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Topgun by Dan Pedersen
RRP: £10.99£7.77DISCOVER THE EXHILARATING TRUE STORY BEHIND THE ACTION-PACKED CLASSIC FILM'GOOSE AND MAVERICK MOVE OVER . . .' Admiral James Stavridis________March 1969.American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to... -
Operation Linebacker I 1972 by Mr Marshall Michel III
RRP: £16.99£12.28At Easter 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South, and there were almost no US ground troops left to stop it. But air power reinforcements could be rushed to the theater. Operation Linebacker's objective was to destroy the invading forces from the... -
The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes by Joe Coles
RRP: £35.00£24.03'Irresistible . . . My aviation title of the year' Rowland White'Stupendously brilliant . . . Completely addictive' James Holland'The most explosive book about aircraft ever' Jim Moir, aka Vic ReevesFrom the terror and exhilaration of First World War... -
Piece of Cake by Derek Robinson
RRP: £12.99£9.08From the Phoney War of 1939 to the Battle of Britain in 1940, the pilots of Hornet Squadron learn their lessons the hard way. Hi-jinks are all very well on the ground, but once in a Hurricane's cockpit, the best killers keep their wits close. Newly... -
Air Wars 1920-1939: The Development and Evolution of Fighter Tactics by Philip MacDougall 9781781555200
RRP: £20.00£14.71Spain (1936-9), China (1937 onwards), Mongolia (1939), Finland (1939-40) and France (1939-40) were a testing ground for a new approach to air tactics with western democracies and totalitarian states analyzing the resulting lessons. Attention in Air Wars... -
Enemy Coast Ahead: The Illustrated Memoir of Dambuster Guy Gibson by Guy Gibson 9781784384906
RRP: £12.99£9.09Prior to World War Two, Wing Commander Guy Gibson joined the Royal Air Force. In 1944, he wrote down his experience of serving in the RAF. Aged just 25, Gibson had completed two full tours, each of 30 operations, with Bomber Command, and had led the... -
Ho Chi Minh Trail 1964–73: Steel Tiger, Barrel Roll, and the secret air wars in Vietnam and Laos by Peter E. Davies
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Trails War formed a major part of the so-called 'secret war' in South East Asia, yet for complex political reasons, including the involvement of the CIA, it received far less coverage than campaigns like Rolling Thunder and Linebacker. Nevertheless,... -
MiG-21 “FISHBED”: Opposing Rolling Thunder 1966–68 by Dr István Toperczer 9781472857569
RRP: £15.99£11.61Using archival photographs sourced directly from Vietnam, specially commissioned diagrams and combat accounts from veterans, Istvan Toperczer reveals how the MiG-21 defended Vietnam between 1966 and 1968. One of the most successful communist jet... -
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II: The 'Warthog' Ground Attack Aircraft by Peter C Smith 9781526759269
RRP: £35.00£24.29The Fairchild-Republic A-10A Close Support aircraft has become a legend over its long front line life. Known as the Warthog due to her unusual appearance, this little aircraft has built up an awesome reputation in the specialised ground-attack role,... -
Spreading My Wings by Diana Barnato Walker 9781904010319
RRP: £12.99£9.09The daughter of millionaire racing driver, Woolf Barnato, and grand-daughter of Barney Barnato who co-founded the De Beers mining company, by 1936 Diana had had enough of her affluent, chaperoned existence and sought excitement in flying, soloing at... -
If War Should Come by Mark Barnes
RRP: £24.95£19.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809457Author Mark BarnesFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
To Save An Army: The Stalingrad Airlift by Robert Forsyth
RRP: £25.00£18.02Using the diaries of Luftwaffe commanders, rare contemporary photographs and other previously unpublished sources, Robert Forsyth analyzes the human, strategic, tactical and technical elements of one of the most dramatic operations arranged by the... -
Aerial Warfare: A Very Short Introduction by Frank Ledwidge 9780198804314
RRP: £8.99£6.45Aerial warfare has dominated war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it shows no sign of becoming obsolete. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Ledwidge offers a sweeping look at the history of aerial warfare,... -
We Landed by Moonlight: Secret Raf Landings in France 1940-1944 by Hugh Verity
RRP: £11.95£8.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947554750Author Hugh VerityFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Swordfish: The Story of the Taranto Raid by David Wragg
RRP: £9.99£6.80The daring British air raid that inspired the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.In November 1940 Britain was isolated in its stand against Nazi Germany and its ally, Italy. The country could not afford to lose control of the Mediterranean, but the Royal... -
Convair B-36 Peacemaker Manual: 1948-59 (all marks and models) by David Baker
RRP: £25.00£18.62With six powerful radial engines and four turbojets paired in pods, the B-36 was the largest American aircraft to enter volume production, joining the US Air Force in 1948 as the world's first operational bomber with hemispheric range. AmericaBook... -
Plane Spotter's Guide by Tony Holmes
RRP: £7.99£5.79Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years, and this new pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-51 Mustang and the F-4 Phantom... -
The RAF's Road to D-Day: The Struggle to Exploit Air Superiority, 1943-1944 by Greg Baughen 9781399051804
RRP: £25.00£17.62By the summer of 1943, the Third Reich's fate seemed sealed. The combined might of Britain and the Commonwealth nations, the United States and the Soviet Union had made a Germany victory impossible. All that remained to decide was how the Allies should... -
Into the Black: The electrifying true story of how the first flight of the Space Shuttle nearly ended in disaster by Rowland White 9780552160223
RRP: £12.99£9.09On 12th April 1981 a revolutionary new spacecraft blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia was the most advanced flying machine ever built - the high watermark of post-war aviation development. A direct descendant of... -
Flight Craft 23: Airbus A380 by Robert Jackson
RRP: £16.99£12.28On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this... -
Me 210/410 Zerstoerer Units by Robert Forsyth
RRP: £14.99£14.10Intended as a progressive development of the twin-engined Bf 110 Zerstoerer ('destroyer' or heavy fighter), the Me 210 first took to the air in September 1939. However, due to a lack of sufficient flight-testing before being declared service-ready, the... -
Hazard Spectrum: Life in The Danger Zone by the Fleet Air Arm’s Top Gun by Nathan Gray
RRP: £22.00£14.96'Nerve-shattering, enlightening and deeply moving' - JOHN NICHOL'A powerful and compelling read' - ROWLAND WHITEOn 5 December 2002, trainee pilot Nathan Gray walked away from an 'unsurvivable' crash at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. His instructor,... -
Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution by Duncan Campbell-Smith
RRP: £10.99£7.77The story of Frank Whittle - RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. 'Wonderful' David Edgerton, TLS 'A fascinating account' Aeroplane Monthly 'Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank... -
A Higher Call: The Incredible True Story of Heroism and Chivalry during the Second World War by Adam Makos
RRP: £12.99£8.56This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of legend.Five days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime... -
Eagles of the Luftwaffe: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G: 2019 by Dan Sharp
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658054Author Dan SharpFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 267gDimensions(mm) 245mm *... -
Facing Armageddon: With the RAF on Christmas Island 1961–1962 by Chas Hall 9781911667889
RRP: £20.00£17.62After being called up for National Service in July 1960, twenty-year-old Chas Hall joined the RAF and signed on to extend his time for an extra three years becoming a regular serviceman. Following initial training, he became a wireless operator and... -
The First Helicopter Boys: The Early Days of Helicopter Operations - The Malayan Emergency, 1947-1960 by David Taylor
RRP: £25.00£18.02The Indonesian Confrontation that raged from 1963 to 1966 stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of Malaysia. Fighting in the challenging jungle terrain of Borneo and in the countryside straddling the Malaysia/Indonesia border, where there... -
Allied Fighter Aircraft 1939-45: American, British, French, Soviet, Dutch, Polish by Chris Chant
RRP: £19.99£13.34Allied Fighters 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to Allied fighter aircraft that fought in Europe during World War II. Featuring all the main models flown by the Allied air forces from 1939 to 1945, the book offers a wealth of detail, including... -
Vulcan 607 by Rowland White
RRP: £10.99£7.77It 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... -
Bolts from the Blue: From Cold War Warrior to Chief of the Air Staff by Sir Richard Johns
RRP: £14.99£10.95Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns was commissioned at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in 1959 after completing flying training on Piston Provost and Meteor aircraft. For the next nine years, apart from a short intermission as an ADC, he served as... -
Going Downtown: The US Air Force over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, 1961–75 by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver 9781472848758
RRP: £14.99£10.95This vivid narrative history tells the full story of the US Air Force's involvement in the wars in the air over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The involvement of the US Air Force in the Southeast Asian Wars began in 1962 with crews sent to train... -
F-8 Crusader: Vietnam 1963–73 by Peter E. Davies
RRP: £15.99£11.61With specially commissioned artworks and dynamic combat ribbon diagrams, this volume reveals how the 'last of the gunfighters', as the F-8 was dubbed by its pilots, prevailed against the growing MiG threat of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. When... -
Boulton Paul Defiant: An Illustrated History by Alec Brew
RRP: £16.99£11.47Fighting over the beaches of Dunkirk and in the Battle of Britain, guarding the night skies during the perilous months of the Blitz, pioneering electronic countermeasures, and serving air-sea rescue roles all around our coasts, the Boulton Paul Defiant... -
Aviation Quiz Book by Martin Needham
RRP: £14.99£10.95A must have for any aviation enthusiast, this quiz book will cover all aspects of the military, commercial, general aviation and historic aerospace sectors. Written by two highly experienced aviation journalists, it will test skills of both the novice... -
Swedish Bomber Colours 1924-1958 by Mikael Forslund 9788365958372
RRP: £40.00£26.46This latest book in the Rainbow Series covers Swedish bomber aircraft deployed during World War Two and in early 50s.Camouflage and markings on the bombers obtained from different countries are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish... -
Tokyo 1944–45: The destruction of Imperial Japan's capital by Mark Lardas 9781472860354
RRP: £16.99£12.28The full history of how the United States targeted and destroyed the Japanese capital from the air, in a ten-month long campaign by the US Army Air Force and the US Navy. In November 1944, the US Army Air Force launched a 111-plane B-29 strike against... -
P-38 Lightning vs Bf 109: North Africa, Sicily and Italy 1942–43 by Edward M. Young 9781472859549
RRP: £15.99£12.17An exciting account of the aerial battles fought by the USAAF's P38 Lightnings and the Jagdflieger's Bf 109Gs for dominance over North Africa and the Mediterranean. USAAF fighter pilots experienced a baptism of fire when flying the technically... -
The Secret Horsepower Race by Calum E. Douglas
RRP: £35.00£26.69Apologies 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)... -
Wing Leader by Johnnie Johnson 9780907579243
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579243Author Air Vice Marshall 'Jonnie' JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Messerschmitt Me 262: Development and Politics by Dan Sharp 9781911704058
RRP: £35.00£25.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911704058Author Dan SharpFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 1434g