After a long series of crushing defeats by the apparently unstoppable Japanese air and ground forces, the eventual fight back and victory in Burma was achieved as a result of the exercise of unprece……続きを見る
World War Two Luftwaffe aircraft and their pilots have been a source of fascination and respect to aviation buffs since 1945. This book looks at all aspects of its operation in many World War II the……続きを見る
"If you only have room in your collection for one book on WWII-era warbird wreck histories and recoveries, then it should be this one. . . . Fascinating." ーAlan Griffith, author of Consolidated Mes……続きを見る
The pilot's son delivers "a fascinating read and an invaluable insight in to the workings of pre- and wartime test flying under the Third Reich" ( Military Aircraft Monthly).
On 27 August 1939, Flug……続きを見る
著者:Derek K. Empson
出版社: Pen & Sword Aviation
発売日: 2010年06月15日
"An account of the author's first operational tour as an RAF navigator . . . in support of the Korean War and the Malayan Emergency."ー Pennant Magazine
This is the first book to give a detailed, fi……続きを見る
In World War Two, the most effective fighting units were usually small submarine crews, infantry platoons, commandos, and bomber crews. Of these it could be said that the men who crewed the bombers ……続きを見る
The Avro Lancaster, such a stalwart of the skies during the Second World War, also enjoyed an interesting and surprisingly colourful post-war career. It is this era that the authors have chosen to f……続きを見る
A complete history of paratroopers and their role in modern war, including a glossary and photos.
Many books have been written about military parachuting, particularly about famous operations like C……続きを見る
"Looks at the pioneering designer, Sydney Camm and examines his legacy, which was the design of two of our most iconic fighter planes . . . Brilliant!" ー Books Monthly
"This Man Saved Britain" ran ……続きを見る
著者:Shlomo Aloni
出版社: Helion & Company
発売日: 2015年11月19日
An in-depth, illustrated history of Israeli Air Force operations in Western Negev toward the end of the Arab-Israeli War.
Operation HOREVーthe Israeli winter offensive from December 1948 until Janua……続きを見る
著者:Graham Pitchfork
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2019年08月29日
The author of Shot Down in the Drink shares photos and anecdotes detailing the history of the World War II fighter plane and its crews across the globe.
Researched many years ago by Graham Patrick f……続きを見る
著者:Richard C. Smith
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2008年08月01日
A pictorial account of the airfield's 90-year historyーfrom WWI to housing the largest collection of war and peacetime vintage aircraft in Europe.
Established in 1917 to train Royal Flying Corps air……続きを見る
著者:Ralph Barker
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2012年11月15日
A "vividly told" history of torpedo attacks from the air in the Second World War, by a member of the Royal Air Force ( The Sunday Times).
Low-level strikes against enemy shipping by torpedo-carrying……続きを見る
著者:Andy Saunders
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2011年12月27日
The author of Finding the Few presents more stories of lost airmen and the dedicated detective work done to find them.
Mysteries involving missing aircrew span almost the entire twentieth century. S……続きを見る
著者:Orr Kelly
出版社: Open Road Media
発売日: 2014年06月24日
The fascinating true story of the controversial development and deployment of the supersonic fighter jet that changed aerial warfare forever
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet was born in 1978, a s……続きを見る
"F ascinating . . . a must read for those who are interested in the Normandy, Market Garden, and Ardennes Operations" (Henrik Lunde, author of Hitler's Preemptive War).
This is the complete wartime……続きを見る
"In a fascinating way, Chuck Alling recalls his days as a pilot flying B-17s over Germany. He is truly a member of 'The Greatest Generation'" (Former Pres. George H.W. Bush).
A Mighty Fortress is th……続きを見る
A biography of the heroic Bomber Command pilot who made his mark flying de Havilland Mosquitoes on air raids into Nazi Germany during World War II.
When Air Vice Marshal Don Bennett formed the Pathf……続きを見る
Reconnaissance aircraft have always been the spearhead of the various air forces, helping to provide the basis for any further military operations. At the time of the Cold War and before the satelli……続きを見る
著者:Roy M. Stanley
出版社: Pen & Sword Military
発売日: 2016年11月30日
Despite the Luftwaffe being ordered to destroy millions of aerial photos in 1945, the Allies found no less than twenty tons of photos in eleven locations, including a hoard in a Bavarian barn. These……続きを見る
When the Second World War began in 1939 it was thought that it would be fought along the same lines as the First World War, with the Allied air forces operating from both Britain and France. With th……続きを見る
'The Lancasters looked like enormous deadly black birds going off into the night; somehow they looked different when they came back. The planes carried from this field 117,000 pounds of high explosi……続きを見る
This book explores the era of the 1970s right up to the present day, illustrating howfighter-bombers and tactics have developed and evolved during this time. It covers all the most significant milit……続きを見る
著者:Peter Vacher
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2017年09月11日
"Peter Vacher has revised and updated his classic account of the discovery and restoration of our Hawker Hurricane Mk I-R4118." ー Hurricane Heritage
Twelve years since the amazing account of Peter ……続きを見る
"Nowhere will you find such an exhaustive book on the day-to-day events of the aerial war over the Western front in April 1917." ー A Wargamers Needful Things
Even those people who know little of WW……続きを見る
著者:Gordon Riley
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2015年10月19日
A comprehensive catalog of the remaining World War II fighter planes, including anecdotes and photos.
With 2015 being the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britainーarguably the Hawker Hurricane's "……続きを見る
著者:Richard Pike
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2013年08月19日
Exciting, first-hand accounts from Lightning aircrewsーthe sequel to the bestselling book from the author of the Hunter Boys and Phantom Boys volumes.
Lightning Boys 2 is a must-have companion to th……続きを見る
著者:Ian Hall
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2016年08月05日
The RAF veteran and author of Fast Jets and Other Beasts shares stories from the men and women who have flown the combat aircraft.
With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Torn……続きを見る
著者:Andrew Brookes
出版社: Grub Street Publishing
発売日: 2017年07月10日
A history of the British bomber aircraft and stories from the crew who served with it.
The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely signif……続きを見る