Steve Bond: 7 books
Meteor Boys
True Tales from the Operators of Britain's First Jet Fighter—From 1944 to Date
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Through the first-hand experiences of pilots and ground crew, the author of Javelin Boys chronicles the history of the RAF’s first jet-engined aircraft.
As Britain’s first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor has had a remarkably varied and lengthy life. But while many books have focused on...
Heroes All
Veteran Airmen of Different Nationalities Tell Their Stories of Service in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
For years Steve Bond has been interviewing and recording veterans from all sides of the conflict, including air and ground crew. His aim was to transmit their engaging stories faithfully to a wider public. He spoke to British and German, German and Russian, British and Italian, American and German,...
Wimpy
A Detailed History of the Vickers Wellington in service, 1938-1953
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
To date there has been a paucity of books on this remarkable aircraft. Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to serve in its original role from first day of war to last, and in every theater; the first type to bomb Germany; the first type to bomb Berlin; the first type to...
Shackleton Boys Volume 1
True Stories from the Home-Based ‘Kipper Fleet’ Squadrons
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2018
Essentially a development of the Avro Lancaster via the later Lincoln, the Avro Shackleton was the RAF’s first line of defence in the maritime role from 1951 for twenty years, thereafter continuing to serve as an airborne early warning aircraft for another twenty, until 1991. The ‘Old Grey Lady’,...
Javelin Boys
Air Defence from the Cold War to Confrontation
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
The Gloster Javelin was the UK’s first line of night and all-weather air defence both at home and in RAF Germany. In the 1950s, when it replaced the Meteor and Venom, this revolutionary bomber/interceptor became the focus of many great stories told here in terrific detail.
With an unorthodox...
Special Ops Liberators
223 (Bomber Support) Squadron, 100 Group, and the Electronic War
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
The work of the RAF’s 100 Group remains one of the least known aspects of the 1939-45 war. Even less has been written about the specifics of day-to-day electronic warfare operations and the countermeasures employed. This book, the result of many years meticulous research by Squadron Leader Richard...
by Véronique Côté, Steve Gagnon, Justin Laramée
Language: French
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Que reste-t-il de sauvage en nous? De quoi sommes-nous fiers? Que fêter de nous? Dans La fête sauvage, Véronique Côté fait exploser une symphonie de textes et de chansons célébrant les notions de pays, de territoire et d’appartenance. Huit auteurs, comme autant de bombes poétiques pour célébrer...