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Published August 2025, 220 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 20 colour profiles and 12 illustrations, colour maps, Allied and Japanese Losses and Fatalities tables, bibliography, index, softcover, 7" x 10" inches.
One of the most interesting strands in aviation history has been the development of wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicles, or as they are more commonly known by their Russian name, ekranoplans.
Beginning with a brief outline of the concept from the theory
Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in Asia is a treasure trove of exotic colors and markings, combined with a mass of unpublished, original information including over 320 photos, over 140 color profiles and around 50 insignia to delight modellers and fa
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
Soviet Rocket Fighters covers the fascinating subject of Soviet aircraft designers' efforts to achieve ever-faster speeds by using liquid-propellant rocket motors. This book describes in detail several Soviet attempts at these designs, their testing, and
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
With the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union started the space race; the race for the moon soon followed. Here too the USSR was ahead of the game: the first flyby of the moon, the first lunar-impact probe, the first pict
With the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union started the space race; the race for the moon soon followed. Here too the USSR was ahead of the game: the first flyby of the moon, the first lunar-impact probe, the first pict
efim 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
Published 2022, 160 pages, 380 color and black & white photographs, hardcover 9" x 9"
Published September 2022, 320 pages, 150 color photographs, hardcover with slipcase 9" x 11 1/2"
New Edition Published 2012, 96 pages, black & white and colour photographs and illustrations, all mission crew photos and patches, astronaut list, softcover, 4" x 7" inches
This book presents the evolution of one of the most famous French-made fighter
aircraft of WWI—the fast, rugged Spad. From humble beginnings this airplane became
the mount for such famous WWI aces as Frenchmen Georges Guynemer and René
Fonck, American
Published 2007, black & white photographs, hardcover, 6.5" x 9.5" inches
This completely new Spitfire! The Full Story of a Unique Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron covers everything we would ever need to know about such a unit during the critical pre and early war period: the social, political, aviation and military history a
An exceptional test pilot, Jeffrey Quill took charge of some of the most important military aircraft of his time and, in particular, the immortal Spitfire from its experimental, prototype stage in 1936 to the end of its production in 1948.
Published November 2021, 112 pages, Over 180 black & white and colour photopraphs, hardcover, 9" x 9"
- This first of two volumes covers the design, testing, development, and combat use of the early Spitfire marques
Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer: An American Fighter Pilot Over Europe: The Warriors Series softcover
Published 2005, 430 pages, softcover, 5" x 7 3/4" inches
Published 2024, 512 pages, 210 black & white photographs, pilot biographies, index, hardcover, 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" inches
Sprog: A Novel of Bomber Command follows five young men as they join the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941. Before they can join the war in the skies over Europe, they must endure the rigours of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. In their quest to
Published August 2023, 144 pages, 285 black & white and colour photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9" inches
Published 2001, 176 pages, 270 black & white photographs and illustrations, hardcover, 9" x 12" inches
Published 2005, 224 pages, 32 black & white photographs, glossary. index, softcover 5" x 8" inches,
In November 1942 the RAF formed special Strike Wings to attack the heavily defended and seemingly invulnerable convoys that brought Germanys vital supplies of iron ore from Scandinavia down the coast of Europe to feed its war machine.