Pen Sword Aviation imprint: 311 books
by Diane Canwell, Jon Sutherland
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Between 1918 and 1986 the marine branch of the Royal Air Force provided rescue facilities, support and other services to this armed service. In its pre-1941 guise as the Air Sea Rescue service, the RAF had an inventory of over 200 motorboats, supported by float aircraft engaged in rescue, towing,...
Upward and Onward
Life of Air Vice-Marshal John Howe CB, CBE, AFC
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
John Howe started his flying career in the postwar South African Air Force, learning to fly on Tiger Moths, Harvards and Spitfires. He was posted to No 2 Squadron SAAF and sent to Korea to fly with South Africa’s contribution to the war in support of the UN forces. There he flew the Mustang F-51D...
The Handley Page Victor
The History & Development of a Classic Jet
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2006
The Handley Page Victor was the longest serving V-Bomber with the RAF. It was conceived in 1945 and after much research and development the Mk 1 entered service in the late 1950s to become part of the UK's nuclear deterrent force. It could fly faster, higher and further than any comparable aircraft...
Two-Man Air Force
Don Gentile & John Godfrey World War Two Flying Aces
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2006
American volunteers Don Gentile (pronounced Jen-tilly) and John Godfrey flew together as leader and wingman respectively, with the USAAF 4th Fighter Group based at Debden near Cambridge in England. At the end of their missions with the 4th the two of them had accounted for over 58 enemy aircraft destroyed....
The Few: Fight for the Skies
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
In this new pictorial history from Philip Kaplan, the perspectives of both RAF and Luftwaffe airmen are considered within the wider context of one of the most iconic and pivotal conflicts of modern history.
The Blitz, primarily the bombing of London and the major cities of Britain by the German...
by John Frayn Turner
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2007
Douglas Bader remains a legendary figure, and the best known of all the Battle of Britain aces. Having lost both his legs in a pre-war flying accident, Bader overcame this disability to become not just a superb fighter pilot but a tough and charismatic leader. At a critical time in the War, Bader...
Bomber Offensive
Marshal of the R.A.F Sir Arthur Harris
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Sir Arthur Harris - Bomber Harris - remains the target of criticism and vilification by many, while others believe the contribution he and his men made to victory is grossly undervalued. He led the men of Bomber Command in the face of appalling casualties, had fierce disagreements with higher authority...
Tank Tracks to Rangoon
The Story of British Armour in Burma
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Fighting in a somewhat forgotten corner of Empire during the Second World War, the British and Indian armoured regiments called upon to harness the power of tank warfare to extreme new levels did so in an effort to outwit an army until that point considered invincible - the Imperial Japanese Army....
Letters from an Early Bird
The life and letters of Denys Corbett Wilson 1882 - 1915
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2006
This is the story of an early pioneer aviator who took to the air just a few years after the Wright Brothers proved that man was capable of controlled powered flight. Corbett Wilson (CW) was the only son of a wealthy family and was educated at Eaton from 1896 to 1899. He was commissioned into the...
Fortress Islands Malta
Defence & Re-Supply During the Siege
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2016
The introduction of Italy into the Second World War on 10 June 1940 signalled the start of the siege of Malta, and for the next two and a half years the Axis powers did all they could to batter the small island into submission. Malta’s defences were initially verging on non-existent but the British...
American Airline's Secret War in China
Project Seven Alpha, WWII
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonized over the rapid advances of the Japanese forces in Asia; they seemed unstoppable. He foresaw their intentions of taking India and linking up with the two other Axis Powers, Germany and Italy, in an attempt to conquer the Eastern Hemisphere. US naval forces...
Blue Diamonds
The Exploits of 14 Squadron RAF 1945-2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
In the seven decades since the Second World War, 14 Squadron has operated a wide array of aircraft types (Mosquitoes, Vampires, Venoms, Hunters, Canberras, Phantoms, Jaguars and Tornados) in a fascinating variety of roles. For much of this time, the Squadron was based in Germany at the front line...
by Robert Grolley
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
During the summer of 1944, the US Eighth Air Force was engaged in a ferocious daytime bombing campaign over Europe. This book is the memoir of a B-17 navigator who found himself far from his American home, based in the English countryside of Northamptonshire. His war in the air, flying deep into enemy...
Bomb Aimer Over Berlin
The Wartime Memoirs of Les Bartlett DFM
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2007
Les Bartlett has become one of the great characters of World War II history. He flew as bomb aimer with the then Flying Officer Michael Beetham, who later became Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At that time he was a sergeant but gained his commission in April 1944 and flew his tour, including 27 raids...