Aviation 52

"Til sidste eskadrille" fortæller historien om en eskadrille af engelske jagerpiloter, der kæmper en brav kamp i Slaget om England i 1940, som blev Hitlers eneste nederlag under de første år af 2. v……続きを見る

"Carnets" er en udgivelse af Antoine de Saint-Exupérys tanker, beretninger og overvejelser, som han nedfældede dem i sine små, læderindbundne dagbøger. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry blev født i 1900. Han……続きを見る

"Natangreb" fortæller om et døgn under Anden Verdenskrigs ødelæggende rasen. Den fortæller om en lille tysk landsby, der ved en fejl bliver udvalgt til bombemål for det engelske flyvevåben. Byen bom……続きを見る

”På vingerne for Danmark” er forfatter og tidligere jagerpilot Peder Hoves skildring af krigen i det danske luftrum under Anden Verdenskrig 1940-45. Titlen udkom første gang i 1985. Peder Hove (f. 1……続きを見る

Wokino er en af de bedste piloter i det japanske flyvevåben. Ingen mission er for farlig, når bare det kan føre til den hvide mands fald. Wokino hader nemlig den hvide mand og det på trods af, at ha……続きを見る

This is the story of how R J Mitchell’s design for a single-engined fighter became the legend that is the Spitfire. Earning both admiration and gratitude for its exploits in the Battle of Britain ov……続きを見る

Den 17. september 1944 hørte generaloberst Kurt Student, grundlæggeren af Nazitysklands faldskærmstropper, det voksende brøl af flymotorer. Han gik ud på sin altan med udsigt over det flade landskab……続きを見る

"Jagerpiloter" er fortællingen om slaget om England i 1940 i starten af anden verdenskrig. Det er en historiske beretning og detaljeret oversigt over både strategier, våben og taktik - såvel fra den……続きを見る

Flyvergeneral Herbert von Zahn bliver modvilligt trukket ind i plot, der skal redde vigtige tyske efterretningspapirer ud af Berlin i 1945. På trods af hans afsky for nazisternes regime, bliver han ……続きを見る

A swarm of enemy aircraft. A hopeless task. A brilliant commander. Kubaiyah, an RAF airstrip squeezed between a razor-like ridge and a harsh desert plain, must be defended. But with the Nazis poised……続きを見る

With its roots dating back to the late 1940s and the de Havilland Comet airliner, the Nimrod already had pedigree when it first appeared in the late 1960s in place of the Avro Shackleton in the Mari……続きを見る

On the front line of the Cold War, during a decade that saw East–West tensions – and budgets – rise considerably, the United States Air Forces in Europe reached the peak of their power during the 19……続きを見る

A história da operação de busca, resgate e identificação das 154 vítimas do segundo maior acidente aéreo do Brasil é contada por seus protagonistas.As condições adversas enfrentadas na selva amazôni……続きを見る

The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had begun to reach fruition.……続きを見る

"Però io, idealista impenitente, grido: vivano i sognatori!" La scia luminosa nasce da una storia vera, scoperta per caso dagli autori mentre erano impegnati in una ricerca d'archivio. È una vicenda……続きを見る

The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) revolutionized warfare at sea, on land, and in the air. This little-known naval aviation organization introduced and operationalized aircraft carrier strike, aeria……続きを見る

A pictorial history of the Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors), an American torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corp……続きを見る

An Account of the Important Contribution of the United States to Aircraft Invention, Engineering, Development and Production during the World War 続きを見る

Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Series. Coverage of the Brazilian air force during World War II, specifically the 1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça (1º GAVCA; “1st Fighter Group”), which saw action in……続きを見る

Forse l'allievo pilota vive il momento più emozionante quando presenta la domanda per essere ammesso a una scuola d'aviazione. Egli non reca in sè che un elemento certo: la decisa volontà di riuscir……続きを見る

Number 73 of World War 2 in Review features these 10 articles on military aircraft and operations: (1) Florence Mission: 443rd Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Group, USAAF (2) Grumman F8F Bearcat: America……続きを見る

The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman offers up a well researched, comprehensive and ……続きを見る

As a young Air Force officer, Major General Paul Landers flew small Cessna O-1 aircrafts, called Bird Dogs, over the trees and rice paddies of the Mekong Delta as a forward air controller (FAC). His……続きを見る

« Une histoire magistralement racontée de triomphe et de rédemption dans une épopée de survie puissamment dessinée. » Hero WWI Fighter Pilot abattu et capturé. Avec un récit engageant et authentique……続きを見る

C’è la storia, quella scritta nei libri, e ci sono le vite, raccontate dai superstiti, sottovoce, intorno al tavolo della cucina. In questo caso, le vite di Mario Viola e di Pietro Calistri, aviator……続きを見る

Discover the exhilarating first-hand account of one man's white-knuckle life as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy Sea Harriers 'Searingly honest, keenly observed, well written and extremely funny'……続きを見る

From 1941 to 1945 the skies over the Pacific Ocean afforded the broadest arena for battle and the fiercest action of air combat during World War II. It was in the air above the Pacific that America'……続きを見る

The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The ô……続きを見る

In the twelve months centered around the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a diverse group of American and British flyers fought one of the most remarkable air campaigns of WWII. Pilots including Cla……続きを見る

"This book provides a strategic overview of the war that is interweaved with fascinating personal accounts, its campaigns and battles." - Professor Geoffrey Roberts. If the Second World War was Hitl……続きを見る