The BX Bookshelf is a showcase of USAFSS books, most authored by USAFSS Veterans.
Some are hardback, some paperback, yet others are electronically downloadable
or may be read online (eg, in PDF format).
All book titles are sequenced alphabetically (discounting such words as "A", "THE", etc),
and information is presented in three columns -
Most publications can be ordered interactively online using a major credit card.
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| Between the Mountain and the Sky
Raul A. Sandoval
| 2003-09-08, Fiction, 141340474X
Alic enrolls in Russian studies at Syracuse University;
Becomes expert at cat-and-mouse game of intelligence gathering;
In Japan, Alic literally grows up and learns about life
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| Burning Amber
T.H. Smart
| 2009-07-27, Fiction, 1601459130
Fictionalized account of an actual recon plane disappearance between Shemya and Eielson AFB.
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| Cold War in a Cold Place
Jerry Hanks
| 2005-08-30, Nonfiction, 0741427079
The snow-packed story of the 511th AC&W Group and the men who helped preerve the
peace in a world on the brink of destruction.
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| A Continuing Legacy: 1948-2009
From USAFSS to AF ISR Agency
Harold P. Myers
& Gabriel G. Marshall
| 2009, Nonfiction, n/a
A brief history of the AF ISR Agency and its predecessor organiations
covering the period from 1948 through 2009. This is the 2009 update to the 60th Anniversary Edition
of this publication.
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| Critic Makers
The Ironworks Incident
Bill Person
| 2003-05, Nonfiction, 1591097932
The Ironworks Incident is a story about the secretive world of
communications intelligence during the Cold War.
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| The EC-47 Experience
James C. Wheeler
| 1999, Nonfiction, B0006R8UEK
History of USAFSS efforts in SEA based on memory and declassified official documents.
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| Effects of the Magnetic North Pole
Ralph McDonald
| 2004-03-30, Fiction, 1591134900
This is the fictitious account of the men and women who served in
USAFSS gathering signals intelligence for the little known and top secret
National Security Agency. The story begins with sunrise over the
Pacific Ocean and ends at sunset in the Barents Sea.
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| HONTO!
The Unofficial History of
USAFSS at Misawa, Japan
T. Wayne Babb
| 2009-05-14, Nonfiction, 1601458150
Histories are usually boring, and histories of military units are
especially so. But HONTO, The Unofficial History of USAFSS at Misawa,
is anything but boring because it's not written by historians.
Instead, it is written by the men and women who made the history.
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| In the Vale
John Hamm
| 2008-10-14, Fiction, 1604629053
Set in Laos, Okinawa, Thailand, and the Philippines,
a Cold War covert operation goes awry
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| Insomnia Mimatsu
George Welch
| 2007-12-12, Fiction, 1601453884
Set in Japan during the 1960s, Insomnia Mimatsu is a haunting story
of young love, old regrets, simple patriotism and military espionage,
which speaks as much to the secrets of the heart as to those of a nation.
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| Intelligence Failures
and Decent Intervals
P.G. Kivett
| 2006-05-23, Nonfiction, 1420893548
If you have ever wondered why the US loses military engagements despite
overwhelming technical advantages, the answer is here. Don't miss it.
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| Invisible Hero
Peter Hess
(1939-2009)
| 2005-05-23, Fiction, 1591856639
Invisible Hero is a story of tragedy, heroism, and faith,
and sets the stage for the exciting Gohan Thriller Series.
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| Misawa: A Song of the Machi
George Welch
| 2010-03, Fiction, 1609101282
Richly illustrated with over 80 pages of photos and interwoven with
lengthy passages of military history as well as the sights and sounds of those
long ago "Sixties", Misawa: A Song of the Machi will be a trip down memory
lane for those who lived through that colorful and exciting decade.
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| North of Knoxville -
South of Atlanta
T. Wayne Babb
| 2005-02-28, Autobiography, 1591136628
Partial autobiography by CMSgt. T. Wayne Babb, USAF, Retired,
whose primary objective when he enters the Air Force is to see the world,
drink whiskey, and chase women.
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| Not Quite an Ordinary Life
J. David Joyce
| 2009-02-04, Autobiography, 144011918X
Not Quite an Ordinary Life reveals one man’s strength and
courage against the odds and his remarkable zest in pursuing the
American dream.
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| The Price of Vigilance
Attacks on American
Surveillance Flights
Larry Tart & Robert Keefe
| 2002-07, Nonfiction, 0345450701
Account of airborne communications intelligence reconnaissance,
with emphasis on the shootdown of Air Force C-130 #60528 over
Armenia in 1958, killing 17 Americans.
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| The Ravenworks Sanction
Bill Person
| 2004-07-01, Fiction, 1594574898
The Ravenworks Sanction is the story about a highly secretive CIA
black operation to use Korean pirates to steal two Russian radars.
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| Site 18
Richard E. Waldron
| 2005-01-15, Short Stories, 0965659372
Stories, pictures and humor from a small, isolated USAF radar site in Japan
during the Korean War and Cold War compare loosely to television's 'MASH'.
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| Skivvy Nine
T. Wyman Beal
| 2004-09-08, Autobiography, 1591135656
Book is based on a journal compiled by CMSgt. T. Wyman Beal, USAF, Retired,
during his assignment as Operations Superintendent of the 6903rd ESG
(aka SKIVVY NINE) at Osan Air Base, Korea.
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| These Guys
Cold War Stories
Told By Cold War Warriors
Trish Schiesser
| 2009-01, Nonfiction, 0967016940
Stories collected and compiled by the author as told by those Silent Warriors
who served during the Cold War and Vietnam Eras [718 pages].
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| A Tiger by the Tail
T. Wayne Babb
| 2007-03-15, Autobiography, 1601451547
Snapshot in the long and distinguished history of the 6924th SS,
activated in 1965 at Da Nang Air Base, Viet Nam.
Its mission was to provide air intelligence support to war fighters.
They performed their mission well, but they were in harm's way.
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| BX Bookshelf contains 21 volumes
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