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German Aircraft of World War I: 1914-1918 by Edward Ward
RRP: $35.08$23.60Organised chronologically by type, German Aircraft of World War I offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by the German Air Force during World War I. The book offers a comprehensive survey of German aircraft, from the... -
American Fighter Aircraft of World War II by Edward Ward 9781838863265
RRP: $35.08$23.60The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) came into its own during World War II, building some of the premier fighters of the era. American Fighter Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all the fighter aircraft types deployed by the USAAF and US... -
Aircraft of the Cold War 1945-1991: Identification Guide by Thomas Newdick
RRP: $38.98$26.79For over 40 years NATO and Warsaw Pact aircraft faced each other across the Iron Curtain, or fought in proxy wars around the world. Illustrated with detailed artworks of combat aircraft and their markings, Aircraft of the Cold War 1945-1991:... -
NASA Mercury Owners' Workshop Manual: 1958 to 1963 (all models) by Haynes
RRP: $48.75$36.311958 to 1963 (all models), The NASA Mercury programme bridged the gap between the hypersonic X-15 and the two-man Gemini spacecraft, which in turn led to the Apollo spacecraft. This Manual completes the Haynes Workshop manual series of US and Russian... -
Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51 by Peter W. Merlin 9780764367090
RRP: $134.53$89.80Area 51, a top-secret military installation hidden in the desert northwest of Las Vegas, has been shrouded in mystery since 1955. Now, aerospace historian Peter Merlin cuts through the myths and conspiracy folklore to reveal in extraordinary detail the... -
Britain's Airlines Volume Two: 1951-1964 by Guy Halford-Macleod 9780752442761
RRP: $38.98$29.43This is the second book in Guy-Halford Macleod's three-volume series on Britain's airlines. The series hopes to redress the balance in considering particularly the independent airlines, the first truly low-cost airlines which have left an indelible mark... -
Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943-45 by Neil Page 9781612008790
RRP: $38.98$25.08Around 500 Luftwaffe fighter pilots were awarded the Knight's Cross, accumulating huge numbers of missions flown. A similar number achieved more than 40 victories-more than the two leading USAF and RAF fighter pilots.This volume of Day Fighter Aces of... -
Grumman F-14 Tomcat Owners' Workshop Manual: All models 1970-2006 by Tony Holmes 9781785211003
RRP: $44.83$32.53All models 1970-2006, Probably best-known for its starring role in the Hollywood movie Top Gun, the variable geometry two-seat carrier-based Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the US Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter and fleet defence interceptor... -
A Dictionary of RAF Slang by Eric Partridge
RRP: $19.48$13.86The perfect stocking filler for anyone who imagines themselves flying a spitfire . . . Drop your visiting cards, put aside your beer-lever, stop being a half-pint hero and discover the gloriously funny slang which was part of everyday life in two world... -
Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Col. Eileen M. Collins, USAF (Retired)
RRP: $39.00$25.86The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time. Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well... -
Airline Maps: A Century of Art and Design by Mark Ovenden 9780241434123
RRP: $33.13$24.73A celebratory look back at one hundred years of passenger flight, featuring full-colour reproductions of route maps and posters from the world's most iconic airlinesFrom the first faltering flights over plains, water, and mountains to the vast networks... -
Javelin Boys by Steve Bond
RRP: $29.23$21.35The Gloster Javelin was the UK's first line of night and all-weather air defence both at home and in RAF Germany. In the 1950s, when it replaced the Meteor and Venom, this revolutionary bomber interceptor became integral to many great stories told here... -
Dornier Do 17 in the Battle of Britain: The 'Flying Pencil' in the Spitfire Summer by Chris Goss
RRP: $48.75$34.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
NASA Moon Missions Operations Manual: 1969-1972 (Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17) by David Baker
RRP: $44.83$33.70Apollo 17 was the last of six Moon landings carrying astronauts to different places on the lunar surface. The last three flights were greatly extended in duration, providing opportunity for three full working days on the surface. Each carried a Lunar... -
The RAF Puzzle Book: Do You Have What It Takes to Fly with the Best? by Dr Gareth Moore
RRP: $25.33$16.77An aircraft- and flight-themed puzzle book compiled by Dr Gareth Moore, author of the bestselling Mindfulness Puzzle Books among many others, done with the support of The RAF Association, a membership organisation and registered charity that has been... -
The Art of NASA: The Illustrations That Sold the Missions by Piers Bizony
RRP: $68.25$48.42Formed in 1958, NASA has long maintained a department of visual artists to depict the concepts and technologies created in humankind's quest to explore the final frontier. Culled from a carefully chosen reserve of approximately 3,000 files deep in the... -
Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business by John Newhouse
RRP: $35.00$21.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400078721Author John NewhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 200mm *... -
NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual: An insight into the design, construction and operation of the NASA Space Shuttle by David Baker
RRP: $48.75$35.14Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its... -
Compl Illust Enc of Lancaster Bomber by Nigel Cawthorne
RRP: $19.48$14.64This title tells the story of the greatest night bomber of World War II, illustrated with over 275 photographs. It takes you through the design, development, construction and history of the Lancaster, as well as its role in the major battles of the war... -
From Phantom to Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot by Steven K Ladd 9781526761248
RRP: $48.75$35.14Fighter pilots! Images of Baron Manfred von Richthofen and Eddie Rickenbacker in the Great War, Johnnie Johnson, Robert Stanford Tuck and Richard Bong in the Second World War, or Robin Olds in Vietnam, all spring to mind. Volumes have been written about... -
Straight On Till Morning: The Life Of Beryl Markham by Mary S. Lovell
RRP: $25.33$16.77Beryl Markham, like Karen Blixen, could only have come out of Africa. Pioneering aviatrix, flamboyant beauty, brilliant race-horse trainer, unscrupulous seducer - her life story is for every reader who was enthralled by Blixen's exotic world, that of... -
Heathrow in Photographs: Celebrating 75 Years of London's Airport by Adrian Balch
RRP: $48.75$36.17London's Heathrow Airport has seen dramatic changes since it opened in 1946, from canvas tents as terminal buildings serving converted military piston-engined airliners to the latest Airbus and Boeing jet airliners operating from five modern,... -
I Was Hitler's Pilot: The Memoirs of Hans Baur by Hans Baur 9781526760760
RRP: $25.33$17.73A decorated First World War pilot, Hans Baur was one of the leading commercial aviators of the 1920s before being before becoming Adolf Hitler's personal pilot, a role he first undertook during the election campaign in 1932/. Hitler, who loathed flying,... -
Royal Air Force: The Official Story by James Holland 9781787394230
RRP: $48.75$33.89Royal Air Force: The Official Story is the most up-to-date official history of the Royal Air Force - the oldest airforce in the world. From its genesis in the horrors of the First World War when pilots were open to the elements in craft made of little... -
Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions – The Missing Chapters by Paul F. Crickmore 9781472851383
RRP: $117.00$90.83The SR-71 Blackbird is an iconic aircraft that has come to symbolize America's technological superiority during the Cold War. Using recently declassified information, globally renowned expert Paul Crickmore updates his definitive account of the aircraft... -
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to Life in the Space Age by Kellie Gerardi
RRP: $29.15$19.23Learn from Kellie Gerardi What It's Like to Be a Female Astronaut"Kellie is probably one of the best ambassadors for spaceflight in the 21st century that the industry could have." Lucy Hawking, author of George's Secret Key to the Universe and host of... -
Flight: The Complete History of Aviation by R.G. Grant
RRP: $58.50$45.53A stunning visual celebration of the world's aircraft and the pioneers who made a dream become reality.Introducing Flight - a historical and visual exploration of awe-inspiring aviation over a period of one hundred years, from the earliest aeroplane... -
The British and the Commonwealth War in the Air 1939-45, Volume 1: Through Adversity by Ben Kite 9781912866236
RRP: $87.75$65.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866236Author Ben KiteFormat HardbackPage Count 508Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Official Illustrated History of RAF Search and Rescue by Paul E Eden
RRP: $48.75$35.14In February 2016 the RAF's Search and Rescue Force (SARF) celebrated its 75th anniversary. In June that year the world-renowned and universally admired service was officially disbanded, despite attempts from many, including HRH Prince William, to save it... -
Military Aircraft Colouring Book by Amber Books Ltd 9781838862930
RRP: $25.33$16.56Featuring classic and modern military airplanes from World War I to the present day, Military Aircraft Colouring Book includes more than 120 biplanes, sea planes, single-seat fighters, bombers, transports, stealth aircraft and multirole fighters to... -
Concorde (Icon): 1969 onwards (all models) by David Leney
RRP: $25.33$17.73This 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. Written by two of British Airways' most experienced Concorde flight crew, the Concorde... -
North American XB-70 Valkyrie by Peter E. Davies
RRP: $31.18$22.64Of the many futuristic military aircraft concepts created in the 1950s the North American XB-70 still stands out as the most awe-inspiring. With its huge, white partially-folding delta wing, its fuselage resembling a striking cobra and its extraordinary... -
Robots in Space: The Secret Lives of Our Planetary Explorers by Dr Ezzy Pearson 9780750990899
RRP: $39.00$28.68Space sparks the imagination in fantastic ways, but nothing quite captures people's attention more than when we actually reach out and touch another world. Whether it's missions to the Moon, transporting rovers to Mars or landing Philae on a comet, the... -
Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Spitfire by Nigel Cawthorne 9781780190341
RRP: $19.48$14.64This 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... -
NASA Saturn V Owners' Workshop Manual: 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab) by W. David Woods
RRP: $48.75$35.141967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab), Few launch vehicles are as iconic and distinctive as NASA's behemoth rocket, the Saturn V, and none left such a lasting impression on those who watched it ascend. Developed with the specific brief to send... -
Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager
RRP: $19.48$13.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553256741Author Chuck YeagerFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)... -
Guy Gibson and his Dambuster Crew by Charles Foster
RRP: $39.00$28.68The Dams Raid is the RAF's most famous bombing operation of the Second World War, and Guy Gibson, who was in command, its most famous bomber pilot. Of the six men who made up his crew on the Dams Raid - two Canadians, an Australian and three Englishmen -... -
Soviet and Russian Ekranoplans: New Expanded Edition by Yefim Gordon
RRP: $77.90$58.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809365Author Sergey KomissarovFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
A Jet Powered Life: Allen E. Paulson, Aviation Entrepreneur by Donald J. Porter 9781476676562
RRP: $56.53$45.59The poor boy raised on a bankrupt farm along the western shore of the Mississippi would become the owner of the Fortune 500 aerospace empire, Gulfstream Aerospace. It was a convoluted journey for this visionary tycoon of modern aviation, and the... -
Boeing 707 Group: A History by Graham M. Simons 9781473861343
RRP: $58.48$42.78The Boeing 707 family - that includes the forerunner Model 367-80, the KC-135 series of military transports and the slightly smaller Model 720 - was the pioneer of the sweptback wing, incorporating podded engines borrowed from the B-47 military bomber...