In March 1918, with the fear of a one-million-man American army landing in France, the Germans attacked. In response, Australian soldiers were involved in a number of engagements, culminating in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and the saving of Amiens, and Paris, from German occupation. Then came General John Monashs first victory as ......
The Dambusters were the go-to forces for dangerous precision attacks: They bombed Hitlers prize battleship, Tirpitz, as well as rocket sites, weapon strongholds, and the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr; they targeted enemy leaders including Hitler and Mussolini; and they created a false fleet on D-Day, which fooled the Germans. But ......
An insight into operating, flying and maintaining the Soviet Union’s deadly Cold War jet fighter. The Soviet MiG-29 was probably the finest Cold War military fighter jet on both sides during the 1980s and 90s. When Western military experts later analysed its flight characteristics they were astounded by the MiG’s performance and realised the ......
Firmly established as one of the UKs most popular family days out, Dunfold Wings and Wheels wows crowds of over 40000. The show had an outstanding variety of dynamic aviation and motoring displays, iconic cars, shopping and arena attractions. Best show for years and especially with 2 Avro Lancasters in the sky together.
The Supermarine Spitfire is the most iconic fighter ever to have worn the markings of the Royal Air Force. This hardback book takes a look atthe role of the aircraft during the Battle of Britain and its service all over the world, throughout the war. Spitfire: The Inside Story features over 70 illustrations of the Spitfire and includes cutaways ......
"Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in Asia" reviews in detail the Soviet and Russian aircraft types used throughout Asia, starting in the 1950s and continuing through to the present day.
The inability of the Italians and Germans to invade Malta proved decisive for Allied victory in the Mediterranean during World War II, as the islands provided the Allies with a base from which to project air power. Early Italian efforts to pound the islands into submission were supplemented by major German forces from January 1942 and in a few ......
In 1916 German aerial domination, once held sway by rotary-engined Fokker and Pfalz E-type wing-warping monoplanes, had been lost to the more nimble French Nieuports and British DH 2s which not only out-flew the German fighters but were present in greater numbers. Born-from-experience calls from German fighter pilots requested that, rather than ......
Our third title in the Airframe Album series covers the Commonwealth Boomerang, and provides an excellent contrast to our previous two titles on The Heinkel He 219 and Hawker Sea Fury. The Boomerang has proved to be a popular subject with scale modellers in recent years with kits available in all major scales from Montex (now re-released by ......
The Typhoon is at the forefront of NATOs order of battle. It is the Royal Air Forces most important and numerous combat aircraft and looks set to remain the heart of the RAFs offensive and defensive capabilities for the next three decades. Typhoon also equips the fighter and bomber units of Germanys Luftwaffe, the Italian and Spanish air ......
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