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  • DORNIER DO 217
    CHRIS GOSS
    “The imagery itself is the book’s main asset. Many of the photographs are rare, showing variations in camouflage, theater markings, and unit insignia that highlight the operational diversity of the Do 217.” – The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation Entering service in early 1941, the Dornier Do 217 was designed as an improved version of the ‘Flying Pencil’, the Do 17...

    $319.99

  • DORNIER DO 17 IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
    CHRIS GOSS
    In this comprehensive pictorial record of the Do 17, the bomber's role throughout the period of the Battle of Britain is displayed in the author's unique collection of British and German photographs. During Britain's desperate struggle for survival that in the summer of 1940, the Dornier Do 17 played a prominent part in raids designed at neutralizing the RAF's ability to resist...

    $274.00

  • MESSERSCHMITT BF 109
    CHRIS GOSS
    The most iconic German aircraft of the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffes principal fighter from 1939 until 1942 when the superior Focke-Wulf Fw 190 came into greater prominence. The Bf 109 served in every theater of the war, particularly in the invasion of France and the Low Countries, the Battle of Britain and the invasion of the Soviet Union, the M...

    $179.00

  • DORNIER DO 17–THE LUFTWAFFE'S 'FLYING PENCIL'
    CHRIS GOSS
    For the first three years of the Second World War, the Dornier Do 17 was the Luftwaffe’s principal light bomber. Designed to be fast enough to outrun contemporary fighter aircraft, the Dornier helped to spearhead Germany’s Blitzkrieg as Hitler’s armies raced through Poland and then France and the Low Countries. Until its withdrawal to secondary duties in 1941, the Dornier Do 17...

    $119.00

  • HEINKEL HE 111
    CHRIS GOSS
    Considered to be the best known German bomber of the Second Wold War, the Heinkel He 111 served in every military front in the European theatre, having first being deployed in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. It then saw extensive service in the invasion of Poland, the Norweigan campaign and the invasion of the Low Countries and France in 1940. When the Luftwaffe was tasked with ...

    $179.00

  • COMBAT OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN
    CHRIS GOSS
    Drawing on an extremely rare collection of photographs taken by the camera guns of Bristol Beaufighters deployed on ground-attack and anti-shipping operations, this book will form a rare indeed unique view of what it was like to fly dangerous strike missions against German and Italian forces over North Africa and the Mediterranean between 1942 and 1945.Despite being reformed in...

    $169.00

  • JUNKERS JU 88: THE EARLY YEARS
    CHRIS GOSS
    Designed as a fast bomber that could out-run the fighters of the era, the twin-engine Junkers Ju 88 became one of the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. Such was the success of the design that its production lines operated constantly from 1936 to 1945, with more than 16,000 examples being built in dozens of variants – more than any other twin-engine German aircraf...

    $179.00

  • DORNIER DO 17–THE LUFTWAFFE'S 'FLYING PENCIL'
    CHRIS GOSS
    For the first three years of the Second World War, the Dornier Do 17 was the Luftwaffe’s principal light bomber. Designed to be fast enough to outrun contemporary fighter aircraft, the Dornier helped to spearhead Germany’s Blitzkrieg as Hitler’s armies raced through Poland and then France and the Low Countries. Until its withdrawal to secondary duties in 1941, the Dornier Do 17...

    $119.00

  • HEINKEL HE 111: THE LATTER YEARS
    CHRIS GOSS
    The Heinkel He 111 was the main workhorse of the Luftwaffes 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 direct support for the German ground forces, as the campaign progressed the He 111 was switched to attacking the Soviet infrast...

    $179.00

  • JUNKERS JU 88: THE TWILIGHT YEARS
    CHRIS GOSS
    Designed as a fast bomber that could outrun the fighters of the era, the twin-engine Junkers Ju 88 became one of the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. Such was the success of the design that its production lines operated constantly from 1936 to 1945, with more than 16,000 examples being built in dozens of variants more than any other twin-engine German aircraft o...

    $179.00

  • KNIGHTS OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
    CHRIS GOSS
    The Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knights Cross of the Iron Cross), known simply as the Ritterkreuz (Knights Cross), was the highest German military award of the Second World War. Instituted on 1 September 1939, to coincide with the German invasion of Poland, it was awarded for leadership, valor or skill. As the war progressed, higher variants were instituted, namely the Kn...

    $249.00

  • FOCKE-WULF FW 200
    CHRIS GOSS
    In Dawn of D-Day David Howarth weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eye-witnesses and has produced a breath-taking and atmospheric account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted.Based on interviews with survivors and accounts by participants, including America paratroopers, British engineers, French civilians and German soldiers, this enthralling story brings...

    $249.00

  • MESSERSCHMITT BF 109
    CHRIS GOSS
    A retired RAF Wing Commander examines the history of Germany’s favored fighter plane during the latter years of World War II.   The most iconic German aircraft of the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe’s principal fighter from 1939 until 1942 when the superior Focke-Wulf Fw 190 came into greater prominence. The Bf 109 served in every theatre of the war...

    $229.00

  • LUFTWAFFE TRAINING AIRCRAFT
    CHRIS GOSS
    From a retired RAF Wing Commander, an introductory guide to the aerial warfare training methods implemented by Germany for airmen during World War II.   The often-unnoticed element in aerial warfare is the training, yet its value is beyond calculation. The Luftwaffe used a variety of aircraft in this fundamental role, with trainee pilots progressing from simpler, older machines...

    $229.00

  • FOCKE-WULF FW 190
    CHRIS GOSS
    An exploration of the early service of Germany’s Fw 190, containing a unique collection of rare photos displaying the wide use of this aircraft.   Widely regarded as the Luftwaffe’s finest fighter, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 first saw service in France in August 1941, immediately proving itself at least the equal of the then-latest Spitfire variant, the Mk.V. In this volume, Chris G...

    $229.00

  • BROTHERS IN ARMS
    CHRIS GOSS
    This vivid account of WWII aerial warfare follows two frontline fighter units locked in deadly combat during the Battle of Britain. This is the story of the Air Battle for England as experienced by the men of 609 (West Riding) Squadron, based in southern England, and 1/JG53, a Luftwaffe staffel based in northern France. Historian Chris Goss presents a day-by-day, blow-by-blow a...

    $229.00

  • LUFTWAFFE ACES IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
    CHRIS GOSS
    “An extraordinary analysis of the ‘scores’ chalked up by individual fighter pilots serving in the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. So much detail!” —Books Monthly The term “fighter ace” grew in prominence with the introduction and development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an “ace” has vari...

    $229.00

  • LUFTWAFFE INTRUDER OPERATIONS OVER THE UNITED KINGDOM
    CHRIS GOSS
    Traces Josef Kammhuber’s Fernnachtjagd night fighter strategy from its 1940 inception through its evolving tactics and eventual decline by 1944. On 17 July 1940, Oberst Josef Kammhuber took command of the Luftwaffe’s 1 Nachtjagddivision after his release from French captivity. He was tasked with combating RAF bombers, which were increasingly threatening Germany during the Battl...

    $255.99

  • FOCKE-WULF FW 190
    CHRIS GOSS
    In this second volume detailing the service of the Fw 190, Chris Goss has assembled 190 photographs, many from the archive of the late Dr. Alfred Price, to illustrate the aircraft's use in the final years of the war. As the war began to turn against Germany, the Luftwaffe was forced to defend the Reich against increasingly overwhelming numbers of Allied fighters and bombers. Th...

    $165.99

  • FOCKE-WULF FW 190
    CHRIS GOSS
    In this second volume detailing the service of the Fw 190, Chris Goss has assembled 190 photographs, many from the archive of the late Dr. Alfred Price, to illustrate the aircraft's use in the final years of the war. As the war began to turn against Germany, the Luftwaffe was forced to defend the Reich against increasingly overwhelming numbers of Allied fighters and bombers. Th...

    $165.99

  • DORNIER DO 17 IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
    CHRIS GOSS
    In this comprehensive pictorial record of the Do 17, the bomber’s role throughout the period of the Battle of Britain is displayed in the author’s unique collection of British and German photographs. During Britain’s desperate struggle for survival that in the summer of 1940, the Dornier Do 17 played a prominent part in raids designed at neutralizing the RAF’s ability to resist...

    $319.99