"Popularly known as the Douglas Dauntless, the U.S. Navy's SBD dive bomber was well named. Though considered obsolete at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Dauntless turned the tide of war in the Pacific with the destruction of four Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, making its mark in aviation history for sinking more enemy carriers than any other aircraft. Still in service at war's end, the Dauntless was the only U.S. ..."
Brassey's D-Day Encyclopedia(Updated) The Normandy Invasion A-Z by BarrettTillman Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2005 by Potomac Books Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-57488-761-7, ISBN: 1-57488-761-0
"This unique encyclopedia provides detailed entries for everything you ever wanted to know about D-Day, the invasion of Normandy. Organized alpha-betically, the entries give detailed descriptions of weapons, equipment, divisions, air and naval units, geography, terminology, personalities, and more. Every Allied division that crossed the English Channel on June 6, 1944 has its own listing as do the major Axis divisions that fought them. B ..."
Pushing the Envelope(Updated) The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl by Marion E. Carl, BarrettTillman Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 2005 by Naval Institute Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59114-866-1, ISBN: 1-59114-866-9
"First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full throttle through Carl's imposing list of "firsts." Beginning with his World War II career, he gained such commendations as first Marine Corps ace, among the first Marines ever to fly a helicopter, and first Marine to land aboard an aircraft carrier. His combat duty included the momentous battles at Midway and Guadalcanal. Not one to rest ..."
"Popularly known as the Douglas Dauntless, the U.S. Navy's SBD dive bomber was well named. Though considered obsolete at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Dauntless turned the tide of war in the Pacific with the destruction of four Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, making its mark in aviation history for sinking more enemy carriers than any other aircraft. Still in service at war's end, the Dauntless was the only U.S. ..."
On Yankee Station(Updated) The Naval Air War over Vietnam by John B. Nichols, BarrettTillman Hardcover, 179 Pages, Published 1987 by Naval Institute Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87021-559-9, ISBN: 0-87021-559-0
"Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Coauthors John Nichols, a fighter pilot in the war, and Barrett Tillman, an award-winning aviation historian, make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject to detail the ways in which airpower was employed in the years prior to the fall of Saigon. Confronting the conventional b ..."