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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... -
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
RRP: £13.99£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... -
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... -
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... -
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,... -
Macchi MC.200/MC.202/MC.205/ V Glares of War by Nicola Malizia 9788875650308
RRP: £42.50£30.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788875650308Author Nicola MaliziaFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint IBNPublisher IBN -
Focke-Wulf Ta 152: The Story of the Luftwaffes Late-War, High-Altitude Fighter by Dietmar Harmann
RRP: £27.99£18.62From the time of its appearance in 1939 the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was one of the best fighter aircraft of the Second World War - a masterpiece produced by chief designer Kurt Tank. In 1943 he developed a new fighter aircraft based on this successful concept... -
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated History of America's Legendary Mach 3 Spy Plane by James C. Goodall 9780764355042
RRP: £40.99£27.67The most complete book ever published on the SR-71 Blackbird, from initial design stage and testing through production, testing, and operations. The legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was, and still is, the world's only operational Mach 3 aircraft, and... -
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... -
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,... -
Ground Radar Systems of the Luftwaffe 1939-1945 by Werner Muller 9780764305672
RRP: £9.99£6.41This book gives descriptions and a photographic account of the ground radar systems of the Luftwaffe used during WWII.Book InformationISBN 9780764305672Author Werner MullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer... -
From Jet Provost to Strikemaster: A Definitive History of the Basic and Counter-Insurgent Aircraft at Home and Overseas by David Watkins
RRP: £25.00£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... -
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
RRP: £16.99£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... -
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... -
Special Forces Pilot: A Flying Memoir of the Falkland War by Richard Hutchings
£16.12As 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£2.19More 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 War: 'Have a Go at Everything' by S. P. Mackenzie 9780752455341
RRP: £9.99£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... -
In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth by Larry Alexander
RRP: £18.85£14.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451233158Author Larry AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint New American LibraryPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm)... -
Fleet Air Arm Handbook 1939-1945 by David Wragg
RRP: £20.00£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... -
Sink the Tirpitz 1942-44: The RAF and Fleet Air Arm duel with Germany's mighty battleship by Angus Konstam
RRP: £16.99£14.83This 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... -
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... -
1944–45: The Freedom Road by Richard Collier 9781800325951
RRP: £12.99£8.18The end is in sight but the fight is long: the epic and terrifying conclusion to the greatest conflict in historyGoing into 1944, the Allies knew the tide was turning in their favour. But they still faced a monumental task to get to victory.From the... -
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 -
History of Air Warfare: From World War I to the Present Day by Malcolm Swanston
RRP: £19.99£14.65No single human invention has changed the nature of war more that the development of the aeroplane. The History of Air Warfare is a highly illustrated and accessible account of the development of aerial warfare, from the first skirmishes over the Western... -
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 -
Luftwaffe vs. RAF: Flying Equipment of the Air War, 1939-45 by Mick J. Prodger
RRP: £45.99£30.12This second of a two volume study closely examines the development and uses of personal flying equipment issued to the combat personnel of the Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force throughout World War II. Illustrated wih over 500 photographs - 450 in color and... -
The RAF: 1918-2018 by Julian Hale 9781784422431 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£2.13For a hundred years the Royal Air Force has been at the forefront of the UK's defences. In the 1920s and 1930s, the RAF protected Britain's empire; during the Second World War it played a key role in defeating the Axis; and through the 1950s and 1960s it... -
Johnnie Johnson's 1942 Diary: The War Diary of the Spitfire Ace of Aces by Dilip Sarkar MBE
RRP: £25.00£17.62Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bell X-2 by Peter E. Davies
RRP: £12.99£9.09Even before the spectacular success of its X-1 rocket-powered aircraft in breaking the 'sound barrier', the adventurous Bell Aircraft Corporation was already pushing ahead with a parallel project to build a second aircraft capable of far higher speeds... -
Republic F-105 Thunderchief: Wing and Squadron Histories by James Geer 9780764316685
RRP: £63.99£42.50This new book is a comprehensive history of the wings and squadrons that operated the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Detailed histories are provided for all TAC, USAFE, and PACAF units that flew the aircraft, as well as for Air Force Reserve and Air Guard... -
AMARG: America's Strategic Military Aircraft Reserve by Dunn, Jim 9781913870614 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£8.77The United States military stores more than 4,000 aircraft in the Arizona desert at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Known as the Boneyard, this facility is much more than... -
AMARG: America's Strategic Military Aircraft Reserve by Dunn, Jim
RRP: £15.99£11.61The United States military stores more than 4,000 aircraft in the Arizona desert at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) facility adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Known as the Boneyard, this facility is much more than... -
P-61 Black Widow: Northrop Night Fighter in WWII by David Doyle
RRP: £18.99£12.27The complete history of the P-61 "Black Widow," one of the most advanced and most sinister-looking fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The striking P-61 Black Widow was the first purpose-built American night fighter. Designed by Jack... -
Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force by Jerry Scutts 9781855324473 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.65Combining the power of the Packard-Merlin with a beautifully-designed airframe, the P-51D Mustang was a class above most other piston-engined fighters in the war-torn skies of Germany in the last years of World War II. This book describes the design and... -
American Secret Projects Vol 2: Airlifters by George Cox
RRP: £27.50£20.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809167Author George CoxFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Testing to the Limits: British Test Pilots Since 1910 by Ken Ellis 9780859791847
£29.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791847Author Ken EllisFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing