During aviations pioneering years Francis Kennedy McClean used his vast inherited wealth to help the now famous Short Brothers company become established as one of Britains greatest aircraft manufac……続きを見る
著者:Roland Wales
出版社: Pen & Sword Military
発売日: 2016年09月30日
Kingston playwright R.C. Sherriff came to fame with his First World War drama Journeys End, which was based on his own experiences as a young officer on the Western Front. Its success made him a hou……続きを見る
著者:Alan C. Carey
出版社: Pen & Sword Aviation
発売日: 2014年02月24日
"A comprehensive look at the 272-plane F-82 fleet . . . This is a fine addition to Carey's body of work and to anyone's aviation library."ーHistoryNet
One of the most unusual and remarkable American……続きを見る
著者:Phil Tomaselli
出版社: Pen & Sword Family History
発売日: 2007年07月19日
Whether you are interested in the career of an individual air-man or woman, researching medals awarded to a pilot or crew member or just want to know more about a particular squadron or operation, t……続きを見る
著者:Jack T.C. Long
出版社: Pen & Sword Aviation
発売日: 2005年03月30日
No 3 Squadron was formed at Larkhill in 1912 from the No 2 (Aeroplane} Company under the command of the famous Major Robert Brooke-Popham. More importantly the squadron was the first in the RFC to b……続きを見る
'The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. Therefore our supreme effort must be to gain overwhelming mastery in the air. The Fighters are our salvation but the Bombers alone p……続きを見る
著者:Guy Warner
出版社: Pen & Sword Aviation
発売日: 2011年06月13日
Jack McCleery was born in Belfast in 1898, the son of a mill owning family. He joined the RNAS in 1916 as a Probationary Flight Officer. During the next ten months he completed his training at Cryst……続きを見る
John Howe started his flying career in the postwar South African Air Force, learning to fly on Tiger Moths, Harvards and Spitfires. He was posted to No 2 Squadron SAAF and sent to Korea to fly with ……続きを見る
John Rowland made his first flight with the RAF Volunteer Reserve on 1 October 1938 from Redhill in a DH60 Moth. He won a Prize Cadetship to the RAF College Cranwell and then posted to the School of……続きを見る
"Inspiring history of the first designated night fighter base . . . an important piece of social and military history . . . a must-read!" ーBooks Monthly
Anthony J. Moor's exhaustively researched an……続きを見る
On 10 July 2018, exactly 100 years and 100 days after the formation of the world's first independent air force, 103 aircraft of twenty-four types from twenty-five squadrons flew over London in the l……続きを見る
"A gem of a book that highlights the 'fog of war' as seen by American, British, and Canadian airborne units when they parachuted behind enemy lines." ー WWII History
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"Gentlemen, do not be d……続きを見る
This well written and thoroughly researched biographical account of the life and times of a South African WW2 pilot (the author's father) is sure to appeal widely. The story is by necessity highly p……続きを見る
This is the story of Eric William Absolon, a relentlessly enthusiastic Aviation champion, whose lifelong love of aircraft has never wavered throughout his long and varied career. From boyhood fascin……続きを見る
The saga of a squadron, a plane, and the action, triumphs, and tragedies they saw during World War IIーincludes photos.
No 9 Squadron of Bomber Command converted from the Wellington to the Lancaster……続きを見る
This is a different approach to Aviation Archaeology. The book includes 18 crash sites and each chapter includes a description of how the incident occurred and the reasons behind the crash. Copious ……続きを見る
" One of the classic first-hand pilot accounts of World War II . . . covers . . . the siege and the Axis aerial onslaught on the island."ー The Spitfire Site
Malta Spitfire Pilot is the journal of F……続きを見る
"This is the book that puts the flesh on the bones of its reputation as one of the best aircraft of the Second World War." ー Pennant Magazine
The flak started about four or five minutes before the……続きを見る
The UK has some of the most dramatic landscapes for NATO pilots to exercise the increasingly important military art of high-speed low flying. It also offers splendid opportunities for photography of……続きを見る
"An attractive book . . . chock full with photos and drawings of all the planes that have been drawn and built in these years in the UK." ー AviationBookReviews.com
It could be argued that the heyda……続きを見る
The decisive role of U.S. Army Air Forces in North Africa is vividly chronicled in this WWII pictorial history featuring rare wartime photographs.
In 1942, General Erwin Rommel launched a surprise o……続きを見る
"Provides an excellent overview of the development of parachute troops as well as an exciting battle narrative and gripping human interest story." ー Argunners Magazine
Formed by a collection of fre……続きを見る
A readable and entertaining introduction to aerial combat in the series that "would be excellent for someone with an early interest in military history" ( Army Rumour Service).
Just over a decade af……続きを見る
The true story of Gander's Royal Air Force Ferry Command unit and the men and women who kept the flights moving.
Gander, Newfoundland, was a bustling hub of aviation during the Second World War as t……続きを見る
著者:Dong Sy Hung
出版社: Naval Institute Press
発売日: 2023年10月15日
Fought in the skies over North Vietnam, the air war between Vietnamese People’s Air Force (VNPAF) and U.S. airpower lasted nearly eight years with hundreds of thousands of combat missions carried ou……続きを見る
"A journey through the original RAF Casualty Branch files, and all the other available sources of information relating to RAF wartime casualties." ーMilitary Historical Society
At its height during ……続きを見る
著者:Bohumil Doboš
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2023年09月21日
This book presents a geopolitical analysis of the upcoming human exploration of celestial bodies in the inner solar system by the major space powers.
It utilizes a systemic approach to the analysis ……続きを見る
Two aviators making history. Two Americans serving their country. One incredible story spanning fifty years and two generations.
Ben Smotherman, a B-17 pilot in World War II, valiantly fought in the……続きを見る
著者:Dr Tim Jenkins
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2023年10月05日
In this book, Tim Jenkins examines the factory worker poisonings and suspect government procurement procedures that resulted in Allied success in the air during First World War.
The early developmen……続きを見る
The Red Knight is the product of 25 years of meticulous research. It is, arguably, the most comprehensive account ever written about the Canadian Air Force’s legendary solo jet-aerobatics performer.……続きを見る