Air Forces & Warfare

Since its establishment during World War Two, Navy squadrons have been deployed to the high desert outside of Fallon, Nevada, to hone their aerial ...

As a versatile and undemanding aircraft, the Jet Provost established itself as the basic trainer for the RAF from the late 1950s until its retireme...

World War Two Spitfire pilot Owen Hardy was probably the last New Zealand ace to tell his story. He left home at 18 bent on joining the RAF and by ...

This book covers the complete and long overdue history of the Hunting/BAC Jet Provost and Strikemaster, which for thirty-eight years trained genera...

This, the second of two volumes covering United States Naval Aviation in the 1980s, completes the story by exploring training, reserve, test and US...

This book commemorates the US paratrooper heroes who died on 20 September 1944 during the attempted crossing of the River Waal to liberate the city...

James Stewart was already a Hollywood star when the United States went to war in December 1941. Having received an Academy Award for Best Actor in ...

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, The Bomber War is an accessible, insightful and authoritative introduction to the airborne Allied fight aga...

Modern Military Aircraft is a fascinating guide to the most important military aircraft developed since World War II. This highly illustrated book ...

Bomber Command is a richly illustrated account of the Royal Air Force organisation from its inception prior to the Second World War in 1936 to its ...

No. 7 in the Daily Telegraph Top 50 Best Books of 2023 and a History Book of the YearThe remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who rescued Britai...

By the summer of 1943, the Third Reich's fate seemed sealed. The combined might of Britain and the Commonwealth nations, the United States and the ...

Dilip Sarkar has studied the Battle of Britain period for a lifetime and is renowned for his meticulous research and evidence-based approach, setti...

By the close of 1916, the air war over France was progressing amazingly. The Royal Flying Corps, the French Air Force and the opposing German Air S...