Aviation 40

'Defiant is both a stirring testament to the courage of the men who flew them and a welcome new examination of one of the Second World War's most famous conflicts' Alexander Larman, Observer In this……続きを見る

Life is not always what meets the eye and can be very deceiving. Living a double life is more dangerous than fighting a war, and the secrets involve consume your mind and take tremendous effort and ……続きを見る

The incredible untold World War II story of Australian hero BARNEY GREATREX - from Bomber Command to French Resistance fighter. A school and university cadet in Sydney, Barney Greatrex signed up for……続きを見る

Torpedo 8 is the epic story of the death and rebirth of the famous bomber squadron led by Lieutenant Harold "Swede" Larsen. VT-8 rose from the ashes of the Battle of Midway to become an indispensabl……続きを見る

In the summer of 1943, the United Nations began Operation HUSKY, the invasion of Sicily. The Eagles over HUSKY – the airmen of the Allied air forces – played a crucial role in the assault. The Luftw……続きを見る

Den 30. maj 1999 er en central dato for det danske flyvevåben. For første gang i værnets historie kastede danske F-16-fly denne dag bomber mod et fjendtligt mål. Målet befandt sig imidlertid i Serbi……続きを見る

Sovereignty and jurisdiction are legal doctrines of a complex nature, which have been subject to differing interpretations by scholars in legal literature. The tridimensionality of state territory r……続きを見る

This book presents a little-known aspect of America's aircraft development of World War II in emphasizing unique and non-production aircraft or modifications for the purpose of research and experime……続きを見る

In his acclaimed memoir German Boy: A Refugee’s Story, Wolfgang W. E. Samuel relates his experiences as a child surviving war and its hellish aftermath in occupied Germany. On January 24, 1951, exac……続きを見る

The Spanish Civil War was fought on land and at sea but also in an age of great interest in air warfare and the rapid development of warplanes. The war in Spain came a turning point in the developme……続きを見る

Nel settembre 1910 il monoplano Blériot XI guidato dall’ardimentoso aviatore peruviano Geo Chavez compie la trasvolata delle Alpi da Briga a Domodossola, ma in fase di atterraggio precipita a causa ……続きを見る

Choice Outstanding Academic Title A groundbreaking account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II, the original version of this book, Red Phoenix, was hailed by the Washington Post as both "brillia……続きを見る

This final volume encompasses the period of the American Civil War to the end of the Second World War with extraordinary and objective analysis and judgment in chronicling its wars and battles and g……続きを見る

The greatest military historian of our time continues his magnificent chronicle of the wars, battles, captains and commanders, weapons, and ideologies which have shaped the Western world. Major-Gene……続きを見る

A magnificent work of history, ten years in the writing, which covers the great captains and commanders, the decisive battles on land and sea, the influence of weapons, and the military factors whic……続きを見る

This is a story written by a young man who trained as a pilot, and then flew with the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World War, eventually to become an ace. It is one of survival agai……続きを見る

L’espressione “far vedere i sorci verdi” fa ormai parte del lessico italiano, ma non tutti sanno che la sua diffusione ha origini squisitamente aeronautiche. Infatti, sebbene la paternità di questa ……続きを見る

"What God abandoned, these defended / And saved the sum of things for pay." In the bleak winter of 1941-1942, no American or British force could stem the tide in Southeast Asia, as the Philippines……続きを見る

"This is a beautiful book, a masterpiece of brevity and depth" New European "This tense novella builds to a final reckoning" The Times In October 1944, a thirteen-year-old girl arrives in a tiny far……続きを見る

'A magnetic and colourful portrait' Daily Telegraph Hugh 'Boom' Trenchard was embarrassed by being described as 'The Father of the Royal Air Force' - he thought others were more deserving. But the r……続きを見る

DIE WENIG BEKANNTE GESCHICHTE DER K. U. K. LUFTFAHRTRUPPEn, ERZÄHLT IN 50 BIOGRAFIEN. Vor 100 Jahren endete der ERSTE WELTKRIEG und damit auch die Geschichte eines zumeist wenig beachteten TEILS ÖST……続きを見る

We all know someone who was there-- WWII. Many of our fathers, uncles or grandfathers would barely talk about their WWII lives. But what if you could spend hours asking them anything you wanted? Wha……続きを見る

Dopo che i tedeschi, con l’operazione Barbarossa, invasero l’Unione Sovietica, piazzando un colpo militare inaspettato, Stalin mise in campo tutte la sue forze. Certamente l’ex Impero Russo, diventa……続きを見る

Marie Marvingt (1875-1963) set the world's first women's aviation records, won the only gold medal for outstanding performance in all sports, invented the airplane ambulance, was the first female bo……続きを見る

Short Brothers was established in 1908, the first British aircraft manufacturer, with the company moving to Rochester during the early years of the First World War. At Rochester Shorts produced some……続きを見る

Robert Wilton Bungey was unquestionably an RAF hero. From the very beginning of the Second World War he was patrolling Germany’s border with the AASF. In the retreat from France he survived frantic ……続きを見る

806 Squadron was formed in early 1940 and was equipped with Skuas and Rocs, both outdated as fighters and dive-bombers, the latter hampered by a gunner's turret, and most unsuited for modern warfare……続きを見る

Soviet bombers were a varied lot during the Second World War, ranging from single-engined biplanes such as the 1920's era Polikarpov U-2 to the excellent and modern twin-engined Tu-2 medium bomber. ……続きを見る

A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year 'Powerful . . . there is rage in his ink. McKay's book grips by its passion and originality. Some 25,000 people perished in the firestorm that raged through the……続きを見る

The RAF’s first and last jet-powered delta-winged fighter, the Javelin was also the very last aircraft to be built by the Gloster Aircraft Company. The twin-engine Javelin was a complex aircraft and……続きを見る