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Lancaster Manual 1943 by Gordon A. A. Wilson
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.60How to fly, navigate, drop bombs and man the turrets of the legendary bomber using the manuals and instructions supplied by the RAF during the Second World War. An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the Air Ministry during the... -
Air Defence Artillery in Combat, 1972-2018: The Age of Surface-to-Air Missiles by Mandeep Singh 9781526762047
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.42Having made its debut in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, anti-aircraft artillery was used extensively in the First World War. It was, however, not until the Second World War that anti-aircraft artillery truly came into prominence, shooting down more... -
Secret Operations Over Occupied Europe: One RAF Crew’s Story of Clandestine Missions, Being Shot Down, Escape and Capture by Nigel S Atkins 9781399079792
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.60For several months in 1943, seven young airmen, all volunteers, were moulded into an RAF crew tasked with undertaking perilous operations over Occupied Europe. Drawn together from England, Argentina, and Canada, the crew, led by their captain, Flight... -
Stations of Coastal Command: Then and Now David Smith 9781870067874
RRP: £37.50Booksplease Price: £30.82Coastal Command, created in 1936 alongside Fighter and Bomber Commands in the reorganisation of the RAF in its preparations for the coming war, was Britain's mainstay in the battle against the German submarine. As more and more Allied merchantmen were... -
Lightning Boys by Grub Street 9781911703266
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911703266Author Grub StreetFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 359g -
Vulcan 607 by Rowland White 9780552152297 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £2.54It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943 . . . April 1982. Argentine forces had invaded the Falkland Islands. Britain needed an answer. And fast. The... -
Vulcan 607 by Rowland White
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.54It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943 . . . April 1982. Argentine forces had invaded the Falkland Islands. Britain needed an answer. And fast. The... -
Bomber Command Pilot: From the Battle of Britain to the Augsburg Raid: The Unique Story of Wing Commander J S Sherwood DSO, DFC* by Gerald Sherwood
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £17.99John Sherwood was commissioned into the RAF as a pilot officer on leaving school in 1936/. In mid-1940, he was posted to a frontline bomber squadron. He went on to undertake a full tour of thirty sorties against enemy targets during the summer of 1940,... -
Turnberry Airfield by Margaret Morrell 9781911043096
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £26.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911043096Author Margaret MorrellFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Carn Publishing ltdPublisher Carn Publishing ltd -
Spitfire vs Bf 109: Battle of Britain by Tony Holmes 9781846031908
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.99This book will explain what it felt like to be a fighter pilot during those crucial moments of the Battle of Britain flying some of the most iconic planes to have ever graced the skies during a combat when both man and machine were tested to the limit... -
Spitfire II/V vs Bf 109F: Channel Front 1940-42 by Tony Holmes
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.99With stunning artwork and detailed analysis, this volume provides a pilot's view of the dramatic clashes between these two legendary fighters, as some of the most gifted and 'big name' aces of World War II went head to head in the skies of North-West... -
The RAF's Armourers: Safely Making Aircraft Dangerous Since the First World War Tony Lamsdale 9781399010337
RRP: £28.00Booksplease Price: £20.63It is said that one of the earliest trades in the world is that of the Armourer. Historically, it is a profession dated slightly after prostitution, but well before banking! Since the birth of the Royal Flying Corps in 1912 through to the modern Royal... -
The RAF at 100: A Century in Photographs by Mirrorpix
RRP: £12.00Booksplease Price: £8.89The Royal Air Force was formed in 1918 to defend the skies over Britain during the First World War and made a major contribution to winning one of the largest and most devastating conflicts of the twentieth century. Yet, when the war ended, its existence... -
Tirpitz: Hunting the Beast by John Sweetman
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.44The 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... -
Mapping the Second World War: The history of the war through maps from 1939 to 1945 by Peter Chasseaud 9780008136581
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £17.10Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert... -
Flying through the Ranks: The Extraordinary Experiences of Airmen to Air Marshals from the Cold War to the Gulf Air Marshal G. A. 'Black' Robertson 9781911714101
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.44The inspiration for this brilliant anthology is the 'I Learnt About Flying from That' articles that first appeared in the RAF Flight Safety magazine Air Clues in the 1940s and continues to feature in the magazine to this day. Flying Through the Ranks... -
Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Spitfire by Nigel Cawthorne 9781780190341
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.86This title tells the story of an iconic aircraft from World War II, that is illustrated with over 250 colour and black and white photographs. It takes you through the creation, construction, production and history of the Spitfire, as well as its role in... -
Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic by Leo McKinstry 9781529319378
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.05'Masterful' David Price'McKinstry has done a fine job in rescuing Coastal Command from long neglect' Richard OveryThe remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who made Allied victory possible.In 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival as... -
The Spitfire Story: Told By Those Who Designed, Maintained and Flew the Iconic Plane by Jacky Hyams
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.58The Spitfire Story, published in association with Imperial War Museums, is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines, as well as the people behind the scenes.The Spitfire is the world's most iconic aeroplane. Coming... -
How to Join the Royal Air Force: the Insider's Guide Richard McMunn 9781907558580
RRP: £13.00Booksplease Price: £9.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907558580Author Richard McMunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint How2become LtdPublisher How2become LtdDimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 15mm -
The Pathfinders: The Elite RAF Force that Turned the Tide of WWII by Will Iredale
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £9.69THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner'Compelling... sensitive, colourful and moving' -- Saul David, Telegraph'Fascinating and utterly gripping' -- James Holland'Absorbing' -- Daily Mail Book of the... -
Supermarine Spitfire (Icon): 1936 onwards (all marks) by Blackah Price 9781785215742
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.24This is one of the new Icon titles from Haynes. Originally published in the classic manual size, this compact format will appeal to trade outlets and gift markets. The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the... -
The Secret Horsepower Race by Calum E. Douglas
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £27.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658504Author Calum E. DouglasFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 1998gDimensions(mm)... -
The Air War Through German Eyes: How the Luftwaffe Lost the Skies over the Reich by Jonathan Trigg 9781398116504
RRP: £22.99Booksplease Price: £13.99Starting with leaflet drops in 1940, the aerial offensive against the Nazis' homeland grew into a huge armada that pulverised much of Germany, seriously damaging her ability to make war and killing hundreds of thousands. By day, the Flying Fortresses of... -
Turning The Tide: The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily Thomas McKelvey Cleaver 9781472860255
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.60Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II. In 1942, the Western Allies needed to take the offensive against the Axis to relieve... -
Reach for the Sky by Paul Brickhill
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.05The bestselling story of Britain's most courageous and most famous flyer, the Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader.In 1931, at the age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling in everything he did he represented the Royal Air... -
Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident by 9781574884227
Booksplease Price: £16.22The true story that inspired the feature film Bridge of Spies In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage... -
The Vulcan Story by Peter R. March
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.22The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. A cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent, it was later adapted for conventional bombing and saw its only active service in the Falklands War. Newly restored with... -
Aircraft Wrecks: A Walker's Guide: Historic Crash Sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles by C. N. Wotherspoon 9781781594735
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.53Originally published to acclaim in 2009, this paperback re-issue aims to give readers access to the tangible remains of hundreds of historic aircraft that still lie at crash sites on the moors and mountains of the British Isles, all of which can be... -
Gun Button to Fire: A Hurricane Pilot's Dramatic Story of the Battle of Britain by Tom Neil
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.93The amazing story of one of the 'Few', fighter ace Tom Neil who shot down 13 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain. This is a fighter pilot's story of eight memorable months from May to December 1940. When the Germans were blitzing their way across... -
The CAC Boomerang: Australia’s own WWII Fighter by Don Williams 9780975642320
RRP: £29.95Booksplease Price: £21.50The CAC Boomerang has a unique place in Australian aviation history, being the nation's only home designed and produced fighter. The design was born in dark days at the start of the Pacific War when the RAAF possessed not a single modern fighter and the... -
F-35: The Inside Story of the Lightning II Tom Burbage 9781510777576
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £17.04The inside story of the most expensive and controversial military program in history, as told by those who lived it. The F-35 has changed allied combat warfare. But by the time it's completed, it will cost more than the Manhattan Project and the B-2... -
TSR2: Britain's lost Cold War strike jet Andrew Brookes 9781472822482
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £11.56The TSR2 is one of the greatest 'what-if' aircraft of the Cold War, whose cancellation still generates anger and controversy among aviation fans. It was a magnificent, cutting-edge aircraft, one of the most striking of the Cold War, but fell victim to... -
Supermarine Spitfire V: Polish Squadrons Over Dieppe by Wojtek Matusiak
RRP: £19.00Booksplease Price: £13.78This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing at Dieppe, France, on 19 August 1942, one of the most controversial battles of the Second World War, which also involved extensive air operations to provide direct support for the amphibious... -
Sinking Force Z 1941: The day the Imperial Japanese Navy killed the battleship by Angus Konstam
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.08A history and analysis of one of the most dramatic moments in both air power and naval history. With the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, no battleship was safe on the open ocean, and the aircraft took its crown as the most powerful maritime... -
Sink the Tirpitz 1942-44: The RAF and Fleet Air Arm duel with Germany's mighty battleship by Angus Konstam
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £14.05This is the story of an air campaign in which each bomb could dramatically influence the course of the war. In January 1942, the powerful German battleship Tirpitz sailed into her new base in a Norwegian fjord, within easy reach of the Arctic Convoys... -
Ploesti 1943: The great raid on Hitler's Romanian oil refineries Steven J. Zaloga 9781472831804
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.32Operation Tidal Wave was one of the boldest and most controversial air raids by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). At the time, the Romanian Ploesti oil fields produced about a third of all Axis oil, and was Germany's single most important fuel... -
Operation Barbarossa 1941: The Luftwaffe opens the Eastern Front campaign William E. Hiestand 9781472861504
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.33Barbarossa was the biggest German invasion of World War II. Comprehensively illustrated, this study explores the air campaign that spearheaded it, and how it evolved during the rest of 1941.The German invasion of the USSR, Operation Barbarossa, was the... -
No Parachute: A Classic Account of War in the Air in WWI by Arthur Gould Lee 9781911621058
RRP: £12.00Booksplease Price: £8.89From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat there emerged a renowned company of brilliant aces - among them Ball, Bishop, McCudden, Collishaw and Mannock - whose... -
Flying Forwards, Facing Backwards: Captivating Tales from a Nimrod and Valcan Air Electronics Operator by Jim Walls
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.90Since he was a child in the 1950s watching Vampires and Meteors operating from RAF Turnhouse, Jim Walls wanted to fly aircraft, he just never envisaged that his flying career would be spent in the back seat as opposed to the front. Jim guides readers...