"The Real Battle of Britain Story". Article as featured in
RAF News - Friday, November 29 2024
"The Real Battle of Britain Story". Article as featured in
RAF News - Friday, November 29 2024
"Clearly coming from a place of passion, this faithfully records the service of this regiment on every battlefront and distinction and explains why it earned its promotion to a permanent part of the RAF."
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine
"Clearly coming from a place of passion, this faithfully records the service of this regiment on every battlefront and distinction and explains why it earned its promotion to a permanent part of the RAF."
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine
I suspect I am not the only aviation enthusiast who is more familiar with the story of the B-26 Marauder and its' service as a medium bomber in Western Europe during WW2, so it is interesting to learn more about the service of the B-26 in the Pacific theatre of war. After an introduction which gives some useful background before leading into 13 chapters of detail and 84 colour profiles of Marauders in service with the various units which served in the region, along with plenty of unit heraldry as well. Starting with a chapter devoted to the basic Marking & Technical Notes on Marauders as used in the Pacific, it goes on with chapters which give a summary of the operational stories of the 69th, 70th, 2nd, 19th, 33rd and 408th Bombardment Squadrons, the 22nd Bombardment Group. Add more on the 19th Bombardment Squadron "the Silver Fleet", the US Navy Utility Squadrons, which used them for mostly transport duties, another focusing on Squadron Commanders, before rounding off with one devoted.. Read more
Military Model Scene
I suspect I am not the only aviation enthusiast who is more familiar with the story of the B-26 Marauder and its' service as a medium bomber in Western Europe during WW2, so it is interesting to learn more about the service of the B-26 in the Pacific theatre of war. After an introduction which gives some useful background before leading into 13 chapters of detail and 84 colour profiles of Marauders in service with the various units which served in the region, along with plenty of unit heraldry as well. Starting with a chapter devoted to the basic Marking & Technical Notes on Marauders as used in the Pacific, it goes on with chapters which give a summary of the operational stories of the 69th, 70th, 2nd, 19th, 33rd and 408th Bombardment Squadrons, the 22nd Bombardment Group. Add more on the 19th Bombardment Squadron "the Silver Fleet", the US Navy Utility Squadrons, which used them for mostly transport duties, another focusing on Squadron Commanders, before rounding off with one devoted.. Read more
Military Model Scene
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Flypast - November 2024
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Flypast - November 2024
This is not just another book about the Battle of Waterloo: the author, a Senior Lecturer in History and War Studies at York St John University, presents a detailed analysis of the attack of Comte D’Erlon’s I Corps, described as ‘one of the most serious attacks made by the enemy’ in the Duke of Wellington’s Waterloo Dispatch, that has - until now - not had a single book entirely devoted to it, unlike the defence of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte, or the final attack by the French Imperial Guard. Even Captain William Siborne’s model has been the subject of two books! In Chapter 1, Openings, the author explains that his focus will require analysis of the build-up of the two opposing armies and of their movements in the campaign before the battle, because ‘assessing the formation of the army, the previous service of the troops, and how they were equipped, nourished, and led, is vital to judging the cohesion, character, and confidence of the men who marched into battle.’ This.. Read more
Miniature Wargames
This is not just another book about the Battle of Waterloo: the author, a Senior Lecturer in History and War Studies at York St John University, presents a detailed analysis of the attack of Comte D’Erlon’s I Corps, described as ‘one of the most serious attacks made by the enemy’ in the Duke of Wellington’s Waterloo Dispatch, that has - until now - not had a single book entirely devoted to it, unlike the defence of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte, or the final attack by the French Imperial Guard. Even Captain William Siborne’s model has been the subject of two books! In Chapter 1, Openings, the author explains that his focus will require analysis of the build-up of the two opposing armies and of their movements in the campaign before the battle, because ‘assessing the formation of the army, the previous service of the troops, and how they were equipped, nourished, and led, is vital to judging the cohesion, character, and confidence of the men who marched into battle.’ This.. Read more
Miniature Wargames
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Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions 1939-1945
In true Images of War Series style, this authoritative book tells the unique story of Hitler’s Luftwaffe Flak and Field Divisions in words and rare images. From the outset of WW2, Go¨ ring’s Luftwaffe Flak units saw extensive fighting with their 2cm, 3.7cm and deadly 8.8cm anti-aircraft guns. By the time of the Nazis’ invasion of Russia, Luftwaffe… 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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Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain
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 with historical detail. Each section will have… Read more...
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On Laughter-Silvered Wings
This is the thoroughly researched account of the life and times of a South African WW2 pilot, the author's father, Ted. It is highly personal, drawing on family history and changing lifestyles as the central figure fights his way through a series of experiences, flying coastal strike missions in the Mediterranean and North Africa, then in the Far East… 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...
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...
Soviet bombers played a vital role in defeating the Germans on the Eastern Front, yet their contribution is often forgotten. This graphic memoir should help to set the record straight. The author, a leading Soviet bomber pilot who flew throughout the conflict, tells his story from the desperate days of the German assault in 1941 to the point where… Read more...
