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The final year of World War II witnessed the decline of the piston-engine fighter and the beginning of the jet age. Taking to the skies were tried-and-true fighters, improved versions of old aircraft, and newly developed jets, including prototypes that fl
At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experim
At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experim
Much of the Arab World remains ravaged by war or threatened by war. Meanwhile, the decades old Arab-Israeli conflict remains fundamentally unresolved. Consequently, even the Arab air forces and other Arab armed forces remain either at war or on a virtual
By producing the A300—the first twin-jet, wide-body airliner in the world—the European Airbus consortium succeeded in joining the league of leading aircraft makers. The path was both rocky and exciting. Filled with detailed text, including historical, tec
Published August 2021, 88 pages, black & white andmostly colour photographs, 24 colour profiles, 3 view drawings, model kit and diecast model reviews, softcover, A4 Format 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"
The first book to take a close-up look at the new European military transport in detail and action. Aircraft of all current operators are included.
Kris Christiaens and Gert Trachez got to stay on board and came back with an impressive number of photos of Harriers, helicopters, landing boats and more. This book is filled with action, but we also give you a closer look at the ship itself: the flight d
to many readers this may prompt images of huge formations of Dakotas, disgorging paratroops over Normandy, Arnhem, or the Rhine; others
will have a recollection of the Berlin Airlift.
Airlift to the Top of the World: The Royal air force and the British North Greenland Expedition; 1951-1954 softcover
Published 2020, 52 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 18 colour profiles, maps, softcover, 11" (28 cm) x 8 1/2" ( 22 cm)
48 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 48 colour profiles, colour multi-views, colour detail photos, 1:72 scale line drawing plans, production and unit lists, model kit decal and accessory list, softcover, A4 Format, 21 cm (8 1/4”) x 29.7 cm (11
The Albatros D.III was flown by many top German aces during World War One, including Wilhelm Frankl, Erich Löwenhardt, Manfred von Richthofen, Karl Emil Schäfer, Ernst Udet, and Kurt Wolff and was the preeminent fighter during the period of German aerial
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 20th century’s greatest flight achievement, this book chronicles how 400,000 men and women across the US worked to transport human beings across a quarter million miles of hostile space to an unexplored world, and
A special new edition of the Apollo 13 Manual, published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the Moon mission launched in April 1970, which very nearly turned into a catastrophe.
Arado AR196: Germany's Multi-Purpose Seaplane Schiffer Military History #69 Softcover
The famous and versatile World War II German seaplane.
Published 1997, 80 black & white Photographs, 48 pages, softcover, 8 1/4" x 11"
This book covers the rarely discussed, though influential, World War Luftwaffe transport aircraft nicknamed the "tatzelwurm" (millipede) because of its long row of landing wheels.
Published 2012, 144 pages, 200 Black & white photographs, softcover, 8 1
The Luftwaffe's Arado Ar 232 combat area transport flew for the first time in the summer of 1941, and was a state-of-the-art flying machine, abounding with technological firsts and innovations.
Number 8 in the Luftwaffe Profile Series describes the design and use of the Arado Ar 240.
Published 1997, 40 pages, 35 black & white photographs, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11"
Revised Paperback edition, Published March 2018, 192 pages, 140 colour and 90 black & white photographs, bibliography, index, softcover, 8" x 10" inches
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‘The Armed Forces of the Gulf States, Volume 2’, is providing not only the story of this service, but also an in-depth history of the emerging Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces, the Dhofar Force, plus selected para-military services, including regimental and