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“michael leek”

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  • Military Low Flying in the UK

    The Skill of Pilots and Photographers

    by Michael Leek, Robert Wright ...
    The UK has some of the most dramatic landscapes for NATO pilots to exercise the increasingly important military art of high-speed low flying. It also offers splendid opportunities for photography of close-up dramatic shots taken from the hillsides and mountains of Wales, Scotland and other steep terrain within the UK. Pilots training for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and other potential war ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Panavia Tornado

    A Photographic Tribute

    by Michael Leek ...
    Through a collection of dramatic and informative photographs, supplemented by cutaway illustrations, this book highlights the agility and flexibility of this dedicated RAF aircraft. Throughout the course of its career, it has formed the backbone of the RAF across its many different theaters of operation. Utilized in a strike, anti-aircraft, air superiority, air defense, reconnaissance, electronic ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Finest of the Few: The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson

    The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson

    by Hector Bolitho ...
    Written by 43 Squadron's intelligence officer, Hector Bolitho, Finest of the Few revolves around Bolitho's friend, fighter ace John W.C. Simpson, who shot down 13 German aircraft during the Battle of Britain. The book was written in 1941 and was based on John Simpsons Combat Reports, his personal letters and papers together with Hectors own recollections of the heady days of the summer of 1940 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Rare Birds: Forgotten Aircraft of the Second World War

    by Charles R. G. Bain ...
    The Second World War saw the apex of piston-engine aircraft design, and ushered the world into the jet age. Anybody who studies aviation will know the names: Spitfire, Mustang, Zero, Messerschmitt, Shturmovik. But there were many more aircraft to take to the skies before and during the war, and frequently their stories remain unknown. This book seeks to tell those stories, to bring to the fore the ... Read more

    $8.18 USD

  • Guadalcanal: Starvation Island

    by Eric Hammel ...
    GUADALCANAL: Starvation Island by Eric Hammel =- The Japanese defeats at Midway and Guadalcanal decided the outcome of the Pacific War. Guadalcanal was the classic three-dimensional campaign. On land, at sea, and in the air, fierce battles were fought with both sides stretching their supplies and equipment to the breaking point. The campaign lasted six months, involved nearly one million men, and ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • 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

  • First Blue

    The Story of World War II Ace Butch Voris and the Creation of the Blue Angels

    by Robert K. Wilcox ...
    Robert K Wilcox's First Blue presents the remarkable story of a true hero of American aviation during World War II.The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are the most famous flight demonstration team in the world. While millions of aviation enthusiasts see their shows every year, the story of the man who formed the squadron has never been told. He is Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris, a World War II Ace and one of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War

    by Rob Langham ...
    Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War tells the story of the largest British bombers of the First World War and the men who flew them. In 1915, the biggest plane ever seen in Britain took flight for the first time a twin-engine monster with a 100- foot wingspan, designed to be a Bloody Paralyser to the Germans. Operating mainly at night, the Handley Page bombers ... Read more

    $6.81 USD

  • Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters

    Blohm & Voss BV P.212 , Heinkel P.1087C, Junkers EF 128, Messerschmitt P.1101, Focke-Wulf Ta 183 and Henschel Hs P.135

    by Robert Forsyth ...
    Series Book 4 - X-Planes
    An authoritative history of Nazi Germany's futuristic but never-built jet fighters, packed with rare photos and newly researched artwork.In late 1944, the German Air Ministry organised what it called an 'Emergency Fighter Competition' intended to produce designs for quick-to-build yet technically and tactically effective jet fighter aircraft capable of tackling the anticipated arrival of the B-29 ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Typhoon Wings of 2nd TAF 1943–45

    by Chris Thomas ...
    Series Book 86 - Combat Aircraft
    In this book, aviation expert Chris Thomas - inspired to research Typhoons by his own father, who flew numerous raids in a Typhoon during World War 2 - extols the great importance of the Typhoon wings in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe.The Typhoon was the RAF's heavyweight fighter-bomber of choice to support the British and Canadian armies during the invasion of northwest Europe. He ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Area 51

    The Graphic History of America's Most Secret Military Installation

    by Dwight Zimmerman, Greg Scott ...
    The actual history of the United States' worst-kept military secret revealed in graphic format.Though nearly everyone has heard of it, almost no one has known anything about it . . . until now. Located in the remote Nevada desert near the dry bed of Groom Lake, Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world that doesn't "officially" exist. In Area 51, author Dwight Zimmerman and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Great Rat Race for Europe

    Stories of the 357Th Fighter Group Sortie Number One

    by Joey Maddox ...
    The Great Rat Race for Europe: Stories of the 357th Fighter Group (Sortie One) tells the true stories of the Yoxford Boys of the 357th Fighter Group; arguably the best Army Air Force fighter group in the European Theater during World War Two. Aces Kit Carson, Bud Anderson, Johnny England, Pete Peterson, Chuck Yeager and others from this elite group of “tigers” eventually became famous after the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD