Aviation 58

The Last Enemy is the story of Richard Hillary, one of Sebastian Faulks' three 'fatal englishmen'. In this extraordinary account, the author details his experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second ……続きを見る

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Battle of Britain is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the most famous aerial battle in history. Historian, author and broadcaster James ……続きを見る

On the morning of 3 April 1933, two single-engine biplanes set off on a flight into history. From their base near the Indian border with the mystery country of Nepal, the two young pilots, one a Bri……続きを見る

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES - Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour? - How did the Americans underestimate the Japanese? - What were 'banzai charges,' and how did the discipline of the J……続きを見る

THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE for anyone who thinks they'd survive the world's most hostile environments - or at least imagine they could do. ----------------------------- First issued to British airm……続きを見る

**Johnny Johnson has been awarded an MBE for his remarkable services in World War II 'I was anxious to fight. Hitler was the bastard who had started all this and he needed sorting out. We were under……続きを見る

Riding the icy, moonlit sky-- They took the war to Hitler. Their chances of survival were less than fifty percent. Their average age was 21. This is the story of just one Lancaster skipper, his crew……続きを見る

In 1940 a decision was made between the U.S. and Great Britain to build an air base in Greenland. The mission for the airbase was to patrol the North Atlantic shipping lanes, to protect the cryolite……続きを見る

***The Never-Ending Frontier***culminates the ***Beyond the Saga of Rocket Science***series by taking you on a journey from the present to the future. The Soviet Union steadily matured its Intercont……続きを見る

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of F……続きを見る

This is the story of one American glider pilot in World War II. After enlisting in the Army in May 1941, Gale went through basic training and airplane mechanic instruction. In 1942 he volunteered fo……続きを見る

Back to the Bennington: Tales in the Wake (published by Merriam Press) is the author's memoir of his service on the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVA-20), during a Mediterranean cruise, 1953-54. ……続きを見る

Cold War Fighter Pilot covers experiences leading up to USAF pilot training for the author and then describes in considerable detail the flight training and a variety of experiences that are intende……続きを見る

The ‘Turtle’ and the ‘Dreamboat’ is the first detailed account of the race for long-distance flight records between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy less than fourteen months after World War II. The fli……続きを見る

AIRPLANE STORIES AND HISTORIES chronicles two hundred years of aviation highlights including the exploits of pioneers such as Sir George Cayley, the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post, A……続きを見る

DER ERSTE WELTKRIEG – Bomber Deutsche Bombenflugzeuge von 1914 bis 1918 Da aufgrund immer schwerer Verluste die Angriffe mit Militärluftschiffen auf England reduziert und schließlich eingestellt wur……続きを見る

Quando escrevi este livro em 2020 eu tinha 51 anos, de maneira que os grandes acidentes aéreos especialmente de voos comerciais eu acompanhei os noticiários dia-a-dia. Os acidentes que aqui vou desc……続きを見る

Dancing the Skies charts the flying career of Group Captain David Roome, who joined the Royal Air Force aged 18 as a pilot and flew the supersonic Lightning with 74 (Tiger) Squadron in Singapore unt……続きを見る

A fascinating, photo-rich exploration of early aviation in Canada, told through the backstories of pilots who flew, fought, and risked their lives in the First World War, through the interwar period……続きを見る

A gut-wrenching, scared-as-hell story of a group of World War II college-age kids who flew B-25 Bombers in the South Pacific by the seat of their pants and wreaked havoc on Japanese military aspirat……続きを見る

Thomas Kristensen (MET) er en af Danmarks mest erfarne jagerpiloter. I denne bog tager han læseren med på en rejse gennem et liv, som har sit udspring i skyggen af den første månelanding. Thomas Kri……続きを見る

Sir Michael Beetham enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force. He joined the RAF as a pilot in 1941 and was awarded the DFC whilst serving with Bomber Command during 1943/44. Re……続きを見る

The 1970s were an event-filled and action packed decade for the Royal Air Force. Many events are worthy of note and all are recorded here, in words and images. Keith Wilson takes up from where he le……続きを見る

‘Classic . . . the definitive account of aerial combat – full of passion and poetry’ – Max Arthur, Independent ‘Magical evocation of the lonely battle fought in the clouds’ – The Daily Telegraph ‘Th……続きを見る

This addition to the Luftwaffe at War Series is a fully illustrated guide to the formative years of the Ju 87 dive-bomber which dominated the opening campaigns of W orld War II. 続きを見る

Coastal Command, created in 1936 alongside Fighter and Bomber Commands in the reorganization of the RAF in its preparations for the coming war, was Britain’s mainstay in the battle against the Germa……続きを見る

Whereas on the Continent, the Missing Research and Enquiry Unit left no stone unturned to try to trace the thousands of airmen who still remained missing, strangely enough no similar operation was c……続きを見る

Peter Cornwell tells the story of the greatest air battle of the Second World War when six nations were locked in combat over north-western Europe for a traumatic six weeks in 1940. He describes the……続きを見る

The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings By the critically acclaimed author of bestselling biographies of John Monas……続きを見る

A revelatory and groundbreaking account of Imperial Japan’s kamikazeーthe suicide pilots of World War IIーas told through the eyes of the survivors In the final year of World War II, a horrific new ……続きを見る