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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Jet Age" (1979) and follow publication order through all 41 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Jet Age
1979
Flying, An Introduction To Flight, Airplanes, And Aviation Careers
1980
Messerschmitt Me 262
1980
Boeing B 52
1981
The Aircraft Treasures of Silver Hill
1982
Vertical Flight
1984
De Havilland Dh-4
1984
Phantom in Combat
1985
The Leading Edge
1986
The Smithsonian Book Of Flight
1987
The Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People
1988
Power Behind The Wheel
1988
Classic Aircraft
1990
Flight
1990
Weapons of Desert Storm
1991
Gulf War
1991
Air Force Eagles
1992
Art in Flight
1992
Silver Wings
1993
Clash of Wings
1994
Clash of Titans
1995
Fly Past, Fly Present
1995
Beyond The Wild Blue
1997
Beyond The Horizon
1998
Brassey's Air Combat Reader
1999
German Aircraft and Armament
2000
Classic Airplanes
2001
Aces In Command
2001
The Best of "Wings" Magazine
2001
Air Warfare
2002
The Yom Kippur War
2002
The Influence of Air Power Upon History
2003
Rising Tide (With: Gary E. Weir)
2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom
2003
Today's Best Military Writing
2004
Chronicle of Flight
2005
Soaring to Glory
2008
Air Combat Reader
2009
How The Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare
2011
The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time
2018
Golden Age of Flight
2020
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