Martin Bowman: 78 books
The Mighty Eighth at War
USAAF 8th Air Force Bombers Versus the Luftwaffe 1943-1945
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
From the beginning of World War Two the RAF s Bomber Command had been the only means of striking Hitler s Reich and its war machine. The entry into the war of the United States and the subsequent arrival in the UK of the Eighth Air Force was to more than double the Allied capability. The Flying Fortress...
The Build Up to the Beginning
Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
This is the first volume of a most impressive tribute and accurate four part work that uniquely presents a complete account of the air operations throughout ‘Market-Garden’ in September 1944 when British, US and Polish airborne troops made a gallant attempt to seize and hold bridges across the...
by Martin Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Norwich, in common with most English cities, suffered enemy air attack and during a period of almost three and a half years bombs were dropped in every part of the city. The first German raid occurred on Tuesday 8 July 1940; the last on 6 November 1943. The total number of Alerts during 1943 was 95...
Men Who Flew the Mosquito
Compelling accounts of the 'Wooden Wonders' triumphant WW2 Career
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2004
The twin-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War. Famously wooden-built, its graceful lines and powerful performance have made it into an airborne icon. Its operational versatility as a fighter, low level bomber and reconnaissance aircraft was unsurpassed.
In...
Clash of Eagles
USAAF 8th Air Force Bombers Versus the Luftwaffe in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007
This is the story of the air war over Western Europe, told first hand by the American and German pilots and aircrew who took part. It spans the period between 1942 and 1945 and covers the encounters between the audacious Luftwaffe fighter pilots and the Fortress and Liberator bomber crews of the American...
Bomber Bases of World War II, 3rd Air Division 8th Air Force USAF 1942-45
Flying Fortress and Liberator Squadrons in Norfolk and Suffolk
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
The 3rd Air Division: Elveden Hall was the Headquarters of this division of the 8th US Army Air Force. Broadly speaking it flew B17 Flying Fortresses out of Suffolk, but included some bases in Norfolk. Some units had short periods flying B24 Liberators.
The famous ‘Bloody Hundredth’, based...
Stratofortress
The Story of the B-52
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2006
Boeing's mighty B-52 Stratofortress has seen continuous operational service with the United States Air Force since the type was introduced in 1957. The aircraft has been upgraded several times and has assumed many different new roles since it was originally conceived and then provided the key airborne...
Bomber Command Reflections of War
Battles with the Nachtjagd 30/31 March- September 1944
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
This, the fourth volume of a five part work that provides a comprehensive insight into all aspects of RAF Bomber Command in World War Two, begins in the spring of 1944 with a completely new insight on the catastrophic raid on Nuremburg on the night of 30/31 March and follows with the disastrous attack...
Flying into the Flames of Hell
Flying with Bomber Command in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2006
The book contains twenty-three stirring accounts of what life flying as air-crew in World War Two was really like. The writers are a mixed bunch of pilots, navigators and gunners who flew medium and heavy bombers or Mosquitoes. It conveys the terror of being coned by German searchlights over the target,...
100 Group (Bomber Support)
RAF Bomber Command in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2006
As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Norfolk.
The growing importance of the 'electronic war' in the air in 1943 caused the creation of 100 Group to fly both defensive and offensive sorties employing highly secret...
1st Air Division 8th Air Force USAAF 1942-45
Flying Fortress Squadrons in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007
As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
Constituted as the lst Bombardment Division on 30 August 1943 the unit was activated at Brampton Grange, Huntingdon on 13...
Jet Wars in the Nuclear Age
1972 to the Present Day
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
This book explores the era of the 1970s right up to the present day, illustrating how
fighter-bombers and tactics have developed and evolved during this time. It covers all the most significant military conflicts that have characterised this era, including the Eleven Day War of Christmas 1972 in Vietnam...
by Martin Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the Charlie 130 was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore....
by Martin Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
One of the world’s greatest aircraft, for three decades pilots enthused about the Hunter and its smooth lines, Rolls- Royce Avon engine, outstanding handling characteristics, and lively performance. Designed by Sir Sydney Camm, the genius behind the Hurricane, work on the Hunter commenced late in...