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...
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...
(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...
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...
A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.A Telegraph Book of the Year 2025A History Extra History Book of the Ye...Loe edasi...
Airborne to Arnhem Volume 3 is the final volume of reminiscences of the Battle of Arnhem, Operation MARKET, 17th–26th September 1944. The three volumes contain over 150 personal accounts received from veterans of the 1st Airborne Division alongside t...Loe edasi...
An illustrated study of the Luftwaffes iconic Fw 190 Jabo units and their high-speed, low-level attacks on the south coast of England. The service debut of the Fw 190 in the late summer of 1941 marked a quantum leap in the...Loe edasi...
In this study, an acknowledged expert charts the development of close air support and battlefield air interdiction in theory and practice during World War II.In World War I the use of aircraft to support ground operations was in its...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Feb-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Air World, ISBN-13: 9781399056373)
Dilip Sarkar, renowned for his meticulous research, delves into the Battle of Britain in this first volume of an eight-part series. His evidence-based approach offers a comprehensive view of the 1940 aerial conflict, exploring the development of air...Loe edasi...
Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II. Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a v...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 Decades of Rebellion mini-series examines the use of air power in multiple armed rebellions, and affairs related to armed strike and armed banditry in Mexico from the 1920s to the 1940s. Also because of its proximity to the ‘Mecca’ of the US avia...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Fighting High Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781919271415)
Chinook Driver reveals Paul Foo Kennards journey from would-be fast jet pilot to frontline RAF Chinook captain. From Northern Ireland to Bosnia and Kosovo;he flew demanding missions under fire;balancing danger;humour;and camaraderie. A candid;fast-p...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...
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...
This book provides a comprehensive look at the Fairey Belvedere, the first British twin-rotor helicopter to enter operational service. It covers the aircrafts development, technical specifications, service history, and operational use with the Royal...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Texas A & M University Press, ISBN-13: 9781648433641)
Entrepreneurship in aviation took flight during the 1920s, though at the beginning of the decade it was struggling for survival. After World War I, the market was oversaturated with war surplus airplanes, commercial transport a mere dream, and, with...Loe edasi...
This is the story of a very British deterrent. Much has been written about the V-bombers – the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan – but virtually nothing has been said about their strategic nuclear strike role. How would Britains small force of subsonic bo...Loe edasi...
Hitlers Ardennes Offensive, his last great throw of the dice, was stagnating. After the initial German successes, the Allies had rallied. In a desperate bid to recover the momentum, the Luftwaffe aimed to gain control of the air by launching a major...Loe edasi...
Many who lived during the Cold War asked the question of the V-force nuclear deterrent: ‘If the balloon had gone up, would it have got through?’ This book, written by an Air Electronics Officer with some 4,500 flying hours in Avro Vulcans, sets out t...Loe edasi...
Folland Gnat: Red Arrow and Cold War Fighter presents an illustrated and factual record of the challenges faced by William Petter, chief designer at Folland Aircraft, in gaining recognition for his cheap, lightweight fighter concept. He saw it as a...Loe edasi...
Outside of the Spitfire, the Nimrod was without doubt the RAF aircraft most familiar to the general public thanks to its role in maritime rescue co-ordination. But this was not the Nimrods primary role.As the first jet-powered dedicated anti-submari...Loe edasi...
Major Thomas Falcon Hazell DSO, MC, DFC and bar, Britain and Irelands most successful fighter ace to survive the Great War, is one of the unsung heroes who out-fought Herrman Goerings Jasta and duelled with Ernst Udet, second only to Baron von Richt...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...
It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943 . . . April 1982. Argentine forces had invaded the Falkland Islands. Britain needed an answer....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...
A complete and detailed description of the Spanish Army Airmobile Forces (FAMET), including its history since its creation in 1965 up until mid-2023, their helicopters, the units that fly them, their bases, weapons, crews, and technical personnel, de...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...
The Peruvian military aviation, founded in 1919, has – since nearly its earliest days – taken part in the turbulent political history of Peru. Guardian Falcons: Peruvian Air Force in Counterinsurgency Operations describes the actions taken by Peruvia...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...
A leading historian of World War II sheds new light on the purposes and impact of the U.S. incendiary and atomic bombing of Japan’s cities in 1945. With the development of the B-29 “Superfortress” in summer 1944, strategic bombing, a central...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...
