Grub Street: 238 books
Battle of Heligoland Bight 1939
The Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe's Baptism of Fire
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
The story of the first British bombing raid of the Second World War, of why Bomber Command flew by night and of the Wellington Mk.1A are all closely linked together. It is a story of the stone age of strategic bombing.
On the 4th of September 1939 Squadron Leader Paul Harris led 149 Squadron...
Aces High
A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces of WWII, Volume One
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
A revised collection of the biographies of the highest scoring Allied fighter pilots of World War II. All details of their combat are arranged in tabular form. Included are a selection of photographs from hitherto private collections.
A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945. Volume 4
Sicily and Italy to the fall of Rome 14 May, 1943 – 5 June, 1944
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2018
The fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its surrender and occupation achieved almost by air attack alone. The account continues with the ultimately successful, but at times very hard fought, invasions of Sicily...
by Christopher Shores, Brian Cull
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2008
The air battle for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war. In the past, there has been much controversy amongst air historians on many of the details of the operations. It was here, for example, that "Pat" Pattie believed by many to be the Royal...
Black September 1918
WWI’s Darkest Month in the Air
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2018
The follow-up to Bloody April 1917 continues fifteen months later into World War I. Much had happened over this period. More battles had been fought, won and lost on both sides, but now the American strength was feeding in to France with both men and material. With the mighty push on the French/American...
by Norman Franks, John E Gurdon
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Over and Above was first published in 1919 soon after John Everard Gurdon, aged just twenty, had been invalided out of the RAF following a brief but incident-filled stint as a flyer on the Western Front. Piloting the Bristol F.2b with 22 Squadron, his first victory was on 2 April 1918 and by 13 August...
BEYOND COURAGE
Air Sea Rescue by Walrus Squadrons in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian Seas 1942-1945
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2003
This new book covers the adventures of 283, 284, 293 and 294 Walrus Squadrons, operating from North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Sardinia.
The pilots, like their counterparts in England, knew of the dangers of landing on the sea. It was a daunting task attempting to rescue downed airmen as they...
Coastal Dawn
Blenheims in Action from the Phoney War through the Battle of Britain
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
In 1940, the defense of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew, Churchill’s ‘few’. Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire and Hurricane pilots, there were other pilots, observers and air gunners – just as courageous – flying the Bristol Blenheim MKIV-F....
The Sowreys
A Unique and Remarkable Record of One Family's Sixty-Five Years of Distinguished RAF Service
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
A fascinating look into the extraordinary history of the Sowrey family; an RAF dynasty whose service spans the first sixty-five years of the RAF’s existence.
Members fought in both world wars and five of the Sowreys were awarded the Air Force Cross, amongst their other numerous decorations....
Forever Vigilant
Naval 8/208 Squadron RAF – A Centenary of Service from Camels to Hawks
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
208 Squadron based at RAF Valley in Anglesey will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in October 2016, making it one of the few RAF squadrons to achieve this unique distinction whilst still part of the RAF’s current order of battle. To celebrate this achievement, Air Commodore Pitchfork has compiled...
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...
From Jet Provost to Strikemaster
A Definitive History of the Basic and Counter-Insurgent Aircraft at Home and Overseas
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2017
This book covers the complete and long overdue history of the Hunting/BAC Jet Provost and Strikemaster, which for thirty-eight years trained generations of pilots and pioneered the RAF’s all-through flying training program. Originally designed and built in 1951 as a private venture by Percival Aircraft...
Ton-Up Lancs
A Photographic History of the Thirty-Five RAF Lancasters that Each Completed One Hundred Sorties
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2015
An updated and expanded photographic history of the famed military aircraft—and the men who flew them.
Aviation historian Norman Franks updates his classic book, The Lancaster, with new information and photos. The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine heavy bomber that played a crucial role in World...
Heroic Endeavour
The Remarkable Story of One Pathfinder Force Attack, a Victoria Cross and 206 Brave Men
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2006
It is 23rd December 1944 and a heroic yet dreadful action is about to take place over Cologne, involving the bravest of the brave – The Pathfinder Force. In the log book of one of that force, Flight Sergeant George Owen, are the details of his 29 operations. The final entry for this date, above...