WWII

This detailed history is richly illustrated with unit badges, nose art, scale drawings, color side views and three-views. Previously unreleased photos and personal stories from pilots in the Great Patriotic War are also included.

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VQ-1) was established as an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy on 1 June 1955. Its role is aerial reconnaissance and signals intelligence. The squadron is nicknamed the "World Watchers."

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VQ-1) was established as an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy on 1 June 1955. Its role is aerial reconnaissance and signals intelligence. The squadron is nicknamed the "World Watchers."

Forerunner to the best-selling Lancaster Target, Wings Over Georgia is the story of Jack Currie's entry into the RAF, his early UK training and his initial training with the US Army Air Corps under the Arnold Scheme.

From his unique knowledge of German aviation, 'Winkle' Brown has selected the most important and most promising aircraft employed by the Luftwaffe and those evolved for that air arm in Germany during World War II--the true wings of the Luftwaffe. He describes their background and characteristics in this book.

The thrilling story of the top scoring Allied fighter pilot of World War II 'Johnnie' Johnson, who served with Fighter Command squadrons throughout the war, scoring his 38th and final victory in September 1944.

Revealing the tension during the nights when the Wellingtons were away on missions, the crashes, debriefings, accidents and sandstorms he portrays, depict vividly the effects of war on individuals.

This new combination of two original books, We Speak from the Air and Over to You continues with Ferry Command and the training of pilots in Canada, the remorseless harrying of U-boats and the adventures of air crews forced down in ocean or desert.

For most of the 2nd World War the RAF flew small aircraft into Occupied France at night, landing and taking off in total secrecy. Their mission was to transport agents to and from France to support the activities of the French Resistance and SOE. The chronicle of these operations tells an extraordinary adventure story, full of danger for both agent and aviator.

Landing on the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier is one of the most challenging and exacting operations to perform in the world of naval aviation. This new book explains the key role of the Landing Signal Officer (LSO) in carrier operations and in the recovery of all types of naval aircraft. Included as well is the evolution, history, and combat operations of aircraft carriers and multi-role naval aircraft from pre-WWII through the revolutions of the jet age and nuclear-powered ships.

This book paints a picture of a fascinating man who, with 350 operational missions from Malta, became a living legend among the aces of WWII.

Model-by-model technical evolution from the XF4U through the massive F2G. Engine details, armaments, carrier modification. Includes tech manual excerpts.

The Valentine Infantry Tank had the highest production numbers of any wartime British tank and saw extensive combat in North Africa, as well as in both the European and Pacific Theaters. This book takes a detailed look at this famous WWII tank and its more notable combat variants.

The battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) saw service in some of the most crucial and dramatic battles in the Pacific Theater during WWII. With exclusive, eyewitness accounts from members of her crew, this book chronicles the dramatic career of one of America's most battle-tested warships.

The famous USS Pampanito (SS-383) is a Balao-class fleet submarine that fought in the Pacific late in WWII. This book takes an insider's look at the machinery and armaments, as well as the Pampanito's combat record. Today, Pampanito is a floating museum docked at San Francisco's historic Fisherman's Wharf.

Known to her crew as Big Mamie, the 35,000-ton battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) was the third South Dakota-class WWII battleship built. This book documents the historic warship with a collection of detailed photos and data tables to reveal all aspects of this superb naval fighting machine.

The USS Lexington (CV-2), affectionately called the Lady Lex, was the US Navy's second aircraft carrier built. This book describes the many changes the Lexington underwent to upgrade its aircraft, armaments, and combat efficiency. In WWII, the Lady Lex fought Japanese air and naval forces, and was later sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

The USS Lexington (CV-2), affectionately called the Lady Lex, was the US Navy's second aircraft carrier built. This book describes the many changes the Lexington underwent to upgrade its aircraft, armaments, and combat efficiency. In WWII, the Lady Lex fought Japanese air and naval forces, and was later sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

US Navy destroyers, affectionately called 'Tin Cans', were the mainstays of US battle groups during WWII. Fletcher-class destroyers made up the largest number of these ships in wartime service. Today, only ONE of these historic ships has been preserved in its original WWII-configuration, the USS Kidd (DD-661).

This book examines the RAF's ground attack capabilities, the threats it faced, and the weapons, technologies and aircraft developed to counter those threats from the end of World War II to the present day, moving from the era of the Hawker Typhoon to that of the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Stuart McKay, MBE, writes an extensive history of one of the most recognizable aircraft, the De Havilland Tiger Moth.

This vividly told story from one of Germany's most experienced jet pilots provides an insider's view of not only the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 jet fighter, but also about the changing fortunes of the Luftwaffe - from the happy hunting on the Russian front to its final disintegration defending the German homeland.

Technical narrative and drawings, handling ability and performance as seen through the eyes of the pilots to make The Tiger Moth Story the most comprehensive book of the aircraft.

Using 500 photographs, The Secret Years explores unusual variants of standard service aircraft types, machines which remained purely experimental, and the trials with their guns, bombs, rockets, and equipment.

The book covers the history, campaigns, strategies, commanders, and personalities of the Luftwaffe in depth, as well as looking at the aircraft, although it does not cover aircraft types in detail.

Using more than 30 first hand accounts and previously unpublished photos, The Luftwaffe's Blitz details the Luftwaffe's assault against the United Kingdom in 1941, covering the major attacks and those that occurred during the remaining months of that year.

In this book, leading author and modeller Brett Green focuses upon the aircraft and activities of the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. With plentiful mono wartime photographs of featured aircraft, fighters and bombers alongside vivid color photos of model construction, aviation modellers are provided with all the inspiration and information required to produce authentic recreations of these important aircraft.

In the "Classic Guide to Modelling" leading modeller Brett Green applies this expertise to modelling books on two campaigns in World War 2 - the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britian and the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front, offering a broad view of Luftwaffe aircraft in the campaign.

Bob Spurdle vividly expresses the exhilarations and fears of the fighter pilot in action, what it feels like to be jumped by a gaggle of Me109s, coping with the continual pressures of losing friends and of constantly flying in action as part of an elite force on whom the survival of Britain and her allies depended.

Chris Yeo, BAE Systems Typhoon test pilot, provides a foreword to this ground-breaking title which is lavishly illustrated with over 300 photos. Testing to the Limits is not just a tribute to a band of elite aviators it is also a vibrant commentary on the failures and successes of the British aircraft industry.