Colin D Heaton: 5 books
The German Aces Speak II
World War II Through the Eyes of Four More of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
The much-anticipated sequel to The German Aces Speak gives voice to four more of WWII’s most noteworthy German pilots.
When The German Aces Speak published in 2011, Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine welcomed Colin Heaton’s and Anne-Marie Lewis’s masterful command of interview-based...
The Me 262 Stormbird: From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It
From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2012
The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset with technological (particularly the revolutionary engines) and political difficulties, resulting in it not entering combat...
The Star of Africa
The Story of Hans Marseille, the Rogue Luftwaffe Ace Who Dominated the WWII Skies
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
"Heaton expertly portrays Marseille as one of history's great fighter pilots, as well as a man who lived life to the full and who fought with honor." — Dennis Showalter
The Star of Africais a biography of the dramatic life and meteoric career of German Luftwaffe Captain...
Noble Warrior
The Story of Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.), Medal of Honor
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
New addition to the "Commandant of theMarine Reading List, 2011"
Major General James E. Livingston received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role as an infantry company commander at Dai Do, Vietnam, during a three-day grinding battle of attrition in which the 2nd Battalion,...
Occupation and Insurgency:
A Selective Examination of The Hague and Geneva Conventions
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Occupation and Insurgency details German policies towards civilians and captured military forces in the Soviet Union from 1941-1945 and examines them in the context of the laws of war. The results of these policies illustrate how an occupying force can establish a sense of legitimacy or spur a stronger...