Air forces and warfare Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd F 86D TF 86D FLIGHT HANDBOOK Schiffer Military
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£21.84
Schiffer Publishing Ltd North American XB70 Valkyrie
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£16.14
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lockheed P80F80 Shooting Star
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Northrops YF17 Cobra
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Cobra
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£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The C Planes US Cargo Aircraft 1925 to the
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£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Grumman Albatross
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Nakajima Ki44 Shoki in Japanese Army Air Force
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£12.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Luftwaffe Profile Series No. 5
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£12.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Luftwaffe Profile Series No. 6
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£10.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Arado Ar 240 Luftwaffe Profile Series No 8
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£9.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd LUFTWAFFE THE FROM TRAINING SCHOOL TO From
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Secret Messerschmitt Projects Schiffer Military
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£28.79
Presidio Press Platoon Leader
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£9.11
Crecy Publishing We Speak from the Air
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£11.15
Flight Recorder Publications Ltd The Long Drag
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£13.71
Griffon International Limited THE MIGHTY EIGHTH
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£28.50
Harpia Publishing, LLC Modern Chinese Warplanes Chinese Army Aviation
Book SynopsisThis uniquely compact yet comprehensive directory provides a magnificently illustrated, in-depth analysis and directory of modern Chinese Army Aviation, including history, mission, training, operational types and weapons and order of battle.Trade Review'As a reference book on Chinese Army Aviation, this is superb.' * Air Forces Monthly *
£19.94
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Survival From the Skies
Book SynopsisMany are the remarkable stories of the men who, through good fortune or sheer determination, survived the loss of their aircraft in the Second World War. Depending on the circumstances, these aircrew often became members of the Caterpillar, Goldfish or Late Arrivals clubs, as well as the famous Guinea Pig Club where membership was reserved to aircrew who were operated on by the legendary plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe. Such individuals include Captain R.L. Morrison who was injured when his Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk was shot down over North Africa; he was one of six aircraft brought down by the Luftwaffe Ace Hans-Joachim Marseille in just eleven minutes. Having survived his crash landing, Morrison was eventually picked up by a South African armoured car unit operating behind enemy lines. He finally reached Tobruk, gaining membership of the Late Arrivals Club in the process, from where he was evacuated just two days before the port-city was taken by Rommel's Afrika Korps. Then the
£31.78
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Argentine Skyhawks in the Falklands War
£32.37
St. Martin's Griffin Luck of the Draw
Book SynopsisTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, I was there.' Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things? Tom HanksThe epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, as featured in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air.Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It's the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death
£16.14
WW Norton & Co The Great Air Race Glory Tragedy and the Dawn of
Book SynopsisThe untold, almost unbelievable, story of the daring pilots who risked their lives in an unprecedented air race in 1919—and put American aviation on the map.Trade Review"Among the many virtues of John Lancaster’s delightful The Great Air Race is how vividly it conveys the entirely different world of aviation at the dawn of the industry, a century ago . . . My favorite book about Antarctic exploration is The Worst Journey in the World, by the British writer Apsley Cherry-Garrard, a survivor of a doomed expedition in 1910. The Great Air Race has the same horrific but heroic fascination. Page by page you think, What else can go wrong? Page by page, you want to learn more . . . This is Lancaster’s first book. But he deftly pulls off some tricks that are harder than they seem. He embeds social, economic and political history as he writes—for instance, how coast-to-coast air travel fits into the history of wagon trails, railroads and highways connecting the continent . . . I have read a lot about aviation and the aircraft industry over the years, but almost everything in this tale was new to me. You might take it on your next airline flight, pause to look out the window and spare a thought for those who helped make it all possible." -- James Fallows - New York Times Book Review"Although the race took place during peacetime, Lancaster is in solid military-history territory… The race itself was fraught with peril, and the author recounts in great detail the inherent struggles of trying to fly cross-country when there were no navigational aids, and the weather could prove deadly. In the end, there were numerous crashes, injuries, and fatalities, and Lancaster covers all of it, making for thrilling reading. The book also includes outstanding photographs. An excellent read for those interested in aviation, the military, and American history." -- Colleen Mondor - Booklist"A dramatic account of the massive 1919 cross-country air race, ‘the likes of which the world had never seen.’… In this well-researched text, Lancaster delivers an expert description of the planes (mostly ex-WWI fighters) and biographies of the volunteers… Entertaining fireworks during the early days of flight." -- Kirkus Reviews"[An] energetic and entertaining history of ‘the greatest airplane race ever flown,’ a 1919 round-trip race between San Francisco and Long Island. . . . Lancaster brings to vivid life the eccentric cast of racers. . . The result is a high-flying history of aviation’s white-knuckle early days." -- Publishers Weekly
£15.19
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Battle of Britain The Movie
£20.52
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Bombers over Sand and Snow
Book SynopsisA little-known story of the bombers that supported Montgomerys North African Campaign Flying in support of the Allied campaign to take Italy and Eastern Europe.
£22.94
Pen & Sword Books Ltd TwoMan Air Force
Book SynopsisIncludes the story of two fast living and fast flying World War Two legends.
£17.92
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Ten Squadrons of Hurricanes
Book SynopsisAs this superbly researched book reveals by examining the roles, actions and personalities of ten Hurricane squadrons, this iconic aircraft was not only exceptionally robust but astonishingly versatile.
£20.92
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Cockpit Commander A Navigators Life
Book SynopsisOffers a glimpse into life as a Navigator during one of the most important and technically challenging periods of Aviation and Military history.
£23.38
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tuskegee Airmen
Book SynopsisThe history of 332nd Fighter Group - only segregated Fighter Group that served in combat during the Second World War.
£27.96
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The RAFs Road to DDay
Book SynopsisA uniquely insightful study of the key decisions taken for the conduct of the RAF's offensive during the period leading up to D-Day in 1944 and the air operations in the campaign that followed.Trade Review**Book of the Month** "In his controversial new book, The RAF's Road to D-Day, Baughen follows the RAF's campaigns in Italy, France and Germany between 1943 and 1944, detailing how interservice divisions, clashing views on doctrine and an ineffective grasp on how to implement the lessons learned wasted any potential the RAF may have had.... Drawing on primary sources, interviews, after-action reports and official studies, the author makes a number of bold claims.... In a highly digestible manner, the author maps the RAF's 'learning curve' - or lack thereof - from campaigns in Italy through to the Normandy landings.... Irrespective of whether you agree with Baughen's conclusions, he presents his case with conviction. With well-reasoned arguments and deductions, backed up with relevant primary source material, The RAF's Road to D-Day challenges historical orthodoxy and is bound to spark debate." - Key Military, 15 July 2023
£32.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd On LaughterSilvered Wings
Book SynopsisTed Strever's story charts an adventurous coming-of-age tale experienced with the RAF.
£21.35
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Winged Warriors
Book SynopsisWinged Warriors is an open and honest account of one mans perceptions and fears, his actions and mistakes, from a career that spanned four decades. The author spent fourteen years overseas and, at the height of the Cold War, served on two Tornado tactical nuclear squadrons in West Germany only fifteen minutes from responding in full measure to an anticipated Soviet onslaught. Earlier he had flown reconnaissance aircraft on NATOs vulnerable southern flank. He was decorated for gallantry in 1980 and appointed OBE in 1995. Later as the senior RAF adviser in Kuwait he witnessed the air war against Iraq in 1998. Winged Warriors touches on many aspects of military service but it is not about war or war-fighting; it is about real people and their highs and lows, ordinary people who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. And it is about the training and tragedy that affected a generation of aircrew many of whom gave their lives in preserving peace. It is those crews who stand out in
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hurricane Squadron Ace
Book SynopsisAir Commodore Peter Malam Pete Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC, and Bar (1917-2008) was one of the most heroic and highly praised pilots of the Second World War. Decorated extensively, he secured a total of 16 ''kills'' over the course of the conflict, with 10 of these occurring during the Battle of Britain. Pivotal moments in his career include the time, in August 1940, when his flight encountered around a hundred enemy aircraft, including Messerschmitt 110''s; he led the flight in attack against them, and soon found himself in a stalled position, out of which he spun, only to be confronted by a Dornier 215, which he shot down, before later destroying a Messerschmitt 109. Scores of these kind of risky manoeuvres and winning victories punctuated a career defined by great courage, leadership and initiative in the face of fierce opposition.This new and engaging biography profiles a pilot who, until now, hasn''t been the subject of such a thorough book-length study. The story of his career is incredibly entertaining, featuring a number of hair-raising episodes, and is sure to appeal to fans of aviation history as well as the more general reader seeking out an action-packed biography offering fresh insights into one of the most pivotal conflicts of the twentieth century.
£23.43
Pen & Sword Books Ltd A Spitfire Named Connie
Book SynopsisThis is the story of a Spitfire pilot, Robbie Robertson, who was shot down and badly injured, having achieved Ace status, during the fighting in North Africa
£32.47
Amberley Publishing Finest of the Few
Book SynopsisThe remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of fighter pilot John Simpson, DFC, who shot down 13 enemy aircraft during the epic air battle.
£14.04
Amberley Publishing The American Bomber Boys
Book SynopsisA fascinating history from the voices of the American airmen who flew daily from bases in East Anglia to the heart of Germany.
£17.11
Amberley Publishing Paras
Book SynopsisThe true story behind the heroes of Sicily, Normandy, Arnham and the crossing of the Rhine.
£21.99
Amberley Publishing Alarmstart East
Book SynopsisThe experiences of the German fighter pilots in the Second World War, based on extensive recollections of veterans as well as primary documents, and diary and flying log book extracts, with photographs from the veterans themselves, many never previously published.
£20.00
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Luke Air Force Base Images of America
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing The Airship Roma Disaster in Hampton Roads
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing Yankee Air Museum
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£21.24
History Press Colorados Daring Ivy Baldwin Aviator Aerialist
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing (SC) New Yorks World War II Aircraft
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£18.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Lockheed SR71 Blackbird
Book SynopsisRepresenting the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected.Table of ContentsIntroduction /Design and Development /Technical Specifications and Variants /Operational History /Conclusion /Bibliography and Further Reading
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Clean Sweep
Book SynopsisA vivid history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force''s VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.On August 7, 1942, two major events occurred on opposite sides of the planet. In the South Pacific, the United States went on the offensive with the First Marine Division landing on Guadalcanal. In England, 12 B-17 bombers of Eighth Air Force bombed the RouenSotteville railroad marshalling yards in France. While the mission was small, the aerial struggle that began that day would ultimately cost the United States more men killed and wounded by the end of the war in Europe than the Marines would lose in the Pacific War.Clean Sweep is the story of the creation, development and operation of the Eighth Air Force Fighter Command and the battle to establish daylight air superiority over the Luftwaffe so that the invasion of Europe could be successful.Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has Trade ReviewThe European air war from 1942 to 1945 is a daunting subject, but Tom Cleaver’s study of VIII Fighter Command contributes to our broader knowledge of ‘The Mighty Eighth’ with detailed coverage of personalities and events, plus insightful analysis. -- Barrett Tillman, author of 'When the Shooting Stopped: August 1945'Drawing from USAAF and Luftwaffe post-combat reports, technical manuals, and personal accounts, Cleaver’s work has a crackling immediacy, giving the reader a genuine sense of what these pilots and ground crews experienced, along with providing historical context to the decisions and actions taken by the combatants throughout the air war. -- Lynn Ritger, author of 'The Messerschmitt BF 109'The brilliance of Tom Cleaver’s latest effort – Clean Sweep – rests on the back of his grub-around-in-every-corner-and-under-every-rock research. He brings shiny gems to us – accounts, recollections, facts and perspectives that are fresh, and that complete a story that is too often told with soulless numbers and numbing narratives. Heartily recommended. -- LtCol Jay A. Stout, USMC (Ret.), author of 'Fighter Group: The 352nd "Blue-Nosed Bastards" in World War II'This is a first class history of the campaign that was instrumental to Allied victory during the Second World War. * History of War *A well-focused history of the costly U.S. Air Force campaign over Europe that fatally degraded the Nazi war machine. * Library Journal *[A] fascinating tale with lots of detail. * The Armourer *While there have been many books on the US Army Air Forces' fighter and bomber operations from Britain during the Second World War, few, surely, have been as well written as this... A very worthwhile and highly readable tome. * Aeroplane *[This] is a first-rate single volume study that is highly recommended. * Aviation News *Table of ContentsForeword by Brigadier General USAF (Ret.) Clarence "Bud" Anderson Author Preface Chapter One: The Most Important Day Chapter Two: War on the Horizon Chapter Three: Fledgling Fighters Chapter Four: Yanks in the RAF Chapter Five: Starting Over Chapter Six: Opponents Chapter Seven: VIII Fighter Command Struggles to Survive Chapter Eight: The Battle Gets Serious Chapter Nine: Against the Odds Chapter Ten: Carrying On Chapter Eleven: Mission 115 – The Day the Luftwaffe Won Chapter Twelve: Reinforcement Chapter Thirteen: End of the Beginning Chapter Fourteen: Jimmy Doolittle Arrives Chapter Fifteen: Blakeslee Takes Command Chapter Sixteen: One-Man Air Force Chapter Seventeen: Big Week Chapter Eighteen: “I Knew the Jig Was Up” Chapter Nineteen: The Battle of Germany Chapter Twenty: Liberating Europe Chapter Twenty-One: The Battle of Normandy Chapter Twenty-Two: Oil: The Knockout Punch Chapter Twenty-Three: The Road To Bodenplatte Chapter Twenty-Four: Death of the Luftwaffe Chapter Twenty-Five: A Clean Sweep Bibliography Glossary Index
£25.50
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Air War Varsity
Book SynopsisCovers all aspects of Operation Varsity, the last large-scale Allied operation of World War II and the largest single day airborne drop in history.
£31.96
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Arnhem and the Aftermath
Book SynopsisImpact of Market Garden's failure on the population of Arnhem. Includes the 3 major airborne assaults in the Netherlands from 1940-1945
£36.55
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Air War Over North Africa USAAF Ascendant Rare
Book SynopsisA new and richly illustrated account of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in North Africa during WWII.
£21.21
