Flying Tigers

by Daniel Ford

During World War II, in the skies over Rangoon, Burma, a handful of American pilots met and bloodied the “Imperial Wild Eagles” of Japan and in turn won immortality as the Flying Tigers. One of America’s most famous combat forces, the Tigers were recruited to defend beleaguered China for $600 a month and a bounty of $500 for each Japanese plane they shot down ...

I Always Wanted To Fly

by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

In I Always Wanted to Fly, retired United States Air Force Colonel Wolfgang W. E. Samuel has gathered first-person memories from heroes of the cockpits and airstrips. Battling in dogfights when jets were novelties, saving lives in grueling airlifts, or flying dangerous reconnaissance missions deep into Soviet and Chinese airspace ...

China Airborne

by James Fallows

More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are determined to be more than customers. In 2011, China announced its Twelfth Five-Year Plan ...

Dressmaker of Khair Khana

by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil war - a rare achievement for any Afghan woman - Kamila was subsequently banned from school and confined to her home.

Twelve O'Clock High

by Henry King

The wartime memories of surviving World War II bomber squadrons were still crystal clear when this acclaimed drama was released in 1949--one of the first postwar films out of Hollywood to treat the war on emotionally complex terms. Framed by a postwar prologue and epilogue and told as a flashback appreciation of wartime valor and teamwork ...

The Blue Max

by John Guillermin

German Corporal Bruno Stachel (George Peppard) leaves the fighting in the trenches to become an officer and fighter pilot in the German Army Air Service. Joining a squadron in spring 1918, he sets his sights on winning Imperial Germany’s highest military decoration for valor, the Pour le Mérite, nicknamed the “Blue Max” ...

The Bridge on The River Kwai

by David Lean

Director David Lean’s masterful 1957 realization of Pierre Boulle’s novel remains a benchmark for war films. The story centers on a Japanese prison camp isolated deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, where the remorseless Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) has been charged with building a vitally important railway bridge.

Armadillo

by Janus Metz

ARMADILLO is an upfront account of growing cynicism and adrenaline addiction for young soldiers at war. Mads and Daniel are on their first mission in Helmand, Afghanistan. Their platoon is stationed in Camp Armadillo, right on the Helmand frontline, fighting tough battles against the Taliban ...

In His Country's Service

by Maxin McCaffrey

At the request of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this painting was commissioned as a memorial to the Prisoners of War and Missing in North Vietnam. In their nominating
the POW as the Military Outstanding Young Man of the Year, the Joint Chiefs hoped to draw attention to the need for American citizens to rally to their plight and help secure their release.

Ordinance Group Loading GBU-24B

by Douglas Smith

Ordinance Group at Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. A timed exercise loading a GBU - 24B on an F-15E (336 Fighter Squadron) March 25, 2004.

Reaper Over Afghanistan

by Paul Rendel

The combat proven Reaper unmanned aircraft flies long endurance surveillance, reconnaissance and attack missions while streaming real time imagery to anywhere in the world.

Fight or Flight

by Adam Tarmy

A World War II pilot gathering his nerves in preparation for a dangerous mission. This painting attempts to show the intense emotional conflict that often accompanies the bravery for which these pilots were known.