Air Forces & Warfare

'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compell...

It was truly the most breathless and in a way the most exhilarating time I have ever had in my life.This beautiful edition of Going Solo, part of T...

Twenty-five thousand feet above Malta that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis and Reggianes as they swept eastwards i...

The world premiere of the musical stage play Star of Strait Street took place in Valletta on 4 April 2017. It celebrates the life of Christina Ratc...

Long-ranged maritime reconnaissance aircraft were a part of British wartime strategy since the First World War, in the form of flying boats. During...

The Indonesian Confrontation that raged from 1963 to 1966 stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of Malaysia. Fighting in the challeng...

'The bomber,' said Stanley Baldwin in 1932, 'will always get through'. AA Command is the story of one attempt to prove a politician wrong. Drawing ...

The magnificent Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, together with its able partner the Hawker Hurricane, saved Britain from Nazi invasion in the summer ...

This is a fighter pilots memoir of four tumultuous years, 19381942, when he was first trained, then fought and survived in not one but two of the b...

The enemy bomber grew larger in my sights and the rear gunner was sprayed by my guns just as he opened fire. The rest was merely a matter of second...

The key to our position in the whole Mediterranean lay in Malta. (Tedder) Two of the greatest strategic mistakes by Hitler involved failure to ta...

Brian Cull''s definitive `Fighters over Malta: Gladiators and Hurricanes 1940-1942'' is a highly detailed account of the gallant band of RAF and Co...

In the Second World War, Malta was subjected to continual air attacks during a siege lasting nearly two and a half years.This is part of that story...

By the end of 1941, following its participation in the Battle of Britain, 249 was posted to Malta. Having been informed that its pilots would be re...