This book is a riveting account told in ten big chapters of the young RAF crews who flew Lancasters in RAF Bomber Command from 1942 to the end of the war in Europe in April 1945.
Roy Nesbit brings to bear all the insight gained from his flying experience and his skill as a aviation historian as he investigates the wartime disappearances he describes in this haunting book.
A collection of British cartoons featuring Old Bill, "e;one of the best-loved characters of World War I,"e; created by a solider on the front lines (Warfare History Network).
While his extravagant and glamorous lifestyle is well known, little has been published concerning Ian Fleming's contribution during the Second World War.
A Soviet bomber pilot who flew more than 300 missions behind enemy lines offers a rare firsthand account of life on the Eastern Front in this WWII memoir.
In his own words, the victor of El Alamein tells his life story in a book that's "e;an absolutejoy to read and may be described as a tour-de-force"e; (Belfast News Letter).
The pilot's son delivers "e;a fascinating read and an invaluable insight in to the workings of pre- and wartime test flying under the Third Reich"e; (Military Aircraft Monthly).
Fighter Operations in Europe and North Africa 1939-1945 tells the story of Allied and German fighter pilots in Europe, over the Mediterranean and in North Africa during the Second World War.
A Ukrainian-born British MP's memoir of being sold into slavery by Nazis as a child-and the long journey that led to his career in politics and business.
The book describes the problems of instigating resistance in France and the slow development of the clandestine warfare and special operation forces, equipment, training, delivery, communication, command, control and intelligence techniques.
From the earliest days of the Second World War, Hitlers U-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much Allied merchant tonnage as possible.
"e;Henry Tyndall was a typical product of the Victorian age-an intensely patriotic army officer who served in India, on the North-West Frontier, on the Western Front and in East Africa at the height of the British empire.
"e;The fascinating book features the life story of Dr Randle Manwaring,focusing particularly on his Regiment's fight to capture Burma towards the end of WW2As one of the founding Officers of the RAF Regiment, the author helped train and set up the Regiment from its inception in 1942.
The story of the air war over Western Europe, told firsthand by the American and German pilots and crew who took part-with never-before-published photos.
A look at the development and flight testing of the Griffon-powered Spitfires and Seafires, along with an operational history both during and after WWII.
Having driven the British and Indian Forces out of Burma in 1942, General Mutaguchi, Commanding the 15th Japanese Army, was obsessed by the conquest of India.
