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De Havilland Mosquito, Vol. 1: The Night-Fighter and Fighter-Bomber Marques in World War II by Ron MacKay 9780764358203
RRP: £18.99£12.67This first of two volumes on de Havilland's "Wooden Wonder" covers the night-fighter and fighter-bomber variants of the deadly Mosquito. The development of the multirole Mosquito, from its original bomber and photoreconnaissance operational function to... -
The Schneider Trophy Air Races: The Development of Flight from 1909 to the Spitfire by Jerry Murland
RRP: £19.99£14.68When Jacques Schneider devised and inaugurated the Coupe d'Aviation Maritime race for seaplanes in 1913, no-one could have predicted the profound effect the Series would have on aircraft design and aeronautical development, not to mention world history. ... -
Blossoms In The Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze by M.G. Sheftall
RRP: £28.99£18.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593472316Author M.G. SheftallFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Action Stations Revisited: v. 3: South East England by David Lee Kuo Cheun 9780859791106
£10.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791106Author David W. LeeFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
F4U Corsair versus A6M Zero-sen: Rabaul and the Solomons 1943-44 by Michael John Claringbould
RRP: £14.99£10.95The aerial clashes between the iconic Corsair and Zero-sen translated into a contest of speed and altitude for the former, versus the latter's outstanding agility and range. Whilst the F4U Corsair eventually proved to be a superior fighter in Pacific... -
Britain's Aircraft Industry: Triumphs and Tragedies since 1909 by Ken Ellis
RRP: £44.95£33.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809426Author Ken EllisFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Bf 109D/E: Blitzkrieg 1939-40 by Malcolm V. Lowe
RRP: £13.99£9.75Using first-hand accounts and brand-new artwork, this book brings to life the realities of flying the Bf 109 in combat during the very first battles of World War II. The Bf 109 was one of the principal fighter aircraft types in the Luftwaffe's... -
German Fighter Aircraft in World War I: Design, Construction and Innovation by Mark C. Wilkins
RRP: £29.99£21.34Fighter aircraft were developed by during World War I at an unprecedented rate, as nascent air forces sought to achieve and maintain air supremacy. German manufacturers innovated at top speed, while constantly scrutinizing the development of new enemy... -
Alarmstart East: The German Fighter Pilot's Experience on the Eastern Front 1941-1945 by Patrick G. Eriksson
RRP: £20.00£13.74For anyone who is interested in the air war 1941-45, the information provided here is of inestimable value. There are no more than a handful of Second World War Luftwaffe members alive today. Patrick Eriksson had the foresight to record these experiences... -
British Military Biplanes: 1912–19 by Roger Staker 9781802825992
£28.39Covering the period from the establishment of the Royal Flying Corps in 1912 to the end of World War One, this book explores the development of the major stalwart of military aviation: biplanes. Throughout this period, the birth of the British aviation... -
Spitfire Leader: Robert Bungey DFC, Tragic Battle of Britain Hero by Dennis Newton
RRP: £20.00£13.74Robert Wilton Bungey was unquestionably an RAF hero. From the very beginning of the Second World War he was patrolling Germany's border with the AASF. In the retreat from France he survived frantic day and night bombing missions flying obsolete,... -
On Spartan Wings: The Royal Hellenic Air Force in World War Two by Carr, John 9781399019750
RRP: £14.99£10.95Rarely has an air force gone into combat as poorly prepared and outgunned as the Royal Hellenic Air Force had to when Mussolini's Italy dragged Greece into war on 28 October 1940. Without warning, as Italian forces poured over the frontier from Albania,... -
Ju 88 Aces of World War 2 by Robert Forsyth
RRP: £15.99£11.61Initially designed as a fast medium bomber, the Junkers Ju 88 was also used as a Zerstoerer heavy fighter by the Luftwaffe. It saw its combat debut over Poland in 1939, and heavy fighter variants saw action on every front up to VE Day. The ultimate Ju 88... -
P-40E Warhawk vs A6M2 Zero-sen by Peter Ingman
RRP: £13.99£9.75The P-40E Warhawk is often viewed as one of the less successful American fighter designs of World War II, but in 1942 the aircraft was all that was available to the USAAC in-theatre. Units equipped with the aircraft were duly forced into combat against... -
I-16 Rata: The Fighter That Saved the USSR by Oleg Pototskiy 9788366673502
RRP: £30.95£21.98The author of this monograph would like to inform his reader right away that he does not claim to cover the following topic as fully as it could possibly be. At the present time, there are many historical documents, schematic drawings that once were... -
Nakajima B5N 'Kate' and B6N 'Jill' Units by Tony Holmes
RRP: £16.99£14.10Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named 'Kate') excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It also contributed to the sinking of the US aircraft carriers... -
The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal by Eric Hammel
RRP: £25.00£18.81Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air over the island of Guadalcanal between August 20 and November 15, 1942. The battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive operation... -
Operation Crossbow 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £16.99£14.10In mid-1943, Allied intelligence began to pick up the signs of unusual German construction in remote locations near the Channel Coast. Several massive fortifications were beginning to take shape, and they appeared to be oriented towards London. Allied... -
Bomber Bases of World War 2, Airfields of 2nd Air Division (USAAF): Liberator Squadrons in Norfolk and Suffolk by Martin Bowman 9781844155477
RRP: £15.99£11.61As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Norfolk and Suffolk. The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. A... -
Northrop Flying Wings by Peter E. Davies
£11.04Half a century before the 'flying wing' B-2 stealth bomber entered service, John K. 'Jack' Northrop was already developing prototypes of a large 'flying wing' strategic bomber, which would have been the most radical bombers of their age. World War... -
8th Army Air Force in Color: As Seen Through Eyes of Kodak Film by Nathan Howland 9780764351778
RRP: £45.99£30.72This book showcases a comprehensive catalog of restored WWII color Kodachrome slides. Many were taken during the heat of battle by individuals trying their hand at capturing moments of wartime service with little or no previous photographic experience... -
VC10: Icon of the Skies: BOAC, Boeing and a Jet Age Battle by Lance Cole
RRP: £15.99£11.61Other books have charted the VC10 in airline life, but this book blends that story with a well-researched tale of corporate and political power play. It asks: just what lay behind the sales failure of the VC10? Politics played an important part of... -
Mustang: The Untold Story by Willis, Matthew
RRP: £20.00£14.69The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied aircraft. However, much of what is commonly understood about it, particularly its early, Allison-powered variants, is not entirely correct. This book examines the history of the aircraft afresh,... -
RAF Bomber Command: 'Strike Hard, Strike Sure' 1936-1945 by Ron Mackay 9781781558362
RRP: £45.00£31.81The concept of strategic assault of a Nation's industrial and military base by air was heralded by Britain as far back as the immediate period before the start of WWI. However, stringent post-War economy ensured that the creation of Bomber Command in... -
D-Day, Arnhem and the Rhine: A Glider Pilot s Memoir by Ashby, Robert F 9781399088183
RRP: £20.00£14.29Foot soldiers, commandos, parachutists, naval seamen, bomber and fighter pilots - their varied personal experiences of the Second World War have been widely recounted, and the parts they played in the conflict are well known. But there are specialized... -
Tomcat! the Grumman F-14 Story by Paul T. Gillcrist 9780887406645
RRP: £36.99£23.98TOMCAT! The Gurmman F-14 Story is an exciting oral history of the most versatile air supremacy fighter in the world . . . much of it written from the vantage point of the airplane's cockpit! Told in an anecdotal format, this new book is richly marbled... -
From Jet Provost to Strikemaster: A Definitive History of the Basic and Counter-Insurgent Aircraft at Home and Overseas by David Watkins
£19.18This book covers the complete and long overdue history of the Hunting/BAC Jet Provost and Strikemaster, which for thirty-eight years trained generations of pilots and pioneered the RAF's all-through flying training programme. Here, David Watkins has... -
Royal Navy and Army Helicopters of the 1970s and '80s by Chris Goss 9781802822595
RRP: £16.99£12.28Focusing on the helicopters used specifically by the Royal Navy and British Army, this book looks at the Lynx, Sea King, Wasp Scout, Wessex, Whirlwind and some minor types. With over 180 black and white and colour photographs, this book, the sixth in a... -
Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters: Blohm & Voss BV P.212 , Heinkel P.1087C, Junkers EF 128, Messerschmitt P.1101, Focke-Wulf Ta 183 and Henschel Hs P.135 by Robert Forsyth
RRP: £15.99£13.33In late 1944, the German Air Ministry organised what it called an 'Emergency Fighter Competition' intended to produce designs for quick-to-build yet technically and tactically effective jet fighter aircraft capable of tackling the anticipated arrival of... -
De Havilland in Hatfield: The Golden Years 1930-35 by John Clifford 9781781553602
£12.94The de Havilland Aircraft Co opened an aerodrome in 1930 on farmland that it acquired outside Hatfield. The company's School of Flying was the first operation to take up residence. Flying clubs moved in and recreational facilities were developed. Garden... -
Special Forces Pilot: A Flying Memoir of the Falkland War by Richard Hutchings
RRP: £12.99£10.95As a Commando helicopter pilot, the author served with 846 Naval Air Squadron in the Falklands War and was decorated for gallantry (DSC). The author re-lives his part in operations, in particular Special Forces intelligence gathering and direct action... -
Bader's War: 'Have a Go at Everything' by S. P. Mackenzie 9780752455341 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.17Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bader's War: 'Have a Go at Everything' by S. P. Mackenzie 9780752455341
£7.55More than a quarter of a century after his death, Douglas Bader remains the most famous fighter pilot Britain has every known. He lost both of his legs a flying accident in 1931, but overcame his disability and returned to the RAF in 1939, rising to... -
Bader s Big Wing Controversy: Duxford 1940 by Sarkar MBE, Dilip 9781399017152
RRP: £25.00£18.02Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader remains one of the most famous RAF fighter pilots to date, perhaps even the most famous of all, thanks to Paul Brickhill's best-selling 1950s yarn _Reach for the Sky_ and Dany Angel's box office hit of the same name,... -
Fury from the North: North Korean Air Force in the Korean War, 1950-1953 by Douglas C. Dildy 9781912390335
RRP: £19.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912390335Author Douglas C. DildyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Myasishchev M-4 and 3m: The First Soviet Strategic Jet Bomber by Yefim Gordon
RRP: £45.99£31.52When the Myasishchev design bureau was reborn in 1951, it was immediately tasked with creating a high-speed strategic bomber to balance the threat posed by NATO's heavy bombers, notably the B-52. Designated M-4 and code-named "Bison" by NATO, the new... -
Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 by David Wragg
£15.44Fleet Air Arm Handbook is the most comprehensive review available of the Royal Navy's air power during the war years. Starting with a brief history, the book progresses with a full war diary of all the major operations in a gripping narrative account. We... -
Thunder Over the Reich: Flying the Luftwaffe's He 162 Jet Fighter by Wolfgang Wollenweber 9781902109398
RRP: £29.95£21.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109398Author Wolfgang WollenweberFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications -
Stations of Coastal Command Then and Now by David Smith 9781870067874
RRP: £37.50£30.66Coastal 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... -
Gray Ghts: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps F-4 Phantoms by Peter E. Davies 9780764310218
RRP: £45.99£30.12This new study of the sea-going Phantoms includes contributions from over a hundred aircrew and maintainers who were involved in the Phantom's success from the earliest service development flying to its twilight years in the Reserve units. There are...