Air Forces & Warfare

At its height during the Second World War, the RAF totalled 185,000 personnel. Men and women, from home and overseas, served alongside members of D...

This is the fascinating story of army fixed-wing co-operation units who were made up of specially trained volunteer army personnel. These men were ...

Operation Chastise, the audacious attack on the dams in the Ruhr valley, is arguably one of the most famous airborne attacks in history. During the...

In July 1944 the Allies were stunned by the appearance of the Messerschmitt Me-262, the worlds first operational jet warplane. This new German figh...

A remarkable tale of a local airman, this book is based on a true story. It is a tribute to all those who the author describes as 'helpers' - the m...

CEAM leads all the experiments at a rate of 350 per year for all types of aircraft equipment: aircraft, weapons, software, ergonomic equipment. The...

The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on 13 April 1912, and came into being a month later when the Air Battalion was absorbed into the...

Located in an Observer Corps post on the top of a Martello tower on the seafront at Dymchurch in Kent, Mr E.E. Woodland and Mr A.M. Wraight were on...

Some aircraft inspire passion, others nostalgia, but others, often the unsung heroes, are more of a connoisseur's choice. The Handley Page Victor e...

The first, and most essential element in aerial bombardment is that of locating the target. All the inherent costs and risks in undertaking a bombi...

This book tells the story of the first helicopter in the world designed from the outset to be deployed at sea, in Destroyers and Frigates. It is pr...

The story of the Supermarine Spitfire has been told across many years and the debate about it is enduring, yet the Spitfire remains a true icon. Fo...

Since it was first published in 1989, Men of the Battle of Britain, the complete third edition of which was published in 2015, has become a standar...

The Battle of Berlin, the bombing of the Big City' as it was known to the crews of RAF Bomber Command, raged from 18 November 1943 to the end of t...

Eighty years after the Battle of Britain this vivid and dramatic book tells the story, in their own words, of six brave young men who fought courag...

Since the end of World War II, the strategic bombing of Germany has inspired numerous studies, countless books and several documentary films, and i...

The Junkers 87 Stuka was an iconic weapon of World War Two and an aircraft name that was, and still is, instantly recognised worldwide. Its roles i...