Pen & Sword Aviation is one of the company's largest imprints. By teaming up with some of the worlds leading aviation experts we are able to offer an unrivalled list of aviation publications. Many of our titles include stunning colour photographs and our colour profiles are now world renowned. We cover the first flights of early aviation pioneers right through to modern day conflicts and unmanned aircraft.
“…this book tells a riveting tale and is recommended for this overlooked portion of the RAF’s air war over Europe in World War II.”
The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation
“…this book tells a riveting tale and is recommended for this overlooked portion of the RAF’s air war over Europe in World War II.”
The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation
“I found the book eminently readable. Mihajlović describes not only the technologies, but also the rationale behind systems development and evolution. The book is a great reference for defense-technology enthusiasts.”
The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation
“I found the book eminently readable. Mihajlović describes not only the technologies, but also the rationale behind systems development and evolution. The book is a great reference for defense-technology enthusiasts.”
The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation
The book is well illustrated throughout, with plenty of pictures with loads of detail of the real thing, covering a long career, and equally a series of high quality photos of the 3 featured model builds. Bearing in mind the great story of the B-52 over so many years, I think Ben, along with publishers Pen & Sword, have done a first class job of fitting it all into the confines of the format for this FlightCraft series. For me, it makes a really good addition to this mini-series of the famous Boeing bombers (B-17, B-29 and now B-52). Fans of the BUFF, and modellers in particular, will like this I think.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/boeing-b-52]here[/link]
Military Model Scene
The book is well illustrated throughout, with plenty of pictures with loads of detail of the real thing, covering a long career, and equally a series of high quality photos of the 3 featured model builds. Bearing in mind the great story of the B-52 over so many years, I think Ben, along with publishers Pen & Sword, have done a first class job of fitting it all into the confines of the format for this FlightCraft series. For me, it makes a really good addition to this mini-series of the famous Boeing bombers (B-17, B-29 and now B-52). Fans of the BUFF, and modellers in particular, will like this I think.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/boeing-b-52]here[/link]
Military Model Scene
Beautifully produced in A4 format and printed on glossy paper this visually attractive book is a delight. The inter war period was the most colourful in RAF history where the fuselage and wings of its aluminium painted fighters were gaily bedecked in bright squadron markings until the shadow of war saw the introduction of drab camouflage. Whilst there is some very helpful text contextualising the development of aircraft colours and markings the bulk is composed of a wide selection of well reproduced photographs accompanied by lengthy detailed captions. These are complemented 51 well selected colour side views together with top views illustrating upper wing markings or camouflage pattern. The reader is spoiled for choice in this visual feast – with Bulldogs, Siskins, Gauntlets and Demons to the fore, though the prize probably goes to Demon squadrons! Whether an individual’s taste is for bright colours or the mor warlike hues of early Hurricanes, Spitfires or Blenheim fighters, there.. Read more
Andrew Thomas - Author and Historian
Beautifully produced in A4 format and printed on glossy paper this visually attractive book is a delight. The inter war period was the most colourful in RAF history where the fuselage and wings of its aluminium painted fighters were gaily bedecked in bright squadron markings until the shadow of war saw the introduction of drab camouflage. Whilst there is some very helpful text contextualising the development of aircraft colours and markings the bulk is composed of a wide selection of well reproduced photographs accompanied by lengthy detailed captions. These are complemented 51 well selected colour side views together with top views illustrating upper wing markings or camouflage pattern. The reader is spoiled for choice in this visual feast – with Bulldogs, Siskins, Gauntlets and Demons to the fore, though the prize probably goes to Demon squadrons! Whether an individual’s taste is for bright colours or the mor warlike hues of early Hurricanes, Spitfires or Blenheim fighters, there.. Read more
Andrew Thomas - Author and Historian
"Occasionally a book reaches us and it is not what it seems. Sub-titled “The development of Hang-gliding, Paragliding, Microlighting and Paramotoring” we thought this would be a useful non-stop explanation of how the legislation of non CofA aircraft up to, say, the modern Microlights seen at Friedrichshafen, had been developed and introduced. Well – not so ! Quite entertaining reading – but basically a personal narrative about the author’s experiences flying weight-shifts and not the expected reference work."
(Air-Britain) Aviation World
"Occasionally a book reaches us and it is not what it seems. Sub-titled “The development of Hang-gliding, Paragliding, Microlighting and Paramotoring” we thought this would be a useful non-stop explanation of how the legislation of non CofA aircraft up to, say, the modern Microlights seen at Friedrichshafen, had been developed and introduced. Well – not so ! Quite entertaining reading – but basically a personal narrative about the author’s experiences flying weight-shifts and not the expected reference work."
(Air-Britain) Aviation World
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Aircraft Wrecks: A Walker's Guide
Originally published to acclaim in 2009, this paperback re-issue aims to give readers access to the tangible remains of hundreds of historic aircraft that still lie at crash sites on the moors and mountains of the British Isles, all of which can be visited. It covers almost 500 selected sites, with emphasis placed on those located within open access… Read more...
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Twin Mustang: The North American F-82 at War
One of the most unusual and remarkable American fighter aircraft, the F-82 Twin Mustang was the last mass production propeller-driven fighter acquired by the U.S. Air Force. Originally intended as a very long-range fighter escort for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress during World War II, it arrived too late to see combat and evolved into a night and all-weather… Read more...
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Daring Raids of World War Two: Heroic Land, Sea and Air Attacks
The Second World War saw a host of heroic raids enacted across the various theatres, all delivered valiantly in a variety of ways by British combatants; on land, by sea and from the air. Daring exploits such as the raid on Rommel, the endeavours of the Cockleshell Heroes and the Dam Busters have become legendary in the annals of warfare. All feature… Read more...
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Air War Normandy
So much ink has been spilt and so many miles of film expended on the amphibious invasion of Normandy on 6 June, 1944, otherwise known as D-Day, and so familiar have the images become of men leaping from their landing craft and wading ashore as shells exploded all around them, that it is all too easy to forget that none of this would have been possible… Read more...
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Secret Wings of WWII
There are many myths and legends surrounding the advanced German aeronautical technology of the Second World War. There are also facts and proven events. Yet within these stories and behind these facts lie conspiracy theories, mistaken assumptions and denials that seem to contradict the evidence. So what really happened? How far ahead were the German… Read more...
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The British Aerospace Hawk: A Photographic Tribute
Through a collection of dramatic and informative photographs, supplemented by cutaway illustrations, this book, the first in a mini series of three, highlights the agility and flexibility of this dedicated RAF and RN trainer. With the T1 and T1A versions soon to be retired from UK service (eventually to be replaced by the BAE Systems Hawk T2) this… Read more...
On 10 July 2018, exactly 100 years and 100 days after the formation of the world’s first independent air force, 103 aircraft of twenty-four types from twenty-five squadrons flew over London in the largest formation of military aircraft seen over the capital of the UK in nearly thirty years. Involving over 250 aircrew and operating out of fourteen… Read more...
The events of 1942 marked a pivotal year in the history of British air power. For more than two decades the theory that long-range bombing could win wars had dominated British defence policy. The vast majority of warplanes ordered for the RAF were designed either to bomb enemy cities or stop the enemy from bombing British cites. Conventional armies… Read more...
One moment the sky would be full of aircraft wheeling and positioning for the best shot at the enemy; a sky full of danger and menace. The next instant there would just be a clear blue empty sky with the sun shining down on a calm and beautiful landscape. Such was the phenomenon experienced by pilots who fought in the key battles of France and Britain… Read more...
Prior to World War Two, Wing Commander Guy Gibson joined the Royal Air Force. In 1944, he wrote down his experience of serving in the RAF. Aged just 25, Gibson had completed two full tours, each of 30 operations, with Bomber Command, and had led the now-famous Dam Busters raid against the dams of the Ruhr Valley in May 1943. He died aged 26 in 1944,… Read more...
We Seek the Highest has been the motto of the thousands of Officer Cadets who, over ten decades, have passed through the rigorous training regime at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lincolnshire. The words embody the College ethos: to strive to reach the tough standards demanded by the RAF, in the air and on the ground. This book tells the 100-year… Read more...
This is the story of the Arado 234, an aircraft that on one day in 1944, in the skies above Normandy, heralded the beginning of a new era in aviation: the jet era... For more than a century, the aviation industry has experienced continual change and upheaval. Many individuals have contributed to this field of developmental aviation over the course… Read more...