Featured Books

The following are some of Barrett’s most recent and popular books. Click on a cover for more information on each book:

Works in Progress

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Complete Works

In addition to the highlighted publications above, a complete list of Barrett’s titles is below.
Please note that many titles are currently out of print.

Nonfiction

  • The Dauntless Dive Bomber of WW II (1976), Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD.
  • Hellcat: the F6F in WW II (1979), Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD.
  • Corsair: the F4U in WW II & Korea (1979), Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD.
  • TBF-TBM Avenger at War (1979), Ian Allan Ltd. Re-released by USNI, 1991.
  • MiG Master: Story of the F-8 Crusader (1980), Nautical & Aviation, Baltimore. 2nd edition by USNI, 1990.
  • Wildcat: the F4F in WW II (1983), Nautical & Aviation, Baltimore. 2nd edition by USNI, 1990.
  • History of U.S. Naval Air Power (1985), Aerospace Publishers, UK (R.L. Lawson, ed.) Out of print
  • Sundowners: VF-11 in WW II (1993), Phalanx Publishing, St. Paul, MN.
  • Carrier Battle in the Philippine Sea (1994), Phalanx Publishing, St. Paul, MN.
  • Wildcat Aces of WW 2 (1995), Osprey Publishing, UK
  • Hellcat Aces of WW 2 (1996), Osprey Publishing, UK
  • Carrier Air War in Original WW II Color (1996), Motorbooks, Osceola, WI. (With R. L. Lawson)
  • Vought F4U Corsair: Warbird Tech Series, Vol. 4 (1996), Specialty Press, North Branch, MN
  • U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons in WW II (1997), Specialty Press, North Branch, MN
  • SB2C Helldiver Units of WW 2 (1997), Osprey Publishing, UK
  • SBD Dauntless Units of WW 2 (1998), Osprey Publishing, UK
  • TBF-TBM Avenger Units of WW 2 (1999), Osprey Publishing, UK
  • TBD Devastator Units of the US Navy (2000), Osprey Publishing, UK
  • The Complete Guide to AR-15 Accuracy (2000), Precision Shooting, Manchester CT (with Derrick Martin)
  • Above and Beyond: the Aviation Medals of Honor (2002), Smithsonian Press, D.C.
  • The Alpha-Bravo-Delta Guide to the U. S. Air Force (2003), Penguin, NY.
  • Brassey’s D-Day Encyclopedia (2004), Brassey’s, Inc., Dulles, VA.
  • Clash of the Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot (2005), Caliber, NY
  • What We Need: Extravagance and Shortages in America’s Military (2007), Zenith, MN.
  • Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945. (2010) Simon & Schuster, NY.
  • NASA’s Contributions to Aeronautics, Vol. 2. “Coping with Lightning” (2010) (With John L. Tillman). NASA, Washington, D.C.
  • Enterprise: America’s Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II. (2012) Simon & Schuster, NY.
  • Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine. Regnery History, 2014.
  • U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II. Osprey, 2014.
  • Dragon’s Jaw: The Epic Seven-Year Mission to Destroy the Ho Chi Minh’s “Invincible” Bridge with Stephen Coonts. Da Capo, 2019
  • The Day the Shooting Stopped: August 1945, the Month that Shaped the World (tentative title) From Bloomsbury-Osprey, U.K., 2022

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Biography/Autobiography

  • On Yankee Station: The Naval Air War Over Vietnam (1987), Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. (With John B. Nichols)
  • Pushing the Envelope: the Biography of Fighter Ace and Test, Pilot Marion E. Carl (1994), Naval Institute, Annapolis.
  • Wildcats to Tomcats: The Tailhook Navy (1996), Phalanx Publishing, St. Paul, MN (With R.L. Cormier, W.M. Schirra and P.R. Wood)
  • LeMay (2007) in the Palgrave Great Generals Series.

Contributions to Nonfiction Works

  • History of U.S. Naval Air Power (1985). R.L. Lawson, ed.
  • Samurai! (1991) by Saburo Sakai, Naval Institute Press
  • War in the Air (1996), Steve Coonts, ed
  • Great American Naval Battles (1998), Jack Sweetman, ed
  • U.S. Naval Aviation (2001), Hill Goodspeed, ed.
  • Fighter Wing (2004), Tom Clancy series.
  • Best Military Writing (2004), Walter Boyne, ed
  • Another Country (2005) by Jeff Cooper
  • Fire Works (2005) by Jeff Cooper
  • To Ride, Shoot Straight & Speak the Truth (2005) by Jeff Cooper

Fiction

  • Warriors (1990), Bantam, New York. Out of print.
  • The Sixth Battle (1992), Bantam, New York. Out of print.
  • Dauntless (1992), Bantam, New York. Out of print.
  • Hellcats (1996), Brassey’s, McLean, VA. Out of print.
  • Skyhawks Forever (2001), A novella in the Steve Coonts “Combat” anthology, Tor Books, NY.
  • I Relieve You Sir, A Date Which Will Live in Infamy (2001) Anthology, Martin Greenberg, editor, Cumberland House
  • Pandora’s Legion (2007), Tor-Forge, NY. (With Harold Coyle)
  • Prometheus’ Child (2007), Tor-Forge, NY. (With Harold Coyle)
  • Vulcan’s Fire (2008), Tor-Forge, NY. (With Harold Coyle)

Magazines

Barrett’s articles frequently appear in the following periodicals: