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The Secret Betrayal of Britain's Wartime Allies
Auton, JimPen and SwordAs a British airman of the Second World War, Jim Auton dropped bombs on enemy targets all over central and eastern Europe. He was also engaged in a number of low flying operations,...
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Target for Tonight
Braithwaite, D.A.Pen and SwordThe author was born of a well-to-do Yorkshire family and joined the Auxiliary Air Force on his eighteenth birthday in 1939. On the occasion of Chamberlain's speech to the British n...
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Stirlings in Action With the Airborne Forces
Williams, Dennis J.Pen and SwordThis is the history of two RAF squadrons who shared many tasks during WWII. Although there was a healthy rivalry between personnel serving on 190 and 620 Squadrons, there was also...
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St Nazaire Raid
Dorrian, JamesPen and SwordIn early 1942, shipping losses in the Atlantic threatened Britain's very survival. In addition to the U-Boat menace, there was real concern that the mighty German battleship Tirpit...
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Steam in the Air
Kelly, MauricePen and SwordScientific investigation into manned flight began early in the 19th Century at a time when steam power was the only transportable propulsion generator available to the many pioneer...
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Triumphs and Disasters
Bamford, AndrewPen and SwordSir Thomas Graham’s Netherlands Campaign of 1813–1814 has produced a surprisingly rich crop of memoirs and letters. This compelling new book brings together six of the shorter acco...
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D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story
Darlow, SteveGrub StreetThis book is largely an eye-witness account of the heavy bomber contribution to the success of the D-Day landings and therefore to the winning of the war in Europe. It is told usin...
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6 Group Bomber Command
Ward, ChrisPen and Sword6 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...
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The Battle East of Elsenborn
Cavanagh, William C.C.Pen and SwordThe Battle East of Elsenborn closely examines the role of Oberstgruppenfuhrer Joseph 'Sepp' Dietrich's Sixth Panzer Army in the massive German winter counteroffensive. Hitler had t...
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Bomber Harris: His Life and Times
Probert, HenryPen and SwordThis is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of the Second World War. Sir Arthur Harris remains the target of criticism and vilification by some, while...
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Trailblazers
Hounsfield, ChristopherPen and SwordFlight testing experimental and new aircraft is one of the world’s most hazardous occupations. A test pilot requires the skills of a flying ace whilst maintaining the self-control...
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V Bombers
Bowman, Martin W.; Windle, DavePen and SwordBritain’s desire to stay at the leading edge in the design and development of modern jet powered aircraft was born in the later stages of World War Two. The RAF sent requests to th...
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Stuka
Smith, AlistairPen and SwordThe photographs in this collection belonged to Luftwaffe Stuka rear gunner and radio operator Erich Heine. The collection includes photographs of flights of Stukas in formation, op...
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XD Operations
Brazier, C.C.H.Pen and SwordX D Operations is the first account of the thrilling operations by the Kent Fortress Royal Engineers, a small Territorial Army Unit given the largest demolition program ever undert...
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Air War Iraq
Ripley, TimPen and SwordThe book is a photo-journalistic record of the vitally important role that aviation played in the recent liberation of Iraq. It follows the part that American, British and Australi...
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Flight from Colditz
Hoskins, AnthonyPen and SwordColditz Castle was one of the most famous Prisoner of War camps of the Second World War. It was there that the Germans interred their most troublesome or important prisoners. Hundr...
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Bomb Alley
Yates, DavidPen and SwordThis is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. It is a no-holds-bar...
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Britain's Greatest Aircraft
Jackson, RobertPen and SwordDuring the last century the British aircraft industry created and produced many outstanding aeroplanes. These aircraft were world leaders in advanced technology, utilizing inventio...
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Yes, The Arabs Can Too
Al Jaber, Mohamed Bin Issa; Worton, MichaelMedina PublishingMuch has been written about the role and presence of the Arabs in the world at the beginning of this millennium, and their ability to meet the challenges overwhelming our planet, b...
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Devotion to a Calling
Bamford, Joe; Boxall, HarleyPen and SwordHarley Boxall was awarded his RAF wings on 3 October 1936 and was posted to 40 Squadron flying Hawker Hinds. On 1 April 1937 he was posted to Bircham Newton in Norfolk to train wit...