As space becomes more crowded with nearly 10,000 active satellites operated by over sixty countries and hundreds of private companies, preventing conflict in this strategic environment has become increasingly important. The Politics of Space Se...Loe edasi...
This book describes and explains the theory of operational art—an intermediate field of theory and practice between tactics and strategy. This book describes and explains the theory of operational art – an intermediate field of theo...Loe edasi...
The first illustrated study in English of the Finnish Air Forces battle to repel the Soviet invaders during the Winter War, one of the greatest David-and-Goliath air battles in history.In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its neighbou...Loe edasi...
The definitive account of the rise and fall of Britains nuclear strike force- the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan RAF bombers - and Britains changing role through the Cold War....Loe edasi...
From the hellish skies over Europe to the unforgiving terrain of the Himalayas, this is the first complete history of the C-47 aircrews who helped turn the tide of war....Loe edasi...
This book looks at the history of the US Air Force through the lens of its (lack of) preparedness for war, which is shown to be a result of its organisational culture....Loe edasi...
An illustrated account of the action-packed combat missions carried out by the Luftwaffes powerfully armed Junkers Ju 88C day and nightfighters ...Loe edasi...
Illustrated with detailed artworks of WWII military aircraft with exhaustive captions and specifications, World War II Military Aircraft is an extensively researched review of the military aircraft deployed during the conflict organised a...Loe edasi...
This is a revised and expanded edition of a book published some years ago which looks at American fighter projects that were proposed during a period extending from around 1950 though to 1980. This time frame is fluid as some early projects included...Loe edasi...
New paperback edition - This is an important book on one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. When we came out above ground there was rubble everywhere, asphalt on the roads had melted in the heat. My only thought was to get...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009728416)
In this new history of the development of American air power, Phillip Meilinger dispels the notion that young air zealots pushed for a bomber-heavy force, revealing instead the technological, economic and bureaucratic forces which shaped the air for...Loe edasi...
This engrossing history explores the creation, development and actions of the Special Duties squadrons, which carried spies, political figures and documents in and out of Occupied Europe.In 1940, Winston Churchill famously set in mo...Loe edasi...
It was a lazy Sunday morning in Russia on 1 June 2025. The war with Ukraine had been going for over three years. That morning 117 Ukrainian drones rose up from the back of four trucks deep inside Russia itself and started flying towards their target...Loe edasi...
An unprecedented photographic study of the Apollo 8 mission, the first manned spaceflight to escape earths gravity and orbit the moon. An unprecedented photographic study of the Apollo 8 mission, the first manned spaceflight to escap...Loe edasi...
The evolution of air power and joint fires integration during the surges in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2006–2013. Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: Surges continues the story of the role of forward air controllers (JTACs) and Close Air Support (C...Loe edasi...
Growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, Bill Perrins was a young man hell-bent on a career as a pilot. He made it through RAF pilot training—thanks more, perhaps, to sheer determination than aptitude—and finally graduated to the role of Vulcan pil...Loe edasi...
The red star and the roundel are the symbols of organisations that share a century of existence, characterised by conflict as well as harmony. The Russian red star has maintained its impact in the hundred years since the October Revolution; the RAFs...Loe edasi...
The white-knuckled bombing mission American airmen carried out on Hitler’s hometown is now told for the first time through the eyes of the men on the airplanes – as well as the innocent Austrians under the bombs – in this groundbreaking true story...Loe edasi...
Fully illustrated, this study explores the technology, roles, and combat performance of Coalition airpower in the biggest air campaign of the early 21st century. In 2003, a US-led Coalition invaded Iraq with the aim of overth...Loe edasi...
An illustrated study of RAF Coastal Commands deployment of the Beaufighter against German supply lines in 1941 and the long-running arms race with Kriegsmarine Flak ships that followed. An illustrated study of RAF Coastal Comm...Loe edasi...
A detailed study of how Operation Desert Storm saw Coalition forces respond to Iraqs surface-to-air missile defences with ground-breaking combat aircraft technology. A detailed study of how Operation Desert Storm s...Loe edasi...
RAF in Camera: 1980s – The Later Years by Keith Wilson provides a visually rich account of the Royal Air Force during the transformative latter half of the 1980s. This continuation of Wilson’s earlier work examines the RAF’s operational and technolog...Loe edasi...
Despite not existing as a free country for 123 years until the end of the First World War, the roots of Polish aviation, including military aviation, reach as far back as the days of pioneers such as Otto Lilienthal or the Wright Brothers.The Polish...Loe edasi...
This is an extraordinary account of courage, survival, and sacrifice in the aftermath of one of the Second World War’s most daring missions. This is an extraordinary account of courage, survival, and sacrifice in the aftermath of one of the S...Loe edasi...
Richard Edgar Peter Brooker, always known as Peter to his family and friends, left school and joined the RAF in 1937. He was posted to 56 Squadron and in 1940 he served for several weeks as personal assistant to Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, before fl...Loe edasi...
Volume 12 of the Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 mini-series continues the story of the men and machines of the first half century of military aviation in the Arab world. It focuses upon combat operations during the period of the Palestine Wa...Loe edasi...
This book details the operations of the USAAFs overlooked Fifteenth Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fiftee...Loe edasi...
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh – later Lord – Dowding was one of the greatest Englishmen of the 20th century. He created Fighter Command with its unique early warning system (radar) from nothing in 1936 to the efficient defensive force it became in 1940...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Air World, ISBN-13: 9781399066969)
James Stewart was a Hollywood star when the United States entered the Second World War. Having won an Academy Award in 1940 for The Philadelphia Story, Stewart had already earned his private pilots licence. After being drafted in October 1940, he ap...Loe edasi...
From its pre-war inception and difficult gestation as a high-speed bomber to its adaptation as a night fighter, torpedo bomber and reconnaissance platform, the Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most versatile and widely used aircraft of World War II. Junk...Loe edasi...
Crammed with large photos and illustrations from the official Westland - now Leonardo - archive, this new volume provides a visual history of the companys lesser-known and more adventurous projects. Crammed with large photos and illustration...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Air World, ISBN-13: 9781399057028)
Only the Light Moves tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old US Army pilot who volunteered to fly covert S.O.G., or Studies and Observations Group, reconnaissance missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a region that came to represent not only the Uni...Loe edasi...
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 E is shown. This book consists of 16 pages and features detailed scale plans in 1/72 scale. It includes 14 color profiles, providing a visual guide to various markings. Captions are presented in English, complemented by color...Loe edasi...
As space becomes more crowded with nearly 10,000 active satellites operated by over sixty countries and hundreds of private companies, preventing conflict in this strategic environment has become increasingly important. The Politics of Space Se...Loe edasi...
The B-29 Superfortress was a vital and iconic strategic bomber of the Second World War. It was designed with a range and warlord capability that made it viable for operation in the vast regions of Asia Pacific. This bomber played a key part in the d...Loe edasi...
Imperial Germanys desperate attempt to resupply Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck and his stranded army in East Africa via airship. Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, who commanded Imperial German forces in East Africa during the F...Loe edasi...
This book describes and explains the theory of operational art—an intermediate field of theory and practice between tactics and strategy. This book describes and explains the theory of operational art – an intermediate field of theo...Loe edasi...
The first illustrated study in English of the Finnish Air Forces battle to repel the Soviet invaders during the Winter War, one of the greatest David-and-Goliath air battles in history.In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its neighbou...Loe edasi...
A study of the last 100 years of conflict suggests that air power dominates warfare. Air power was successfully applied in the Spanish Civil War, First and Second World Wars, Vietnam War, Six Day War, Yom Kippur, Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Af...Loe edasi...
