Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Jet Age |
1979 |
Buy |
| Flying, An Introduction To Flight, Airplanes, And Aviation Careers |
1980 |
Buy |
| Messerschmitt Me 262 |
1980 |
Buy |
| Boeing B 52 |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Aircraft Treasures of Silver Hill |
1982 |
Buy |
| Vertical Flight |
1984 |
Buy |
| De Havilland Dh-4 |
1984 |
Buy |
| Phantom in Combat |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Leading Edge |
1986 |
Buy |
| The Smithsonian Book Of Flight |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People |
1988 |
Buy |
| Power Behind The Wheel |
1988 |
Buy |
| Classic Aircraft |
1990 |
Buy |
| Flight |
1990 |
Buy |
| Weapons of Desert Storm |
1991 |
Buy |
| Gulf War |
1991 |
Buy |
| Air Force Eagles |
1992 |
Buy |
| Art in Flight |
1992 |
Buy |
| Silver Wings |
1993 |
Buy |
| Clash of Wings |
1994 |
Buy |
| Clash of Titans |
1995 |
Buy |
| Fly Past, Fly Present |
1995 |
Buy |
| Beyond The Wild Blue |
1997 |
Buy |
| Beyond The Horizon |
1998 |
Buy |
| Brassey’s Air Combat Reader |
1999 |
Buy |
| German Aircraft and Armament |
2000 |
Buy |
| Classic Airplanes |
2001 |
Buy |
| Aces In Command |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Best of “Wings” Magazine |
2001 |
Buy |
| Air Warfare |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Yom Kippur War |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Influence of Air Power Upon History |
2003 |
Buy |
| Rising Tide |
2003 |
Buy |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom |
2003 |
Buy |
| Today’s Best Military Writing |
2004 |
Buy |
| Chronicle of Flight |
2005 |
Buy |
| Soaring to Glory |
2008 |
Buy |
| Air Combat Reader |
2009 |
Buy |
| How The Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare |
2011 |
Buy |
| The 25 Most Influential Aircraft of All Time |
2018 |
Buy |
| Golden Age of Flight |
2020 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Wild Blue: The Novel of the U.S. Air Force |
1986 |
Buy |
| Trophy for Eagles |
1989 |
Buy |
| Eagles at War |
1991 |
Buy |
| Dawn Over Kitty Hawk |
2003 |
Buy |
| Walt Boyne’s Crummy Novel On Sex, Drugs, Planes and Aspergers |
2015 |
Buy |
The Jet Age Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Roaring Thunder |
2006 |
Buy |
| Supersonic Thunder |
2006 |
Buy |
| Hypersonic Thunder |
2009 |
Buy |
Walter J. Boyne lived the history he wrote about. A career Air Force officer who flew three generations of bombers, he went on to direct the National Air and Space Museum before becoming a full-time author. His novel The Wild Blue became a New York Times bestseller, and The Smithsonian Book of Flight sold around 400,000 copies.
Boyne published 49 books across fiction and non-fiction, nearly all focused on aviation and military history. His fiction traces the development of American air power from the early days of flight through the jet age, while his non-fiction covers everything from specific aircraft types to broad surveys of air warfare. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2007.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Walter J. Boyne written?
Walter J. Boyne has written 49 books across three series.
What was Walter J. Boyne's first book?
Walter J. Boyne’s first book is The Jet Age, published in 1979.
What was Walter J. Boyne's career background?
Boyne was a retired Air Force Colonel and combat pilot who flew B-50, B-47, and B-52 bombers. He served as director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, where he founded Air and Space magazine. After leaving the museum in 1986, he wrote full-time, producing both bestselling fiction and acclaimed aviation history.