Grub Street Publishing: 196 books
Shot Down in Flames
A World War II Fighter Pilot's Remarkable Tale of Survival
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2008
During the Battle of Britain, Geoffrey Page was shot down into the English Channel, causing him to suffer severe burns. This autobiography tells of his wartime exploits and the effect of his injuries, as well as how he became a founder member of The Guinea Pig Club, a club for badly burnt aircrew.
Ghosts of Targets Past
The Lives and Losses of a Lancaster Crew in 1944-45
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009
Whilst the Lancaster was acknowledged as being a fearsome bomber, the plane was also vulnerable. Philip Gray describes what it was like to be the captain of a Lancaster at the height of World War II and how he and his crew managed to survive the war.
From North Africa to the Arakan
The Engrossing Memoir of WWII Spitfire Ace Alan McGregor Peart DFC, RNZAF
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Alan Peart was born in Nelson, New Zealand. Joining 610 Squadron on completion of training, he served against the Germans and then the Japanese. Operating from 'Broadway' airstrip, his was the only spitfire not destroyed during air strikes.
This is an excellent first hand account of the air...
Billy Drake, Fighter Leader
The Autobiography of Group Captain B. Drake DSO, DFC and Bar, US DFC
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
Born in London of an English father and Australian mother and educated in Switzerland, Billy Drake was to become one of the most illustrious RAF fighter pilots of World War II, indeed of all time.
He flew in many theaters with various squadrons on different aircraft - starting with 1 Squadron...
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...
Victory Fighters
Winning the Battle for Supremacy in the Skies over Western Europe, 1941-1945
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2005
Victory Fighters is largely a collection of eyewitness accounts of the struggle that raged in the skies over occupied Europe after the Battle of Britain. Expertly selected and interwoven by Stephen Darlow, the book centers on the stories of six pilots and one navigator, the telling of which covers...
Air War for Burma
The Concluding Volume of The Bloody Shambles Series. The Allied Air Forces Fight Back in South-East Asia 1942-1945
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2014
In his monumental work Bloody Shambles, Volume Two, Christopher Shores described in detail the British retreat out of Burma, culminating at the end of May 1942. The monsoon then brought operations on land and in the air virtually to a halt for several months as the British and Indian forces prepared...
Home is the Halifax
An Extraordinary Account of Re-building a Classic WWII Bomber and Creating the Yorkshire Air Museum to House It
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
Between 1935 and 1945, Yorkshire became home to 41 military airfields, the majority located in the Vale of York. The area was often referred to as a land-based aircraft carrier. The author, aged 16, became involved in this vast aviation activity when he started work with the Handley Page aircraft...
Ship-Busters!
A Classic Account of RAF Torpedo-Bombers in WWII
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2009
Low-level strikes against enemy shipping by torpedo-carrying aircraft were perhaps the most dangerous forms of air attack developed during WWII, and few isolated actions had such a direct impact on naval and military actions.
This book tells the story of the RAF men involved, from the early...
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...
by Arto der Haroutunian
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
“[A] ground-breaking collection of wonderful pilafs, soups, stuffed vegetables, relishes and pastries. A treasury of delicious dishes” (The Foodie).
Every one of the twelve cookbooks Arto der Haroutunian wrote became a classic; his thoughtful, erudite writing helped to explain to Westerners...
Brotherhood of the Skies
Wartime Experiences of a Gunnery Officer and Typhoon Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
A British fighter pilot recounts his battles—in both wartime and peacetime.
David Ince only managed to pass the RAF medical board on his third attempt—but this did not stop him from forging a highly successful aviation career. After flying Hurricanes and Mustangs at 41 OTU, he converted to...
Fast Jets and Other Beasts
Personal Insights from the Cockpit of the Hunter, Phantom, Jaguar, Tornado and Many More
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2017
Over a thirty-two-year military flying career which spanned a period when the RAF regularly replaced its fighter/bombers, Ian Hall had seven front-line flying tours on five different types. His story starts in Bahrain in the early 1970s, just before the massive contraction that saw the RAF withdraw...
by David Twiston Davies
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
This “classic compilation” (The Field) of newspaper death notices “includes the great, the brave, the adventurous, and the eccentric” (Soldier Magazine).
David Twiston Davies’s latest, highly entertaining collection of 100 Daily Telegraph military obituaries from the last sixteen years...