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  • Operation Steinbock 1944

    The Luftwaffe's disastrous last Blitz over England

    by Mr Chris Goss ...
    Series Book 52 - Air Campaign
    The story of Germany's disastrous last cross-Channel Blitz in early 1944, which left the Luftwaffe devastated and barely able to oppose the D-Day landings.Operation Steinbock was the Luftwaffe's last sustained bomber offensive against the United Kingdom. In this book, renowned World War II historian Simon Trew explains how and why the Luftwaffe's last cross-Channel campaign was such a contrast to ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Me 262 Units in Combat

    Series Book 155 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated account of the first jet-powered combat aircraft, the Messerschmitt Me 262, and its short but action-packed career during World War 2.Powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed anything the Allies had in terms of speed and firepower, offering, as an interceptor, a formidable punch with four 30 mm MK 108 nose-mounted cannon. Such a blend of armament and speed allowed ... Read more

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  • Spitfire I

    Phoney War and Battle of France

    by Tony Holmes ...
    Series Book 13 - Dogfight
    An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britain's shores.The Spitfire endures as one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Nevertheless, its initial skirmishes and battles yielded as many challenges as successes, with German forces soon outpacing pre-war RAF tactics and exploiting the Spitfire's modest endurance to their advantage. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • World War II Close Air Support Tactics

    Series Book 254 - Elite
    In this illustrated study, an acknowledged expert charts the development of close air support and battlefield air interdiction in theory and practice during World War II.In World War I the use of aircraft to support ground operations was in its infancy, and it was only after the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 that close air support (CAS) and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • RAF Fighters vs Ju 87 Stuka

    In the West 1940–41

    by Andy Saunders ...
    Series Book 138 - Duel
    An illustrated account of the clashes between RAF Fighter Command's Hurricane and Spitfire and the Luftwaffe's Ju 87 Stuka in the skies over France, the Channel and southern England.The story of the Luftwaffe's Ju 87 Stuka and its use against British targets in 1940 has been clouded by the aircraft's – somewhat unfair – reputation as 'fighter fodder' for the RAF's Hurricanes, Spitfires and turret ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Son Tay 1970

    The Operation Ivory Coast POW rescue mission

    Series Book 60 - Raid
    A superbly illustrated account of one of the key milestones in the development of modern US Special Operations Forces, the hugely complex POW rescue at Son Tay.On November 21, 1970, a meticulously prepared force of US Special Forces in HH-53 helicopters, supported by more than a hundred combat aircraft, raided the POW camp at Son Tay, North Vietnam, just 23 miles west of Hanoi, seeking 61 American ... Read more

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  • Philippines 1944

    Third Fleet's first victory over Japanese land-based airpower

    Series Book 50 - Air Campaign
    The US Navy's 1944 Philippines raids were the first time naval aircraft had challenged and beaten a land-based air force. With artwork and rare photos, this is the first book to study them.During September 1944, the US Navy's Task Force 38 launched a series of huge airstrikes against Japanese forces in the Philippines. Seventeen carriers, wielding over 1,000 combat aircraft, made up the most ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Wilde Sau Nightfighters

    Series Book 154 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated exploration of the development, technology and operations of Wilde Sau fighters in the night skies over Germany during the Defence of the Reich.In July 1943, the Nachtjagdverband's defence of Germany from the RAF's increasingly effective night bombing campaign was nearly brought to a standstill. 'Window' – strips of paper with aluminium foil covering one side – had been introduced, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Mers el-Kébir 1940

    Operation Catapult

    Series Book 405 - Campaign
    A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II.Following France's armistice with the Axis powers, Great Britain realized that if Germany or Italy insisted upon the transfer of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers from the French Navy to the control of their own navies, the balance in the ... Read more

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  • Sumatra 1944–45

    The British Pacific Fleet's oil campaign in the Dutch East Indies

    by Angus Konstam ...
    Series Book 49 - Air Campaign
    The first history of how the aircraft of the British Pacific Fleet shattered Japanese oilfields in Sumatra, starving Japan of oil and proving how Anglo-American navies could fight together.With the war in Europe in its final stages, by 1944 the Royal Navy was able to put together a major force to join the campaign against Japan. The British Pacific Fleet was arguably the most powerful fleet the ... Read more

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  • A Most Extraordinary Ride

    Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream

    by Marc Garneau ...
    A captivating and inspiring memoir by Canada's first man in space.On October 5th, 1984, Marc Garneau made history. Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle and reaching a speed of 28,000 km/hour, he became the first Canadian to fly to outer space. That monumental achievement, now etched in Canadian history as one of our country’s proudest moments, inspired a nation ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Yugoslavia and Greece 1940–41

    The Axis' aerial assault in the Balkans

    Series Book 48 - Air Campaign
    A new illustrated history of the German and Italian air campaigns in the invasions of Greece and Yugoslavia, the last full-scale Axis air offensives before Operation Barbarossa.The Greece campaign was launched by Italy in October 1940, the first large-scale campaign of the Italian Air Force outside North Africa, and its last major solo effort. With the German involvement in April 1941, and with ... Read more

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  • Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ and H8K ‘Emily’ Units

    Series Book 153 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's flying boat units during World War 2.Respectively codenamed the 'Mavis' and 'Emily' by the Allies, Japan's H6K and H8K flying boats outstripped their RAF and US Navy counterparts. The 1941 outbreak of war in the Pacific and Southeast Asia saw these remarkable aircraft carry out offensive missions ... Read more

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  • Yom Kippur War 1973

    Airpower in Israel's hardest-fought war

    by Shlomo Aloni ...
    Series Book 43 - Air Campaign
    The story of the hardest-fought air war of the jet era, where highly trained Israeli air forces almost met their match against Egypt and Syria's high-tech MiGs and missiles.The Yom Kippur War, or October War of 1973 was perhaps the most intensive and savage air war in history. It pitted more than 300 Israeli combat aircraft – including modern US-built Phantoms and Skyhawks – against nearly 1,000 ... Read more

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  • Operation Barbarossa 1941

    The Luftwaffe opens the Eastern Front campaign

    Series Book 47 - Air Campaign
    Barbarossa was the biggest German invasion of World War II. Comprehensively illustrated, this study explores the air campaign that spearheaded it, and how it evolved during the rest of 1941.The German invasion of the USSR, Operation Barbarossa, was the apex of Hitler's aggression. The strength of the Luftwaffe was gathered from across Europe for its opening strikes, where it faced a huge but badly ... Read more

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  • Turning The Tide

    The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily

    Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II.In 1942, the Western Allies needed to take the offensive against the Axis to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union. With planning for a cross-Channel invasion beset by logistical and operational difficulties, in May 1942 President Roosevelt ... Read more

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  • Chrome Dome 1960–68

    The B-52s' high-stakes Cold War nuclear operation

    Series Book 46 - Air Campaign
    In 1960, SAC's B-52s began a nonstop, eight-year, nuclear-armed patrol. Fully illustrated, this study explains how one of the Cold War's most challenging operations was conceived and flown.Operation Chrome Dome was Strategic Air Command's unprecedented nuclear deterrence operation, a hugely elaborate and costly response to the perceived nuclear missile threat from the Soviet Union.In this book, ... Read more

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  • Operation Allied Force 1999

    NATO's airpower victory in Kosovo

    Series Book 45 - Air Campaign
    A focused, illustrated history and analysis of perhaps the most complete air power victory in modern times, NATO's war against Serbian forces over Kosovo.On the night of March 24, 1999, NATO forces began military action to stop Serbia's campaign of repression during the Kosovo War. Initially planned to be a 72-hour operation, it took 78 days of sustained air warfare for Operation Allied Force to ... Read more

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  • Bf 109E

    Battle of Britain

    by Andy Saunders ...
    Series Book 12 - Dogfight
    An illustrated account of the Bf 109E's evolving role during the fateful first stages of the Battle of Britain.The Luftwaffe's famous Bf 109 Emil saw considerable combat across the first stages of World War 2, but it was 1940's Battle of Britain that truly put it to the test. During the early operations of that clash, in July and August 1940, German pilots had to reckon not only with the RAF but ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Stalin's Falcons

    Exposing the Myth of Soviet Aerial Superiority over the Luftwaffe in WW2

    by Dmitry Zubov ...
    In this stunning exposé, Dmitry Zubov reveals the dark truth of the terrible losses suffered by Soviet flyers, the inferiority of the Russian aircraft on World War II's Eastern Front, and the almost slave-like conditions in which those aircraft were made.The Soviet history of the Second World War, written under the conditions of a totalitarian regime, reflected all its features, with the result ... Read more

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  • Combat in the Stratosphere

    Extreme Altitude Aircraft in Action During WW2

    by Steven Taylor ...
    In the summer of 1940, a new German aircraft began appearing in the skies over the British Isles. Unlike the rest of the Luftwaffe’s fleet in the Battle of Britain, these aircraft were flying at a height of 40,000 feet and higher – way beyond the reach of the RAF’s defending fighters.These virtually untouchable intruders were examples of the Junkers Ju 86P. The world’s first operational combat ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Secret Operations Over Occupied Europe

    One RAF Crew’s Story of Clandestine Missions, Being Shot Down, Escape and Capture

    For several months in 1943, seven young airmen, all volunteers, were moulded into an RAF crew tasked with undertaking perilous operations over Occupied Europe. Drawn together from England, Argentina, and Canada, the crew, led by their captain, Flight Lieutenant Peter Bartter, were assigned to 138 (Special Duties) Squadron, based at RAF Tempsford. It was there that they flew low, over dangerous ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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  • Vanishing Act

    The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo

    by Dan Hampton ...
    From New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton comes the gripping, untold story of a vital s****ecret mission set during the darkest days of the Second World War.In the dark days after the devastating Pearl Harbor attacks during the spring of 1942, the United States was determined to show the world that the Axis was not invincible. Their bold plan? Bomb Tokyo. On April 18, 1942, sixteen B-25s, ... Read more

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  • Hercules

    by Scott Bateman ...
    **Pre-order the legendary story of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, told through the eyes of former RAF captain Scott Bateman‘The literary equivalent to injecting pure adrenaline into your brain via your eyeball … it’s a blast from start to finish’** AVIATION HISTORIANAnytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it’s war, natural disaster, or humanitarian emergency, for over fifty years the RAF’s ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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