Appendix 5 - Recommanded Books and Movies

FIGHTER COMBAT: TACTICS AND MANEUVERING,
by Robert L. Shaw (Naval Institute Press). This is "the Bible" of ACM and containslots of information applicable to Air Warrior. If you can't find it at a bookstore, you can probably order it directly from Naval Institute Press, in Annapolis, Maryland.
-- Brooke

TOP GUNS,
edited by Joe Foss and Matthew Brennan (Pocket Star Books). Each chapter was written by a different ace. The book covers from WWI through the Vietnam war. This is one of my favorites, full of excellent stories of air combat, by all types of pilots flying various types of fighters. -- Brooke

ZEMKE'S WOLFPACK,
by Hub Zemke with Roger A. Freeman (Pocket Books). This is the story of Hub Zemke and the 56th Fighter Group (which included several other famous aces), which fought over Europe. Through most of his combat career, Zemke flew P-47's. He had brief duty in P-38's, and then more in P-51's.
-- Brooke

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP,
by Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (Bantam Books). This is the story of Pappy Boyington, from his days with the Flying Tigers in China, through his days as a Marine fighter pilot, to his emancipation from a Japanese war prison. Boyington flew P-40's in China and F4U's in the Pacific.
-- Brooke

THUNDERBOLT!,
by Robert S. Johnson with Martin Caidin (Bantam Books). This is the story of Robert Johnson, ace with the 56th Fighter Group. He mostly flew P-47's. This book contains some amazing tales of the ruggedness of that fighter.
-- Brooke

TO FLY AND FIGHT: MEMOIRS OF A TRIPLE ACE,
by Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson with Joseph P. Hamelin (Bantam Books). This is about Bud Anderson, who flew P-51's in Europe. It also talks about his postwar work as a test pilot.
-- Brooke

FORK-TAILED DEVIL: THE P-38,
by Martin Caidin (Bantam Books). This book about the P-38 has some very interesting tales about the plane. -- Brooke

MIDWAY.
This is a movie about the battle of Midway and the events leading up to it and is a very well-crafted film.
-- Brooke

MEMPHIS BELL.
This is a movie about Memphis Bell, a famous B-17 bomber from WWII. It has some good air-combat footage in it.
-- Brooke

12 O'CLOCK HIGH.
This is a movie about a bomber squadron in WWII. It's a classic.
-- Brooke

THE GREAT BOOK OF WORLD WAR II AIRPLANES.
This tome describes in detail (history, use in combat, performance, etc.) various WWII aircraft. It contains great pictures and lots of interesting information.
-- Brooke

JANE'S FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II.
This book is not as good as THE GREAT BOOK, but it covers more planes and is cheaper and easier to get a hold of.
-- Brooke

CELLULOID WINGS: THE IMPACT OF MOVIES ON AVIATION,
by Paul H. Farmer (Tab Books). ISBN 0-8306-2374-4. Here's one of my favorites. It's a nice history of the subject, but the most useful items are two appendices, one of which lists movies alphabetically, and details all the airplane types that were used in it -- and which planes were masquerading as something else! The other appendix lists each plane by type, detailing all the movies that plane was in. I love old movies and refer to this book often.
-- Axeman

SPITFIRE ON MY TAIL.
Read "Spitfire on my tail" if you can get it. Boy, does this guy rip on Galland! Very interesting if it's true . . . and for some reason, I believe him.
-- Axeman

THE LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING,
by Warren M. Bodie. (Published by Warren M. Bodie, ISBN 0-9629359-0-5, Widewing Publications, Post Office Box 238, Hiawassee, Georgia 30546-0238.) Twist's favorite book on the P-38.
-- Twist

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