Air forces and warfare

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.

"e;A useful review of the development of a classic jet bomber that saw widespread service in the Royal Air Force and was exported to many overseas air forces.

September 1941 approval was given for the formation of two long-range Air-Sea Rescue squadrons.

A career pilot's memoir of flying fighter jets through two wars and through the evolution of aviation technology.

To bale out of a stricken airplane is a pilot's or aircrew's final chance to escape death.

The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain.

"e;Takes a seemingly mundane subject as airfields and turns it into a fresh understanding of air combat on the Western Front .

Twenty-three compelling accounts of desperate circumstances and unbelievable survival when planes went down in remote and dangerous locations.

Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August 1916.

This is a wartime escape memoir that ranks with the finest.

In an overdue attempt to portray the real effect of the war on life at home, David Bilton examines all the major events of the period and charts their effect on everyday life for those trying to live a normal existence.

This is the story of Allied fighter pilots and the part they played in all the principal operational theatres of World War II.

The RAF Regiment was created in the early years of World War II for the active dedicated defense of RAF airfields and installations.

Airfields and Airmen:Cambrai covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons.

The Battleground Europe series has helped create a new audience for the story of the desperate battles of World War I, But up to now the series has largely been concerned with the ground war.

A history of the Welsh Battalion and its service during World War I in France.

A history and guide to the historic British airfields where American bombers had to be ready to go at a moment's notice-includes photos.

The story of the supersonic fighter with "e;interesting insight into the period of the 1950s and early 1960s, the Cold War and of course the war in Vietnam"e; (Military Modelling).

"e;A quite enlightening book that discusses the most important group of heavy cruisers serving during WW2 and how the type evolved.

A celebration of the renowned WWII aircraft and the aviators who flew them-includes rare photographs.

The Blackburn Skua was the first monoplane to be designed and built for the Royal Navy in the 1930s.

The inter-war years between 1918 and 1939 saw the newly created Royal Air Force fighting for its very existence politically, being dispatched to the remotest corners of the British Empire and its Protectorates in various policing roles and then finally engaged in a headlong rush to modernize in the face of the new German Fascist regime that was threatening British and European freedom.

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s.

From the New York Times-bestselling author, an analysis of how flight has shaped warfare, politics, diplomacy, technology, and mass culture.

"e;One of Britain's best-known aviation historians .

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

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.

BEA was formed in 1946 and took over most UK domestic and European routes under the British government's nationalisation policy.

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.

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

The dramatic story of the final mission and moments of the German Navy's prized airship during World War I.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

The incredible story of the dive bomber is told through official reports and personal accounts from combat pilots in this sweeping military history.

John Masefield wrote four books on The Great War: Gallipoli, The Old Front Line, War and the Future and Battle of the Somme.

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