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  • Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1

    by Jon Guttman ...
    Series Book 123 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Many fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, but a surprising number of British, French and German aircrews managed to achieve acedom in those not-so-helpless workhorses too. This is their story.Often overshadowed by the fighters that either protected or threatened them, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft performed the oldest and most strategically vital aerial task of World War 1 - a ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

  • Allied Jet Killers of World War 2

    by Stephen Chapis, Andrew Thomas, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 136 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets – principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter – from the autumn of 1944.Stunned by the aircraft's speed (close to 200mph faster than the best Allied piston-engined fighters of the period) and rate of climb, it took USAAF and RAF units time to work out how to combat this deadly threat as the Luftwaffe targeted the medium and heavy bombers ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Rabaul 1943–44

    Reducing Japan's great island fortress

    by Mark Lardas ...
    Series Book 2 - Air Campaign
    The story of how Allied air power took the great Japanese base of Rabaul out of the Pacific War with an innovative strategy of aerial siege, backed by the courage and capability of the pilots who flew against the heavily fortified island.In 1942, the massive Japanese naval base and airfield at Rabaul was a fortress standing in the Allies' path to Tokyo. It was impossible to seize Rabaul, or starve ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II

    Western Front 1916

    by James F. Miller ...
    Series Book 42 - Duel
    An illustrated account of the DH 2, the most successful 'pusher' fighter of World War I, against the Albatros D II, part of a long family of fighters that in many ways symbolized German aerial might in the conflict.Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • V1 Flying Bomb Aces

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 113 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed the first of their so-called 'revenge weapons', the V1 flying bomb.Launched from specially constructed sites in northern France, the fast, small, pulse-jet powered pilotless aircraft were aimed at London with the sole intent of destroying civilian morale to the point where the British government would be forced to sue for peace. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942–45

    by Robert Forsyth ...
    Series Book 101 - Aircraft of the Aces
    A full account of the German airmen who achieved ace status by destroying Allied bombers.Viermot Aces' were pilots who shot down five or more USAAF and RAF bombers during the daylight Defence of the Reich missions from May 1942 through to VE Day. This book tells the complete story of the men and the planes that challenged the great bomber offensive. Flying a number of different aircraft including ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2

    by Mr Chris Goss ...
    Series Book 139 - Combat Aircraft
    The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941.Although initially used simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do 217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role. In order to perform the latter mission, the Do 217 was modified to launch glide bombs – units ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Yokosuka D4Y 'Judy' Units

    by Mr Mark Chambers ...
    Series Book 140 - Combat Aircraft
    In 1938, the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, acting under the requirements issued by the Kaigun Koku Hombu for a Navy Experimental 13-Shi Carrier Borne specification for a dive-bomber to replace the venerable 'Val' aboard carriers.The resulting D4Y Suisei ('Comet'), codenamed 'Judy' by the Allies, was initially powered by a licence-built German Daimler-Benz DB 601 inline engine as used in ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Arado Ar 196 Units in Combat

    by Peter de Jong ...
    Series Book 136 - Combat Aircraft
    Beating its biplane rivals in a 1936 Reich Air Ministry design competition, the Arado Ar 196 provided the Kriegsmarine with possibly the best shipborne reconnaissance seaplane of World War II. Replacing the Heinkel He 60 biplane as the standard catapult-launched floatplane embarked on the Kriegsmarine's capital ships, the Ar 196 flew an assortment of combat missions during World War II, including ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Arado Ar 196 Units in Combat

    by Peter de Jong ...
    Series Book 136 - Combat Aircraft
    Beating its biplane rivals in a 1936 Reich Air Ministry design competition, the Arado Ar 196 provided the Kriegsmarine with possibly the best shipborne reconnaissance seaplane of World War II.Replacing the Heinkel He 60 biplane as the standard catapult-launched floatplane embarked on the Kriegsmarine's capital ships, the Ar 196 flew an assortment of combat missions during World War II, including ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Arado Ar 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units

    by Robert Forsyth, Nick Beale ...
    Series Book 134 - Combat Aircraft
    When the revolutionary twin jet-powered Arado Ar 234 first appeared in the skies over north-west Europe in the summer of 1944, it represented the state-of-the-art in terms of aeronautical and technical development.The Ar 234 was a formidable aircraft – powered by Jumo 004Bs, the same engine used by the Me 262, and with a maximum speed of 735 km/h and range of 1600 km/h, it was very difficult for ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command

    by Michael Napier ...
    Series Book 133 - Combat Aircraft
    The Vickers Wellington was one of very few aircraft types to have been in production and frontline service throughout World War II, and more than 10,000 Wellingtons were built in the period.They took part in the first RAF bombing mission of the conflict when, on 4 September 1939, 14 examples from Nos 9 and 149 Sqns undertook a daring daylight attack on the Kiel Canal. However, after suffering high ... Read more

    $18.29 USD