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Walter J. Boyne Books in Order
Walter J. Boyne was a United States Air Force officer, Command Pilot, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles. He was a director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and a Chairman of the National Aeronautic Association.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Walter J. Boyne's book series? Walter J. Boyne has written 3 book series. The most notable is the Non-Fiction series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Walter J. Boyne
- #1
The Jet Age(1979) - #2
Flying, An Introduction To Flight, Airplanes, And Aviation Careers(1980) - #3
Messerschmitt Me 262(1980) - #4
Boeing B 52(1981) - #5
The Aircraft Treasures of Silver Hill(1982) - #6
Vertical Flight(1984) - #7
De Havilland Dh-4(1984) - #8
Phantom in Combat(1985) - #9
The Leading Edge(1986) - #10
The Smithsonian Book Of Flight(1987) - #11
The Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People(1988) - #12
Power Behind The Wheel(1988) - #13
Classic Aircraft(1990) - #14
Flight(1990) - #15
Weapons of Desert Storm(1991) - #16
Gulf War(1991) - #17
Air Force Eagles(1992) - #18
Art in Flight(1992) - #19
Silver Wings(1993) - #20
Clash of Wings(1994) - #21
Clash of Titans(1995) - #22
Fly Past, Fly Present(1995) - #23
Beyond The Wild Blue(1997) - #24
Beyond The Horizon(1998) - #25
Brassey's Air Combat Reader(1999) - #26
German Aircraft and Armament(2000) - #27
Classic Airplanes(2001) - #28
Aces In Command(2001) - #29
The Best of "Wings" Magazine(2001) - #30
Air Warfare(2002) - #31
The Yom Kippur War(2002) - #32
The Influence of Air Power Upon History(2003) - #33
Rising Tide (With: Gary E. Weir)(2003) - #34
Operation Iraqi Freedom(2003) - #35
Today's Best Military Writing(2004) - #36
Chronicle of Flight(2005) - #37
Soaring to Glory(2008) - #38
Air Combat Reader(2009) - #39
How The Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare(2011) - #40
The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time(2018) - #41
Golden Age of Flight(2020)
- #1
The Wild Blue: The Novel of the U.S. Air Force(1986) - #2
Trophy for Eagles(1989) - #3
Eagles at War(1991) - #4Dawn Over Kitty Hawk(2003)
- #5
Walt Boyne's Crummy Novel On Sex, Drugs, Planes and Aspergers(2015)
- #1
Roaring Thunder(2006) - #2
Supersonic Thunder(2006) - #3
Hypersonic Thunder(2009)
About Walter J. Boyne
Walter J. Boyne was a United States Air Force officer, Command Pilot, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles. He was a director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and a Chairman of the National Aeronautic Association.
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