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B-29: Superfortress
Giant Bomber of World War 2 and Korea
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engined heavy bomber flown primarily by the United States in World War Two and the Korean War. The B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s. The British Royal Air Force flew the B-29 and used the name Washington for the type, and the Soviet...
Boeing B-17
The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The Boeing B-17 was the first American heavy bomber to see action in World War when it was supplied to the RAF. The design originated in 1934 when the US Air Corps was looking for a heavy bomber to reinforce their air forces in Hawaii, Panama and Alaska. For its time, the design included many advanced...
V Bombers
Vulcan, Valiant and Victor
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
Britain’s desire to stay at the leading edge in the design and development of modern jet powered aircraft was born in the later stages of World War Two. The RAF sent requests to the leading aircraft manufactures for a variety of specifications, amongst which was one for a long-range heavy bomber....
The Airbus A380
A History
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Every 7 minutes, an A380 takes off or lands somewhere in the world...
The Airbus was initially designed and developed in order to provide a contender to the Boeing's growing monopoly of the skies in the biggest large-aircraft market in the world. Ambitious in design, the undertaking seemed mammoth....
Naval Aviation in the Korean War
Aircraft, Ships, and Men
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
The first part of this book covers the role of US aircraft carriers and aircraft in stopping the North Korean initial push to the south and also their role in the famous Inchon Landing and Pusan Perimeter Break out. The last part of the first chapter deals with naval operations during the Marine's...
by Graham Simons
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was almost certainly the most versatile Second World War Bomber. Apart from its bombing role in all theaters of operation, the B-24 hauled fuel to France during the push towards Germany, carried troops, fought U-boats in the Atlantic and, probably most important of...
The Panavia Tornado
A Photographic Tribute
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Through a collection of dramatic and informative photographs, supplemented by cutaway illustrations, this book highlights the agility and flexibility of this dedicated RAF aircraft. Throughout the course of its career, it has formed the backbone of the RAF across its many different theaters of operation....
by Bryn Evans
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Compared to the RAF's Fighter and Bomber Commands, the Desert Air Force (DAF) is far less well known, yet its achievements were spectacular.
DAF led the way in North Africa and Italy in pioneering new tactics in close Army-Air Force co-operation on the battlefield, DAF and Allied air forces gave...
Attack on the Scheldt
The Struggle for Antwerp 1944
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
During the Allied advance across northwest Europe in 1944, the opening up of the key port of Antwerp was a pivotal event, yet it has been neglected in histories of the conflict. The battles in Normandy and on the German frontier have been studied often and in detail, while the fight for the Scheldt...
Waterloo 1815
Wavre, Plancenoit and the Race to Paris
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2006
Histories of the Waterloo campaign and tours of the battlefield generally concentrate on the battle between the armies of Napoleon and Wellington - the role of Blucher's Prussians is left in the background. Peter Hofschöer's fascinating account focuses on the Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo and...
by Digby Smith
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2005
In June 1812 500,000 men of Napoleon's army invaded Russia. Six months later barely 20,000 returned. The disastrous advance to Moscow and the subsequent retreat irreparably damaged Napoleon's military power and prestige and resulted one of the most celebrated catastrophes of in all military history....
The Battle of Borodino
Napoleon Against Kutuzov
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2007
On 7 September 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars. This horrific - and controversial - contest has fascinated historians ever since.
The survival of the Russian army after Borodino...
The Burning of Moscow
Napoleon's Trail By Fire 1812
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
As soon as Napoleon and his Grand Army entered Moscow, on 14 September 1812, the capital erupted in flames that eventually engulfed and destroyed two thirds of the city. The fiery devastation had a profound effect on the Grand Army, but for thirty-five days Napoleon stayed, making increasingly desperate...
SS Das Reich At War 1939–1945
A History of the Division on the Western and Eastern Fronts
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Between 1933 and 1939, the strength and influence of the SS grew considerably with thousands of men being recruited into the new ideological armed formation, many into units known as the SS-Verfgungstruppe (Special Disposal Troop). These troops saw action in Poland before switching to the Western...