| | | Aces of the Reich.
 | An incisive survey of Germany's formidable fighter pilots that accounts for the unlikely demise of the Jagdwaffe after they were arguably the world's best -equipped and trained air force.Author: Mike Spick. Publisher: Greenhill.Hardback. 240pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-10: 1853676756.ISBN-13: 9781853676758.Original Price £27.50. Price: Price: £7.99
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Airborne Espionage.
 | The personal narrative of Wing Commander Roderic Hill’s time flying the air route between Cairo and Baghdad in the early 1920’s, carrying both mail and passengers over inhospitable landscapes, often in perilous conditions.Author: Wing Commander Roderic Hill. Publisher: Nonsuch.Paperback. 256pp. 15cm by 23cm.ISBN-13: 9781845880095.Original Price £16.00. Price: Price: £8.99
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An Emotional Gauntlet.
 | The gripping story of an American World War II aircrew flying missions from England in a B-24 Liberator bomber they nicknamed 'Corky'.Author: Stuart J.Wright. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 334pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844151204.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £4.99
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Antonov AN-12
 | Illustrated by some 300 photographs, many previously unpublished, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of Soviet/Russian air historians and transport aviaition in general.Author: Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov. Publisher: Crowood.HARDBACK. 228pp. 24 x 18cm, 1080g. ISBN 1840373509Original GBP £29.95. Price: Price: £9.99
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Army Wings.
 | The fascinating story of army fixed-wing co-operation units that were made up of specially trained volunteer army personnel. Complete with many black and white archive photographs.Author: Robert Jackson. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 175pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN-10: 1844153800.ISBN-13: 9781844153800.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £7.99
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Baling Out.
 | Amazing dramas of military flying that highlights the many dangers of baling out of a stricken aircraft including parachutes on fire, landing in mine fields, hanging from trees and others shot as they drifted back to earth.Author: Robert Jackson. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 192pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN-10: 1844153479.ISBN-13: 9781844153473.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £7.99
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Barbarossa & the Retreat To Moscow.
 | The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet frontline aircraft were destroyed, and the casualty rate among the pilots was cripplingly high. Author: Artem Drabkin. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 158pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844155637 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £6.99
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Bomb Aimer over Berlin.
 | Les Bartlett has become one of the great characters of World War II history. He flew as bomb aimer with the then Flying Officer Michael Beetham, who later became Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At that time he was a sergeant but gained his commission in April 1944 and flew his tour, including 27 raids over Germany and France between November 1943 and May 1944. On his second operation his aircraft was attacked by a Ju 88, leaving it with no flaps or brakes - a crash landing at Wittering ensued. Author: Peter Jacobs. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 204pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844155965 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £7.99
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Bravery Awards for Aerial Combat.
 | Only 110 CGMs were awarded and this book describes the events and personalities of many of those whose bravery in combat led to the award of this very rare medal.Author: Alan E Cooper. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 208pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844155989 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £6.99
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Dinghy Drop.
 | September 1941 approval was given for the formation of two long-range Air-Sea Rescue squadrons. No 279 Squadron was formed at Bircham Newton in Norfolk. In the period leading up to the formation of the squadron there had been much work done in relation to air-dropped survival equipment such as the Lindholme Dinghy Dropping Gear, the Bircham Barrel and the Thornaby Bag. Author: Tom Docherty. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 259pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844154821 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £7.99
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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
 | The Skyhawk first entered service with the US Navy almost 50 years ago. It is still in service with various US units and remains the backbone of many of the air forces of those countries to which it has been exported. Author: Jim Winchester. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 304pp. 18cm by25cm.ISBN-13: 9781844150854 Original Price: £29.99 Price: Price: £14.99
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Douglas Havoc and Boston: The DB-7/ A-20 Series.
 | The Douglas DB-7 was an advanced attack bomber developed in the late 1930s. First built for the French government it later flew as the Boston for the RAF and later as the A-20 Havoc for the US Army Air Corps. When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour came, the A-20 was among the most capable aircraft in the US inventory. Author: Scott Thompson. Publisher: Crowood.HARDBACK. 176pp. 29 x 23cm. 994g. ISBN 1861266707.Original GBP £29.95. Price: Price: £9.99
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Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories.
 | A new selection of Second World War stories collected from the largest of all the American Air Forces, numbering some 200,000 officers and men, supported by many archive photographs.Author: Ian McLachlan. Publisher: Sutton.Hardback. 212pp. 18cm by 25cm.ISBN-10: 0750933607.ISBN-13: 9780750933605.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £7.99
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Eighth Passenger
 | A new edition of this acclaimed first-hand account of combat flying in the Second World War that takes into account added knowledge that has come to light with the relaxation of security measures.Author: Miles Tripp. Publisher: Wordsworth.Paperback. 202pp. 14cm by 22cm.ISBN-10: 1840222522.ISBN-13: 9781840222524. Price: Price: £2.99
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Evader.
 | The epic story of the first British airman to be rescued by the Comete Escape Line in World War II, - this is Jack's story.Author: Derek Shuff. Publisher: Spellmount.Paperback. 178pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN-13: 9781862274280.Original Price £12.99. Price: Price: £3.99
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Eyes of the Night.
 | The story of the creation of 9 Group of the Royal Air Force that was charged with the air defence of North-Western England and it's major industrial cities of Manchester and Liverpool from 1940 to 1943.Author: Joe Bamford & Ron Collier. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 205pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-10: 1844152960.ISBN-13: 9781844152964.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £7.99
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Fighter Master Folland.
 | The fascinating story of Henry Folland's days as a aircraft designer during the Second World War, who designed seventeen fighters of which over 7,000 were built. Also with an in-depth study of the man himself.Author: Derek N. James. Publisher: Tempus.Paperback. 160pp. 17cm by 25cm.ISBN-13: 9780752443973.Original Price £16.99. Price: Price: £6.99
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Flying in Defiance of the Reich.
 | This is the vivid memoir of a man who was twenty-one at the outbreak of World War II. Having joined the RAFVR before the war, he was mobilised in August 1939 and after training became operational on 233 Squadron Coastal Command flying Hudsons from Leuchars, Aldergrove and St Eval. Author: Squadron Leader Peter Russell DFC. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 264pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844155767 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £7.99
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German Jets Versus The U.S. Army Air Force.
 | The story of the battle for the skies over Europe written by the official historian for the American Fighter Aces Association.Author: William N. Hess. Publisher: Speciality Press.Hardback. 175pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0933424639.Original Price £14.95. Price: Price: £4.99
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Greatest Squadron Of Them All: Volume II.
 | The definitive history of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAUXAF that later became known as 'The Queen's Squadron'. Volume II covers 1941 through to the present.Author: David Ross, Bruce Blanche & William Simpson. Publisher: Grub Street.Hardback. 416pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1904010512.Original Price £30.00. Price: Price: £6.99
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History of Dive Bombing.
 | This is the incredible history of the dive bomber told from both official records and eyewitness accounts. It tears away the many myths and misrepresentations that surrounded this type of warplane and presents a truly original and detailed history, from the first true combat dive bombing by an RAF pilot in 1917 to the last stirring wartime actions. Author: Peter C Smith. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 245pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844155927 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £7.99
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Horizons.
 | An album of some of the most outstanding images of the RAF in the 21st Century taken by internationally renowned air-to-air photographer Geoffrey Lee.Author: Geoffrey Lee. Publisher: Adhoc.Hardback. 160pp. 28cm by 26cm.ISBN-10: 0946958459.ISBN-13: 9780946958450.Original Price £30.00 Price: Price: £9.99
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Hurricanes Versus Zeros.
 | In this book the author not only tells his story of flying against the Japanese but he succeeds in painting a much wider canvas embracing the events leading up to and during the Japanese invasion of Singapore and the Dutch West Indies. Author: Terence Kelly. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 205pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844156221 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £6.99
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Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle.
 | The full history of this light attack bomber that has seen service in many air forces. This ultimate reference is packed with technical details and archive photographs.Author: Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov. Publisher: Airlife.Hardback. 144pp. 20cm by 25cm. ISBN 1840373512.Original GBP £29.99. Price: Price: £7.99
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Keeping Watch.
 | A sensitively written true story by a World War II RAF Bomber Command Radio Telephony operator who talked down the crews on their return from operations, met them off duty and so often, within days, mourned their loss.Author: Pip Beck. Publisher: Goodall.Paperback. 191pp. 13cm by 20cm. ISBN 0907579388.Original Price £6.99. Price: Price: £2.99
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Last Year of the Luftwaffe.
 | A gripping account of the death throes of the Luftwaffe that describes all operations between May 1944 and May 1945, with numerous first-hand accounts and archive photographs.Author: Alfred Price. Publisher: Greenhill.Paperback. 191pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN 1853674400.Original Price £15.99. Price: Price: £4.99
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Letters From an Early Bird.
 | The life and letters of Denys Corbett Wilson, an early pioneer aviator who took to the air just a few years after the Wright Brothers proved that man was capable of controlled powered flight.Author: Donal MacCarron. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 176pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN-10: 1844153827.ISBN-13: 9781844153824.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £7.99
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Life At Full Throttle.
 | The life of Admiral Sir John Treacher who saw action as a naval aviator in World War Two then his susequent career in the Royal Navy and as Chairman of Playboy Clubs International.Author: Sir John Treacher. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 260pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844151344.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £6.99
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Luftwaffe Aerial Torpedo Aircraft & Operations.
 | Although airborne torpedo operations were relatively minor compared with the activities of other flying units, the Luftwaffe's torpedo units were a weapon of great strike power and strategic marine significance.Author: Harold Thiele. Publisher: Hikoki.Paperback. 96pp. 21cm by 30cm. ISBN 1902109422.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £4.99
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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.
 | Volume 9 in the Warbird Tech Series that is a definitive guide to this combat fighter, it is full of exploded views and cutaways and excerpts from technical manuals. Also full of photographs with some in colour.Author: Dennis R. Jenkins. Publisher: Speciality Press.Paperback. 100pp. 21cm by 28cm. ISBN 0933424728. Price: Price: £3.99
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Men Who Breached the Dams.
 | A deeply researched history of one of the most successful operations of World War II carried out by the famous 617 Squadron led by Guy Gibson.Author: Alan Cooper. Publisher: Airlife.Paperback. 204pp. 15cm by 23cm.ISBN-13: 9781840373707.ISBN-10: 1840373709.Original Price £9.99. Price: Price: £3.99
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Military Air Transport Service.
 | A superb collection of over 370 colour and black and white photographs of the service that supported the United States military wherever they operated in the world, from the Berlin Airlift to Vietnam.Author: Nicholas M. Williams. Publisher: Midland.Hardback. 192pp. 22cm by 29cm. ISBN 1857800877.Original Price £24.95. Price: Price: £9.99
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Mission Accomplished.
 | The engaging memoir of a Czechoslovakian fighter pilot who joined 601 Squadron and fought for Britain in World War Two flying Hurricanes and Spitfires.Author: Frank Mares. Publisher: Grub Street.Hardback. 256pp. 14cm by 22cm.ISBN-10: 1904943829.ISBN-13: 9781904943822.Original Price £18.00. Price: Price: £6.99
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Modern RAF.
 | This highly illustrated book focuses on aircraft and weapons, operational bases and operational units of the RAF, each of these aspects is covered comprehensively with bases, units, missiles and aircraft.Author: Jeremy Flack. Publisher: Crowood.Hardback. 288pp. 23cm by 28cm.ISBN-10: 1861266162.ISBN-13: 9781861266163.Original Price £35.00. Price: Price: £14.99
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No.7 Bomber Squadron RAF in World War II.
 | This is the story of one of the RAF's oldest and most distinguished heavy bomber squadrons in WW2, although an outline history of the unit since it was formed in WW1 and its post-war history are included. It was the first operational Stirling Squadron, the RAF's first four engine heavy bomber, and flew the first long-distance raids into the heart of Nazi Germany. Author: Tom Docherty. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 290pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844154814 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £7.99
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No Place For Chivalry.
 | A look at the action of night fighter squadrons operating from RAF Wittering and Digby and their satellite airfields defending the east of England against the German Air Force in two World Wars.Author: Alastair Goodrum. Publisher: Grub Street.Hardback. 192pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1904943225.Original Price £18.00. Price: Price: £6.99
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One-Armed Mac.
 | The story of Squadron Leader James Maclachlan, who after losing his arm in combat over Malta, continued the fight and inspired other amputees who wanted to get back into the war.Author: Brian Cull & Roland Symons. Publisher: Grub Street.Hardback. 192pp. 14cm by 22cm. ISBN 1904010466.Original Price £16.99. Price: Price: £6.99
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Panavia Tornado.
 | The variable geometry Panavia Tornado is the result of a tri-national development programme between Britain, Germany and Italy and has seen service during the Gulf war and over the Balkans, complete with over 180 photographs.Author: Andy Evans. Publisher: Crowood.Hardback. 175pp. 23cm by 29cm. ISBN 1861262019.Original GBP £29.95. Price: Price: £9.99
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Pathfinder's Story.
 | Bill Robinson's account is a fascinating and stirring account of courage in war: a tribute not only to one man's courage, but also to the courage of the nameless thousands whose stories will now never be told. Author: W W Robinson. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 198pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844156023 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £6.99
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Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe.
 | Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe focuses on the efforts of the powerful Nazi propaganda machine to promote the technical achievements and might of the then newly created German airforce. Author: James Wilson. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 224pp. 17cm by 24cm. ISBN-13: 9781844154913 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £7.99
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Return from Berlin.
 | The memoir of a B-17 navigator and his crewmates, men who faced extraordinary danger with a maturity well beyond their years, far from their homeland and based in the Northamptonshire countryside.Author: Robert Grilley. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 182pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844152146.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £6.99
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Royal Air Force, Vol I.
 | The inter-war years between 1918 and 1939 saw the newly created Royal Air Force fighting for its very existence politically, being despatched to the remotest corners of the British Empire and its Protectorates in various policing roles and then finally engaged in a head-long rush to modernize in the face of the new German Fascist regime that was threatening British and European freedom. Author: Ian Philpott. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 492pp. 19cm by 25cm.ISBN-13: 9781844151547 Original Price: £35.00 Price: Price: £14.99
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Second To None.
 | A pictorial history of Hornchurch Aerodrome through two World Wars and beyond, from 1915 to 1962. A must for the collector, historian and veteran of the times and also of great local interest.Author: Richard C. Smith. Publisher: Grub Street.Hardback. 160pp. 20cm by 26cm. ISBN-10: 1904010784.Original Price £20.00. Price: Price: £7.99
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Sepecat Jaguar.
 | This versatile, rugged aircraft was a joint Anglo/French project and first flew in September 1968, becoming operational with both the RAF and Armèe del'Air in 1972/3. Author: Martin Bowman. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Hardback. 298pp. 18cm by 25cm.ISBN-13: 9781844155453 Original Price: £29.99 Price: Price: £12.99
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Soldier, Sailor & Airman Too.
 | A comprehensive history of the life and career of Group Captain A.B."Woody" Woodhall. A unique slice of British Army, Royal Marine, Royal Navy and RAF history, spanning both World Wars.Author: Woody Woodhall. Publisher: Grub Street.Hardback. 285pp. 19cm by 25cm.ISBN-13: 9781906502218.Original Price £20.00. Price: Price: £6.99
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'Somewhere In The Westcountry'
 | The story of Bristol's Whitchurch Airport during the Second World War as it became Britain's main air gateway to the free world. Full of wonderful archive photographs and nostalgic anecdotes.Author: Ken Wakefield. Publisher: Crecy.Hardback. 174pp. 19cm by 25cm. ISBN 0947554653.Original Price £16.95. Price: Price: £6.99
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Sound Barrier.
 | As the speed of early aircraft gradually increased there eventually became an awareness during the 1940's, that strange things were occurring at around 500mph. Many later WW2 fighter aircraft were reported to become dangerously uncontrollable in high-speed power dives. Pilot's and aircraft designers were beginning to encounter the sound barrier. Author: Peter Caygill. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 212pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844154562 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £7.99
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Strike Hard, Strike Sure.
 | One of Pen & Sword's Military Classics that tells the story of the men and the various stirring actions who flew the various bombers of World War II.Author: Ralph Barker. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Paperback. 208pp. 13cm by 20cm.ISBN-10: 0850529638ISBN-13: 9780850529630.Original Price £6.99. Price: Price: £2.99
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Tactical Reconnaissance in the Cold War.
 | This book describes how the United States Air Force tactical reconnaissance units operated from the end of World War II until the 1970s. This was an immensely active period that also included major conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. Author: Doug Gordon. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 317pp. 18cm by 25cm.ISBN-13: 9781844153329 Original Price: £25.00 Price: Price: £9.99
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Targeting the Reich.
 | At the centre of the Allies aerial campaign in WWII was reconnaissance, without it, those planning an attack could only guess at the precise location of the target and the layout of defences around it.Author: Dr. Alfred Price. Publisher: Greenhill.Hardback. 144pp. 20cm by 26cm. ISBN-10: 1853675466.ISBN-13: 9781853675461.Original Price £25.00 Price: Price: £7.99
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Think Like a Bird.
 | In this fascinating story about flying at its most challenging, we follow a young British Army officer who takes the difficult decision to leave the family of his regiment and embark upon a career as an Army pilot.Author: Alex Kimbell. Publisher: Airlife.Hardback. 261pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1840371757.Original Price £19.95. Price: Price: £6.99
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Three's Company.
 | A highly illustrated history of No. 3 Squadron's operations throughout its history. The rare photographs have been collected by the author over many years and the text includes first-hand accounts from the Squadrons archives.Author: Jack T.C.Long. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 224pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 1844151581.Original Price £25.00. Price: Price: £9.99
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Torpedo Bombers.
 | This is a highly illustrated history one of the most deadly types of attack aircraft. The torpedo bomber first appeared during the later years of World War One but served their most useful role in the Second World War. Author: Peter C Smith. Publisher: Pen & Sword. Paperback. 19cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844156078 Original Price: £12.99 Price: Price: £4.99
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Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder.
 | A complete history of this historic Russian aircraft which was the first Soviet supersonic bomber and was delivered to the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War. Supported by many archive photographs some in full colour.Author: Sergey Burdin & Alan E Dawes. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 272pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN-10: 1844152413.ISBN-13: 9781844152414.Original Price £25.00. Price: Price: £9.99
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USAAF Fighter Stories.
 | A collection of first-hand stories of of the technical hazards and the danger of flying in the congested skies of wartime Britain which confronted the young American pilots before they even reached the coasts of Occupied Europe.Author: Ian McLachlan. Publisher: Sutton.Hardback. 212pp. 18cm by 25cm. ISBN 0750933615.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £4.99
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Warlords. Volume 1.
 | Over 500 full colour profiles of the US Eighth Air Force fighter colours of World War II, this volume covers the 4th, 20th and 55th Fighter Groups.Author: Barry & Ann Money. Publisher: Flight Recorder Publications.Paperback. 160pp. 21cm by 29cm. ISBN 0954560515.Original Price £17.95. Price: Price: £6.99
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With a Smile and a Wave.
 | A vivid picture of the squalor and danger of war in the trenches and the challenges of pioneer air fighting told through the life of Captain Aidan Liddell who won the fourth air VC in the Summer of 1915.Author: Peter Daybell. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 303pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN-10: 1844151603.ISBN-13: 9781844151608.Original Price £19.99. Price: Price: £7.99
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World War II RAF Airfields in Norfolk.
 | As part of the AHT series, this book covers airfields in Norfolk. This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would have sought well-deserved entertainment and relaxation. Author: Martin Bowman. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Paperback. 169pp. 13cm by 21cm.ISBN-13: 9781844155729 Original Price: £12.99 Price: Price: £3.99
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Young Man You'll Never Die.
 | Merton Naydler joined the RAF at the age of nineteen and served for the next six years until May 1946. He flew Spitfires and Hurricanes during a tour of duty that took him to North Africa, Burma and Malaya. Author: Merton Naydler. Publisher: Pen & Sword.Hardback. 191pp. 16cm by 24cm.ISBN-13: 9781844153381 Original Price: £19.99 Price: Price: £6.99
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