Air forces and warfare

Airpower Pioneers studies twelve especially influential airmen, detailing their impact on the evolution of the United States Air Force (USAF).

Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox, now in his late eighties, has had a thrilling life, especially on the day in July 1944 in France when he spotted a black staff car, the kind usually employed to drive high-ranking Third Reich dignitaries.

Als der Erste Weltkrieg die Welt in Atem hielt, eroberte eine neue Waffe den Himmel: das Flugzeug.

Essential coverage of the key part played by the iconic Spitfire in the desert campaign during 1942-43, and in the destruction of the Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy and the Balkans from mid-1943 through to VE Day.

British Imperial Air Power examines the air defense of Australia and New Zealand during the interwar period.

Despite all the works on airborne forces published since 1945, the full story of Britain's 'airborne armour' has remained untold.

A new study of how the first purpose-built anti-tank helicopter gunship the Bell AH-1 Cobra engaged communist armor and well-armed irregular fighters in the war for control of Vietnam.

The full history of how the United States targeted and destroyed the Japanese capital from the air, in a ten-month long campaign by the US Army Air Force and the US Navy.

The Battle for Britain is a provocative reinterpretation of both British air and naval power from 1909 to 1940.

Thomas Percy Gleave began his RAF career in 1930, three years later becoming a member of the RAF aerobatic team.

One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command.

While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations.

In the first half of the 20th century the possibility of flight opened up entirely new avenues of thought and exploration.

Illustrated throughout, this volume tells how, of the 325th FG's 537 aerial victories, 202 were scored by its 27 aces.

Launching Osprey's 'X-Planes' series is a fascinating examination of Hitler's secret weapon.

Of the RAF's trio of four-engined heavy bombers in World War 2, the mighty Short Stirling was the first to enter service in August 1940.

A remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away.

A concise technical history of the German Albatros D.

An in-depth technical study of the USN and export variants of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom sure to appeal to modelers, veterans, and aviation enthusiasts.

A definitive technical guide to the early Allison-engined P-51 Mustang variants.

As the twenty-first century approaches, the number of full-time, active duty personnel in the U.

This book examines the security dynamics of the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, concentrating upon an analysis and evaluation of the air power capabilities of the various powers active in the two regions.

A definitive technical guide to the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka.

Strap in alongside the Sabre pilots as they experienced the world's first large-scale jet-vs-jet combats.

An epic adventurethe most brilliant escape and evasion from the Nazis ever written.

This volume details the technical features and operational performance of the Soviet Su-25 'Frogfoot', which proved itself as a durable and versatile attack aircraft in a variety of theatres such as Afghanistan, Georgia and Ossetia.

In 1938, the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, acting under the requirements issued by the Kaigun Koku Hombu for a Navy Experimental 13-Shi Carrier Borne specification for a dive-bomber to replace the venerable 'Val' aboard carriers.

Featuring photographs throughout, as well as special colour artwork, this volume is a concise history of this fighter group and their success.

This volume is the first of its type to be devoted exclusively to the Zerst rer day fighter aces, spanning the war years from Poland to the defence of the Reich.

The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft.

The story of how Allied air power took the great Japanese base of Rabaul out of the Pacific War with an innovative strategy of aerial siege, backed by the courage and capability of the pilots who flew against the heavily fortified island.

Exposing the true scale and significance of the deployment of air power in the Balkans, this book details the activities of NATO and UN aircraft as well as local pilots in the former Yugoslavia.

The story of the Slovak and Bulgarian aces and how they fought alongside Germany in Messerschmitts.

This book looks at the history of the US Air Force through the lens of its (lack of) preparedness for major wars, which is shown to be a result of its organizational culture.

A new illustrated history of the German and Italian air campaigns in the invasions of Greece and Yugoslavia, the last full-scale Axis air offensives before Operation Barbarossa.

Many fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, but a surprising number of British, French and German aircrews managed to achieve acedom in those not-so-helpless workhorses too.

Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic MiG-17 and transonic MiG-19, the Vietnamese Peoples' Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary MiG-21 supersonic fighter in 1966.

This is the gripping story of Task Force 77, the US Navy carrier commitment to the Korean War that was vital to the success of the UN forces battling the Chinese and North Koreans.

Overshadowed by the dramatic British failure at Arnhem, the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were a vital component of Operation Market-Garden and succeeded in capturing their objectives at Eindhoven and Nijmegen.

A spectacularly illustrated new history and analysis of the strategic bombing campaign in the Korean War, which saw the last combat of America's legendary B-29s.

Photos of retired American military aircraft, emphasizing their nose art.

"e;The authors do a good job using the diaries, interviews, and books written by group members to convey a vivid-sometimes too vivid-picture of war at its most elemental.

As the fourth largest military spender in the world, India has a huge defence economy supported by a budget amounting to nearly $67 billion in 2020-21.

Albert Kesselring was the principal Axis commander in the Italian theatre, confronting the Allies at Salerno, Anzio and Cassino.

The RAF introduced the Avro Lancaster in 1942 and used it to spearhead this aerial offensive.

An insightful study of the use of this iconic modern fast jet in support of Special Operation Forces and other roles.

On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland.

For every American fighter pilot involved in the Vietnam War, the ultimate goal was to 'kill a MiG'.

Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, remains a military powerhouse of that continent until our days.

Featuring photographs throughout, an illustrated history of the 49th FG, sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java.