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American Secret Projects 4: Bombers, Attack and Anti-Submarine Aircraft 1945-1974 by Tony Buttler 9781910809907
RRP: €32.73€24.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809907Author Tony ButtlerFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
How to Fly a Battle of Britain Fighter: Spitfire, Messerschmitt, Hurricane by Campbell McCutcheon
RRP: €15.46€10.09Find out how a pilot was instructed in flying a Battle of Britain fighter, using the original Pilot's Notes for the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, as well as Air Ministry flying notes on captured Messerschmitt Bf 109s. See how each compares,... -
MiG-21 Aces of the Vietnam War by Istvan Toperczer
RRP: €21.41€17.70Having learned their trade on the subsonic MiG-17, pilots of the Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile... -
Halton Boys: True Tales from Pilots and Ground Crew Proud to be called 'Trenchard Brats' by Sean Feast
RRP: €29.75€20.97The RAF Halton Apprenticeship Scheme has a deserved reputation for excellence. The brainchild of MRAF Hugh Trenchard, the founder of the Royal Air Force, it took the 'traditional' idea of an apprenticeship and interpreted it in a novel way. It allowed... -
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
RRP: €22.61€14.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812974492Author Laura HillenbrandFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Single 12: PZL P.7a by Dariusz Karnas
RRP: €10.71€6.93This book is compilations of the 4-view color profile, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the PLZ P11.a. Scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also photos of the details in B&W and color... -
Covert Radar and Signals Interception: The Secret Career of Eric Ackermann by Peter Jackson
RRP: €17.84€13.03Of German stock dating back to 1530 in Saxony, Eric George Ackermann GM was born on the Isle of Wight in 1919 and became a leading figure in the world of signals and electronic intelligence. As a Junior Scientific Officer at the Telecommunication... -
Tirpitz: Hunting the Beast by John Sweetman
RRP: €15.46€11.15The German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz had brutally short careers. The Bismarck was sunk by the Home Fleet on her first operational sortie in May 1941. But the Tirpitz, hiding in Norwegian fjords, remained a menace to Allied convoys and tied down... -
Cumbria Airfields in the Second World War: Including the Isle of Man by Martyn Chorlton 9781853069833
RRP: €15.46€13.10This book provides a detailed history of the wartime airfields of the North West of England, including Cark, Crosby-on-Eden, Great Orton and Millom. It is presented in an illustrated format.Book InformationISBN 9781853069833Author Martyn ChorltonFormat... -
Storm of Eagles: The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II by John Dibbs
RRP: €35.70€26.83Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia as well as the vast expanse of the Pacific, Allied and Axis pilots engaged in a deadly battle for control of the skies in World War II. Whoever won the skies would win the war. Published in... -
Malta 1940-42: The Axis' air battle for Mediterranean supremacy by Ryan K. Noppen
RRP: €17.84€13.03In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a... -
Warburton's War: The Life of Maverick Ace Adrian Warburton, DSO, DFC, DFC (USA) by Chris Goss 9780907579434
RRP: €9.51€6.89Apologies 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 -
The Ruhr 1943: The RAF's brutal fight for Germany's industrial heartland by Richard Worrall
RRP: €17.84€13.65This illustrated study explores, in detail, the RAF's first concentrated air campaign of World War II against one of the hardest and most important targets in Germany - the industrial heartland of the Ruhr that kept Hitler's war machine running. ... -
SAS Tracking & Navigation Handbook by Neil Wilson 9781585744602
RRP: €17.84€13.40The essential manual on how to find your way anywhere in any situation.Book InformationISBN 9781585744602Author Neil WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 35g -
C-130 Hercules: Lockheed's Military Air Transport and Its Variants by David Doyle
RRP: €22.60€15.08The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been in continuous production for over six decades, longer than any other military aircraft in the world, and no end of production is yet in sight. The Hercules has been a part of US combat operations since Vietnam, and... -
Dowding of Fighter Command by Vincent Orange 9781906502720
RRP: €17.85€13.52This, quite simply, is the definitive book on the life of the man who prepared the ground for victory in the Battle of Britain. Without him, Britain and the world would have entered a dark age. Making full use of archival sources and information provided... -
Cold War Test Pilot: Surviving Crash Landings and Emergency Ejections: From Fast-jets to Heavy Multi-Engine Aircraft by Burrows AFC, FRAeS, JP, RAF (Ret'd), Group Captain Ron 9781399090704
RRP: €23.80€17.01The Falkland Islands had been invaded and a Task Force was already steaming south at full speed. On board the carriers were the Harriers that would provide essential aerial cover for the British troops and ships sent to re-capture the islands. They would... -
Men Who Flew the Mosquito, The by Martin Bowman 9781844158911
RRP: €17.84€13.03The two-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War. Famously wooden-built, its graceful lines and powerful performance have made it into an airborne icon. Its operational versatility as a fighter, low level bomber and... -
Phantom Boys 2: More Thrilling Tales from UK and US Operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 by Richard Pike
RRP: €23.80€17.48The highly anticipated follow-up to Phantom Boys! Once again Richard Pike has brought together brilliant, hitherto unpublished, accounts across eighteen chapters. With both British and American perspectives, Phantom Boys 2 is packed with exhilarating... -
Tupolev Tu-4: The First Soviet Strategic Bomber by Yefim Gordon 9780764347979
RRP: €54.73€36.56After World War II, the Soviet Union and the USA, who had been allies in the war, started moving towards political and military confrontation. The Soviet Union urgently needed a strategic bomber capable of striking at the USA. Thus, the windfall of three... -
Air War on the Eastern Front by Mike Guardia
RRP: €23.79€15.30The Red Air Force versus the Luftwaffe in the skies over Eastern Europe. June 1941: Having conquered most of Western Europe, Adolf Hitler turned his attention to the vast Soviet Union. Disregarding his Non-Aggression Pact with Joseph Stalin, Hitler... -
The Nimrod: Mighty Hunter by Andy Evans
RRP: €18.98€13.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905414062Author Andy EveansFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingPublisher Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Slybirds: A Photographic Odyssey of the 353rd Fighter Group During the Second World War by Graham Cross
RRP: €35.64€23.55The distinctive black and yellow chequered markings of the 353rd Fighter Group, the `Slybirds', made them one of the USAAF `Mighty' 8th Air Force's most colourful fighter groups. Flying P-47D Thunderbolts and later P-51D Mustangs the 353rd's appearance... -
The Military Airfields of Britain: Northern Home Counties (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire) by Ken Delve
RRP: €20.22€16.90This series of books provides a fresh user-friendly look at the military airfields of the British Isles. The series is split geographically, each book including a number of counties on a regional basis. Entries cover every military airfield within the... -
Tales of Lancasters and Other Aircraft: Dangerous Skies in the Second World War by George Culling 9781803994550
RRP: €15.46€11.15Of 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... -
British Bombers: The 1970s and '80s by Chris Goss
RRP: €19.03€13.82The mainstays of the RAF's bomber force in the 1970s and '80s were the distinctive Avro Vulcan and the slightly less well-known Blackburn Buccaneer. The Buccaneer came into service in 1962 and flew with just five RAF and six RN squadrons before being... -
The Berlin Raids: The Bomber Battle, Winter 1943 1944 by Middlebrook, Martin 9781399011426
RRP: €20.22€15.09The Battle of Berlin was the longest and most sustained bombing offensive against one target in the Second World War. Bomber Commands Commander-in-Chief, Sir Arthur Harris, hoped to wreak Berlin from end to end and produce a state of devastation in which... -
Churchill's Few: The Battle of Britain by John Willis
RRP: €29.75€20.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912914050Author John WillisFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Mensch PublishingPublisher Mensch PublishingWeight(grams) 532g -
Sea Harrier FRS 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger: South Atlantic 1982 by Doug Dildy
RRP: €17.84€13.03Following Argentina's military operation to take possession of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government launched a major naval operation to return them to British rule. Defending the Royal Navy task force... -
Nimrod Boys: True Tales from the Operators of the RAF's Cold War Trailblazer by Tony Blackman 9781911621270
RRP: €29.75€21.44Nimrod Boys is a complementary book to Nimrod Rise and Fall from acclaimed author Tony Blackman. It is a collection of over twenty first-hand accounts of operating the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod - an aircraft which served at the forefront of the Cold War. As... -
Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II: Vol 1: (VIII) Bomber Command by Robert A. Watkins
RRP: €48.78€32.21Relying heavily upon visuals, Battle Colors fills a long standing void in the annals of the Eighth Air Force during World War II. This volume focuses on all forty-eight Bomb Groups comprising the Eighth and features color illustrations depicting the... -
War Story by Derek Robinson
RRP: €15.46€10.23Fresh from school in June 1916, Lieutenant Oliver Paxton's first solo flight is to lead a formation of biplanes across the Channel to join Hornet Squadron in France. Five days later, he crash-lands at his destination, having lost his map, his ballast and... -
Cold War Delta Prototypes: The Fairey Deltas, Convair Century-series, and Avro 707 by Tony Buttler
RRP: €16.65€11.60At the dawn of the supersonic jet age, aircraft designers were forced to devise radical new planforms that suited the new power of the jet engine. One of the most successful was the delta wing. Although Gloster produced the delta wing Javelin, and... -
East China Sea 1945: Climax of the Kamikaze by Brian Lane Herder
RRP: €19.03€13.82This study describes the air-sea offensive supporting the ground-force invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February and April 1945, which led to the sinking of the Yamato and the onslaught of the Japanese kamikaze. During the Pacific War, the island... -
UH-1 Huey Gunship vs NVA/VC Forces: Vietnam 1962-75 by Peter E. Davies
RRP: €16.65€11.60Often described as the US Army's aerial jeep the UH-1 Iroquois ('Huey') was the general-purpose vehicle that provided mobility in a hostile jungle environment which made rapid troop movement extremely challenging by any other means. Hueys airlifted... -
Luftwaffe Blitz: The Inside Story November 1940-May 1941 by Chris Goss
RRP: €22.55€9.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791519Author Chris GossFormat PaperbackPage Count 209Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Spitfires Over Berlin: Desperation and Devastation During WW2's Final Months: 2019 by Dan Sharp
RRP: €29.69€22.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658047Author Dan SharpFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 464gDimensions(mm) 196mm *... -
Operation Linebacker II 1972: The B-52s are sent to Hanoi by Marshall Michel III
RRP: €20.22€14.61After the failed April 1972 invasion of South Vietnam and the heavy US tactical bombing raids in the Hanoi area, the North Vietnamese agreed to return to the Paris peace talks, yet very quickly these negotiations stalled. In an attempt to end the war... -
The RAF Battle of Britain Fighter Pilots' Kitbag: The Ultimate Guide to the Uniforms, Arms and Equipment from the Summer of 1940 by Mark Hillier 9781473849990
RRP: €17.84€14.61The scenes are familiar ones; the young Brylcream Boys sat at dispersal waiting for the haunting call of Scramble , lounging in their shirt sleeves and fur-lined boots, their leather flying helmets lying limp by their side. But what did the RAF... -
One of the Few: The Memoirs of Wing Commander Ted 'Shippy' Shipman AFC by John Shipman 9781526784452
RRP: €17.84€13.03Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.