Aviation & Nautical

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On 14 June 1919 - eight years before Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic - two men from Manchester took off in an open-cockpit Vickers Vimy and flew into the history books. They battled through a sixteen-hour journey of snow, ice and...

Fascinated by the Battle of Britain from an early age, as a young man Dilip Sarkar realised that recording and sharing the Few's memories was of paramount importance. At the time, back in the mid-1980s, membership of the Battle of Britain Fighter...

A classic in every sense of the word, the re-issuing of this book is sure to provoke an enthusiastic response. First published in 1986 by Airlife, its publishing history has seen a great number of glowing reviews generated, coming from both historians...

Herbert Martin Massey was by any measure, a remarkable man. He was wounded three times in three separate conflicts, the first of which, in the First World War, almost killed him. Brought down in flames by one of Germany's great aces, Werner Voss, he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838434106Author Brian SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Brian Smith PublishingPublisher Brian Smith PublishingDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 17mm

Apologies 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

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHThe extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth in 2022On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance,...

A vivid, first-hand account of the tension and excitement of flying missions over Nazi GermanyThe British and American bomber crews of the Second World War often had to endure the most terrifying conditions. Not for them the glorious, all-or-nothing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035812363Author Mike JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)...

Learn from Kellie Gerardi What It's Like to Be a Female Astronaut"Kellie is probably one of the best ambassadors for spaceflight in the 21st century that the industry could have." Lucy Hawking, author of George's Secret Key to the Universe and host of...

There remains an enduring fascination with the Battle of Britain, and the RAF aircrew who fought and won this unprecedented aerial conflict, immortalised by Churchill in August 1940 as The Few'. Unlike today, when photography is a huge part of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Maine Student Book Master List 1998.Book InformationISBN 9780440413134Author Scott O'GradyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911512684Author Csaba B. StengeFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312206550Author William Laird McKinlayFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint GriffinPublisher GriffinWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 13mm

Published to celebrate the life of Mike Peyton, 'the world's greatest yachting cartoonist', this second edition features personal tributes from some 12 other successful and well-known sailors (including Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Sir Ben Ainslie and Tom...

R. J. Mitchell at Supermarine is the definitive account of the life of Britain's best-known aeronautical engineer. Shelton calls upon unpublished letters, extensive press accounts, and updated material from his previous publications, concentrating...

On the morning of 24 December 1943, 542 Squadron's intelligence officer briefed Flt Lt J. Storey on covering Crossbow sites in the Calais-Abbeville areas. He was airborne at 11 a.m. and set course in his Spitfire for the French coast, passing over London...

Air Vice-Marshal James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, DL was a character literally from the pages of Boys' Own: an individual who became the RAF's top-scoring fighter pilot of the Second World War. A one-time...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802275513Author John CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint John CampbellPublisher John CampbellWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Spitfire Pilot is the exhilarating and moving memoir of D. M. Crook, an airman in the legendary 609 Squadron - one of the most successful RAF units in the Battle of Britain. Beginning with his fond recollections of his halcyon days in training -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784387488Author Flight Lieutenant David CrookFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Greenhill BooksPublisher Greenhill BooksWeight(grams) 130g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990543142Author Gord PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Nextgen Story: Custom PublishingPublisher Nextgen Story: Custom PublishingWeight(grams)...

Chris Taylor has had a very successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, test pilot and instructor. His first book, Test Pilot, concentrates on anecdotes and incidents from the most recent phase of his career. His second book,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888391452Author Dominique PrinetFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters tells the story of a wild encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig and a British warship in the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings...

If one aircraft was to represent the First World War, it could be the distinctive red Fokker Triplane of Manfred von Richthofen. With an astonishing eighty aerial victories, the Red Baron became a legend in his own, short, lifetime. Regarded as one of...

James Henry Banton was born in Burton on Trent in 1920/. He worked as a driver of a steam locomotive used to used to transport beer and supplies to breweries around the town. When war broke out Jim joined the RAF, eventually becoming a Leading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958407004Author Capt Usn (Ret ) Gil RudFormat PaperbackPage Count 414Imprint ELM Grove PublishingPublisher ELM Grove PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955060168Author Kenneth James Stuart BallantyneFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Laundry Cottage BooksPublisher Laundry Cottage Books

Apologies 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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954997083Format HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Griffon International LimitedPublisher Griffon International LimitedWeight(grams) 1000gDimensions(mm) 240mm...

During a twenty-five year flying career in the RAF, Jerry Pook has flown Hunter Fighter/Ground Attack aircraft in the Gulf, Harriers in West Germany, the supersonic Starfighter with the Dutch Air Force, the Harrier in Belize, Central America and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798987639818Author Dale ArensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Dale Arenson Pubulishing LLCPublisher Dale Arenson Pubulishing LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917455008Author Brian WalpoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Malcolm Down Publishing LtdPublisher Malcolm Down Publishing LtdDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592115112Author Bill PowleyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Histria LLCPublisher Histria LLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998541631Author Mark H GlissmeyerFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Gradina BooksPublisher Gradina BooksWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Shortly before embarking on her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, Amelia Earhart confided to a friend, "I have a feeling there is just about one more good flight left in my system and I hope this trip around the world is it." This book is the product...

Most modern books and films glamorize World War II airborne soldiers as troopers leaping into the night to descend by parachute into combat. Much less often considered is the role of glider forces. Glider troops lacked the panache and special...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771838115Author Gina Leola WoolseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Guernica Editions,CanadaPublisher Guernica Editions,CanadaWeight(grams)...