Aviation 57

Clive Evans had a lengthy front-line flying career in which he flew Hunters, Canberras and Lightnings. Apart from his personnel experiences he describes all these types in considerable detail, expla……続きを見る

This is the biography of Henry Crowe whose career encompassed time as an infantryman with the Royal Irish Regiment during the First World War, an observer with the RFC and fledgling RAF, a pilot in ……続きを見る

The book contains twenty-three stirring accounts of what life flying as air-crew in World War Two was really like. The writers are a mixed bunch of pilots, navigators and gunners who flew medium and……続きを見る

A history of 9 Group, Royal Air Force Fighter Command, formed specifically to protect Liverpool and Manchester during the darkest hours of WWII. In the early years of World War II, two of Britain's ……続きを見る

This is the vivid memoir of a man who was twenty-one at the outbreak of World War II. Having joined the RAFVR before the war, he was mobilized in August 1939 and after training became operational on……続きを見る

A day-by-day account of Nazi air operations in WWII by the coauthor of The Luftwaffe over Germany, winner of an Air Force Historical Foundation Award. Day Fighters in Defence of the Reich is a detai……続きを見る

The Heinkel He 111 was the main workhorse of the Luftwaffes bomber force throughout much of the Second World War. Consequently, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, three entire K……続きを見る

Drawing on an extremely rare collection of photographs taken by the camera guns of Bristol Beaufighters deployed on ground-attack and anti-shipping operations, this book will form a rare indeed uniq……続きを見る

This book gives readers a direct link to crash sites that can be visited, with accurate grid references, site description and current photographs. It covers some 450 selected sites with emphasis giv……続きを見る

"Simply superb! . . . easily the best book (in English) available on the French Air Service . . . The book is a gem."ーThe Aerodrome In comparison to their British and German counterparts, the Frenc……続きを見る

When the United States Army Signal Corps created the Aeronautical Division in August1907, it had a mission to take charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning,air machines, and all kindr……続きを見る

Of the many human characteristics, few evoke greater admiration and respect than gallantry in the service of one's country. Here, Graham Pitchfork describes the outstanding bravery of twenty-one air……続きを見る

American Eagles provides a photographic snapshot of the lives of the American fighter pilots who volunteered their services during World War II, as well as the Spitfires and Hurricanes they flew. Ke……続きを見る

It was in World War I that the skies first became a battlefield, with nations seeking to decide military outcomes off the ground. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including ……続きを見る

This book summarises the story of how RAF Coastal Command overcame the German U-boat danger during the Second World War and how the escalation of the U-boat war promoted the development of anti-subm……続きを見る

During the Second World War, RAF Biggin Hill was one of Fighter Commands premier stations. Throughout the Battle of Britain and beyond, it became a hotbed of talent and expertise, home to many of th……続きを見る

The third volume in the epic military aviation series focuses on the Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II. This work of WWII history takes us to November 1942 to explain the backgroun……続きを見る

"Action-packed . . . he brings the reader artfully through the fog of war with clarity" ( 20th Century Aviation Magazine). Vietnam has often been called our "first helicopter war," and indeed, the ……続きを見る

A photo-packed look at the men and machines of one of history's legendary air forces. This remarkable work explores the Luftwaffe as it truly existed day-to-day, underneath the propaganda of their o……続きを見る

This is the story of the authors uncle, David Maltby and the crew with whom he flew on the famous Dam Raid in 1943. Just five months later, on their return from an aborted mission to bomb the Dortmu……続きを見る

Ace fighter pilots from the British Royal Air Force share stories from the experiences during World War II's Battle of Britain. This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary RAF f……続きを見る

The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Forces desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed first heavy bomber to enter s……続きを見る

Drawn from newly-available historical archives, this German air force history is "packed with many fascinating revelations." ( IPMS/USA) The end of the Second World War in Europe was an epoch of com……続きを見る

Originally published under the title An Airman's Outing, this magnificent title chronicles the daily life of the Flying Officer during the Great War. Touchingly dedicated to 'The Fallen of Umpty Squ……続きを見る

This is the biography of one of the Royal Navys legendary pilots. BF or Daddy as he was known, started his career at Dartmouth and then spent his early seagoing years in Hong Kong, Nagasaki and Hiro……続きを見る

So rapid have been the advances in the science of aeronautics since the end of the First World War that it requires a considerable feat of imagination to cast one's mind back over the comparatively ……続きを見る

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot 'Winkle Brown's astonishing adventures make for fascinating reading' SUNDAY T……続きを見る

Al comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Jack Adams ーchileno de padres inglesesー decidió enrolarse en la Real Fuerza Aérea Británica para combatir contra la Alemania nazi. Participó en numerosas ……続きを見る

The untold, almost unbelievable, story of the daring pilots who risked their lives in an unprecedented air race in 1919ーand put American aviation on the map. Years before Charles Lindbergh’s flight……続きを見る

"Riveting.…This book is required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in World War II and the Pacific Theater." ーBob Carden, Boston Globe Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, n……続きを見る