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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Martyn Chorlton
Staffordshire has a long history of involvement in aviation. In 1916, the Royal Flying Corps arrived in the county in response to the threat of Zeppelin attacks during the First…
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An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked…
RAF Bomber Command lost 55,000 men during WWII. Their motto was Press on Regardless and the majority of their operational missions involved flying into the fiery, smoke-filled skies of occupied…
Organized by county using OS map references each of the decommissioned airfields of World War I are examined and provides details on period of use, units and current purpose including…
The contribution of Scotland’s airfields during the Second World War is sometimes underestimated or even overlooked completely, but the aircraft that flew from the seven airfields of Fife and Central…
A lavishly illustrated look at the famous Jet Provost aircraft, the RAF’s first ab initio jet trainer.
A fascinating, lavishly illustrated look at an iconic aircraft manufacturer of the Convair aircraft.
A lavishly illustrated celebration of two icons of the air, the Vought F-8 Crusader and A-7 Corsair II.
Martyn Chorlton takes a lavishly illustrated look at the iconic maritime patrol aircraft - the Nimrod.
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A lavishly illustrated tribute to the Blackburn Buccaneer, a truly great British piece of engineering.
1942 was a crucial year for Bomber Command with the planning of a vast air attack on Germany by at least one thousand bombers. This book explains each of the…
The formation of the Pathfinder Force in August 1942 produced a steady but certain change in the fortunes of Bomber Command. Its effectiveness against targets during the early years of…
Presented in an illustrated format, this book provides a detailed history of the wartime airfields of the North West of England, including Cark, Crosby-on-Eden, Great Orton and Millom.
At the outbreak of World War II, only 111 Squadron and a handful of others were equipped with the Hurricane. Thanks to sudden massive orders and a well-organized Hawker sub-contracting…
One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an underserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft…
While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang’s performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined…
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