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Lightning Eject
The Dubious Safety Record of Britain’s Only Supersonic Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
The English Electric Lightning entered RAF squadron service in 1960 and continued flying in the interceptor role until 1988. It had a stunning world-beating performance with a top speed in excess of Mach 2 and a climb rate that would take it to 40,000 feet in a little over 3 minutes. The aircraft’s...
A Century of Air Power
The Changing Face of Warfare 1912-2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
No other technical development since the introduction of gunpowder has had as great an influence on warfare as the aircraft. From its early beginnings as simply a means of aerial reconnaissance to its utter supremacy on the battlefield, the aircraft has evolved into the most versatile and precise...
Stoke Field
The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2006
The Battle of Stoke, the last and most neglected armed clash of the Wars of the Roses, is one of history's great might-have-beens. The forces of the first Tudor king Henry VII confronted the rebel army of the pretender Lambert Simnel and his commander the Earl of Lincoln. Henry's victory over the...
In the Teeth of the Wind
Memoirs of the Royal Navy Air Service in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
So rapid have been the advances in the science of aeronautics since the end of the First World War that it requires a considerable feat of imagination to cast one's mind back over the comparatively short period of seventy years to the days when Flight Commander Bartlett of the Royal Naval Air Service...
Eagles Over North Africa and the Mediterranean
1940 – 1943
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Although the Luftwaffe achieved a great deal of success in North Africa between 1940 and 1943, it was hampered by the constant demand for men and machines elsewhere, logistical problems, such as a crippling lack of fuel, and the harsh desert conditions.
An impressive selection of photographs...
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain
Rare photographs from wartime archives
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain will contains some 140-150 images of German bomber aircraft during the summer of 1940. The images will cover the entirety of the battle and will depict losses across Britain during this period. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned...
The Strike Wings
Special Anti-Shipping Squadrons 1942-45
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
In November 1942, the RAF formed special Strike Wings to attack the heavily defended and seemingly invulnerable convoys that brought Germany’s vital supplies of iron ore from Scandinavia down the coast of Europe to feed its war machine. The outcome was a series sea/air battles at close quarters,...
by Hamish Ross, Fred Marafono
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
Even by SAS standards this is the story of an outstanding warrior.
On the point of being demobbed from the SAS, Fred Marafono was recruited by David Stirling for his private security company. After Stirling’s death, Fred found himself in the midst of Sierra Leone’s Blood Diamond wars, and...
Meteor from the Cockpit
Britain's First Jet Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the only jet powered Allied fighter to see action in WW II. Subsequent development was limited as a result of its relatively conventional airframe although it did hold the world air speed record for a while. The...
The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain
Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm and RJ Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended...
By the Skin of my Teeth
The Memoirs of an RAF Mustang Pilot in World War II and of Flying Sabres with USAF in Korea
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2006
This is a memoir of flying with the Royal Air Force in war and peace during a career in military and civil aviation covering a half century. The text is filled with personal experiences, reminiscences and impressions and is written in four parts. Part One covers the years leading to the author's graduation...
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Interceptor, Strike, Reconnaissance Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
The Starfighter was once described as ‘a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you’. It is one of the world’s fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a service ceiling of 58,000 feet. First delivered to the USAF in 1958 it was also sold to the German, Greek, Italian, Turkish...
Flying Legends of World War II
Archive and Colour Photos of Famous Allied Aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2011
More than thirty Allied Forces' WWII aircraft types are illustrated in many rare and previously unpublished black and white and color photographs. Each type is described giving vital data on development history, combat record, famous pilots and significant air battles. Performance, range and weapon...
Mosquito
The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2011
During the history of aviation there have been very few aircraft that have achieved immediate success when entering front-line service. The de Havilland Mosquito was one such aircraft. It was not designed to an RAF requirement, but was the result of an initiative of the designers and builders to utilize...