Air Forces & Warfare

On May 3, 1943, dozens of airplanes could be seen flying in and out of Royal Air Force Bovingdon Airfield near London, England. Among the aircraft ...

On May 3, 1943, dozens of airplanes could be seen flying in and out of Royal Air Force Bovingdon Airfield near London, England. Among the aircraft ...

'Nerve-shattering, enlightening and deeply moving' - JOHN NICHOL'A powerful and compelling read' - ROWLAND WHITEOn 5 December 2002, trainee pilot N...

During the Second World War, the Soviet Unions Petlyakov Pe-2 Peshka dive-bomber was unique in that it was as fast as most fighter aircraft. This w...

It is more than a hundred years since Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was killed in combat on the Western Front. Yet this gallant fighter pi...

The RAF did not come of age until the Second World War. The role of its forerunners in the Great War, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Ai...

During the Second World War over 200,000 British prisoners of war were detained by the Third Reich. A large proportion of these PoWs were members o...

This book chronicles exploits of the 3rd Bomb Squadron of Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault's experimental Chinese-American Composite Wing, in which young...

Japan is increasingly becoming a key player in the Indo-Pacific security environment, as regional tensions ramp up over a variety of different fact...

Will resonate with readers of the The Forgotten 500 and Code Talker. The exploits, trials, disappointments, and victories of members of the America...

The Allied Operation Mallory Major (northern Italy, July 1944) aimed at the destruction of all bridges across the Po River and its tributaries and ...

During the Second World War, Britain's skies were transformed by the drone of aircraft, factory workers toiled around the clock to produce new type...

An illustrated guide to the most deadly production fighter aircraft in the world The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor entered service in 2005, and ...

One of the most famous and spectacular events of the Second World War was the destruction of two dams in the Ruhr by Avro Lancaster bombers of 617 ...

An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmjäger. D...

The first book to cover the full history of the RAF's air war against Hamburg, one of the most important target cities in Germany. The city of Ha...

An illustrated account of the dramatic engagement between the Luftwaffes Me 163 units and Allied bombers during the closing years of World War II. ...