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Carrier Strike is now Available!

In Carrier Strike: US Naval Air Warfare in the Pacific, historian Donald Nijboer tells the full story of the American carrier fleet during the Second World War – the vessels, the crew, the aircraft and the pilots as well as their British Royal Navy allies and the deadly Imperial Japanese Navy forces they faced in […]

Flak in World War II – New Book Sept 1st!

“There is no question in my mind that this is an important book on a fascinating subject.  It is essential for any serious library on military history, and I will be proud to add it to mine.  In the vernacular, Donald has scored a direct hit.” Stephen Quick Former Director General Canada Aviation and Space […]

Was the Avro Arrow killed by a Genie?

Much has been written about the demise of the CF-105 Avro Arrow – high cost, government incompetence, American interference.  Or was it something more mundane?  The introduction of the 1.5 kiloton Genie nuclear missile and surface-to-air missiles were the most likely culprits. With a kill box the size of three football fields the Genie negated […]

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