Aviation 36

Finalmente la cronaca, giorno per giorno, del Secondo conflitto mondiale. Dall’attacco tedesco alla Polonia il 1° settembre 1939 al disarmo delle ultime unità giapponesi nell’autunno del 1945. Il li……続きを見る

First published in 1943, this is the gripping story of one man's involvement in the RAF Bomber Command's fledgling offensive between August 1940 and December 1941. Dick Rivaz was tail gunner to Leon……続きを見る

Ogni lavoro storico e interpretazione della guerra condotta dall’Italia fra il 1940 e il 1943, parte dalla granitica certezza che il Paese fosse assolutamente impreparato sotto ogni punto di vista. ……続きを見る

“ Those venerable old campaigners, infantry, cavalry, and artillery, have held for centuries the highest pinnacles of achievement in warfare. The three arms have stood united, exclusive, unchallenge……続きを見る

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The history of aviation from antiquity until 1930: Primitive beginnings - Beginnings of modern theory (Balloons ; Airships) - Heavier than air (The 17th and 18th centuries ; The 19th Century) - The ……続きを見る

Tally-Ho! Yankee in a Spitfire is Donahue’s vivid account of the first part of his service with the R.A.F., chronicling the years 1940-41. Flight Lieutenant Arthur Gerald "Art" Donahue DFC (29 Janua……続きを見る

From Hell Hawks! author Bob Dorr, Mission to Berlin takes the reader on a World War II strategic bombing mission from an airfield in East Anglia, England, to Berlin and back. Told largely in the vet……続きを見る

“It was just like flying into the void.” ー Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa This riveting biography details how Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa became a World War II naval hero. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, ……続きを見る

“Packed with drama, both military and political.… It will surely prove definitive.” ーLewis Jones, Daily Telegraph This compact, masterful work by an outstanding historian marks a pivotal moment in ……続きを見る

Questo volume raccoglie e rielabora le relazioni presentate al convegno “Ali sul Po” di Rovigo del 18 novembre 2006. Oltre agli autori dei contributi di questo libro, hanno partecipato al convegno P……続きを見る

The Indian journey to become a missile power was enabled by a team of dare devils at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL). The book traces the origin and development of India's mis……続きを見る

Il Dominio dell’aria (titolo originale), scritto nel 1921, fu il testo base in cui Giulio Douhet espresse per la prima volta in forma globale, logica e completa il suo pensiero sulla guerra futura, ……続きを見る

In the fourth and final volume of Nik Cornish's photographic history of the Second World War on the Eastern Front the defeat of the German army, the destruction and occupation of the cities in easte……続きを見る

In almost 200 archive photographs Leo Marriott traces the course of the development of British and American jet fighters during the first pioneering decade of their production. In many ways the peri……続きを見る

To your attention is a unique book dedicated to the modern military air equipment of Russia. In the book, the main prospective combat aviation complexes of the Russian Air Force, information about m……続きを見る

This biography of a tenacious fighter pilot is "a powerful story about a fascinating man who seemed to know no fear" ( Aerodrome). As one of the most successful German fighter pilots of World War I,……続きを見る

The definitive biography of the WWI fighter pilot Edward "Mick" Mannockーand a revealing investigation into his mysterious fate. Although he was arguably the highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the……続きを見る

A newly discovered "exhilarating and moving memoir" of an RAF fighter pilot in World War II ( Daily Mail). It is not often that a long-hidden gem of a manuscript is published, bringing a moment in W……続きを見る

This account of the Great War puts you right in the actionーfrom one of the fighter pilots of the Royal Flying Corps. From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of W……続きを見る

An in-depth look at these Cold War–era bombers, in the words of those who flew themーincludes photos. The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the United Kingdom during the Cold ……続きを見る

The little-known WWII story of the Polish Air Force fliers who played a crucial role in the Battle of Britain and beyond. To the Polish volunteers who flew and fought so brilliantly and tenaciously ……続きを見る

An RAF fighter pilot's "intensely vivid" account of the siege of Malta in World War II ( The Times Literary Supplement). In the summer of 1942, Malta was vulnerable to air attack from the Germans an……続きを見る

A fascinating look at German planes that wound up in British territory during World War II, with photos. During the Second World War, a great many Luftwaffe aircraft arrived in the United Kingdom or……続きを見る

A riveting firsthand account of training forーand survivingーair combat during World War I, by the author of No Parachute. Thanks to a broken leg during flight school, Arthur Gould Lee gained valuab……続きを見る

From its very inception, the little-known Küstenfliegergruppen, the German coastal air service, was hindered by restrictions imposed at the Treaty of Versailles and the rising dominance of Hermann G……続きを見る

The history of Soviet strategic bombers after the Second World War is a fascinating one: from the reverse-engineering of interned American Boeing B-29 bombers into the first Soviet strategic bomber,……続きを見る

In 1918, the Royal Air Force became the first major independent air force in the world. Formed to serve a strategic need in the most intensive war that Britain had then fought, the RAF continued in ……続きを見る

Ils étaient jeunes et l’avenir pour eux s’annonçait radieux. Pilotes, mécanos, soldats, leur vie un jour s’est arrêtée lorsque les avions dans lesquels ils volaient ont brisé leurs ailes pour ne plu……続きを見る