Air Forces & Warfare

The First World War was the first conflict in history to be fought in the air, as well as on land and at sea. Britains fledgling air arms, the Roya...

In a breathtaking moment lasting less than ten seconds, skimming the rooftops of Brussels, Jean de Selys Longchamps would etch his name into the an...

This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the first three years of the Second World War, consolidating first-hand accounts from German fighter pi...

In preparation for the liberation of the northern part of the Netherlands, Operation Amherst was launched on the night of 7 to 8 April 1945. This l...

The watery, heavily vegetated marshlands of the Mekong Delta served as a formidable natural defense for Viet Cong units in the region, and the wate...

A revised and expanded new edition of this classic biography of a legendary American fighter pilot.  Frank Luke was the first American airman ...

Pat Hughes is today perhaps the greatest unsung hero of the Battle of Britain. Ranked sixth in the ace of aces of the aerial campaign of summer 194...

A new study of how the first purpose-built anti-tank helicopter gunship the Bell AH-1 Cobra engaged communist armor and well-armed irregular figh...

A detailed account of the war-winning role that a handful of Harrier squadrons played in the Falklands War. On 5 April 1982, the British aircraft...

The Royal Air Force was formed in 1918 to defend the skies over Britain during the First World War and made a major contribution to winning one of ...

Military Airlift Command was a United States Air Force Major Command, responsible for strategic and tactical airlift, primarily operating C-130, C-...

The Great War of 191418 was the first conflict in which aircraft played a significant role. It was dangerous and sometimes exciting, and it created...

Whitey is the first complete biography of one of the last surviving World War II U.S. Navy aces, and one of the Navy's most respected officers of a...

This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of the 1st Tactical Air Force, or Desert Air Force as it became kno...

The rapid proliferation and growing sophistication of aerospace weapons--rockets, missiles, and drones--have altered the landscape of warfare. The ...

On the night of 19/20 September 1944, a force of 227 Avro Lancasters and ten de Havilland Mosquitoes was despatched to attack the German towns of M...

To the fifteen passengers and crew onboard the lumbering Short Sunderland flying boat, everything appeared normal and routine as it lifted off from...

This book discusses the practice of no-fly zones in international affairs.The first no-fly zone was imposed over northern Iraq immediately after th...