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General Forums (Public) => General Discussion (Public) => Books and Articles => Topic started by: AG-51_Glider on September 17, 2013, 05:15:06 PM
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This thread contains a list of reading material- books, ebooks, papers, etc that our members have found worthy of reading. Some are free and some will require purchase. I am using an 1-4 thumbs-up rating system. Please share if you have one that you enjoyed.
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Dawn Like Thunder (http://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Like-Thunder-Torpedo-Squadron/dp/0316056537/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379454600&sr=1-1&keywords=dawn+like+thunder) available in book, kindle, audiobook
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: The Wild Blue (http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Blue-B-24s-Germany-1944-45/dp/0743223098/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379455211&sr=1-1&keywords=wild+blue) available in book, kindle, audiobook
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Samurai! (http://www.amazon.com/Samurai-Martin-Caiden/dp/0743412834/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379456470&sr=1-7&keywords=sakai) available in book
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:+ Stuka Pilot (http://www.amazon.com/Stuka-Pilot-Hans-Ulrich-Rudel/dp/1908476877/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379456641&sr=1-1&keywords=Stuka+Pilot) available in book, kindle
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: 'Flight of Passage' by Rinker Buck
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: 'Semper Fi in the Sky; The Marine Air Battles of World War II' by Gerald Astor
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My all time favorite Astronaut book- a must read if you like space travel:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Carrying The Fire (http://www.amazon.com/Carrying-Fire-Astronauts-Michael-Collins/dp/0374531943/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379456920&sr=1-1&keywords=carrying+the+fire+michael+collins) Book only
Good references for Flight Simming:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: In Pursuit (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/lento_ohjeet/inpursuit/inpursuit.pdf) a really decent free ebook also available in a printed format at Amazon: In Pursuit (http://www.amazon.com/In-Pursuit-Pilots-Online-Combat/dp/9197607703/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379457860&sr=8-1&keywords=in+pursuit+kylander)
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Flight Manuals/Info:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Stick and Rudder (http://www.amazon.com/Stick-Rudder-Explanation-Art-Flying/dp/0070362408/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_4) THE all time classic!!! available in book only
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Aerodynamics For Naval Aviators (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/media/00-80T-80.pdf) free ebook- also available in print at Amazon
The following are FAA Publications and so I have not given them a rating. The PDF's are free and definitely worth adding to your library.
Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3A (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/airplane_handbook/media/FAA-H-8083-3B.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Aeronautical Information Manual (http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ATPubs/AIM/aim.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Instrument Flying Handbook[u/url] (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/media/FAA-H-8083-15B.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Helicopter Flying Handbook (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/helicopter_flying_handbook/media/helicopter_flying_handbook.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Glider Flying Handbook (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/glider_handbook/media/faa-h-8083-13a.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Rotorcraft Flying Handbook (Gyrocopters) (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083-21.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Pilot's handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/FAA-H-8083-25A.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Instrument Procedures Handbook (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/instrument_procedures_handbook/media/FAA-H-8261-1A.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Aviation Weather (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentid/22268) link to the page for free pdf by chapter- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Aviation Weather Services (http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC%2000-45F.pdf) free pdf- official FAA publication. Also available in print
Pilot Safety Brochures (http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/) A webpage with a list of links to FAA Safety Brochures some of which are quite interesting.
FAA Advisory Circulars (http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/) A webpage with a list of links to FAA Advisory Circulars some of which are quite interesting.
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From a mission builders perspective:
My two favorite volumes, covering the first year of the war
http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Team-Pacific-Combat/dp/159114471X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379461486&sr=8-1&keywords=THE+FIRST+TEAM
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514uPVsIryL._SY346_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Team-Guadalcanal-Campaign/dp/1591144728/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1379461486&sr=8-2&keywords=THE+FIRST+TEAM
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2B4ZJY4SvL._SY346_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_.jpg)
A couple of my favorites for Midway
http://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Sword-Untold-Battle-Midway/dp/1574889249/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379461505&sr=8-1&keywords=shattered+sword
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Trd4vqEpL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/Midway-Dauntless-Victory-Perspectives-Americas/dp/1844155838/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379461834&sr=8-1&keywords=midway+dauntless
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512MwkGXs9L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg)
Ship Histories
http://www.amazon.com/The-Big-Enterprise-Classics-Literature/dp/1557509980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379461522&sr=8-1&keywords=the+big+e
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415Z4D9TD1L._SY346_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/That-Gallant-Ship-U-S-S-Yorktown/dp/0933126573/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1379461870&sr=8-3&keywords=cv5+Yorktown
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BnAM9USWL._SY300_.jpg)
And generally neat-O viewing
http://www.amazon.com/First-Flattops-U-S-Aircraft-Carriers/dp/B000HOJ3K2/ref=sr_1_5?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1379461934&sr=1-5&keywords=first+carriers
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518DGEG3G5L._SY300_.jpg)
Hope you guys find this helpful
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A MUST have for all Fighter Pilots.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Fighter Combat, Tactics and Maneuvering by Robert L. Shaw
(http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii121/mdqent/513P2687GSL_AA160__zps9e36afc5.jpg) Get it here Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_14?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=fighter%20combat%20tactics%20and%20maneuvering&sprefix=fighter+combat%2Caps%2C224&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afighter%20combat%20tactics%20and%20maneuvering)
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Ian Toll
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One I found at Amazon that has mixed reviews. Supposed to be geared for the IL2 folks. I am ordering and will give it a thumbs rating once I have it:
???? Air Combat Manoeuvres: The Technique and History of Air Fighting for Flight Simulation (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1903223989/ref=s9_wish_gw_d5_g14_ir04?ie=UTF8&colid=182TZS3OGN9WT&coliid=I1N3XHZILN4651&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=183WCWTC7HPMSVPAJWRY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846) In paperback only
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Don't waste your money. This is the one you should get!! http://www.amazon.com/In-Pursuit-Pilots-Online-Combat/dp/9197607703 :thumbsup:
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Don't waste your money. This is the one you should get!! http://www.amazon.com/In-Pursuit-Pilots-Online-Combat/dp/9197607703 :thumbsup:
Have it- in both hard Copy and pdf. Had Air Combat Maneouvers in my wishlist but now deleted!
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Just got done with this one http://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Inferno-U-S-Navy-Guadalcanal/dp/0553385127
I read it following the story of the Taffy Destroyers...I really enjoyed it
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Just got done with this one http://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Inferno-U-S-Navy-Guadalcanal/dp/0553385127
I read it following the story of the Taffy Destroyers...I really enjoyed it
Excellent book! A must read for anyone that appreciates the naval battles around Guadalcanal.
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I thought I'd add one here -
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http://www.amazon.com/Pushing-Envelope-Career-Fighter-Marion/dp/1591148669
Marion E Carl's story - VMF-223, Guadalcanal Ace, Navy Cross Recipient
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An awesome book for sure! :thumbsup:
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I'd like to add another one I'm currently reading. :thumbsup:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516LDoPh9XL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0760339759
"The Pacific War - The Strategy, Politics, and Players that Won the War" by William B. Hopkins :cool:
this book is AMAZING. It's a great overview of the war in the PTO. He doesn't write it chronologically, but instead uses "For the sake of clarity, chronological order has been set aside in many cases in this book in favor of a region-by-region approach to events." I gotta say, this man, a decorated WWII USMC 3div Veteran, walks a very fine line from "historian" to "anthropologist" in his objective, macro view. Not only that, but through his approach, one can almost feel like a fly on the wall viewing the events taking place. I'm only on Chapter 3, and I'm completely hooked. I can't wait to see how everything comes together in the final chapters of this book.
Also, something AMAZING for research, in case this hasn't been brought up yet,
Admiral Chester Nimitz's "Gray Book" is now available for downloading.
Description
The Command Summary of FADM Nimitz was compiled by the War Plans Section of the Pacific Command Headquarters in Hawaii during World War II. It contains daily estimates of the situation, command decisions, and running summaries of communications from December 7, 1941 to August 31, 1945. Naval War College Historian Douglas Smith avers that it is "the most authoritative source on the Pacific War available anywhere".
http://usnwc.edu/Academics/Library/Naval-Historical-Collection.aspx#items/show/849
yeah... it's awesome! :grin:
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Yeah, that sounds pretty cool...will have to take a look at it. :grin:
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Just finished "ACE" by Robert Bruce Porter and Eric M. Hammel. I got it on my iPad through ibooks. It's a very good read about an early war Marine aviator that flew in the Solomons and in MAG 21. I'll bet Rebsix has this on his book shelf.
Just starting to re-read a couple more Eric Hammel books while I am here enjoying my time in Istanbul, "Carrier Clash - The invasion of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons August 1942" and "Carrier Strike - The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands October 1942" These are also available on ibooks although I also have them on my book shelf at home.
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Just finished "ACE" by Robert Bruce Porter and Eric M. Hammel. I got it on my iPad through ibooks. It's a very good read about an early war Marine aviator that flew in the Solomons and in MAG 21. I'll bet Rebsix has this on his book shelf.
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That's awesome Rebsix!!
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Just finished reading "Bombs Away" by American author John Steinbeck. It was written in 1942.
Gave a OK overview of the training that bomber crews underwent, but it was totally propaganda pointed at recruiting "Air Force Bomber crews." Multiple references indicating that it was the B-17's that won the battle of Coral Sea and Midway. "If it weren't for the bombers, that Japanese fleet would be in California I believe was one of the quotes that I stomached through.
Definitely on my "Will Not Read Again" List and deleted from my Kindle