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  • DAY FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
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    DAY FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
    JEREMY DIXON
    "Dixon's work should be a 'must read' to the aviation historian who specializes in the Luftwaffe or the early European air war. Taken in small digestible portions, the reader will come away with a much deeper understanding of these aviators." — The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation The German fighter pilots of the Second World War are among the undoubted heroes of ...

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  • THE AIR WAR AT SEA IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    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...

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  • THE BERLIN BLITZ BY THOSE WHO WERE THERE
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    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,...

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  • LEGION OF THE LANCASTERS
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    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...

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  • HURRICANES IN ACTION WORLDWIDE!
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    HURRICANES IN ACTION WORLDWIDE!
    ADRIAN STEWART
    The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's most valuable fighter asset in the Second World War, yet even today is relatively under-appreciated by the general public. Yet from the early months of the war it was the single engine fighter most often encountered by the Luftwaffe and during the Battle of Britain it made 80% of the successful interdictions of enemy formations. As this superb...

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  • HURRICANES IN ACTION WORLDWIDE!
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    HURRICANES IN ACTION WORLDWIDE!
    ADRIAN STEWART
    The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF's most valuable fighter asset in the Second World War, yet even today is relatively under-appreciated by the general public. Yet from the early months of the war it was the single engine fighter most often encountered by the Luftwaffe and during the Battle of Britain it made 80% of the successful interdictions of enemy formations. As this superb...

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  • RAF IN CAMERA
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    RAF IN CAMERA
    KEITH WILSON
    In July 2018, the nation looked skyward over Buckingham Palace in awe as the Royal Air Force celebrated its first 100 years with a spectacular parade and flypast over London. This event demonstrated a very different perspective of the RAF; well away from its operational commitments. The expertise and precision of those RAF pilots flying in some of the most famous aircraft in th...

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  • RAF IN CAMERA
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    RAF IN CAMERA
    KEITH WILSON
    In July 2018, the nation looked skyward over Buckingham Palace in awe as the Royal Air Force celebrated its first 100 years with a spectacular parade and flypast over London. This event demonstrated a very different perspective of the RAF; well away from its operational commitments. The expertise and precision of those RAF pilots flying in some of the most famous aircraft in th...

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  • D-DAY, ARNHEM & THE RHINE
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    D-DAY, ARNHEM & THE RHINE
    ROBERT F. ASHBY
    Foot 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 wartime roles that have received very little attention, notably the gallant actions of the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment. Tha...

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  • D-DAY, ARNHEM & THE RHINE
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    D-DAY, ARNHEM & THE RHINE
    ROBERT F. ASHBY
    Foot 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 wartime roles that have received very little attention, notably the gallant actions of the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment. Tha...

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  • THE MEN WHO FLEW THE HEAVY BOMBERS
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    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 ...

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  • THE MEN WHO FLEW THE HEAVY BOMBERS
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    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 ...

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  • ALLIED AIR OPERATIONS 1939–1940
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    ALLIED AIR OPERATIONS 1939–1940
    JERRY MURLAND
    While much has been written about the Battle of Britain, the air war over France and the Low Countries from September 1939 to June 1940 has been largely neglected – until now. As expert aviation author Jerry Murland reveals in this fascinating book, there may have been little ground action until May 1940 but the war in the air was far from 'phoney'. In contrast to their adversa...

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  • ALLIED AIR OPERATIONS 1939–1940
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    ALLIED AIR OPERATIONS 1939–1940
    JERRY MURLAND
    While much has been written about the Battle of Britain, the air war over France and the Low Countries from September 1939 to June 1940 has been largely neglected – until now. As expert aviation author Jerry Murland reveals in this fascinating book, there may have been little ground action until May 1940 but the war in the air was far from 'phoney'. In contrast to their adversa...

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  • ONE OF CHURCHILL'S OWN
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    ONE OF CHURCHILL'S OWN
    JOHN GREENWOOD
    A World War II British Royal Air Force flying ace shares his story of fighting in the Battle of Britain. John Greenwood was born in East London on 3 April 1921. At the age of eighteen, in February 1939, he forged his father's signature and joined the RAF on a short service commission. Seven months later, Britain declared war on Germany, and 253 Squadron was formed. In May 1940,...

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  • LADY LUCY HOUSTON DBE
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    LADY LUCY HOUSTON DBE
    MILES MACNAIR
    The life-story of Lady Lucy Houston DBE must surely be one of the most romantic and dramatic epics of the last one hundred and fifty years, yet nowadays she is a woman unknown. She was a renowned beauty with a sharp intelligence, and over the years she would exploit her charismatic charm, first as a teenager to entice a wealthy lover, and subsequently to lead three husbands to ...

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  • FROM THE SPITFIRE COCKPIT TO THE CABINET OFFICE
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    FROM THE SPITFIRE COCKPIT TO THE CABINET OFFICE
    J. F. LANGER
    Air Commodore John Langer's career has been eventful to say the least. During the Second World War he flew gliders in India in preparation for airborne assaults in Burma, one of the most perilous landscapes to pass across during this time. Post-war, he served on a fighter squadron in Germany and in Malaya, where he was recommended for an AFC. Later on, he commanded No 43 (F) Sq...

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  • MIL' MI-6/-26
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    MIL' MI-6/-26
    YEFIM GORDON / DMITRIY KOMISSAROV
    Developed in the early 1950s to meet a Soviet Army requirement and first flown in June 1957, the Mi-6 was the largest-yet helicopter created in the Soviet Union. Its notable features included a power-plant consisting of two turbo-shaft engines (for the first time on a Soviet helicopter) and stub wings offloading the main rotor in forward flight; the cabin was big enough to acco...

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  • OPERATION LUSTY
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    OPERATION LUSTY
    GRAHAM M. SIMONS
    A fascinating overview of the Allies' post-WWII program to gain access to advanced Nazi war machines and the technology they ultimately recovered.   Prior to the Allied D-Day assault on Normandy, France, rumors had already been circulating that high-tech Nazi super-weapons ( wunderwaffe) had reached or were near completion. At the war's end, a mad scramble ensued to discover th...

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  • GERMAN ELITE PATHFINDERS
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    GERMAN ELITE PATHFINDERS
    MANFRED GRIEHL
    This illustrated series presents every aspect of the German Air Force in World War II, on all fronts and in widely varying conditions. Contemporary photographs from archives and private collections, many never before published, show how and where all types of German military aircraft operated, and are accompained by detailed captions written by experts in aviation history. this...

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  • COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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    COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
    MICHAEL GREEN
    When the United States Army Signal Corps created the Aeronautical Division in August1907, it had a mission to take charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning,air machines, and all kindred matters. That small inconsequential portion of the USArmy would grow progressively over the many decades to become a separate service named the USAir Force in 1947 following the S...

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  • GERMAN NIGHT FIGHTERS VERSUS BOMBER COMMAND, 1943–1945
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    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...

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  • EAGLES OVER NORTH AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940–1943
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    EAGLES OVER NORTH AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940–1943
    JEFFREY ETHELL
    Although the Luftwaffe achieved a great deal of success in North Africa between 1940 and 1943, it was hampered by the constant demand for men and machines elsewhere, logistical problems, such as a crippling lack of fuel, and the harsh desert conditions. An impressive selection of photographs from archives and private collections reveal the German and Italian aircraft used and d...

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  • GLOSTER JAVELIN
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    GLOSTER JAVELIN
    MICHAEL NAPIER
    The RAFs only delta-winged fighter the Gloster Javelin was also Britains first true All-Weather Fighter. Based in the UK and in Germany, the RAFs Javelin squadrons formed the front line of Britains air defences in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During this time Javelin crews pioneered the operational use of guided missiles and air-to-air refuelling by fighter aircraft. In the ...

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  • FORTRESS ISLANDS MALTA
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    FORTRESS ISLANDS MALTA
    PETER JACOBS
    The introduction of Italy into the Second World War on 10 June 1940 signalled the start of the siege of Malta, and for the next two and a half years the Axis powers did all they could to batter the small island into submission. Maltas defences were initially verging on non-existent but the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, could not give up on the island. Laying at the...

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  • AIRWAR OVER THE ATLANTIC
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    AIRWAR OVER THE ATLANTIC
    MANFRED GRIEHL
    Late in 1938, the German Navy Supreme Command commissioned a report into the combat effectiveness of its airborne divisions. As a result of its findings, the German High Command instigated a major construction program for planes with a specifically maritime role: carrier-borne, reconnaissance, mine laying and most importantly, long-range units were all developed. In this volume...

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  • COLD WAR JET COMBAT
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    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...

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  • AVRO SHACKLETON
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    AVRO SHACKLETON
    MARTIN DERRY / NEIL ROBINSON
    Initially projected as a maritime reconnaissance version of the Lincoln bomber, itself a development of the famous wartime Lancaster which saw post-war service in a General/Maritime Reconnaissance role, (see Flight Craft No 4), the Avro Shackleton, (named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton) was a completely new design, powered by four Rolls Royce Griffon 57 engines ...

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  • BILL LANCASTER: THE FINAL VERDICT
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    BILL LANCASTER: THE FINAL VERDICT
    RALPH BARKER
    Captain William Lancaster was the subject of public attention and controversy during his life as a record-breaking flyer, because of his love affair with Jessie Chubbie Miller (dubbed the Australian Aviatrix) and as the defendant in one of the most sensational murder trials of the twentieth century. His disappearance, which occurred during an attempt to break the London to Cape...

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  • SOVIET COLD WAR WEAPONRY: AIRCRAFT, WARSHIPS, MISSILES AND ARTILLERY
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    SOVIET COLD WAR WEAPONRY: AIRCRAFT, WARSHIPS, MISSILES AND ARTILLERY
    ANTHONY TUCKER-JONES
    An in-depth visual guide to the aircraft, warships and missiles the Soviet armed forces deployed at the height of the Cold War.  Throughout the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in numerous proxy wars in Africa and the Middle East. The Soviet weaponry employed in these conflicts has been captured in a two-volume pictorial history by Anthony Tucker-Jones. ...

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