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Short Stirling : RAF Heavy Bomber in World War II: Legends of Warfare hardcover
Published December 2022, 112 pages, 185 black & white and colour photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9".
The former colony of Spanish Sahara saw frequent outbursts of tribal and ethnic rebellions while ruled by the colonial authorities in the late 19th and through the early 20th Century. Its vastness and distances essentially dictated the application of air
DH-016 is an 84-page book on the SIAI Marchetti SF.260. This book will bring a complete portrait of the agile trainer that has been in use for over 5 decades. The aircraft, which has flown with over 30 air forces, will be shown in every detail: fuselage,
This is the first book to tell in detail the story of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Forces Air Command. It is the story of the people and planes from the early Avro 504 and Vedette to such recent acquisitions as the CP-140 Aurora and the CF-1
Published 2022, 120 pages, 140 colour and 93 black & white photographs, 73 colour profiles, 10 technical drawings, 24 patches, 32 colour tail markings illustrations, tables and graphs, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11",
Published December 2024, 184 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 32 colour profiles and illustrations, losses lists, maps, bibliography, index, softcover, 7" x 10" inches.
Volume Four chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific in the critical period between 19 June and 8 September 1942. It can be read alone or as a continuation of the first three volumes that spanned the first six months of the Pacific War, culminating
Between September 1936 and February 1939, the Soviet Union was covertly aiding the Spanish Republic in its civil war with the right wing forces of General Francisco Franco, which had revolted against the government and were being aided semi-covertly by Fa
This concise history is the first book in a new series on the Soviet space program, and features many rare photographs, diagrams, and charts. When Soviet rocket experts examined the first Nazi V-2s in early 1945, they immediately realized that their own t
Yefim Gordon presents us here with a range of such types, presenting a collection of photographs, profiles and line drawings together with supplementary text detailing the history of each craft, encompassing the various developmental milestones, successes
The Grumman-designed TBF Avenger was unquestionably the most successful torpedo bomber in the US fleet during WWII. Developed just prior to the US entry in WWII, the type made its combat debut at the Battle of Midway. Demand for the large carrier-borne ai
The air force of Tito's Yugoslavia has had many different peculiarities - from a unique Cold War position of having operated a mix of US, Soviet, and indigenous aircraft and equipment, to the changeable strategies in case of war. One such feature was an e
This book provides a unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School’s 50-year history. Currently located at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, TOPGUN was formed in late 1968 at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, to create a graduate-
New edition 2009, 192 pages, black & white photographs, illustrations and line drawings, index, 6 1/2" x 9 1/4" inches
Developed to meet a Soviet Ministry of Defense requirement for a fast bomber that would counter the threat posed by NATO, the Tu-16 was a ground-breaking project. It was the first Soviet medium bomber to feature swept wings, and it was built around a pair
Developed during the Second World War, but too late to see combat, the Twin Mustang was created by the engineering team at North American Aviation to provide long-range escort for larger, slow bombers.
The latest book from Detail & Scale is a unique look at all of the American carrier-based fighters, scout/dive bombers, and torpedo bombers of World War II. Each of the well-known aircraft types are covered, but so too are the lesser known aircraft that r
Published August 2022, 264 pages, 64 black & white and colour photographs, glossary. bibliography, index, hardcover, 7" x 10 inches
U.S. Naval Air Superiority examines the Navy's internal struggle to adapt the jet engine to its style of warfare as well as the development and evolution of carrier-borne fighters and their airframes and engines, from the closing days of World War II thro
Published August 2024, 89 pages, 275 black & white and 13 color photos, 30 drawings, 41 patches, 8 1/2 x11" inches
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies.
Though it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy's USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took part in every major action of the Pacific War, from the Doolittle Raid to the battles of Midway, Santa Cruz,
USS Hornet (CV-8), made famous through its launching of the 16 US Army B-25 Mitchell bombers flown by Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders in the first US strike on Japan in May 1942, was the third and last Yorktown-class aircraft carrier completed. Serving the US N
USS Intrepid, the "Fighting I," was one of America’s longest-serving aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII, Decommissioned after WWII, Intrepid was recommissioned in 1955 and designated as an attack carrier (CVA), and later an antisubmarine carrier.
USS Lexington (CV-16), a member of the famed Essex class of carriers that made up the backbone of the US Navy’s carrier force in WWII, served its nation from WWII into the 1990s. With almost a half-million arrested landings recorded, arguably more naval a