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Space exploration represents one of humanity's greatest ambitionsーa relentless pursuit to understand the universe beyond our home planet. Among the many missions that have captured global imaginati……続きを見る

How did the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) ‘cavalry of the air’ transform into the strategic RAF of the Cold War? The flying lives of these three pilots combine across the years to illustrate how it happe……続きを見る

This is the fascinating true story behind one of the key reasons that RAF Fighter Command saw such success in the Second World War and emerged victorious from the Battle of Britain – the incredible ……続きを見る

Fully illustrated, this is the first book to examine US Pacific War tactical airpower at its peak, in the last and greatest island campaign, Okinawa. The battle for Okinawa turned out to be the last……続きを見る

Adapted from the 55th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Lecture Series held in 2021, Flight Culture and the Human Experience sheds new light on the myriad ways aviation has transformed ideas, cultures, an……続きを見る

Hermann Göring raised the Luftwaffe Field Divisions (LwFD) during 1942, when Nazi Germany was still making spectacular gains but was first feeling the pinch of its losses on the Eastern Front. The R……続きを見る

Bomber Command faced mounting challenges as poor bombing results and heavy losses strained aircrews to their limits. The formation of the Pathfinders Force marked a turning point, introducing improv……続きを見る

In 'Balloons, Airships, and Flying Machines', Gertrude Bacon offers a meticulous exploration of the evolution of aerial transportation, reflecting both scientific advancements and the societal impac……続きを見る

In 1943, Allied bombers from Italy launched strategic attacks on Axis oil fields, factories, and Danube supply routes. Following the inter-Allied Casablanca Conference in January 1943 the outline fo……続きを見る

Autobiography of World War Two Luftwaffe pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel, the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2, and the only one to be awarded the Third Reich’s most prestigious medal which wa……続きを見る

Robert V. Brulle, who flew seventy ground support missions with the 366th Fighter Group, links his daily experiences in the cockpit not only with the battles in which he participated but also with e……続きを見る

Charles Green, an innovative aeronaut, revolutionized balloon flight with coal-gas inflation, contributing to the future of aviation. The action-packed flying career of aeronaut Charles Green (1785-……続きを見る

Eltern suchen bis heute nach ihren Kindern, die in der DDR spurlos verschwunden sind. Zweifelhafte Gründe für Heimeinweisungen entzogen Vater und Mutter das Mitspracherecht über den Lebensweg ihrer ……続きを見る

The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations. German Airborne Divisions became an integral part of the blitzkrie……続きを見る

The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the RCAF. This book, Volume 2, covers the period of our Canadian Civil and Military aviation history from 1946 to 2024. It serves as a tribute to the Can……続きを見る

The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the RCAF. This book is a tribute to the Canadian Forces men and women and the families who supported them to help build and preserve our nation in times ……続きを見る

Every day up to 3,000 aircraft fly across the Atlantic Ocean. If each one carries 250 passengers, that could mean as many as 750,000 people on the move between Europe and North America. The main con……続きを見る

"True Stories of Aviation Disasters & Mysteries" provides a riveting exploration of the dark and mysterious corners of aviation history. With meticulous detail and compelling narrative, it unravels ……続きを見る

At the A-7 Corsair II's peak in the mid-1980s, some 30 US Navy squadrons flew various versions of the aircraft, including six Naval Air Reserve units, and these many of these units saw action across……続きを見る

A history of the innovative German air campaign that ensured victory in the rapid conquest of Norway, and an analysis of its importance to World War II and the development of air power. The German i……続きを見る

The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations. German Airborne Divisions became an integral part of the blitzkrie……続きを見る

Researched from original-language primary sources, this is a uniquely well-informed and multi-faceted history of the World War I air campaign of Bloody April. Researched from original German-, Frenc……続きを見る

The bombing of Guernica has become a symbol of Nazi involvement in the Spanish Civil War, but the extent of the German commitment is often underestimated. The Luftwaffe sent 20,000 officers and men ……続きを見る

A renowned airpower expert assesses the air campaign f****ought in France in 1940, explaining why the Luftwaffe was so effective against the French and British. The battle for France and Belgium was……続きを見る

Based on diverse interpretations of the Real Ceduls (Royal Proclamations) by the Spanish monarchs of earlier centuries, the almost 200-year-old border dispute between Ecuador and Peru became one of ……続きを見る

During the final year of World War II, the defending Axis forces were steadily driven from southern skies by burgeoning Anglo-American power. This was despite the steady withdrawal of units to more ……続きを見る

Bombs Away! covers strategic bombing in Europe during World War II, that is, all aerial bombardment of a strategic nature which took place between 1939 and 1945. In addition to American (U.S. Army A……続きを見る

"A lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched overview of the aerospace giant's first century." ー Aviation Week Over the course of a century, the Boeing Company grew from a small outfit opera……続きを見る

"Nowhere will you find such an exhaustive book on the day-to-day events of the aerial war over the Western front in April 1917." ー A Wargamers Needful Things Even those people who know little of WW……続きを見る

Fly shotgun with the pilots and crews of both sides who fought in the air at night over England during World War I and World War II. In two world wars, a corridor from The Wash to Birmingham was tur……続きを見る