Bill Yenne: 28 books
Hap Arnold
The General Who Invented the US Air Force
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
General Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold is widely considered the father of the United States Air Force. But his long list of accomplishments doesn’t begin or end there. He was also the first and only five-star general of the US Air Force; one of the first US military aviators; the first American to carry air mail; and the architect of the war-winning air strategy of World War II.
Operation Cobra and the Great Offensive
Sixty Days That Changed the Course of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
THE BEGINNINGS OF VICTORY
Shortly after the D-Day invasion, the Allied forces in Europe had stalled. A limited operation was set in motion to punch a small hole in the enemy defenses, starting on July 25, 1944. It was called Operation Cobra, and it would become one of the greatest offensives...
B-52 Stratofortress
The Complete History of the World's Longest Serving and Best Known Bomber
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
The B-52 is the longest serving and most versatile of the United States Air Force's combat aircraft. The Stratofortress entered active service in 1955 and is scheduled to continue as part of the air force's inventory through 2040. The jet-powered bomber was a mainstay of America's Cold War...
Panic on the Pacific
How America Prepared for the West Coast Invasion
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
The aftershocks of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor were felt keenly all over America—the war in Europe had hit home. But nowhere was American life more immediately disrupted than on the West Coast, where people lived in certain fear of more Japanese attacks. From that day until the end...
When Tigers Ruled the Sky
The Flying Tigers: American Outlaw Pilots over China in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
From the acclaimed author of Hit the Target and Big Week, an in-depth account of the legendary World War II combat group, the Flying Tigers.
In 1940, Pearl Harbor had not yet happened, and America was not yet at war with Japan. But China had been trying to stave off Japanese aggression for...
Big Week
Six Days that Changed the Course of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
In just six days, the United States Strategic Air Forces changed the course of military offense in World War II. During those six days, they launched the largest bombing campaign of the war, dropping roughly ten thousand tons of bombs in a rain of destruction that would take the skies back from the...
by Bill Yenne
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2006
Glacier National Park is a majestic million acres of towering mountains, ancient glaciers, and amazing biodiversity. Located astride both the Continental Divide and Hudson Bay Divide, Glacier contains Triple Divide Peak, the only point in North America from which the waters drain into three oceans. The...
Aces High
The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Capturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World War II engaged in a kind of battle that became the stuff of legend. They cut through the sky in their P-38s to go one-on-one against the enemy—and those who survived the deadly showdowns with enough courage and skill earned...
by Bill Yenne
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2004
Named for Jose de Jesus Noe, San Francisco's last Mexican mayor, Noe Valley is undoubtedly one of San Francisco's favorite neighborhoods and certainly one of the most picturesque. Yet the area has a rich and varied history reaching far beyond the lovely buildings and lively street scenes familiar to...
The White Rose of Stalingrad
The Real-Life Adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the Highest Scoring Female Air Ace of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Of all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women. Initially the Red Air Force maintained an all-male policy among its combat pilots. However, as the apparently invincible German juggernaut sliced through Soviet defenses, the...
by Bill Yenne
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
The Going-to-the-Sun Road is rightfully recognized as one of the most spectacular alpine highways in the world and certainly among those in the United States. The landscape is one of peerless beauty, but the road itself is an engineering masterpiece. In 1910, Glacier National Park was created in that...
by Bill Yenne
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Money to burn…
Bounty hunter Bladen Cole rode into Santa Fe with the bodies of two wanted outlaws who decided to try their luck against his Colt .45. But he’s riding out with an even more profitable venture—the capture of four robbers who stole a payroll from the Atchison, Topeka and...
by Bill Yenne
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2004
Named for Jose de Jesus Noe, San Francisco's last Mexican mayor, Noe Valley is undoubtedly one of San Francisco's favorite neighborhoods and certainly one of the most picturesque. Yet the area has a rich and varied history reaching far beyond the lovely buildings and lively street scenes familiar to...
by Bill Yenne
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Is the bounty hunter actually the hunted?
Bladen Cole is getting a handsome sum of money from Isham Ransdell, the owner of the Gallatin City Bank. It’s not a withdrawal, but a reward for the heads of the men who killed Ransdell’s associates. The banker wants the Porter boys back in Gallatin...
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