Squadron Signal Publications

(Softcover) Drendel. The carrier-capable Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is one of the most successful modern combat aircraft. During the 25 years in which the A-4 was on the production line, 2,960 Skyhawks were built. A relatively light aircraft, with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds and with a top speed exceeding 600 mph, the Skyhawk was operated not only by the US Navy and Marines but also by the air forces of Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Malaysia, Argentina, Singapore, Brazil, Indonesia,...

Robinson. The Hawker Hunter was designed in 1948 as a RAF replacement for the Gloster Meteor. The Hunter served with the RAF in the 1950s and 1960s, and has served with nearly twenty foreign air forces. This title covers every RAF Squadron to fly the Hawker Hunter. Illustrated with 54 b/w and 6 color photos, 200 color drawings; 32 pages.

(Softcover) First deployed in combat in Vietnam, the M551 Sheridan is the first US tank to be fully amphibious and also airborne capable. Though maintenance problems and issues with the gun-launcher system caused the M551 to be withdrawn from most active Army units in the late 1970s, it continued to serve the 82nd Airborne Division as the only armored vehicle in the Army_s inventory that could be air dropped. With the 82nd, the Sheridan took part in the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 and in...

Drendel. America and its allies respond to the deadly terror attacks of 9-11. Noted military author Lou Drendel outlines the initial Allied military response against the al-Queda terrorist network and the Taliban government in Afghanistan that provided them safe haven and training facilities. Extensively illustrated with over 200 photos - half in full-color, 1 map; 64 pages.

David Doyle. Its contrails twisting through the clouds, one fighter aircraft was able to escort America?s heavy bombers from England to Berlin, and from Iwo Jima to Tokyo, the North American P-51 Mustang. Beyond bomber escort, this iconic Pursuit (later F- for fighter) aircraft was employed against ground targets using machine guns, rockets, and bombs, in fact one variant was specifically produced as a dive bomber, an Allied counterpart to Germany?s famed Stuka. Including derivatives, the...

(Softcover) Fletcher-class destroyers were the mainstay of the US Navy's destroyer force during WWII. With 175 of the class commissioned, the Fletchers were the most numerous of the American 'Tin Cans' - as destroyers are affectionately known. Today, only one of the type has been preserved in WWII-configuration, the USS Kidd. Named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who gave his life on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, the destroyer USS Kidd (DD-661) conducted two years...