feet. Even the Navaho booster engine would set a record by producing 405,000 lbs. of thrust-a benchmark that would last for five years. These accomplishments have escaped public notice for more than three decades dut to the program's "Top Secret" classification. Forty years after its cancellation many of its documents are still classified as "Secret". James Gibson's new book explains the technical and historical aspects of the Navaho program here for the first time.
Over 160 color and b/w photos, line drawings, 8 1/2" x 11", soft cover
$20.00

Air Launch! A Pictorial History of Airborne Weapons 
by Bill Holder
This book examines the history of airborne-launched weapons and a number of variations. Each weapon is given a brief devlopmental description and a summary of who has implemented it, and includes cross references to other countries' similar platforms. A wide range of many never before published photos offers a striking view of the history and the proposed future of these arsenals.
Description 215 x 279 over 200 b/w and colour photographs 112pp soft cover 
$20.00
 

Nuclear Weapons of the United States An Illustrated History 
Author James N. Gibson
This new book covers every nuclear delivery system the United States ever deployed. With few exceptions, each weapon and system is illustrated by either colour or black and white photographs. Each weapon also comes with specifications and a history of its development, deployment and retirement (if retired).
Description 215 x 279 over 300 colour and b/w photographs 240pp hard cover 
$49.00

Secret Wonder Weapons of the Third Reich: German Missiles 1934-1945 
by Justo Miranda, Paula Mercado
This new book covers the great variety of secret and largely unknown German missile programs: GUIDED MISSILES: Ruhrstahl/Kramer X1 "Fritz-X", Henschel Hs 293, Hs 294, Hs 295 and Henschel "Zitterrochen", Blohm und Voss Bv 226, Bv 246 "Hagelkorn" and Lippisch GB-3/L, Blohm und Voss Bv 143, Henschel G.T. 1200 and other gliding torpedos, Arado E-377 and E-377a, Mistel Me 262 A-1/A-2 and Me 262 A-1a/Ju 287b-1, Fieseler Fi 103 Series; PILOTED MISSILES: Blohm und Voss Bv 40, Daimler-Benz Projekt E and F, Messerschmitt Me 328, "Gleiter Bombenflugzeug" 1945, Projekt "Reichenberg" Series, Sombold So 344, Zeppelin "Rammer"; BALLISTIC MISSILES: EMW A-3/A-5, EMW A 4/A 4b, EMW A 5/A 8, EMW A 7/A 9/A 10, Blohm und Voss "Manuell Gesteuertes RAketen Projektil"; ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES: Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-4, Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-7 "Rotkappchen", Henschel Hs 298 V1 and V2, Henschel Hs 117 "Schmetterling", Messerschmitt "Enzian", Rheinmetall-Borsig F-25 and F-55 "Feuerlilie", Rheinmetall-Borsig "Rheintochter" I and III, Rheinmetall-Borsig "Hecht" 2700, EMW C2 "Wasserfall.", 
Over 150 b/w photographs, line drawings, color profiles, charts, 8 1/2" x 11", hard cover
$35.00

Bachem Ba 349 Natter X Planes of the Third Reich - An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II 
by David Myhra
The pilot-operated Bachem Ba 349 "Natter" ("Adder") was one of several unexpected new weapons Germany was seeking to perfect for a more effective defense against Allied heavy bombers. The idea of the ground-to-air missile to slow down, if not stop, attacking aircraft was one of the greatest developments to come out of World War II, and Germany led the field. David Myhra has taken 240 photographs and illustrations from his collection and presents the world's first defense interceptor missile - the manned Ba 349 "Natter."
Description 279 x 215 over 200 photographs, line drawings 128pp soft cover 
$15.00

Natter & Other German Rocket Jet Projects 
Author 
This book offers a unique view of the Natter and other German rocket jet projects.
Description 279 x 215 b/w photographs, line drawings 48pp soft cover
$10.00

V-2 - Dawn of the Rocket Age 
by Joachim Engelmann
Description 279 x 215 b/w photographs, line drawings 48pp soft cover The first ballistic missle in its use during WWII.
$10.00

V1 - The Flying Bomb 
by Joachim Engelmann
One of the true land-marks of flight, this book covers its limited yet devastating use during WWII.
Description 279 x 215 b/w photographs, line drawings 48pp soft cover 
$10.00

The V1 and Its Soviet Successors 
by Wilfried Kopenhagen
Photo study showing the post-World War II use, and redesign of the German V1 by the Allies. Also shows the air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles it helped develop.
Description 215 x 279 over 100 b/w photographs 48pp soft cover 
$10.00

German Rocket Launchers in WWII 
by Joachim Engelmann
 This book covers both in photographs and text the various rocket launchers used by Germany in WWII.
Description 279 x 215 b/w photographs, line drawings 48pp soft cover
$10.00

German Guided Missles 
by Heinz J. Nowarra
Covers air-to-air and ground-to-air development from WWI to WWII.
Description 279 x 215 b/w photogrpahs, line drawings 48pp soft cover
$10.00

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