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We Killed Yamamoto: The long-range P-38 assassination of the man behind Pearl Harbor, Bougainville 1943 by Si Sheppard
£11.04He masterminded the most devastating surprise attack against the United States in its history. He was a marked man in the war that followed. A key intelligence breakthrough enabled the military to pinpoint his location. An elite team was assembled and... -
A-6 Intruder: Grumman's All-Weather Interdictor from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf by David F. Brown
RRP: £18.99£12.67The Grumman A-6 Intruder was the US Navy and Marine Corps' primary carrier-based, all-weather attack aircraft from 1963 to 1997. Famous for its combat missions in Vietnam and the 1991-92 Gulf War-as well as the novel and movie Flight of the Intruder-the... -
Royal Naval Air Service in the First World War by Philip Jarrett 9781473828193
RRP: £49.95£38.12This book makes five original documents relating to the work of Britain's Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) during the First World War readily available to students and historians. To enhance visual interest a large collection of photographs, many hitherto... -
Hawker's Secret Cold War Airfield: Dunsfold: Home of the Hunter and Harrier by Christopher Budgen 9781526771759
RRP: £25.00£18.02In 1948, Hawker Aircraft, faced with new jet projects that could not use their existing airfield at Langley, began the process of searching for alternative accommodation for their flight-testing requirements. It would, however, take three hard years... -
The Nimrod by Martyn Chorlton
RRP: £14.99£9.70With its roots dating back to the late 1940s and the de Havilland Comet airliner, the Nimrod already had pedigree when it first appeared in the late 1960s in place of the Avro Shackleton in the Maritime Reconnaissance role. Fewer than fifty were built... -
Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat by James R. McDonough 9780891418009
RRP: £9.99£6.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891418009Author James R. McDonoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio Press -
Hawkeye: The Enthralling Autobiography of the Top-Scoring Israel Air Force Ace of Aces by BG Giora Even-Epstein
RRP: £20.00£14.69For more than thirty years, Giora Even-Epstein flew fighters for the Israel Air Force, achieving recognition as a highly skilled military aviator and the highest-scoring jet-mounted ace with the most number of confirmed victories in the French Mirage... -
From Lightnings to MiGs: From Cold War to Air Speed Records by Squadron Leader Russ Peart AFC WkhM
RRP: £25.00£18.02It was supposed to be just a training flight. The two Soviet-manufactured MiG 21s, each with two practice bombs and four air-to-ground rockets, were lined up on the runway in Bangladesh at the height of the Cold War, when air traffic control suddenly... -
In Cold War Skies: NATO and Soviet Air Power, 1949-89 by Michael Napier
RRP: £40.00£25.32Throughout the second half of the 20th century, international relations across the globe were dominated by the Cold War. From 1949 until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, US and Soviet strategic forces were deployed across the Arctic Ocean in North... -
Antonov's Heavy Transports: From the An-22 to An-225, 1965 to the Present by Yefim Gordon
RRP: £54.99£37.01This book charts the development and service history of the Antonov design bureau's heavy transport aircraft. In the late 1950s, the Antonov design bureau began developing the An-22 heavy military transport, intended to carry 50 tons. Powered by four... -
Jagdverband 44: Squadron of Experten by Robert Forsyth 9781846032943
RRP: £16.99£14.10There was no Luftwaffe fighter unit like Jagdverband 44. Formed in February 1945, the unit grew out of Hitler's bizarre decision that the Me 262 jet fighter should be used as a bomber, despite its potential in the daylight defensive battles over the... -
Boulton Paul 1917-1961 by Les Whitehouse
RRP: £27.95£20.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809488Author Les WhitehouseFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Horizons - The History of the Air Cadets by Wing Commander H. R. 'Ray' Kidd 9781848846548 [USED COPY]
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Horizons - The History of the Air Cadets by Wing Commander H. R. 'Ray' Kidd 9781848846548
RRP: £35.00£25.89Although the first air cadet unit was raised in Bournmouth in 1928, the first squadrons to be formed in a privately funded national organisation were part of the Air Defence Cadet Corps in 1938. Thousands of youngsters joined and were able to learn about... -
Fleet Air Arm Legends: Supermarine Seafire by Matthew Willis
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658290Author Mathew WillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 366gDimensions(mm) 196mm... -
Military Low-Level Flying From F-4 Phantom to F-35 Lightning II: A Pictorial Display of Low Flying in Cumbria and Beyond by Scott Rathbone
RRP: £35.00£24.29The United Kingdom has some of the most dramatic landscapes that can be used by pilots to train in the vital skill of low flying. Aircrew preparing for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and other potential war zones frequently hone their skills flying... -
Gothic Line 1944-45: The USAAF starves out the German Army by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
RRP: £14.99£10.95This is the history of how the mighty Gothic Line was defeated by American air power, in one of the most pivotal but least-known air campaigns of World War II. By late 1944, the Italian Campaign was secondary to the campaigns in France, and Allied... -
The Race for Hitler's X-Planes: Britain's 1945 Mission to Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology by John Christopher 9781803995649
£9.62During World War 2, Hitler's engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 inter continental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in... -
RAF in Camera: 1950s by Keith Wilson 9781473827950 [USED COPY]
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RAF in Camera: 1950s by Keith Wilson 9781473827950
RRP: £35.00£25.29For aviation, the 1950s was a fascinating decade. For the Royal Air Force, it witnessed the transition from propeller to jet in the fields of fighter, bomber, trainer and transport aircraft. The 1950s saw the end of the Second World War veterans... -
A Splendid Little War by Derek Robinson
RRP: £12.99£8.60The war to end all wars, people said in 1918. Not for long. By 1919, White Russians were fighting Bolshevik Reds for control of their country, and Winston Churchill (then Secretary of State for War) wanted to see Communism 'strangled in its cradle'. So a... -
Duel Under the Stars: The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II by Wilhelm Johnen 9781784385644
RRP: £9.99£7.11"The enemy bomber grew larger in my sights and the rear gunner was sprayed by my guns just as he opened fire. The rest was merely a matter of seconds. The bomber fell like a stone out of the sky and exploded on the ground. The nightmare came to an... -
Clipped Wings by Ian Ormes 9781802826418
RRP: £25.00£17.62The story of aviation is, above all, the story of success. Few, if any, industries could have equalled the astounding pace of the development of flight. For many, however, it was also the story of failure - of wasted ideas, wasted designs and wasted... -
Sydney Camm: Hurricane and Harrier Designer: Saviour of Britain by Sweetman, John 9781526756220 [USED COPY]
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Sydney Camm: Hurricane and Harrier Designer: Saviour of Britain by Sweetman, John 9781526756220
RRP: £25.00£18.02This Man Saved Britain' ran a headline in the News Chronicle on 18 February 1941, in a reference to the role of Sydney Camm, designer of the Hawker Hurricane, during the Battle of Britain. Similarly, the Minister of Economic Warfare, Lord Selborne,... -
Dambuster-in-Chief: The Life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane by Richard Mead 9781526765079
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Magnificent Women and Flying Machines: The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky by Sally Smith
£11.55'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... -
Harrier Boys Volume One: Cold War Through the Falklands 1969-1990 by Robert Marston
RRP: £12.99£9.09In Harrier Boys, Volume One: Cold War Through the Falklands, 1969-1990, Bob Marston, who flew Harriers for many years, draws together accounts from others who worked with this unique jet through its history. The excitement, camaraderie and pride of... -
Luftwaffe Secret Projects of the Third Reich by Dan Sharp
RRP: £8.99£8.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911639060Author Dan SharpFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 421gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Stratofortress: the Story of the B-52 by Martin Bowman 9781848848603
RRP: £16.99£12.68Boeing's mighty B-52 Stratofortress has seen continuous operational service with the United States Air Force since the type was introduced in 1957. The aircraft has been upgraded several times and has assumed many different new roles since it was... -
Phantom Boys: True Tales from UK Operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 by Richard Pike
RRP: £12.99£9.09From Richard Pike, best-selling author of Hunter Boys and The Lightning Boys volumes, comes the newest addition to Grub Streets popular Boys series; Phantom Boys. Originally developed for the US Navy, this twin-engined supersonic long-range... -
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram
RRP: £22.99£14.84A detailed portrait of American fighter pilot John Boyd examines his distinguished military career during the Korean War and his postwar efforts as a military theorist who took on the entrenched Pentagon bureaucracy to transform the art of modern warfare... -
German Guided Missiles of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £11.99£8.43Although not as well-known as the V-1 buzz bomb and the V-2 missile, the first German missiles to see combat were anti-ship missiles, the Henschel Hs.293 guided missile and the Fritz-X guided bomb. These began to see extensive combat in the Mediterranean... -
Heinkel He 111: The Latter Years - the Blitz and War in the East to the Fall of Germany by Chris Goss 9781848324459
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Heinkel He 111 was the main work-horse of the Luftwaffe's bomber force throughout much of the Second World War. Consequently, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, three entire Kampfgeschwader consisted of He 111s. Initially used as... -
The Fleet Air Arm in Camera 1912-1996: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Fleet Air Arm Museum by Roger Hayward 9780750993043
£15.04For many decades a fascinating and sizeable archive of photographs, depicting the operations and equipment of British naval aviation, has remained unrecorded and largely unseen in countless documents held at the Public Record Office at Kew. Other equally... -
USAFE in the 1980s by Adrian Symonds
RRP: £15.99£10.85On the front line of the Cold War, during a decade that saw East-West tensions - and budgets - rise considerably, the United States Air Forces in Europe reached the peak of their power during the 1980s. Not only did USAFE expand, but it introduced a... -
RAF and the SOE: Special Duty Operations in Europe During World War II by Grehan, John 9781399019781
RRP: £15.99£11.61The Special Operations Executive developed a vast network of agents across Occupied Europe which played a vital role in developing and sustaining Resistance movements that persistently sought to subvert German control of their territories. The... -
Grumman Ea-6b Prowler: Aircraft in Detail by Robert Pied
RRP: £36.00£24.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782931083116Author Robert PiedFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Hmh PublicationsPublisher Hmh PublicationsWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 239mm... -
JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe by Donald Caldwell
RRP: £16.99£12.28Jagdgeschwader 26, the German elite fighter unit, was more feared by the Allies than any other Luftwaffe group. Based on extensive archival research in Europe, personal combat diaries and interviews with more than 50 surviving pilots, Caldwell has... -
The Merlin EH(AW) 101: From Design to Front Line by Rich Pittman
RRP: £15.99£10.85Designed by the European Helicopter Industries (EHI) partnership during the 1980s, initially as a naval helicopter to help combat the threat of an attack from Soviet missile submarines, the Merlin has evolved into a multi-role helicopter today. The...