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| Midway,
the Japanese story. By Mitsuo Fuchida & Masatake Okumiya Aces Agains.
Cassell Military; ISBN: 0304361542. Our Price: £6.99 |
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The
most important battle of the Pacific war, told from the Japanese point
of view Based on top secret documents destroyed at the end of the Second
World War THE classic account of aircraft carriers in action, written by
the most senior Japanese naval aviators to survive the war
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| Paperback
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| The
Desert War. By Bob Carruthers . Cassell Military; ISBN: 0304357138. Our
Price: £19.99 |
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The
war in the desert gave Britain her first significant victory in World War
II when Wavell's late-1940 offensive rolled back the Italians from the
borders of Egypt as far as Bengazi and beyond. However this led on to German
intervention and the arrival, in 1941, of Rommel and his Afrika Korps and
the stage was set for two years of thrust and counter-thrust as British
and Commonwealth forces fought the Axis along the North African littoral.
This illustrated volume analyzes this period of fighting in depth. It tells
the story of the Afrika Korps and the Desert Rats, of the ebb and flow
of the desert war. It includes hundreds of photographs, extensive battle
maps, together with detailed plan views and specifications of equipment.
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| Hardcover
- 224 pages (11 April, 2002) |
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| Torpedo
Leader. Patrick Gibbs. Grub Street; ISBN: 1902304837. Our Price: £7.99 |
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Autobiography
of Patrick Gibbs, in the RAF in WW2. The manuscript
for this book was actually written in 1943, and mainly centres around the
Beaufort anti-shipping operations from Malta in 1942.
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| Paperback
- 208 pages new edition (April 2002) |
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| Gloster
Gladiator Aces, By Andrew Thomas, John Weal (Illustrator). Osprey; ISBN:
184176289X . List Price: £12.99 Our Price: £10.39 |
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| Paperback
- 96 pages (25 January, 2002) |
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| Fire
on the Hangar Deck : Ordeal of the Oriskany. By Wynn F. Foster. Naval Institute
Press; ISBN: 1557502900. Our Price: £16.44 RRP: |
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Ever
since man first ventured to sea, fire has been his worst enemy. No less
so on the modern aircraft carrier where high explosives, volatile fuels,
and flaming engines are often mixed with sailors working long hours under
arduous conditions. In 1966, this hazardous situation led to a catastrophe
costing the lives of 44 men, injuring hundreds more, and doing millions
of dollars of damage. USS Oriskany, a twenty-one-year-old Essex-class carrier,
was conducting combat flight operations in the Gulf of
Tonkin when a night illumination flare ignited on her hangar deck and instantly
transformed her into a flaming holocaust. Wynn Foster, an attack pilot
who flew missions from Oriskany until just before the tragedy, has recreated
the tragic story of this terrible fire. He draws on firsthand knowledge
of the ship, extensive research, and in-depth interviews with survivors.
The result is a gripping account that vividly describes efforts to combat
a situation that was out of control from the beginning. Wynn F. Foster,
a retired Navy pilot who flew more than 200 combat missions over Korea
and Vietnam, lost an arm in combat over North Vietnam. His book Captain
Hook, describes that fateful mission and his successful struggle to remain
on active duty in the aftermath.
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| Hardcover
- 200 pages (15 December, 2001) |
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| The
Fleet Air Arm Handbook, 1939-45. By David Wragg. Sutton Publishing. ISBN:0750925965.
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| Hardcover
- 256 pages (22 November, 2001) |
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| Scapa,
by James Miller . Birlinn Limited; ISBN: 1843410052 Our Price:
£7.99 |
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Through
two world wars, Scapa Flow was the main anchorage of the British Home Fleet.
This text tells the story of Scapa through photographs that have been culled
from collections in the Imperial War Museum and many other sources.
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| Paperback
- 192 pages (31 October, 2001) |
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| British
and Empire Aces of World War I. Christopher Shores and Mark Rolfe (Illustrator).,
Osprey; ISBN: 1841763772. £12.99 RRP: |
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This
volume traces the rapid development of the fighter plane in World War I,
and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.
It covers the Royal Naval Air Service and RFC squadrons and their markings,
as well as the birth of the Royal Air Force.
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| Paperback
- 96 pages (28 October, 2001) |
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| The
Royal Navy 1939-45. by Ian Sumner, Alix Baker (Illustrator) . Osprey;
ISBN: 1841761958 Our Price: £7.99 |
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This
work comprehensively covers the full range of Royal Navy uniforms during
World War II in colour. It explains the organization, duties and shipboard
life of the wartime ships' companies, and traces the development of the
Royal Navy from 1939 to the end of the war.
Advances in submarine
warfare and air/sea tactics cost the Royal Navy dear in the early Atlantic,
Mediterranean and Pacific campaigns, but the traditional professionalism
of the pre-war regulars and the willingness of the Reserves and "hostilities
only" recruits combined to win the battles of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
The navy went on to play a vital part in the sea-borne invasions to liberate
Europe, and by 1945 was once more making a serious contribution
to the war against
Japan.
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| Paperback
- 64 pages (26 October, 2001) |
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Flying
Boats of the Solent , by Norman Hull . Silver Link Publishing Ltd; ISBN:
1857941616.
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This
book covers the once major Flying boat fleet of the Solent in Hampshire.
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| Paperback
- 128 pages (24 October, 2001) |
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Afternoon
of the Rising Sun : The Battle of Leyte Gulf. By Kenneth Friedman.
Presidio Press;
ISBN: 0891417567. Our Price: £18.27 |
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The
Battle of Leyte Gulf and the involvement of the US Fleet.
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| Hardcover
- 368 pages (October 2001) |
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| Luftwaffe
Seaplanes 1939-1945 An Illustrated History by Chris Goss with Bernd Rauchbach.
Crecy Publishing. ISBN 0947554939 |
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The
latest book from aviation historian Chris Goss is a fascinating pictorial
account of the Luftwaffe's sea and floatplanes between 1939 and 1945 and
in the years immediately preceding the war. The volume will combine nearly
250 previously unpublished photographs, virtually all from private sources,
with fully extended captions and commentary. Aircraft types will include
the Arado 196, Blohm und Voss 222 and Heinkel 115 and the authors will
consider each aircraft's service on various fronts of the war.
Chris Goss is
a serving RAF officer and author of a number of acclaimed books on the
aerial warfare of the 2nd World War. Autumn 2000 saw publication of his
highly acclaimed Luftwaffe Fighters' Battle of Britain and its companion
volume Luftwaffe Bombers' Battle of Britain to coincide with the 60th Anniversary
of the Battle of Britain. His other titles are the best-selling Bloody
Biscay, Brothers in Arms and It's Suicide But It's Fun.
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| Hardcover
- 208 pages (Publication date October 2001) |
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| Messerschmitt
Bf 109. Jerry Scutts (Osprey Modelling Manual). Osprey; ISBN: 1841762652.
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With
number 17 the Osprey Modelling Manuals start a regular subseries on modelling
specific aircraft types. The first covers the standard Luftwaffe single-seat
fighter of the early years of WW2, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the mount
of aces such as Adolf Galland and Wemer Molders. With detailed step-by-step
model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale
drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed
to model the main Bf109 version - the 109E 'Emil' - and other variants,
particuarly the 'Gustav', the most numerous of all Bf 109 types, and the
strange double-deck Mistel.
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| Paperback
- 64 pages (28 September, 2001) |
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| Air
War in the Gulf 1991. By David Donald, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator) . Osprey;
ISBN: 1841762954. £12.99. RRP: |
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In
August 1990 Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded and occupied the small
Arab state of Kuwait. This book analyses the ensuing Gulf War (16 January
- 28 February 1991) - a war fought to expel Iraq and restore Kuwaiti independence
if not, as one British MP tartly observed, to defend democracy. The allies
under General Schwarzkopf launched five weeks of air attacks, deploying
1,800 technologically highly advanced aircraft from the US. British, French
and Saudi air forces. Many of these machines, including the British Tomadoes
and US F-117A Stealth fighters, had never before engaged in combat, and
their combined assault, watched by millions on TV, combined impressive
accuracy with firepower to which the Iraqi forces had no answer.
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| Paperback
- 96 pages (28 September, 2001) |
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| World
War II Allied Women's Services , by Martin Brayley, Ramiro Bujeiro (Illustrator)
. Osprey; ISBN: 1841760536 Our Price: £7.19 |
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This
important reference to the uniforms of the British, Commonwealth and US
women's services will be followed by a further MAA title on the Allied
nursing services
Women made a huge
contribution to the Allied armed services in World War II, serving in hundreds
of thousands all over the world. They not only freed men for combat
service, but performed duties which took them into harm's way. Servicewomen
manned anti-aircraft batteries, worked on heavily-bombed air stations,
drove every kind of transport, repaired and maintained combat aircraft,
and even went to sea as cypher experts.
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| Paperback
- 48 pages (14 September, 2001) |
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| The
Aircraft Carrier Story. By Guy Robbins. Cassell Military; ISBN: 0304353086.
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The
beginnings of the aircraft carrier were difficult. Guy Robbins' detailed
history tells of the early days in World War I, when seaplanes had to be
lowered from the ship to take off from the sea, and whinched aboard again
on their return. These impracticalities led eventually to aircraft that
could take off and land from a long, flat deck. The author examines Royal
Navy, American, and Japanese progress in career development and strategy
through the interwar years, showing how naval powers gradually shifted
their thinking to favour the carrier. Together with sharply reported accounts
of wartime engagements, both successes and failures, this book offers a
valuable account of the most significant weapons platform to have emerged
in the mid-20th century.
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| Hardcover
- 288 pages (13 September, 2001) |
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| Fly
No More, by Brian Davies. Airlife Publishing; ISBN: 1840372737. Our Price:
£15.99 |
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Brian
Davies recounts his flying career. He joined the Royal Navy in 1952, at
the age of 18. As a Fleet air Arm pilot he has flown over 50 types of aircraft,
held the world airspeed record between New York and London between 1969
and 1974, and was awarded the Air Force Cross.
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| Hardcover
- 264 pages (1 September, 2001) |
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| Fly
Navy : Naval Aviators and Carrier Aviation, a History. Phillip Kaplan .
MetroBooks (NY); ISBN: 1586631896 Our Price: £12.19 |
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Naval
Aviators and Carrier Aviation, a History
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| Hardcover
- 256 pages (September 2001) |
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| Focke-Wulf
Fw 190 : Osprey Modelling Manual (Osprey Modelling Manual, 20). By Jerry
Scutts. Osprey Publishing, Ltd. (UK); ISBN: 1841762687. £10.95 |
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Osprey
Modelling Manual 20 examines the Focke-Wulf 190, which entered Luftwaffe
service in 1941. It would serve out the war as the best of all German fighters
and fighter-bombers, and its variants would include Kurt Tank's extreme
Ta152 tank-buster version (4 X 20mm, 1 X 30mm cannon). With detailed step-by-step
model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale
drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed
to model the most common A8 version as well as the long-nosed FW190D and
other variants. There is a full roundup of the models available on the
market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography,
and survey of websites of interest.
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| Paperback
- 64 pages (September 2001) |
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Combined
Fleet Decoded : The Secret History of American Intelligence and the
Japanese Navy
in World War II. By John Prados. Naval Institute Press. ISBN: 1557504318.
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The
Secret History of American Intelligence and the
Japanese Navy
in World War II. Reveals the important contribution of American codebreakers
and intelligence analysts to the nation's victory over Japan during World
War II and shows how the Japanese followed American manoeuvres in the Pacific.
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| Paperback
- 862 pages Naval Inst PR (September 2001) |
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| On
Yankee Station : The Naval Air War over Vietnam. By John B. Nichols, Barrett
Tillman . Naval Institute Press; ISBN:1557504954. Our Price: £9.73
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This
work is a clear look at the Vietnam air war from the naval perspective.Combining
vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this
book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Coauthors
John Nichols, a fighter pilot in the war, and Barrett Tillman, an award-winning
aviation historian, make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject
to detail the ways in which airpower was employed in the years prior to
the fall of Saigon. Confronting the conventional belief that airpower failed
in Vietnam, they show that when applied correctly, airpower was effective,
but because it was often misunderstood and misapplied, the end results
were catastrophic. Their book offers a compelling view of what it was like
to fly from Yankee Station between 1964 and 1973 and important lessons
for future conflicts. At the same time, it adds important facts to the
permanent war record.
Following an analysis
of the state of carrier aviation in 1964 and a definition of the rules
of engagement, it describes the tactics used in strike warfare, the airborne
and surface threats, electronic countermeasures, and search and rescue.
It also examines the influence of political decisions on the conduct of
the war and the changing nature of the Communist opposition.
Appendixes provide useful statistical data on carrier deployments, combat
sorties, and aircraft losses. This paperback edition of a book first published
in 1987 includes a new foreword by Stephen Coonts.
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| Paperback
- 200 pages (September 2001) |
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| Supermarine
Spitfire Osprey Modelling Manual (Osprey Modelling Manual, 18). By Jerry
Scutts Osprey; ISBN: 1841762660. Our Price: £12.99 |
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Osprey
Modelling Manual 18 examines Reginald Mitchell’s
classic Spitfire
— the only RAF type in continuous
production throughout
WWII (over 20,000 were built in some 40 major variations), and an airframe
adaptable as a fighter, fighter-bomber and PR aircraft. This book provides
all the details needed to model the main Spitfire Marks — the Mks V and
IX — and other Spitfire variants. Includes a full roundup of the models
available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a
select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest.
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| Hardcover
- 64 pages (August 25, 2001 ) |
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| The
Crucible of War Vol III - Montgomery and Alamein. By Barrie Pitt. Cassell
Military; ISBN: 0304359521. Our Price: £11.99 |
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Book
about General Montgomery and the Battle of Alamein.
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| Hardcover
- 320 pages new edition (9 August, 2001) |
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| Aircraft
of World War II. By Mike Sharpe. Grange Books; ISBN: 184013366X Our Price:
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Reference
work aircraft of the Second World War.
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| Hardcover
- 96 pages (August 2001) |
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| That
Summer, by Andrew Greig. Faber and Faber; ISBN: 0571204732. Our Price:
£5.59 |
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It
is late June and the summer of 1940 is about to become the myth that will
define a generation. When Len Westbourne, an inexperienced fighter pilot
falls in love with Stella Gardam, a radar operator with a far more worldly
attitude, they are all too aware that their time may be short as the War
becomes an epic struggle between the Luftwaffe and the RAF - The Battle
of Britain. Told in intimate, alternate chapters from the perspectives
of Len and Stella, That Summer matures into a breathtaking novel: a classic
love story vividly evoking life during wartime.
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| Paperback
- 271 pages new edition (9 July, 2001) |
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| Laurence
Olivier . By Donald Spoto. Publishers: Cooper Square Publishers;
ISBN: 0815411464. Our Price: £13.39 |
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This
is a biography of the famous actor, who was also a Fleet Air Arm officer
in WW2 along with Ralph Richardson.
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| Paperback
- 528 pages (1 July, 2001) |
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| US
Navy Dive and Torpedo Bombers of WWII. By Robert Lawson, Barrett Tillman.
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760309590. Our Price: £14.39 |
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The
book presents a concise view of the navy's fighter force in the Second
World War. Looks at the most famous Navy fighter planes used by the Allies
from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, including the Grumman planes and the Vought
F4U Corsairs.
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| Paperback
- 128 pages (July 2001) |
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| Air
War in the Falklands 1982. Christopher Chant, Mark Rolfe (Illustrator)
Osprey; ISBN: 1841762938.Our Price: £12.99. RRP: |
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Argentina's
continuing claim to sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, against Britain,
was still in the hands of the United Nations when in 1982, Argentine troops
seized the islands in a lightning raid. This title gives first hand accounts
from combat veteran pilots of the battles that transpired, and tells the
tale of commanders who relive their death-defying wartime missions. It
details a conflit whose global repercussions and after effects can
still be felt in the world, focusing on the long-range logistics of the
conflict for the RAF, the difficult conditions in the South Atlantic, and
the successes and failures of British tactics. One of the well known Fleet
Air Arm pilots in the campaign was HRH Prince Andrew, a Sea King pilot.
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| Paperback
- 96 pages (29 June, 2001) |
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| Shield
and Sword : The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War. By Edward
Marolda. Government Reprints Press; ISBN: 1931641285. £21.32
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In
August 1990 Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded and occupied the small
Arab state of Kuwait. This book analyses the ensuing Gulf War (16 January
- 28 February 1991) and the role of the United States Navy and its naval
aviation force in the Persian Gulf War.
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| Paperback
- 517 pages (June 2001) |
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Fleet
Air Arm by The Stationery Office Books; ISBN: 0117025399.
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First
published in 1943, this is the story of the role of the great aircraft
carriers and their squadrons of fighter pilots in the early years of the
war. In pictures, maps and details, the book describes actions and campaigns,
recording the daring and bravery of those who took part.
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| Paperback
- 127 pages new edition (June 2001) |
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| The
Originals : The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of World War II
. By Sarah Byrn Rickman . Disc-Us Books; ISBN: 1584442638. Our Price:
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Book
about the The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of World War II.
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| Hardcover
(June 2001) |
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| RAF
Squadrons. By C.G. Jefford. Airlife Publishing; ISBN: 1840371412.
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Since
it was first published in 1988, 'RAF Squadrons' has become the major reference
work that accurately and comprehensively records the historical details
of the RAF's basic fighting formations - its Squadrons. This new edition
brings the work up-to-date and includes additions and amendments that have
resulted from new research and information. Twelve appendices serve
as a unique reference point, with two of them, one keyed by aircraft type,
the other by location, providing essential cross references to the listing
of each squadron's movements and equipment. Another innovative feature
of RAF Squadrons is the presentation of a set of fifty-three maps on which
are
included over
2,500 locations mentioned in the text. As well as the relatively familiar
UK airfields, it is now possible for the historian to locate all the aerodromes
used by RAF Squadrons in Europe, Africa and Asia, in times of war and peace.
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| Hardcover
- 290 pages 2nd Ed (June 2001) . |
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| Canadian
Warbirds of the Second World War: Fighters, Bombers and Patrol Aircraft
by Harold A. Skaarup. Writers Club Press. ISBN: 0595183816. Our Price:
£8.10 |
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| Paperback
- 102 pages (June 2001) |
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| Aircraft
Carriers of the World. By Roger Chesneau. Brockhampton Press; ISBN: 1860198759.
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| Hardcover
- 288 pages Revised Edition (May 2001) |
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Luftwaffe
Bomber Aces : Men, Machines, Methods by 1853674443. Our Price:
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This
is about Luftwaffe dive bombing, the aircraft types and the men.
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| Hardcover
- 256 pages (May 2001) |
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| Pursuit:
The Chase and Sinking of the Bismarck. by Ludovic Kennedy . ISBN:
0304355267. Cassell Military; Our Price: £5.59 |
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The
role of U-boats in the action is covered in this re-issue of Ludovic Kennedy's
history.
In May 1941, the
German battleship Bismarck headed out into the North Atlantic to raid Allied
shipping. She was accompanied by the Prinz Eugen and her pursuit was an
epic of naval warfare. Found and shadowed by British cruisers, she was
engaged by the Hood and the Prince of Wales. Within minutes, she had sunk
the Hood, pride of the Royal Navy, and damage the latter. The next few
days were agonising for both sides. The Bismarck was attacked by Swordfish
of the Fleet Air Arm, lost then relocated, attacked once more and disabled.
Now there was no choice for the pride of the Kriegsmarine but to run for
safety and the French port of Brest. But then the battleships Rodney and
King George V caught up with her.
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| Paperback
- 252 pages new edition (30 April, 2001) |
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War
Story, by Derek Robinson. Cassell Military; ISBN: 0304356425. Our Price:
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War
Story is part of his WW1 Trilogy and tells of the trials of a fighter squadron
in France. Fresh from the playing fields of Sherborne, Oliver Paxton enters
the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 a naive young patriot. Pompous, foolish
and enthusiastic, he is determined to prove himself to king and country.
But two months in the skies over the Somme changes all that. The terrible
reality of aerial combat, coupled with the lax morals and casual cruelty
of his fellow pilots, slowly takes its toll, and gradually the patriotic
Paxton becomes as disillusioned as those who surround him. Written by Booker
Prize nominee Derek Robinson, War Story is both a thrilling novel and a
frightening expose of the absurdities of the First World War.
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| Paperback
- 344 pages (30 April, 2001) |
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| The
Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet (Naval
Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 17th Ed. By
Norman Polmar . Naval Institute Press; ISBN: 1557506566. RRP: |
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Book
about the ships, aircraft carriers and aircraft of the US Fleet. For decades
this comprehensive and authoritative guide has
served the needs of naval officers, military analysts, and others with
an interest in the current capabilities of the U.S. Navy. Bulging with
data, photographs, line-drawings, and useful appendixes, this invaluable
guide carries on a long-standing tradition as the most comprehensive resource
of its kind, meeting the high expectations and exacting standards of those
who rely on it to stay informed and to make important decisions.
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| Hardcover
- 592 pages (17th April 2001) |
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| Goshawk
Squadron by Derek Robinson. Cassell Military; ISBN: 0304356433 Our
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For
Stanley Woolley, commanding officer of Goshawk Squadron, the romance of
chivalry in the clouds is just a myth. The code he drums into his men is
simple and savage: shoot the enemy in the back before he knows you're there.
Even so, he believes the whole squadron will be dead within three months.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this is Derek Robinson's masterly novel
of the war in the air over the Western Front in 1918.
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| Paperback
- 224 pages new edition (1 April, 2001) |
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| I
Could Never Be So Lucky Again. James H. Doolittle. Bantam Books;
ISBN: 0553584642. Our Price: £4.57 |
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Autobiography
of famed aviation pioneer and general. The reminiscences of an authentic
American hero who, while best known for leading a bold airstrike against
Japan early in WW II, has made his mark in a wealth of other endeavors.
Doolittle led America's first major strike against Japan following Pearl
Harbor, 4 months earlier. On 18 April, 1942, after being spotted by a Japanese
warship, Jimmy Doolittle and his 16 air crews took off from the aircraft
carrier USS Hornet to bomb Tokyo and other cities. Won the Congressional
Medal of Honor for leading the first bombing attack on Tokyo during World
War II.
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| Paperback
- 544 pages (April 2001) |
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| Heavy
Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class: The Admiral Hipper, Blucher, Prince
Eugen,Seydlitz and Lutzow . by Gerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke, Geoffrey
Brooks (Translator) . Naval Institute Press; ISBN: 155750332X. Our Price:£32.19 |
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Book
about the Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class
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| Hardcover
- 240 pages (April 2001) |
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| Nuclear
Weapons and Aircraft Carriers: How the Bomb Saved Naval Aviation. By Jerry
Miller. Smithsonian Institution Press; ISBN: 1560989440. Our Price: £22.33.
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| The
Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet (Naval
Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 17th Ed. By
Norman Polmar . Naval Institute Press; ISBN: 1557506566. RRP: |
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Book
about the ships, aircraft carriers and aircraft of the US Fleet.
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| I
Could Never Be So Lucky Again. James H. Doolittle. Bantam Books;
ISBN: 0553584642. Our Price: £4.57 |
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The
reminiscences of an authentic American hero who, while best known for leading
a bold airstrike against Japan early in WW II, has made his mark in a wealth
of other endeavors. Doolittle led America's first major strike against
Japan following Pearl Harbor, 4 months earlier. On 18 April, 1942, after
being spotted by a Japanese warship, Jimmy Doolittle and his 16 air crews
took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to bomb Tokyo and other cities.
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| Fire
in the Sky : The Air War in the South Pacific. By Eric M. Bergerud. Westview
Press; ISBN: 0813338697. Our Price: £12.20 |
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This
volume is an exploration of the battles and tactics of the air war in the
Pacific, including discussion of combatants, their morale, their planes,
living conditions, and leadership. Utilizing primary sources and scores
of interviews with surviving veterans of all ranks and duties, the author
recreates the fabric of the air war as it was fought in the South Pacific.
He explores the technology and tactics, the three-dimensional battlefield,
and the leadership, living conditions, medical challenges, and morale of
the combatants.
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| Hunting
Warbirds : The Obsessive Quest for the Lost Aircraft of World War II by
Carl Hoffman. Ballantine Books; ISBN: 0345436172. Our Price: £14.64 |
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| Carrier:
The Art of War. By Keith Douglass. Jove Books; ISBN: 0515130443. Our Price:
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| Spitfire,
A Test Pilot's Story. by Jeffrey Quill. Crecy publishing. ISBN 0947554726 |
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This
Spitfire story par excellence is the personal account of an exceptional
test pilot. Jeffrey Quill took charge of some of the most important military
aircraft of the immediate pre-war period and in particular the immortal
Spitfire, from its prototype stage in 1936 when he worked with its designer,
R.J.Mitchell, to the end of its production life in 1948. Jeffrey Quill
describes the early problems of mass production, of developing its capabilities,
of dealing with its defects, as well as the
qualities which
made the Spitfire a truly great aeroplane. Although best remembered for
his work on the Spitfire, he also served in 65 (Fighter) Squadron during
the Battle of Britain, and later in the war served in the Fleet Air Arm
to study the problems of operating fighters from aircraft carriers.
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| Above
an Angry Sea: United States B-24 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer Operations
in the Pacific (October 1944 to August 1945) by Alan C. Carey. Schiffer
Publishing, Ltd.; ISBN: 0764312863 |
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Above
an Angry Sea chronicles USN B-24 Liberator (PB4Y-1) and PB4Y-2 Privateer
operations in the Pacific. The author's previous book, We Flew Alone, discussed
the Navy's use of the B-24 Liberator from February 1943 to September 1944.
He now examines in dramatic detail the use of the B-24 and PB4Y-2 during
the last eleven months of the war against Japan. The author has collected
personal stories, over 200 photographs, a tabulation of all aerial kills
credited to PB4Y patrol plane commanders, a roster of all personnel killed
in action or in the line of duty, individual squadron records, and a list
of all known B-24 Liberators and PB4Y-2 Privateers assigned to the Pacific
between 1943 and 1945.
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| Manchester
Airport: Ringway Remembered. By Barry H. Abraham . Tempus Publishing; ISBN:
0752421093. Our Price: £10.99 |
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The
beginnings of Manchester Airport are found in the Alexandra Park Aerodrome
which saw its first civil flight in 1919. It survived only until 1924 when
the expanding air traffic found temporary residence at Wythenshaw until
moving to a permanent site at Barton Moss in 1930. Barton also proved too
small for the thriving airfield so the airport moved again in 1938 to its
present site at Ringway. The Second World War, however, brought about
the halt of
commercial flights
as the site was taken up as a military base, and used by the Fleet Air
Arm. It was the location of various airborne operations, becoming the home
of the Parachute Training School and also seeing the prototype flights
of the Avro Manchester, Lancaster and Lincoln Bombers. The present airport
consists of three large terminals, two runways and a railway station as
well as the old 'mini-terminals' of the 1960s and the many offices and
businesses on
the site.
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| The
First Hellcat Ace, by Hamilton McWhorter, Jay A. Stout, Noel Galyer. Pacifica
Military History; ISBN: 0935553495. Our Price: £15.96 |
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This
book is about what it was like for a carrier fighter pilot. About missing
one's family, and about squadron members and friends lost in battle,
About just getting through it. Mac McWorter survived three carrier deployments
in World War II. He earned a reputation as one of the Navy's deadliest
fighter pilots. His memoir is not the stuff of shootouts in the air, although
there is plenty of that. He first saw combat during November 1942 in North
African against the Vichy French, and in the Pacific was the first pilot
to ace in the Hellcat in November 1943. Finally he had 12 air victories
to his name. His story is of comradeship, and sacrifice, survival and getting
a job done. It's a story that needed to be told and needs to be read. Lest
we forget Hamilton "Mac" McWhorter and those who served with him.
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| Midway:
The Battle that Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story. By Mitsuo Fuchida
& Masatake Okumiya. Bluejacket Books; ISBN: 1557504288. Our Price:
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The
most important battle of the Pacific war, told from the Japanese point
of view. Written by the most senior Japanese naval aviators to survive
the war including Mitsuo Fuchida, the Commanding offficer who led the attack
on Pearl Harbor.
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| Paperback
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| Carrier
Clash; the invasion of Guadalacanal & the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.
By Eric Hammel. Pacifica Military History; ISBN: 0935553207 Our Price:
£19.99 |
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This
covers the air war and the invasion of Guadalacanal and the Solomons.
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| Hardcover
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| Carrier
War: Aircraft Carriers in World War II (Military Might). By Tom McGowen;
Twenty First Century Books, Inc. (CT); ISBN: 0761318089. Our Price: £17.55.
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| Library
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| Carrier
Strike; the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942 Eric Hammel
. Pacifica Military History; ISBN: 0935553371. Our Price:£19.99 |
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This
is about the air war over Santa Cruz islands
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| Hardcover
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| British
Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I: RFC - RAF - RNAS . By Les Rogers;
Schiffer Publishing; ISBN: 0764312847. £55.00.RRP: |
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This
book is about RFC, RNAS and RAF squadron markings of WW1.
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| Hardcover
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War
in a Stringbag; the classic Second World War Fleet Air Arm autobiography.
By Charles Lamb. Cassell Military; ISBN: 030435841X List Price: £6.99
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An
autobiography by a World War II Fleet Air Arm Swordfish pilot. Charles
Lamb fought and survived an exceptional war flying the obsolete and inelegant
Fleet Air Arm biplane, the 90-knot Fairey Swordfish, popularly known as
the "Stringbag". Charles Lamb fought in the thick of action. He was the
last to land on Courageous before she was sunk in September 1939. He made
29 sorties over northern Europe, minelaying, U-boat hunting and dive bombing;
he attacked E-boats throughout the nine days of Dunkirk; he was one of
the two pathfinders who led the way to the Battle of Taranto, when 20 Swordfish
virtually destroyed the Italian fleet. He was shot down by Stukas, but
flew again, into the desert, to Greece, and from a secret base in Albania.
In Malta, he successfully carried out orders to "sink Rommel's shipping".
He also made cloak-and-dagger runs ferrying British agents to and from
Tunisia. This is his story, from the first day
of war as a Lieutenant
on board Courageous to the accident aboard Implacable in action against
the Japanese in June 1945, which ended his war but not his flying career.
It is a story of determination, action, spirit and pride.
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| Tobruk
1941. By John Latimer, David G. Chandler (Editor) Osprey; ISBN: 1841760927
Our Price: £9.59 |
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In
March 1941, with Wavell's British troops having routed the Italians from
Cyrenaica. General Erwin Rommel amived in Tripoli to command the Deutsches
Africakorps. Over the next two years the 'Afrikakorps' and its commander
would become legendary. In his first offensive, Rommel swept across the
desert, driving the British back to the Egyptian frontier and capturing
much of the 2nd Armoured Division in the process. One thom remained in
his side - the vital port of Tobruk continued to resist, If it could hold
out Rommel's offensive might be halted. Wavell instructed General Morshead
and his garrison of 30,000 determined Australians to hold at all cost.
The scene was set for one of the epic struggles of the desert war.
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| U.S.
Navy Air Combat 1939-1946 . by Robert Lawson, Barrett Tillman. Motorbooks
International; ISBN: 0760310440. Our Price: £15.22 |
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This
publication is about U.S. Navy Air Combat 1939-1946
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| Paperback
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| BAe/McDonnell
Douglas Harrier . By Stewart Wilson. Airlife Publishing; ISBN: 1840372184.
Our Price: £6.39 |
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The
first practical V/STOL fixed wing aircraft, Harrier's history is outlined
in this volume, from the early days of the P.1127 through the Kestrel development
batch to the first and second generation production models.
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| Gallantry
Medals and Decorations of the World , By John Clarke. Pen & Sword Books
/ Leo Cooper; ISBN: 085052783X Our Price: £20.00 |
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This
reference books details the gallantry medals and decorations fron around
the world.
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| Hardcover
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| Supercarriers
(Land and Sea). By Michael Burgan. Capstone Press; ISBN: 0736807608. Our
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Books
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| School
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International
Warbirds: an Illustrated Guide to the World's Military Aircraft by John
C. Fredriksen. ABC Clio (Reference Books) ISBN: 1576073645. Our Price:
£55.95. |
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Its
predecessor (see Warabirds), covered the military aircraft of the United
States. Now, spreading its wings to encompass the international scene,
Warbirds II offers illustrated portraits of 330 of the best-known and most
significant military aircraft in history, ranging from the canvas-covered,
seat-of-the-pants biplanes of World War I to the titanium-clad, radar-invisible
technological marvels of today. As fascinating and informative as an international
air show, Warbirds II provides you with an abundance of vital information,
nitty-gritty technical data, and fascinating aviation lore.
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| Hardcover
- 300 pages Library Binding (2001) |
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| TBF
Avenger by Terry C. Treadwell. Tempus Publishing; ISBN: 0752420070. Our
Price: £19.99. |
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| Vought
F4U Corsair: WarbirdTech Volume 4 by Barrett Tillman.Specialty Press Publishers
& Wholesalers, Inc; ISBN: 1580070531. Our Price: £10.34. |
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Concentrating
on the Vought F-4 U Corsair, this is one of a series which provides a "layman's
technical" analysis and review of some of the world's most exciting combat
aircraft. Special emphasis is placed on the unique performance aspects
of each aircraft.
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| Paperback
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| The
First Hellcat Ace by Hamilton McWhorter, Jay A. Stout and Noel Galyer.
Pacifica Military History; ISBN: 0935553495. |
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| Hellcat:
The F6F in World War II by Barrett Tillman. Naval Institute Press; ISBN:
1557509913. Our Price: £11.56. |
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This
book is about the Hellcat.
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| Paperback
- 265 pages 1st Naval (2001) |
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| Wildcat:
The F4F in World War II, 2nd Edition by Barrett Tillman. Naval Institute
Press; ISBN: 1557508194. Our Price £11.56. |
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| They
Gave Me a Seafire by Commander R. "Mike" Crosley. Airlife Publishing; ISBN:
1840372451. Our Price: £7.99 |
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This
is the true story of Commander R. "Mike" Crosley, a Seafire pilot during
World War II. He was thrown into a war which would first bring him together
with his sweetheart and then separate them, and which would bring comradeship,
exhilaration and tragedy in almost equal amounts.
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| Paperback
- 277 pages new edition (2001) |
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| Fairey
Swordfish in Action by W A Harrison. Squadron / Signal Publications; ISBN:
089747421X. Our Price: £10.95. |
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Reference
book about the fabled Fairey Swordfish, its origins, history and reflection
sby those who flew with her in the Fleet air Arm.
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| Convoy,
By D. Pope. House of Stratus. ISBN: 0755104412 |
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[Reissue
of Pope's WW2 convoy novel.]
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