Modern warfare

A comprehensive history of the Allied attack on German-occupied France during World War II, examining its planning, execution, and failure.

Follow the infamous 2nd SS Panzer Division on its march through Southwest France to the Massacre at Oradour with this illustrated battlefield guide.

Drawing upon a new international archive of the Second World War, the support of veterans world-wide and from archives overseas, the author uses previously unpublished letters, diaries, photographs and reminiscences to tell the story of D Day in a way which brings the reader closer to the actual experience.

Wing Commander Donald Teale Saville DSO, DFC joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1927.

This is a selection of ten remarkable true accounts of unusual incidents and happenings to Bomber Command aircrew during World War Two.

By March 1942, mainland France had been under German occupation for almost two years.

Robert Jackson's Men of Power delves into the lives of RAF flyers and Rolls-Royce chief test pilots, brothers Harvey and Jim Heyworth.

This WWII battlefield guide offers a detailed history of the Siege of Fort Eben Emael during the Nazi invasion of Belgium-with maps and photos throughout.

The book contains twenty-three stirring accounts of what life flying as air-crew in World War Two was really like.

To the US Navy they were CVEs!

A history of the British RAF division in Norfolk dedicated to radio countermeasures during WWII.

Keeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany.

This first of three volumes traces the history of 72 Fighter Squadron, one of the premier squadrons in the Royal Air Force.

This is the history of two RAF squadrons who shared many tasks during WWII.

The author of Javelin from the Cockpit looks at some of the more notable British, German, and American fighters through performance and handling trials.

A history of 9 Group, Royal Air Force Fighter Command, formed specifically to protect Liverpool and Manchester during the darkest hours of WWII.

As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area-in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.

A British Army officer chronicles his years of service during WWII, including time in a POW camp and the beginning of the Special Air Service.

Designed to act as a diversion to the 'big push', Gommecourt was an attempt to force the Germans to commit their reserves to the front line before the main battle took place.

A Royal Air Force pilot recounts his experiences on the front lines of WWII in both Europe and the Pacific in this fascinating military memoir.

This book covers the bases used during the Second World War by the American fighter units that flew in support of the 8th Air Forces heavy bomber forces.

For sixty years the dramatic story of the Dunkirk evacuation and the defeat of France-the story of the German conquest of northwest Europe-has been the focus of historical study and dispute, yet myths and misconceptions about this extraordinary event persist.

There have been several books published about the wartime experiences of individual air gunners but there is no general history of Air Gunners, their equipment, training or service in the various RAF Commands in which they served.

A World War II survivor describes his combat experiences as a member of the Red Army's 5th Guards Cavalry Division in the fight against the Nazi Germany.

Ace fighter pilots from the British Royal Air Force share stories from the experiences during World War II's Battle of Britain.

The history of the Flight began with the formation of the Historic Aircraft Flight in July 1957, it was later to become known as The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

"e;A very nice release about the most recognizable German aircraft of the Second World War"e; from the author of Rommel's Army in the Desert (Inscale.

Dick McCreery was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1915 and served on The Western Front, winning the MC and surviving wounds.

As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, this book covers airfields in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire.

First-hand accounts from the Russian veterans of World War II who fought in the celebrated tanks that powered the Soviet armored forces.

This WWII history and battlefield guide examines the Allied push across the Rhine with maps, photos, and informative text.

A Royal Navy Vice Admiral describes the strategy and logistics in deploying ships and crafts for the D-Day amphibious landings in World War II.

This WWII memoir of an NCO Royal Air Force pilot offers a vivid, personal account of wartime life and dangerous operations over Europe.

This is a different approach to Aviation Archaeology.

The historian of the British World War II intelligence organization chronicles his life and service career in this memoir.

A World War II memoir of a clerk who put down his pen and took up a weapon, rising through the ranks to become an elite Special Air Service soldier.

Tommy Broom is one of the RAFs most legendary and popular heroes of World War II.

This is the story of the fighter aces who flew throughout the war in many different operational theatres.

The posthumous memoirs of a World War II Pathfinder pilot and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient who flew target-marking missions in enemy territory.

In Spring 1945 the outcome of the war was ritually certain but the mighty River Rhine still stood in the way of the Allies.

Ace fighter pilots from the British Royal Air Force share stories from the experiences during World War II's Battle of Britain.

The history of the Flight began with the formation of the Historic Aircraft Flight in July 1957, it was later to become known as The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Fighter Command from its formation in 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command.

The Maginot Line, the complex system of strongpoints constructed between the world wars by the French to protect against attack from Germany, is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial defensive schemes in all military history.

"e;Fascinating insight into the early development of the B-17 Flying Fortress .

Although the Battle of Arnhem was fought over sixty years ago.

John Severne joined the RAF in 1944 and gained his wings two months after World War II ended.

An in-depth account of the invasion of Crete by Nazi Germany during World War II, the courageous civilian resistance, and the Allies' devastating defeat.

This is the story of one of the RAF's oldest and most distinguished heavy bomber squadrons in WW2, although an outline history of the unit since it was formed in WW1 and its post-war history are included.

For much of World War II England provided the only western European base from which the British and American air forces could take the war into Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany itself.