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  • ESCAPE FROM HITLER'S REICH
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    “Bowman’s prose is clean and unfussy, letting the airmen speak for themselves. Excerpts from diaries, letters, and official reports bring palpable emotion—moments of desperation jostle with flashes of hope, and the camaraderie that sustained these men leaps off the page. Together, these firsthand voices paint a vivid portrait of the ingenuity and human spirit that flourished be...

    $319.99

  • CHEATING HITLER
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    "The reader anxious or merely curious to know what it was like to flee under the threat of being shot or capture will experience it all here." —ARGunners.com For most, and particularly the injured and the wounded, being shot down over Occupied Europe during the Second World War meant that capture was immediate, that imprisonment was almost inevitable. For some, evasion was poss...

    $382.00

  • THE AIR WAR AT SEA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Martin Bowman's considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and corresponding with numerous men and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond, resulting in a wealth of material on the war at sea from World War One to the Falklands and the wars on terror. All these nar...

    $440.00

  • THE BERLIN BLITZ BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    The Allied bombing of Berlin was the longest and most sustained bombing offensive against one target in the Second World War. The Berlin Blitz By Those Who Were There is a compelling, gripping and thought-provoking story of the Allied bombing forces and the ordinary people on the ground, told in their own tongue and with meticulous attention to detail. The result is a coherent,...

    $546.00

  • LEGION OF THE LANCASTERS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Söthe had already decided to use his nose armament against the 4-mot [four engined bomber]. He looked out and focused on a black shape of the Britisher. Small, bluish exhaust flames made it easier to keep the target in sight. Four engines, twin tail were recorded almost subconsciously. No sudden movement that might attract their attention. Calm now! Guns armed? Night sight swit...

    $251.00

  • THE MEN WHO FLEW THE HEAVY BOMBERS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Martin Bowman's considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has amassed a wealth of material on the participation by RAF and Commonwealth and US 8th and 15th Air Force crews in the series of raids on the cities and oil transportation and industrial targets in the Third Reich, culminating in 'Round-the-Clock' bombing by the ...

    $319.85

  • THE MEN WHO FLEW THE HEAVY BOMBERS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Martin Bowman's considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has amassed a wealth of material on the participation by RAF and Commonwealth and US 8th and 15th Air Force crews in the series of raids on the cities and oil transportation and industrial targets in the Third Reich, culminating in 'Round-the-Clock' bombing by the ...

    $329.00

  • THE MEN WHO FLEW THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had begun to reach fruition. In Britain, jet engine technology led the world, while wartime developments into swept wing design in Germany and their transonic research program were used to give western design t...

    $216.99

  • LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman offers up a well researched, comprehensive and thoroughly entertaining history of this impressive interceptor aircraft and fighter bomber. Firsthand insights gathered from pilots who have flown the Starfighter in a variety of int...

    $244.99

  • GERMAN NIGHT FIGHTERS VERSUS BOMBER COMMAND, 1943–1945
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the closing years of the Second World War, as the tide turned against the German and Axis forces. It includes riveting first-hand accounts from German fighter pilots caught up in some of the most dramatic night time conflicts of the latter war years.Viewing Bomber Command's operations through the eyes of the enemy, the reader is offer...

    $279.00

  • COLD WAR JET COMBAT
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Recounted here are nine of the earliest wars involving jet aircraft. From the Korean War and beyond, it comprises a wealth of gripping insight. Many of the jet-to-jet dogfights that spanned these jet-powered wars are enlivened to thrilling effect, including those engaged in during the two Indo-Pak Wars of 1965 and 1971. Operation Musketeer (1956), mounted when RAF and French Ai...

    $279.00

  • THE NIGHT AIR WAR
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during the Second World War, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. In this detailed re-enactment of the air war over Western Europe and the raids flown by the men of RAF Bomber Command, the author has pieced together official data and the words and memories of the pilots and air crew who partici...

    $279.00

  • RAF NIGHT OPERATIONS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    'The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. Therefore our supreme effort must be to gain overwhelming mastery in the air. The Fighters are our salvation but the Bombers alone provide the means of victory...' So said Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the War Cabinet on the first anniversary of the outbreak of war. But when Britain declared war on Germany ...

    $279.00

  • THE WELLINGTON BOMBER
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    The Wellington Bomber was omnipresent during the Second World War, employed in a variety of contexts in the fight against the Axis powers. The pilots who flew this aircraft did so with an immense amount of pride, and there is perhaps no-one better placed to tell the story of this incredible aircraft than these men. Martin Bowman has drawn together a selection of first-hand pilo...

    $274.00

  • GOLD JUNO SWORD
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    This is the final volume of a comprehensive five part work, including a multitude of personal accounts of every aspect of the aerial operations on 'Gold' 'Juno and 'Sword' beaches during D-Day. It relays the sense of relief experienced as Allied troops gained a foothold on the continent of Europe after D-Day, both by the men caught up in the proceedings and the jubilant civilia...

    $279.00

  • SHRINKING PERIMETER
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    The third volume of this four-part series on Operation 'Market-Garden' in September 1944 draws on many individual soldiers and airmen's narratives to tell the story of the ongoing fight to keep the Hell's Highway' open to relieve 1st Airborne at Arnhem, and the brave attempts to re-supply them from the air. As in previous volumes, this account offers a unique perspective on all...

    $229.00

  • WINGED PEGASUS AND THE RANGERS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    This is the third volume of a comprehensive five part work, detailing every aspect of air and paratroop operations on the night of 5/6 June 1944. The 6th Airborne Division was to support British Second Army and First Canadian Army; its task was to seize and hold the left flank of the bridgehead. The 5th Parachute Brigade was to seize the ground each side of the bridges over the...

    $159.00

  • MOSQUITO MISSIONS
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    The Wooden Wonder was probably the most versatile combat aircraft that operated on all fronts in World War Two and was still giving valuable service in first-line service after 1945 when it enjoyed a limited renaissance both at home, in Germany and abroad until the advent of jet aircraft. Martin Bowmans well-tried and respected formula of incorporating background information wi...

    $129.00

  • SEPECAT JAGUAR
    DAVE WINDLE / MARTIN W BOWMAN
    This versatile single-seater aircraft was a joint development between the UK and France. It first flew in 1968, but its robust and flexible operational uses led to its long service life, only being retired from RAF service in 2008. It has seen front-line action in all major conflicts since introduced and has been exported to India, Ecuador, Nigeria and Oman. This book contains ...

    $76.99

  • THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AT WAR
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    "Relates how the American Eighth Air Force bombers helped Britain's Royal Air Force in fighting Germany during World War II."— ProtoView    From the beginning of World War II, the RAF's Bomber Command had been the only means of striking Hitler's Reich and its war machine. But the entry into the war of the United States—and the subsequent arrival in the UK of the Eighth Air Forc...

    $164.00

  • V BOMBERS
    DAVE WINDLE / MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Britain's desire to stay at the leading edge in the design and development of modern jet powered aircraft was born in the later stages of World War Two. The RAF sent requests to the leading aircraft manufactures for a variety of specifications, amongst which was one for a long-range heavy bomber. Three designs were accepted and eventually went into production – these became the...

    $179.00

  • SEPECAT JAGUAR
    MARTIN W BOWMAN
    This versatile, rugged aircraft was a joint Anglo/French project and first flew in September 1968, becoming operational with both the RAF and Armèe del'Air in 1972/3. The Jaguar's multi-role design made it easy to adapt for the ground-attack, reconnaissance, interceptor and maritime strike roles. It has a top speed of Mach 0 .9 and a combat radius of 875 miles and is powered b...

    $229.99

  • CLASH OF EAGLES
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    The story of the air war over Western Europe, told firsthand by the American and German pilots and crew who took part—with never-before-published photos.   What was it like to fly through the dense flak over the Ruhr and against the German Experten and to be hit by machine gun and cannon fire from Focke Wulf 190s and Bf 109s? How did so many badly damaged bombers manage to stru...

    $149.00

  • P-51 MUSTANG
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    The full pictorial history of America's P-51 Mustang fighter plane that served the Allies in World War II and other conflicts. Today, the Mustang is a living legend and is remembered as probably the finest long-range single-seat piston-engine fighter ever built. Here, in words and images, the esteemed aviation historian Martin W. Bowman tells the story of an aircraft that conti...

    $229.00

  • THE MEN WHO FLEW THE HAWKER HUNTER
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    Features a wealth of first-hand testimony drawn from pilots who flew the outstanding Hawker Hunter. If ever there was a real pilot's aeroplane it was the Hunter, an outstanding multi-purpose aircraft which excelled in the roles of interceptor fighter, ground attack, reconnaissance, research vehicle and two-seater trainer, not to mention its dramatic displays in formation aeroba...

    $299.00

  • THE HAWKER HUNTER
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    A "well-done" pictorial history of the legendary fighter plane "that both enthusiasts and modelers alike will enjoy" ( ModelingMadness). If ever there was a real pilot's airplane it was the Hunter: an outstanding multipurpose aircraft which excelled in the roles of interceptor fighter, ground attack, reconnaissance, research vehicle, and two-seater trainer, not forgetting its d...

    $229.00

  • THE BATTLE OF BERLIN
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    "A fascinating look into the aircrews used and the effect on those who had to live through this constant bombing" by the RAF during World War II ( UK Historian). Berlin was bombed by four Allied air forces between 1940 and 1945. British bombers alone dropped 45,517 tons of bombs, while the Americans a further 23,000 tons. By 1944, some 1.2 million people, 790,000 of them women ...

    $229.00

  • AIRMEN OF ARNHEM
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    A history of the airborne portion of Operation Market-Garden during World War II, from the perspective of the airmen fighting the battle. Martin Bowman presents an unparalleled account of events as they unfolded in the skies above Holland during Operation Market-Garden in September 1944. Market-Garden was a heroic failure conducted at great cost; combined losses—both airborne a...

    $229.00

  • THE VOUGHT F4U CORSAIR
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    This fully illustrated history of the iconic American fighter plane examines its development and combat experience through WWII and beyond.   First flown in 1940, the Vought F4U Corsair was the fastest fighter in the world and the fastest US aircraft of any description. Powered by a huge 18-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine, the first Corsairs were capable of speeds...

    $127.81

  • HITLER'S INVASION OF EAST ANGLIA, 1940
    MARTIN W. BOWMAN
    The aviation historian presents a provocative analysis of WWII airborne operations to investigate what happened to Hitler's planned invasion of England.   Did a German invasion or invasions take place along the shores of East Anglia in 1940? Though Operation Sealion, the intended invasion of southern England, never materialized, Hitler asked his forces to mount one, two or even...

    $319.72


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