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  • Covert Radar and Signals Interception

    The Secret Career of Eric Ackermann

    by David Haysom, Peter Jackson ...
    "A remarkable reconstruction of the extensive and quite exceptional career" of a key WW2 military intelligence officer. ( Royal Air Force Historical Society)Of German stock dating back to 1530 in Saxony, Eric George Ackermann GM was born on the Isle of Wight in 1919 and became a leading figure in the world of signals and electronic intelligence. As a Junior Scientific Officer at the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Aces Against Germany

    by Eric Hammel ...
    ACES AGAINST GERMANYThe American Aces SpeakEric HammelIn the second volume of his critically acclaimed series, The American Aces Speak, military historian Eric Hammel brings fresh first person accounts from U.S. Army Air Corps fighter aces who blasted their way across the skies of North Africa, the Mediterranean, and northern and southern Europe in the great crusade against Hitler's vaunted ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • 6 Group Bomber Command

    An Operational Record

    by Chris Ward ...
    6 Group was born out of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), which, among other things called for the formation of 25 Canadian Squadrons in Britain. This figure was later downsized. The Canadian vision was of a Canadian force operating independently alongside Bomber Command in the manner of the American 8th, but skillfull negotiating by the British resulted in Canadian Bomber ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Martin B-26 Marauder

    by Martyn Chorlton ...
    Series Book 4 - Air Vanguard
    A definitive technical guide to one of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War.The Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an undeserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. Deemed superior to all other designs on the table at the time, almost a 1,000 had been ordered before the aircraft first took to the air November 1940. From late 1941 the first B ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Dowding & Churchill

    The Dark Side of the Battle of Britain

    by Jack Dixon ...
    A WWII historian shines a light on an unsung hero of the Battle of Britain and reveals the conspiracy that led to his undignified dismissal.From 1936 to 1940, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding built Britain's cutting edge defensive force, Fighter Command. Thanks to his foresight, Fighter Command was the only military arm prepared for battle when war was declared against Germany. Dowding's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hidden Warbirds

    The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering & Rebuilding WWII's Lost Aircraft

    by Nicholas A. Veronico ...
    "If you only have room in your collection for one book on WWII-era warbird wreck histories and recoveries, then it should be this one. . . . Fascinating." —Alan Griffith, author of Consolidated MessAviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico has been investigating and writing about aircraft wrecks for many years. His website, wreckchasing.com, is the go-to source for enthusiasts who want to know more ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mil Mi-24 Hind Gunship

    by Alexander Mladenov ...
    Series Book 171 - New Vanguard
    With its distinctive double-cockpit design, the Mi-24 'Hind' is arguably the most recognizable war machine of the Cold War, and has achieved near-legendary status in the annals of military history.The first Soviet helicopter to function as both a gunship and an assault transport, it served extensively in Afghanistan, and has been employed by militaries across the world for many years since. ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Spitfire!

    The Experiences of a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot

    by Brian Lane ...
    The remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane, DFC. Brian Lane was only 23 when he when he wrote his dramatic account of life as a Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. Lane was an 'ace' with six enemy 'kills' to his credit and was awarded the DFC for bravery in combat. The text is honest and vibrant, and has the immediacy of a book written ... Read more

    $8.59 USD

  • Legend of the Lancasters

    The Bomber War from England, 1942–45

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    This book is a riveting account told in ten big chapters of the young RAF crews who flew Lancasters in RAF Bomber Command from 1942 to the end of the war in Europe in April 1945. It is unique in that the story is told using first person accounts from RAF aircrew and German night fighter crews who fought each other on raids on occupied Europe and Germany from 1942 onwards. Details of what it was ... Read more

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  • A Story about a Real Man

    by Boris Polevoi ...
    The story of downed WWII Soviet fighter pilot (and Hero of the Soviet Union) Alexiei Maresyev, who with both feet amputated because of frostbite returns to combat flying. The author was practically everywhere during the war. Boris Polevoi parachuted several times into the enemy's rear, served in Stalingrad, was present at the capture of Paulus, wrote from Banska Bystrica during the Slovak uprising ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The YF-23 So Smooth, Stealthy, Yet So Unwanted

    by David Myhra ...
    The YF-23 was an unconventional-looking aircraft, with diamond-shaped wings, a profile with substantial area-ruling to reduce drag at trans-sonic speeds, and an all-moving V-tail. The cockpit was placed high, near the nose of the aircraft for good visibility for the pilot. The aircraft featured a tricycle landing gear configuration with a nose landing gear and two main landing gear. The weapons ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grumman F-14 Tomcat

    Bye-Bye Baby. . . !

    Edited by Dave Parsons, George Hall, Bob Lawson ...
    A look back at the jet fighter's thirty-five years of service with the US Navy, featuring hundreds of photos as well as stories from pilots.For thirty-five years of active naval service, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the foremost air superiority fighter of the Cold War, with continuing service as a fighter-bomber in the Gulf Wars. Two hundred thousand sailors, both pilots and "ground" crew, served ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus