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9781789294880

Hurricane

The Plane that Won the War Author: Hyams, Jacky Code: 62812 Price: AU $34.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: MICHAEL O'MARA BOOKS LTD Published date: 27/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Britains first-ever wartime fighter plane, the Hawker Hurricane shot down more enemy planes than any other fighter. It was the true aviation hero of the Battle of Britain.

Often eclipsed by the legend and aerial heroics of the Spitfire, the Hurricane was the authentic warhorse of aviation ......

9781922896407

Dreadful Lady over the Mekong Delta

RAAF Canberras in the Vietnam War Author: Howe, Bob Code: 62925 Price: AU $19.99 Format: Paperback / 224 pages Publisher: BIG SKY PUBLISHING Published date: 26/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. No longer available

Dreadful Lady over the Mekong Delta looks at the men of No 2 Squadron and the operations they flew in the Vietnam War in their Canberra bombers. From April 1967, the squadron spent four years attacking enemy targets, many of them in the Mekong Delta region, and contending with the politics, weather, and fog of war. The riverine operations ......

9781526746351

The Air War at Sea in the Second World War

Author: Bowman, Martin Code: 62914 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 21/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Martin Bowmans considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours interviewing and corresponding with numerous men and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond, resulting in a wealth of material on the war at sea from World War One to the Falklands and ......

9781838862992

Aircraft of the Special Forces

Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Drones & UAVs Author: Ward, Edward Code: 62907 Price: AU $42.50 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 20/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Special Forces are a key component of every modern army, capable of carrying out clandestine operations, reconnaissance, and incisive attacks behind enemy lines. Units such as the British SAS, US Navy SEALs, the US Armys Delta Force, Polish GROM and the Frances National Gendarmerie Intervention Group are famous for their bravery and formidable ......

9780887408045

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa

In Japanese Army Air Force RTAF-CAF-IPSF Service Author: Bueschel, Richard M. Code: 62953 Price: AU $32.99 Format: Paperback / 64 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 20/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Reknowned Japanese aircraft historians Richard Bueschel revises and updates his classic series of books on Japanese Naval and Army Air Force aircraft of World War II. The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa is presented in this volume. All variations and markings are covered in this the second in a projected multi-volume series. The first volume in ......

9781838862893

American Tanks of World War II

Tanks, self-propelled guns, half-tracks, amphibious AFVs Author: Hart, Dr Stephen and Prof Russell Code: 62805 Price: AU $42.50 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 17/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

With the United States producing almost 90,000 AFVs during World War II, American tanks made up the bulk of those deployed by the western Allies, and were even supplied through the lend-lease scheme to the Soviet army on the Eastern Front. American Tanks of World War II explores the tanks, self-propelled guns, halftracks and armoured ......

9781838862916

Military Drones

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) Author: Stilwell, Alexander Code: 62806 Price: AU $42.50 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 17/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Over the last 20 years, the role of unmanned aircraft systems in modern warfare has grown at an unprecedented rate. No longer simply used for intelligence, data collection or reconnaissance, drones are routinely used for target acquisition and to strike enemy targets with missiles and bombs.
Organized by nationality, Military ......

9781399097925

The Argentine Flying Fortress

The Story of the FMA IA-58 Pucar Author: Rivas, Santiago Code: 62811 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 272 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 17/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

Aviation specialist Santiago Rivas tells the story of how these unique planes succeeded against superior enemy equipment during the Guerra de las Malvinas, or the Falklands War. In the 1960s guerrillas were operating in almost all Latin American countries, as well as in Africa and Asia, and the need of specialized weapons to fight them arose. ......

9781838862947

Battleships of World War I & World War II

1914-1945 Author: Martindale E V Code: 62807 Price: AU $42.50 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 17/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

For centuries, battleships provided overwhelming firepower at sea. They were not only a major instrument of warfare, but a visible emblem of a nations power, wealth and pride. The rise of the aircraft carrier following the Japanese aerial strike on Pearl Harbor in 1941 highlighted the vulnerabilities of the battleship, bringing about its demise ......

9781472854452

Bf 109 Jabo Units in the West

Author: Lowe, Malcolm Code: 62808 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

Using specially commissioned artwork and detailing technical specifications, this book explores the Bf 109s different roles occasioned by wartime necessity, from its employment as a fighter to its evolution as a fighter-bomber. One of the principal types in the Luftwaffes inventory at the beginning of World War II, the ......

9781472854490

Nakajima Ki-49 'Helen' Units

Combat Aircraft 148 Author: Eleftheriou, George Code: 62801 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

A fully illustrated study of the Nakajima Ki49 Helen, the twin-engined bomber of the Pacific War, from Japanese aviation expert George Eleftheriou. The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (Dragon Eater), codenamed Helen by the Allies, was a twin-engined Japanese bomber designed to undertake daylight attacks without the ......

9781472857132

Warship 2023

Author: Jordan, John Code: 62803 Price: AU $120.00 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 15/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

The latest edition of Warship, the celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on the history, development, and service of the worlds warships. For over 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the worlds combat ships. Featuring a ......

9781399074957

Pioneers of Aerial Combat

Air Battles of the First World War Author: Foley, Michael Code: 62810 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

More than 100 photo illustrations, evoking the early days of aerial development. Images of craft are included alongside those of the men and women who populated the scene. When the Wright Brothers made their first flight in the early years of the twentieth century it sparked the imagination of those who wanted to fly, both in their country and ......

9781526796806

British Armoured Car Operations in World War One

Author: Perrett, Bryan Code: 62797 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 184 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A fascinating and action packed history, focussing on the armoured car and the many ways in which it was employed during the Great War. Readers have come to expect a level of detail and critical rigour from the established military historian and author Bryan Perrett. They will not be disappointed at all here by this new publication. Focussing ......

9781399023801

Mustang the Inspiration

The Plane That Turned the Tide in World War Two Author: Kapplan, Philip Code: 62910 Price: AU $44.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 14/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A comprehensive and vivid history of the North American Mustang, one of the most important aircraft of the last century. If it looks right, it will probably fly right - a tired old saying among airmen, but one that persists. Think if you will of the handful of aeroplanes that most people would probably agree are the best-looking examples of ......

9780764366437

Ferdinand/Elefant: Panzerjager Tiger (P)

Legends of Warfare Author: Doyle, David Code: 62874 Price: AU $42.99 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 12/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A concise, visual guide to Porsches giant tank hunter. The Panzerjager Tiger (P) was a powerful tank destroyer fielded in small numbers by the Wehrmacht. As indicated by the Panzerjager Tiger (P) name, this series of 90 vehicles was based on an early design of the Panzer VI Tiger tank, specifically the unsuccessful tank design prototype by ......

9780764366444

K5 Rail Gun

Krupp's WWII Behemoth Author: Doyle, David Code: 62875 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 04/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A visual history of Krupps terrifying long-range artillery piece. Anzio Annie, Anzio Express, "Leopold"; known by many names, the German 8 cm Kanone 5 Eisenbahngeschutz (railway gun), commonly abbreviated K5(E), was the most successful and widely used of Germanys railway gun designs. Twenty-four of the weapons, capably of shelling England from ......

9781915969019

Panzer Tracts No.8-1: Sturmpanzer

Author: Doyle, Friedli and Jentz Code: 62792 Price: AU $47.50 Format: Paperback / 280 pages Publisher: PANZERWRECKS Published date: 03/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

World-renowned experts look at the development of the German WW2 Sturmpanzer

9781915969026

Panzer Tracts No.16-1: Bergepanther

Author: Doyle, Friedli and Jentz Code: 62793 Price: AU $47.50 Format: Paperback / 280 pages Publisher: PANZERWRECKS Published date: 03/05/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

World-renowned experts look at the development of the WW2 German Bergepanther armoured recovery vehicle

9781405951937

Harrier

How To Be a Fighter Pilot Author: Tremelling, Paul Code: 62928 Price: AU $22.99 Format: Paperback / 368 pages Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS Published date: 30/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

A white-knuckle account of life in the dog-eat-dog arena of fighter combat This is the story of what it takes to make it in fighter combat. In the cockpit or crew room, the pressure is relentless, the humour merciless. Its no place for the faint-hearted. Whether landing on a pitching aircraft carrier deck at midnight, or saving heroes under ......

9781472855022

Panzer Reconnaissance

Author: Anderson, Thomas Code: 62917 Price: AU $97.50 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 30/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

Using first-hand accounts and rare and unpublished images, this highly illustrated title tells the full story of the German reconnaissance troops in World War II. When the Wehrmacht was first formed in 1935, tactical ......

9781788166409

Burning Steel

A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45 Author: Hart, Peter Code: 62813 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 480 pages Publisher: PROFILE BOOKS LTD Published date: 29/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War. Raw and visceral personal recollections from the men themselves recall some of the most dramatic and horrific scenes imaginable - the sheer nerve-wracking tension of serving in highly inflammable Sherman tanks, the sudden impact of German shells, the ......

9780764366451

PBY Catalina

Consolidated's Flying Boat in WWII Author: Doyle, David Code: 62876 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 144 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 28/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A Legends of Warfare guide to the most iconic military flying boat ever produced. The PBY Catalina, designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft, whose production was supplemented by that of Boeing Canada, Canadian Vickers, and the Naval Aircraft Factory, was the most widely used flying boat of all time. Developed in the 1930s, the famed ......

9781472854100

US Destroyers vs German U-Boats

The Atlantic 1941-45 Author: Lardas, Mark Code: 62816 Price: AU $32.99 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 23/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

An absorbing study of the duels fought between the US Navys escort warships and Hitlers U-boats between December 1941 and May 1945. Although the Battle of the Atlantic lasted several years, its most critical phase began once the United States entered World War II. By December 1941, the British had mastered the U-boat threat in ......

9781472856876

British Aircraft Carriers 1945-2010

Author: Konstam, Angus Code: 62814 Price: AU $26.99 Format: Paperback / 48 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 22/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

The history of the Royal Navy flagships that led the fleet through the Cold War, ensured victory in the Falklands War, and saw action in Iraq and the Balkans. In 1945, at the end of World War II, the Royal Navys carrier fleet proved essential to the post-war world. Royal Navy carriers fought in the Korean War with the UN fleet, ......

9781802823158

Hawker Hunter

Author: Buttler, Tony Code: 62123 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 16/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This fully illustrated volume looks at the classic jet fighter, the Hawker Hunter. The types development, entry into service and operations are examined in detail. Development of the Hawker Hunter began in 1946 under the steady hand of chief designer Sydney Camm. With so many advances in aircraft design and technology during the late 1940s, the ......

9781802821970

British Reconnaissance Aircraft of the 1970s and 80s

Author: Goss, Chris Code: 62119 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 16/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This book explores the reconnaissance aircraft used by the British armed forces in the 1970s and 80s, namely the Avro Shackleton, Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, Fairey Gannet and English Electric Canberra. The maritime patrol and airborne early warning (AEW) Shackleton was a descendant of the Avro Lancaster and Lincoln and was in service from 1951 to ......

9781760992002

Running Deep

An Australian Submarine Life Author: Commodore Peter Scott Code: 62881 Price: AU $34.99 Format: Paperback / 288 pages Publisher: FREMANTLE PRESS Published date: 15/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 3-7 business days

Described by the Honourable Kim Beazley AC as a beautifully written memoir, this is the rare and extraordinary story of an Australian submariner. From conducting top-secret missions to making Australian submarine history, Commodore Peter Scott depicts what it takes to be a Submariner. Over a decorated 34-year career, Commodore Scott served in ......

9781800352704

Military Aircraft Markings 2023

Author: Schofield, Stuart Code: 62735 Price: AU $32.50 Format: Paperback / 304 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 03/04/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

First published in the 1970s, Military Aircraft Markings has become an indispensable annual publication for aircraft enthusiasts, historians and students of military aviation. At the heart of Military Aircraft Markings is the most complete listing of all the aircraft of the UK Armed Forces; the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Army and associated ......

9781472854971

Elizabeth's Navy

Seventy Years of the Postwar Royal Navy Author: Brown, Dr. Paul Code: 62802 Price: AU $99.95 Format: Hardback / 344 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 03/04/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

With over 260 images, this is a highly illustrated history of the ships and operations of the Royal Navy during the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. During the 70 years spanned by the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Navy changed out of all recognition. Its status as a superpower navy with worldwide bases ......

9780764365294

Vickers Wellington

The RAF's Long-Range Medium Bomber in World War II Author: Mackay, Ron Code: 62799 Price: AU $42.99 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 01/04/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

This book is a concise, visual history of this iconic RAF WWII bomber by noted aviation historian Ron Mackay. The Vickers Armstrong Wellington, affectionately dubbed the "Wimpy" after the hamburger-scoffing cartoon character, lays claim to two distinctions within RAF WWII annals. The first related to its geodetic structure, with a cloth ......

9780764365362

Last Mission of Lady Jane II

The Life and Death of an 8th Air Force B-17 and Her Crew Author: Vans, Lisa A. Code: 62617 Price: AU $52.99 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 28/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

A detailed investigation into the downing of an American B-17 Flying Fortress and the fate of her crew in the final months of the Second World War. On March 18, 1945, the B-17G "Lady Jane II" lifted off from her base at Deenethorpe, England; she never returned. The story is one of deep tragedy and survival, of sacrifice, and of the love the ......

9781911667360

V Force Boys

All New Reminiscences by Air and Ground Crews Operating the Vulcan,Victor and Valiant in the Cold War Author: Blackman and Wright Code: 62614 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 208 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 27/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War. The Valiant was less aerodynamically advanced than the other two and went into service in 1955. The Vulcan entered service in 1956 and the Victor a year ......

9780241638781

The Tank Book 2/e

The Definitive Visual History of Armoured Vehicles Author: DK Code: 62815 Price: AU $54.95 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: DORLING KINDERSLEY Published date: 25/03/2023 Availability: In Stock, usually dispatched same day

The definitive visual history of armoured vehicles - in its second edition Get up close to more than 400 of the most important tanks and armoured vehicles ever built. In 1916, the British built a machine that was impervious to enemy fire, and could dominate the battlefield, crushing obstacles and barbed wire in its path. The first tank, or ......

9781399085397

Soviet Air Power of the Cold War

Author: Green, Michael Code: 62622 Price: AU $74.95 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: CASEMATE BOOKS Published date: 23/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

At the peak of the Cold War in the 1950s the Soviet Union possessed some 12,000 aircraft, making it the largest air force of all the protagonists. By the 1990s this had declined to around 8,000, the reduction largely reflecting the increase in aircraft capability. As well as fighters and bombers, the Soviet inventory included trainers, ......

9781802823172

B-25 Mitchell

Author: Cleaver, Tom Code: 62626 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: KEY PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 15/03/2023 Availability: In stock at supplier. Usually dispatched 7-15 business days

If the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell had only participated in the Doolittle Raid, it would have cemented its place in history - but it did so much more. Whether flying dangerous low-level strafing missions across the south Pacific from New Guinea to the shores of the Japanese Home Islands or battling nature and deadly German flak over ......

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