Our staff write books on a wide variety of aviation- and space-related topics, including our exhibitions; the collection; the history of science and technology; and planetary science.

Curators also edit other titles, from the Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series to children's books on flight. In addition, Museum curators edit book series with Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Centennial of Flight series), Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science Technology), Texas A&M University Press (Centennial of Flight series), and the University of Missouri Press (Sports and American Culture).

You can explore more peer-reviewed articles, stories, and more with Smithsonian Research Online.
 

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Book cover: Albatros D.Va

Albatros D.Va: German Fighter of World War I

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Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 4

Book Cover: In the Cockpit II

In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II

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In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II provides close-up access to the instrument panels, controls, and crew stations of 34 legendary World War II aircraft in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's impressive collection. 

Book cover: Von Braun paperback

Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War (paperback)

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Winner of the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award of the American Astronautical Society, 2008; winner of the Richard W. Leopold Prize of the Organization of American Historians, 2008; winner of a Secretary of the Smithsonian's Research Prize, 2008.

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Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War

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Winner of the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award of the American Astronautical Society, 2008; winner of the Richard W. Leopold Prize of the Organization of American Historians, 2008; winner of a Secretary of the Smithsonian's Research Prize, 2008.

Book Cover: The Enola Gay

The Enola Gay: The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

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Book Cover: Stalking the U-Boat

Stalking the U-Boat: USAAF Offensive Antisubmarine Operations in World War II

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Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Book Cover: Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary

Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary

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Book Cover:  Legend, Memory and the Great War in the Air

Legend, Memory, and the Great War in the Air

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Companion book to the NASM exhibition of the same name.

Book Cover: A History of French Military Aviation

A History of French Military Aviation

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Book Cover: Sky on Fire

The Sky on Fire: The First Battle of Britain, 1917-1918

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Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.