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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945. Volume 2

    North African Desert, February 1942–March 1943

    by Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello, Russell Guest, Frank Olynyk, Winfried Bock ...
    This second volume in the seminal series on aerial combat, pilots, and tactics in Libya and Egypt in the middle of World War II.In volume two of this series, historian Christopher Shores begins by exploring the 8th Army's movements after Operation Crusader when they were forced back to the Gazala area in northeastern Libya, as well as their defeat in June, 1942, the loss of Tobruk, and the efforts ... Read more

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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945

    Volume Three: Tunisia and the End in Africa, November 1942–1943

    by Giovanni Massimello, Christopher Shores, Russell Guest, Frank Olynyk, Winfried Bock ...
    The third volume in the epic military aviation series focuses on the Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II.This work of WWII history takes us to November 1942 to explain the background of the first major Anglo-American venture: Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. Describing the fratricidal combat that followed the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria, it then ... Read more

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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945

    Sicily and Italy to the Fall of Rome 14 May, 1943–5 June, 1944

    by Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello, Russell Guest, Frank Olynyk, Winfried Bock, Andy Thomas ...
    This fourth volume in the comprehensive series "fills a gap in the existing narrative" of WWII's Mediterranean air war ( Journal of Military History).The fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria, which led to its surrender and occupation achieved almost by air attack alone. The account continues with the ultimately successful, ... Read more

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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945

    Volume One: North Africa

    by Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello, Russell Guest ...
    This first volume in the seminal series on World War II aerial combat, pilots, and tactics that "reads like an encyclopedia on the subject" (Portland Book Review).In the early days of World War II, both Allied and Axis powers extended the theater of war to North Africa, where hard-fought battles were conducted in the harsh desert. But before anyone could claim victory on the ground, they had to ... Read more

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  • The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War

    Enriched edition. Unveiling Mujahideen's Strategic Brilliance in the Afghan War

    by Ali Ahmad Jalali, Maxwell Clark ...
    In "The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War," Ali Ahmad Jalali offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the guerrilla warfare techniques employed by the Afghan Mujahideen during the conflict with Soviet forces from 1979 to 1989. Written with meticulous attention to detail, Jalali's work combines firsthand accounts, strategic assessments, and a critical ... Read more

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  • 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

    $18.99 USD

  • Flight to Arras

    by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ...
    The World War II aviator and author of The Little Prince tells his true story of flying a reconnaissance plane during the Battle of France in 1940.When the Germans first invaded France in May of 1940, the French Air Force had a mere fifty reconnaissance crews, twenty-three of which served in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Group II/33. After only a few days, seventeen of the crews in Saint-Exupéry's ... Read more

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  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    by Peter B. Mersky; Ted W. Lawson ...
    Ted W. Lawsons classic Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo appears in an enhanced reprint edition on the sixtieth anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan. One of the worst feelings about that time, Ted W. Lawson writes, was that there was no tangible enemy. It was like being slugged with a single punch in a dark room, and having no way of knowing where to slug back. He added, And, too, there was a ... Read more

    $16.95 USD

  • A Pathfinder's Story

    The Life and Death of Flight Lieutenant Jack Mossop DFC* DFM

    by W. W. Robinson ...
    When he died in 1946, Flight Lieutenant Jack Mossop left behind a widow and child, a chest full of medals, and a diary. He was 25 years old. The diary gave tantalizing glimpses of his career; sixty years on, his son has uncovered the truth. It is the story of an ordinary Durham lad called upon to perform extraordinary deeds.Serving initially as a Wireless Operator in 49 Squadron, he progressed to ... Read more

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  • Blown Out of the Skies over Nazi Germany-Images of Downed B-17s, B-24's and Other Bombers

    by David Myhra ...
    As early as 1942, Nazi Germany had over 15,000 88mm (3.46 inch) anti-aircraft FliegerAbwehrKannon or "Flak" (aircraft defense cannons) guns in place. Being fired at a rate of 15 to 20 a minute, by 1944, "Flak" accounted for over 3,500 American light and heavy bombers destroyed. We mourn their sacrifice and the sadness their families experienced with their loss, this pictorial history is a part of ... Read more

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  • 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

  • USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 7 - Air Vanguard
    A definitive technical guide to the USAF and foreign variants of the McDonnell–Douglas F4 Phantom.In many respects the most successful, versatile and widely-used combat aircraft of the post-war era the F-4 Phantom II was quickly adopted by the USAF after its spectacular US Navy introduction. Its introduction to USAF squadrons happened just in time for the Vietnam conflict where USAF F-4Cs took ... Read more

    $15.99 USD