These pictures give a really vivid picture of how destructive Allied air power became as the war went on. We see attacks on ships at sea, ships in port, German garrison buildings and even an attempt to find and destroyer a solidary Condor still flying into Greece in 1945, which was hidden from view under olive trees but showed up very clearly in the gun camera pictures! This is a very impressive collection of photographs, made all the more useful by their common source, and by the detailed notes that accompany them.

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Air Fan, August/September 2018

I was delighted when I got this book with the amazing pictures in my hands. Extremely rare photographic material from RAF's Aegean attacks on Greek seas, taken from aircraft cameras, against German and Italian naval vessels and Italian sailplanes.

Particularly unusual are photographs of attacks on islands and seaside towns of the Ionian and Aegean countries, such as Zakynthos, Meganisi, Kefalonia, Lefkada, Syros, Samos, the ports of Kalamata, Koroni, Katakolos, Preveza, Astakos, Fiskardo, Vonitsa, Gytheion, Sitia and others.

VIRON TEZAPSIDIS Researcher of 2.P.

An important historical record, showing gun camera views taken on operations, illustrating targets under fire from machine guns, cannon and rockets.
A fascinating read and illustrated throughout.

IPMS Magazine

★★★★★ Different, very interesting and nicely presented.

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Amazon Customer

★★★★ This book is a compilation of photographs from one of the former commanders of the RAF's 252 Squadron. The squadron flew Bristol Beaufighters against German and Italian forces in the Mediterranean, predominantly attacking shipping. The majority of the photographs are good quality and the particulars of each mission shown in the book are presented with notes on what is happening in the photos. It's not a complete record of 252 Squadron's service, but it certainly provides a thorough snapshot of what their war was like. Definitely worth picking up if you're a fan of the Beaufighter, or if you just like seeing combat action from a low-level perspective.

Amazon Customer - Marc L. Tavasci

The publisher has been producing a number of aviation history series that feature rare archive images. This book is one of those books and has a fine photo content. The photographs in this case mostly show the image from the gunsight, or more accurately gun camera – Highly Recommended.

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Firetrench

This is an slightly more unusual collection of archive photos to see from a single unit, and in this quantity. The operational records provide the detail for the individual stories to accompany the photos and I though a useful reminder that these are all very much records of real warfare. Nothing staged and of course real events that would have led to real casualties. A sobering thought perhaps but what a marvellous collection of images all from the one squadron in the same operational theatre which we are lucky to have seen preserved and presented in a way that makes them accessible to us all. Definitely one to recommend.

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