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617: Going to War with Today's Dambusters Tim Bouquet 9781409129882
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.02The inside story of today's Dambusters, 617 Squadron RAF, at war in Afghanistan.In May 1943, 617 Squadron RAF executed one of the most daring operations in military history as bombers mounted a raid against hydro-electric dams in Germany. 617 Squadron... -
Magnificent Women in Flying Machines: The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky by Sally Smith
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £16.86Just eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the world's first ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women have decided to defy... -
A Member of the RAF of Indeterminate Race: WW2 Experiences of a Former RAF Navigator and POW by C.Y. Grant 9781846830181
Booksplease Price: £12.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846830181Author C.Y. GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield Publishing -
Never Answer To A Whistle Michael Howard 9781916205307
RRP: £10.00Booksplease Price: £3.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916205307Author Michael HowardFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Griffin Publishing UKPublisher Griffin Publishing UKWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm)... -
Test Pilot: An Extraordinary Career Testing Civil Aircraft by Taylor, Chris 9781399085342
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £17.76Having flown an astonishing 400 different aircraft, as a licensed Category 1 test pilot and flight test instructor for both aeroplanes and helicopters, Chris Taylor is arguably one of the best qualified and widely experienced test pilots working today... -
Above Us, The Stars: 10 Squadron Bomber Command – The Wireless Operator’s Story by Jane Gulliford Lowes
Booksplease Price: £16.88"A tremendous read, interweaving military, social and family history...beautifully written and unbearably moving." Over 55,000 young Bomber Command airmen made the ultimate sacrifice; thousands more of their comrades survived one of the bloodiest... -
The Blue Arena by Bob Spurdle 9780907579984
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579984Author Bob SpurdleFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 9780241968604
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.31Gabriel Garcia Marquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, started his literary career with the publication of The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor . . . 'On February 22 we were told that we would be... -
Scouts Out!: A Kiowa Warrior Pilot's Perspective of War in Afghanistan by Ryan Robicheaux 9781737243809
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737243809Author Ryan RobicheauxFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Rotorhead PublishingPublisher Rotorhead Publishing -
The Workhorse of Helmand: A Chinook Crewman's Account of Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq by Michael Fry 9781399075510
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £15.62As a RAF Chinook crewman, Mick Fry's exposure to Afghanistan spanned over 10 years and countless deployments, from watching 9/11 unfold in Australia, leaving the deck of HMS Ocean off the coast of Pakistan under the cover of darkness all the way through... -
A Royal Navy Cold War Buccaneer Pilot: Flying the Famous Maritime Strike Aircraft by Simon Kershaw
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £15.75This is a vivid and powerful story of life on board the last of our great Second World War-era aircraft carriers, modernised to serve beyond their time. It is a story of the Cold War which conveys the trials and tribulations of flying one of the... -
Guts 'N Gunships: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam by Mark Garrison 9781629670539
RRP: £14.95Booksplease Price: £11.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629670539Author Mark GarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Mark GarrisonPublisher Mark GarrisonWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm *... -
My Flying Boat War: Survival and Success over the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific in WW2 by Wing Commander Vic' Hodgkinson DFC, RAAF 9781399065610
Booksplease Price: £21.11Wing Commander Vic Hodgkinson DFC served throughout the Second World War as a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force. His war began in 1939 when he travelled to the UK to become one of the founding members of 10 Squadron RAAF. With its training... -
Mother Country: Real Stories of the Windrush Children Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff 9781472261915
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.82***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 JHALAK PRIZE***A leading new exploration of the Windrush generation featuring David Lammy, Lenny Henry, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Hannah Lowe, Jamz Supernova, Natasha Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair.For the... -
On My Watch: A Memoir by Virginia Buckingham 9780998749327
RRP: £11.95Booksplease Price: £8.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998749327Author Virginia BuckinghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Cavan Bridge PressPublisher Cavan Bridge PressWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm)... -
In the Treacle Mine: The Life of a Marine Engineer by J W Richardson 9781849954884
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £14.21If anyone has ever wondered what happens in the engine room when the Captain on the bridge rings 'Full Ahead' on the telegraph then this book will enlighten the reader. This is a story of one man's life at sea, from his beginnings as a lowly cadet to his... -
The Hurricane Girls: The inspirational true story of the women who dared to fly by Jo Wheeler
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.99Celebrating the lives of the magnificent women, the ATA girls, who courageously flew Spitfires, Tiger Moths, Lancaster Bombers and many other aircraft during World War Two Since the invention of aeroplanes, women have taken to the skies.They have broken... -
From Biplanes to Fast Jets: A pilot’s life in the Royal Air Force 1942–1973 by Ken Aedy 9781916797093
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £40.06A fascinating and richly full-colour illustrated memoir, from a Royal Air Force pilot detailing his personal experiences during a golden age of British military aviation from the Second World War to the 1970s. Ken Aedy joined the Royal Air Force in... -
Fighter Pilot: From Cold War Jets to Spitfires: The Extraordinary Memoirs of a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Pilot Coville, Christopher 9781399015578
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £17.76A young boy sits in the back of a Chipmunk aircraft at RAF Woodvale, near Liverpool. He has never flown in anything before. As the power goes on and the little aeroplane soars into a clear blue sky, he decides at once that this is the only thing he wants... -
51 Lessons from the Sky by Fletcher McKenzie 9780995117013
RRP: £14.49Booksplease Price: £13.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995117013Author Fletcher McKenzieFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Squabbling Sparrows PressPublisher Squabbling Sparrows PressWeight(grams) 440g -
Brian Trubshaw: Test Pilot by Brian Trubshaw
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.84Here is the full and fascinating story of Brian Trubshaw's life as an experimental test pilot. Written from his own unique viewpoint on the flight deck, it covers a period of tremendous upheaval in the British aircraft industry.About the AuthorBRIAN... -
Sigh For A Merlin: Testing The Spitfire by Alex Henshaw 9781800352513
RRP: £11.95Booksplease Price: £8.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352513Author Alex HenshawFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Warburton's War: The Life of Maverick Ace Adrian Warburton, DSO, DFC, DFC (USA) by Chris Goss 9780907579434
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579434Author Chris GossFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft: Dangerous Skies in the Second World War by George Culling 9781803994550
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.84Of every 100 operational airmen in the Second World War, nearly seven were killed flying in England and more than three severely injured in crashes. With a total of 12,398, the number of non-operational casualties was significant. Operational casualties... -
Keeping Watch: A WAAF in Bomber Command by Pip Beck 9780907579380
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579380Author Pip BeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Mosquito Intruder Pilot: A Young Pilot s WW2 Experiences in Europe and the Far East by Walsh, Jeremy 9781399084772
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.06Ben Walsh lied about his age to join the RAF, determined to play his part in the Second World War. He volunteered to be an intruder pilot, flying low level operations in the dark. Initially flying ops in Douglas Boston Intruder IIs, he then converted to... -
Bader s Big Wing Controversy: Duxford 1940 by Sarkar MBE, Dilip 9781399017152
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.06Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader remains one of the most famous RAF fighter pilots to date, perhaps even the most famous of all, thanks to Paul Brickhill's best-selling 1950s yarn _Reach for the Sky_ and Dany Angel's box office hit of the same name,... -
The Flying Sikh: The Story of a WW1 Fighter Pilot Flying Officer Hardit Singh Malik by Barker, Stephen 9781399083294
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £17.76The Flying Sikh tells the unique story of the only Sikh airman to fly with the RFC and the RAF during the First World War. It is the remarkable account of one man's struggle to enlist, against discrimination, and then his service as a fighter pilot over... -
Gunboat Command by Antony Hichens 9781473822962
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.67This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject, Robert Hichens (or 'Hitch' as he was universally known). After a brief description of his early life, time at Oxford, his motor racing achievements (including trophies at Le Mans in his... -
North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters by Captain Sig Hansen 9780312672546
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312672546Author Captain Sig HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm)... -
The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle: Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot by Robert Morgan 9780451233523
RRP: £19.10Booksplease Price: £14.71A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and heroism under fire, this is the unforgettable memoir of a member of the Greatest Generation who fought in America's greatest battles - and of the war one man waged both in and out of the skies. High-spirited... -
Salt Horse: Memoir of a Maverick Admiral, Claude Lionel Cumberlege by Robin Knight 9781849955720
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £15.77Written originally in 1936-38 by Admiral Cumberlege as a record of his life, Salt Horse was never published. The original manuscript has been expertly edited and made readable in terms of language to a modern audience. It now comprises chapters on... -
Forgotten Heroes of the Battle of Britain by Sarkar, Dilip 9781399075725
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £17.62Lasting sixteen weeks during the momentous year of 1940, the Battle of Britain ended with the Luftwaffe having failed to achieve the decisive victory that Hitler had demanded. Whilst the technical details of the aircraft and weapons involved are, of... -
Skunk Works: a Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed by Ben R. Rich 9780316743006
Booksplease Price: £16.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316743006Author Ben R. RichFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Little, Brown and CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & Company -
Defender of Canada Volume 40: Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812 by Tanya Grodzinski 9780806194103
RRP: £24.95Booksplease Price: £24.21When war broke out between Great Britain and the United States in 1812, Sir George Prevost, captain general and governor in chief of British North America, was responsible for defending a group of North American colonies that stretched as far as the... -
Flight from the Croft by Bill Innes 9781849953979
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £15.77As a barefoot lad in the Outer Hebrides, Bill Innes dreamed the impossible dream of becoming a pilot and this book tells how that dream came to pass. The author's career of over forty years spanned a period of incredible advances in the air - now... -
The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader by Jason Redman 9780062208323
Booksplease Price: £12.15Decorated US navy SEAL lieutenant Jason Redman was critically wounded in 2007 while leading a mission against a key al-Qaida commander, when his mobility and assault forces team was ambushed and he was struck by machine-gun fire at point-blank range... -
The Boy Who Fell to Shore: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Thomas Thor Tangvald by Charles J Doane 9781957607061
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957607061Author Charles J DoaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Latah BooksPublisher Latah BooksWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 18mm -
Magnificent Women and Flying Machines: The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky by Sally Smith
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.64'Lively history of British women aviators.' Daily Mail'Compelling stories of female pioneers whose soaring ambition achieved firsts in the field of aviation.' Britain Magazine'This lovely book offers a welcome and enjoyable read and provides a timely... -
Skybound: One Woman's Journey in Flight Rebecca Loncraine 9781447273875
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.09Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year Award'Extraordinary' Daily Telegraph'Breathtaking' Guardian Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine is a book for anyone who has looked up and longed to take flight. The day she flew in a glider for...