Aviation 70

From a historian, retired fighter pilot, and combat aviation specialist, "the finest book yet written about the air war over Europe during World War II." ( Air & Space, Smithsonian magazine ) As des……続きを見る

This is the second volume of a comprehensive five part work on D-Day that includes a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied and German Aviation personnel who were there. Overlord b……続きを見る

Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August 1916. By January 1917, Richthofen had shot down fifteen aircraft had been appointed commander of his own unit. He painted……続きを見る

As World War Two drew to a close, jet-powered aircraft were beginning to be introduced into service. To take advantage of this major development it was necessary for all the worlds air powers to ret……続きを見る

Paul McDonald is a former RAF fast-jet pilot whose flying career spanned 34 years. He is not a typical senior RAF officer having been brought up on a council estate in a bleak northern industrial to……続きを見る

A career pilot's memoir of flying fighter jets through two wars and through the evolution of aviation technology. This is Colin Downes's firsthand account of flying with the Royal Air Force in war a……続きを見る

Tommy Broom is one of the RAFs most legendary and popular heroes of World War II. He joined the service at eighteen years of age in 1932 and after service in the Middle East, he first saw action aga……続きを見る

This is a selection of ten remarkable true accounts of unusual incidents and happenings to Bomber Command aircrew during World War Two. It covers operations of varying natures, such as one of the fi……続きを見る

For much of World War II England provided the only western European base from which the British and American air forces could take the war into Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany itself. The American ……続きを見る

This WWII memoir of an NCO Royal Air Force pilot offers a vivid, personal account of wartime life and dangerous operations over Europe. In 1941, Graham White was passing a Royal Air Force recruiting……続きを見る

For the Allies as well as Germany, it will be the longest day'. So said Field Marshall Erwin Rommel of the operations on D-Day; and he was correct. This is the first volume of a most impressive trib……続きを見る

Operation Oyster was carried out on the 6th December, 1942 by 2 Group RAF. Considered to be a notable success for the allies, it cost the Germans an estimated six months of lost production time at a……続きを見る

The Second World War saw a host of heroic raids enacted across the various theatres, all delivered valiantly in a variety of ways by British combatants; on land, by sea and from the air. Daring expl……続きを見る

The day-to-day insights of a brilliantly daring World War I ace that only ends with his death at the age of 23 . . . James McCudden was an outstanding British fighter ace of World War I, whose darin……続きを見る

The little-known story of how the Royal Air Force kept supplies from reaching Rommel's Afrika Korps, by an RAF veteran and renowned aviation historian. By far the most dangerous of the RAF operation……続きを見る

Fighting the Bombers is an unrivaled look at the Allied bombing campaign from the point of view of the Luftwaffe establishment and command. The contributing authors were involved in all aspects of G……続きを見る

The test pilot and author of Nimrod Rise and Fall shares a collection of over twenty tales from the cockpit of Nimrod aircraft during the Cold War. As the first jet-powered maritime aircraft, the Ha……続きを見る

In September 1946, the London Gazette published a despatch from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding that was titled simply: The Battle of Britain. Written and submitted to the Air Ministry in 194……続きを見る

"Full of interesting and entertaining accounts . . . presents an authentic picture of overseas life in the Kipper Fleet during that period." ー RAF Historical Society Journal After World War II, the……続きを見る

This fully illustrated volume explores German military aviation during WWI through archival photographs and authentically detailed replicas. Fighter aircraft were developed during World War I at an ……続きを見る

The history of the Schneider Trophy is the history of aircraft development. When Jacques Schneider devised and inaugurated the Coupe d'Aviation Maritime race for seaplanes in 1913, no-one could have……続きを見る

By participating in 1956 Suez Crisis Israel exploited an opportunity to join forces with France and the United Kingdom in an attack against Egypt in order to accomplish diplomatic, military and poli……続きを見る

From the author of A Separate Little War, a detailed history of the British World War II aircraft and their brave crew. In 1940, the defense of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircr……続きを見る

The untold story of Mexican aviators in WWII, including their role in the Battle of the Philippines, is revealed in this illustrated military history. When Mexico's neighbor to the north entered Wor……続きを見る

An aviation historian explores Russian airborne assault innovations in the decade before WWII using paratrooper memoirs and archival research. Through the 1930s, the USSR was pioneering new developm……続きを見る

A WWII historian shines a light on an unsung hero of the Battle of Britain and reveals the conspiracy that led to his undignified dismissal. From 1936 to 1940, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding bui……続きを見る

The author of The Yompers details the history of Great Britain's innovation in combatting the German Zeppelin during World War I. Our vision of aviation in the First World War is dominated by images……続きを見る

A history of the British RAF's 100 Groupーthe airmen, ground crew, and techniciansーwho supported the Strategic Bomber Offensive during World War II. On 23 November 1943, 100 (Bomber Support) Group ……続きを見る

The author of The Battered Bastards of Bastogne does a "superb job of telling the history the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden" ( Kepler's Book Reviews). Hell's Highway is a hi……続きを見る

James Henry Banton was born in Burton on Trent in 1920. He worked as a driver of a steam locomotive used to transport beer and supplies to breweries around the town. When war broke out Jim joined th……続きを見る