Aviation 56

The only book written by the legendary "legless" ace, the double amputee World War II fighter pilot immortalized by the film Reach for the Sky. In Fight for the Sky, Douglas Bader tells the inspirin……続きを見る

This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary German fighter aces of World War II. It explains why only a small minority of pilots - those in whom the desire for combat overrode e……続きを見る

The untold story of this tiny, little-known British Army regiment and the daring men who piloted engineless aircraft to WWII's major battlefields. The Glider Pilot Regiment, having been raised as th……続きを見る

An in-depth history of this RAF twin-engined interceptor, including firsthand accounts from those who flew it. The Gloster Javelin was designed to be a night/all-weather fighter. First introduced in……続きを見る

First published to acclaim in 1983, this book is set to impact upon the book-buying public, eager for accounts of this period of World War history. Relaying the later operations of 617 Squadron, thi……続きを見る

Philip Kaplan presents us here with a riveting account of the Allied experience behind enemy lines, detailing the trials and tribulations experienced by the British and American airmen who were shot……続きを見る

The author of Javelin from the Cockpit looks at some of the more notable British, German, and American fighters through performance and handling trials. During the years preceding and during WW2, th……続きを見る

This WWII oral history tells the story of the Luftwaffe through the eyes of those who served in combatーillustrated with wartime propaganda. Drawing on extensive interviews with Luftwaffe, Emmy Awar……続きを見る

This WWII history recounts the harrowing Allied bombing mission that led to heavy losses for American pilots as German fighters followed them home. On April 22nd, 1944, Allied forces launched an aud……続きを見る

A quarter of a century before the Blitz of 1940, the inhabitants of south-west Essex were terrorized by an earlier aerial menace. Over the course of four years, German Zeppelins, Gothas and Giants f……続きを見る

An in-depth look at this historic military aircraft, including firsthand accounts from those who flew it. The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the ……続きを見る

A detailed look at the day-to-day life of a pilot serving during the Persian Gulf War against Iraq. This book is based upon a journal Jim Schreiner kept during his deployment to the Persian Gulf reg……続きを見る

This is the story of the fighter aces who flew throughout the war in many different operational theatres. The book opens with the first Polish Aces during the German invasion and continues with Finl……続きを見る

A British fighter pilot recounts his battlesーin both wartime and peacetime. David Ince only managed to pass the RAF medical board on his third attemptーbut this did not stop him from forging a high……続きを見る

This volume chronicles the making of the Harrier Jump Jetーthe innovative Cold War fighter aircraft designed to operate from virtually anywhere. In 1957, the British engine manufacturer Bristol Sidd……続きを見る

Hank Adlam began his naval flying career in 1941, his first operational posting was to the newly formed No. 890 Squadron. When 890 was disbanded he joined 1839 Squadron flying the new Grumman Hellca……続きを見る

If it looks right, it will probably fly righta tired old saying among airmen, but one that persists. Think if you will of the handful of aeroplanes that most people would probably agree are the best……続きを見る

A Royal Air Force pilot recounts his service flying Tornados over Cold War-era Germany and post-Gulf War Iraq in this thrilling military memoir. After achieving a boyhood ambition to qualify as an R……続きを見る

Luftwaffe Bombers in the Blitz will comprise of some 140-150 images of German bomber aircraft during the Blitz of 1940-1941. The images will cover the entirety of the Blitz and will also depict loss……続きを見る

"The fascinating book features the life story of Dr Randle Manwaring,focusing particularly on his Regiment's fight to capture Burma towards the end of WW2As one of the founding Officers of the RAF R……続きを見る

On 15 November it came suddenly out of nowhere inches above the hangars with a crackling thunderclap of twin Merlins. As we watched, bewitched, it was flung about the sky in a beyond belief display ……続きを見る

A WWI pilot's memoir of flying with the unit that dropped the first bomb at night on Germanyーand, on November 11, 1918, the last one. One of the many who came to Europe from all over the British Co……続きを見る

During 1942 and 1943 the striking power of RAF Bomber Command was transformed by the arrival of heavy bombers, advanced navigation and blind bombing systems, and new tactics to concentrate the bombe……続きを見る

This book is a riveting account told in ten big chapters of the young RAF crews who flew Lancasters in RAF Bomber Command from 1942 to the end of the war in Europe in April 1945. It is unique in tha……続きを見る

A pilot's account of her around-the-world adventure, including color photos. On May 6, 2003, Polly Vacher, a fifty-nine-year-old mother of three, took off from an airport in Birmingham, England, see……続きを見る

A history of Nazi Germany's air force along with details of some of its most successful pilots. World War II's air battles were fought ferociously and with extraordinary skill and courage on both fr……続きを見る

A Soviet bomber pilot who flew more than 300 missions behind enemy lines offers a rare firsthand account of life on the Eastern Front in this WWII memoir. Soviet bombers played a vital role in defea……続きを見る

"Takes a seemingly mundane subject as airfields and turns it into a fresh understanding of air combat on the Western Front . . . recommended highly." ー Over the Front In this latest addition to the……続きを見る

The story of the little-known battles between British helicopters and Provisional IRA units equipped with heavy machine guns, RPGs, and SAMsーincludes photos. Famously dubbed "Bandit Country" by a U……続きを見る

Late in 1938, the German Navy Supreme Command commissioned a report into the combat effectiveness of its airborne divisions. As a result of its findings, the German High Command instigated a major c……続きを見る