Air Forces & Warfare

If ever there was a real pilot's aeroplane it was the Hunter, an outstanding multi-purpose aircraft which excelled in the roles of interceptor figh...

France has been called the cradle of aviation by many - a fact that cannot be disputed, although some have tried. By the end of the 19th century, s...

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

The Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) was one of the highest decorations given for extreme acts of valour to all ranks of the German armed forces during...

Introduced in 1941, the Short Stirling was the Royal Air Forces first four-engine heavy bomber of the Second World War. However, early on, the Stir...

Ben Bennion enlisted in the pre-war RAF, serving first as an 'erk' before being selected for pilot training. His first posting led to service in th...

Operation Market Garden, September 1944, the Netherlands. Three parachute drops and one armoured charge. The prize was the last bridge at Arnhem ov...

This is the story of 2 Group RAF during World War II. Much of it is told by the men who flew the Blenheim, Boston, Mitchell and Mosquito aircraft t...

This is the story of the air war over Western Europe, much of it told by the Halifax pilots and air crew who took part. It spans the period between...

A decorated fighter pilot and PGA professional tells the story of his life and serviceto both his nation and othersin this remarkable memoir that i...

The Dam Buster raid, Operation Chastise, has gone down in history as one of the greatest feats of arms executed by the Royal Air Force. Extraordina...

At the start of the Spanish Civil War the nationalists sought help for their cause from Germany, following which volunteers from the German Air For...

Sudden Justice explores the secretive history of the United States' use of armed drones and their key role not only on today's battlefields, but al...

Drawing on an extremely rare collection of photographs taken by the camera guns of Bristol Beaufighters deployed on ground-attack and anti-shipping...

Reconnaissance aircraft have always been the spearhead of the various air forces, helping to provide the basis for any further military operations....