Andy Saunders: 17 books
Bader's Last Fight
An In-Depth Investigation of a Great WWII Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
On 9 August 1941, one of the greatest icons of the Second World War, Douglas Bader, was shot down, captured and later incarcerated. But by whom, and how? Was it by one of his deadly German opponents, as Douglas Bader himself maintained, or was it by one of his own side? There has been much debate...
Mannock
The Life and Death of Major Edward Mannock VC, DSO, MC, RAF
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2008
The definitive biography of the WWI fighter pilot Edward “Mick” Mannock—and a revealing investigation into his mysterious fate.
Although he was arguably the highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the First World War, Edward “Mick” Mannock’s life, particularly his death, is still shrouded...
Convoy Peewit
August 8th, 1940: The First Day of the Battle of Britain?
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2010
During the early hours of 8 August 1940 over twenty merchant ships set sail in Convoy CW9 “Peewit” and edged past Dover, hugging the shore in complete darkness. Whilst unseen to human eyes, the Germans had picked up the large convoy on its Freya radar at Cap Gris Nez and flashed warning messages...
Finding the Few
Some Outstanding Mysteries of the Battle of Britain Investigated and Solved
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
An “extraordinarily researched” account of a quest to find MIA fighter pilots decades after World War II (Barrett Tillman).
1940: The air over Britain is filled with danger. Courageous and heroic men fly and fight, often sacrificing their lives to keep the nation free. Some of them will disappear...
Stuka Attack
The Dive Bombing Assault on England During the Battle of Britain
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
The Junkers 87 Stuka was an iconic weapon of World War Two and an aircraft name that was, and still is, instantly recognized worldwide. Its roles in Poland and the Battles of France and the Low Countries are almost legendary, but in the UK its import during the Battle of Britain is one that has never...
Finding the Foe
Outstanding Mysteries of the Battle of Britain and Beyond Investigated and Solved
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
A follow-up to Finding the Few, this companion volume deals with the postwar discovery and recovery of wartime Luftwaffe aircrew who were downed and lost over the UK, most of them during 1940s. There is a lot of detective work involved here. Sometimes airmen have been identified with the tiniest clue,...
Finding the Fallen
Outstanding Aircrew Mysteries from the First World War to Desert Storm Investigated and Solved
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
The logical successor to the highly acclaimed Finding the Few and Finding the Foe, this new work covers a selection of similar mysteries involving missing aircrew and spanning almost the entire twentieth century.
Starting with a reappraisal of the Mannock affair, the author highlights the fates...
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain
Rare photographs from wartime archives
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain will contains some 140-150 images of German bomber aircraft during the summer of 1940. The images will cover the entirety of the battle and will depict losses across Britain during this period. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned...
Spitfire
Mark I P9374
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
The true story of the recovery of a World War II plane shot down in France—and the effort to restore this historic aircraft.
Spitfire is the fascinating story of the recovery of a Battle of France Spitfire Mk 1 from the sands of Calais during the early 1980s—and its subsequent return to the...
by Andy Saunders
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2004
Jane was a wartime phenomenon. A sensation. She was also an important feature in the morale of Britain's fighting forces around the world and to those left behind on the "Home Front". So important, in fact, that her fame extended to the House of Commons where one wartime MP referred to our...
by Adrian Gilbert, Nigel West, Dan Mills
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
A fascinating look at what might have happened had historical assassination attempts succeeded.
If Hitler had died at any stage in the Second World War, would Germany have immediately sued for peace, or would the generals have taken over and fought a far more practical war than the obdurate Führer?...
Arrival of Eagles
Luftwaffe Landings in Britain 1939–1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2014
A fascinating look at German planes that wound up in British territory during World War II, with photos.
During the Second World War, a great many Luftwaffe aircraft arrived in the United Kingdom or its coastal waters, but, as with the famous flight of Rudolf Hess, not all of them through “conventional”...
Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz
Rare photographs from wartime archives
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and Blitz will comprise of some 140-150 images of the work of RAF and civilian salvage squads during the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and beyond. The images will depict losses across Britain, both RAF and German, during this period. Each picture will tell...
Escort Pilot
Guarding the American Bombers Over Europe in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
“Anyone interested in a unique look at the American-Anglo air war effort after the Battle of Britain, would do well to read Escort Pilot**”** (New York Journal of Books).
Spitfire, Mustang, Lightning, Thunderbolt . . . in the darkest days of World War II, these legendary fighters escorted...
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