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9781472829634

Dornier Do 17 Units of World War 2

Author: Goss, Chris Code: 57194 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 20/07/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Initially designed as a high-speed mail aeroplane and airliner, the Do 17 first made an appearance as a military aircraft in the Spanish Civil War, both as a bomber and in reconnaissance roles. In the early stages of World War II, it, together with the Heinkel He 111, formed the backbone of the German bomber arm over Poland, France, Belgium and ......
9781472829252

Tempest V vs Fw 190D-9

1944-45 Author: Forsyth, Robert Code: 57193 Price: AU $28.50 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 20/07/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Arguably two of the finest piston-engined fighters ever built, the Tempest V and Fw 190D-9 raised the bar in terms of aircraft design and operational capability during World War II. The long-nosed `Dora 9', designed by Kurt Tank, first appeared in the skies over the Western and Eastern Fronts in the late summer of 1944. Fast, and with an ......
9781911621430

War Amongst the Clouds

My Flying Experiences in World War I and the Follow-On Years Author: Granville White, Hugh Code: 57029 Price: AU $40.74 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: GRUB STREET Published date: 16/07/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
This is a story written by a young man who trained as a pilot, and then flew with the Royal Flying Corps in France during the First World War, eventually to become an ace. With the end of the First World War, his son continues the story of a remarkable career and life. A timely reminder of the difficulties that young pilots faced during WWI.
9781904897323

The Dambusters Flip Book

Author: Imperial War Museums Code: 52443 Price: AU $9.99 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Published date: 10/07/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia

Late on the night of May 16, 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on a mission code-named Operation Chastise--an audacious bombing raid across the English Channel. Their aim? Destroy three dams in the Ruhr Valley, the industrial heartland of Germany. The dams were fiercely protected. Torpedo nets in the water ......

9780393357240

RAF

The Birth of the World's First Air Force Author: Overy, Richard, Ph.D. Code: 56878 Price: AU $24.71 Format: Paperback / 160 pages Publisher: WW NORTON & CO Published date: 02/07/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
"Packed with drama, both military and political.... It will surely prove definitive." -Lewis Jones, Daily Telegraph
9781910809167

American Secret Projects Vol 2

Airlifters Author: Cox, George Code: 56793 Price: AU $56.02 Format: Hardback / 208 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 01/07/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
This book charts the history of the US airlifter from its origins in World War II to today's transport giants. In doing so, it reveals and describes numerous designs which never saw the light of day, examining the thinking behind them and giving insights into why they did, or did not, succeed.
9780764356704

A10 Thunderbolt II

Fairchild Republic's Warthog at War Author: Neubeck, Ken Code: 56788 Price: AU $30.97 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 29/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly nicknamed the "Warthog" due to its unusual and ungainly appearance, became the most effective close-air-support aircraft that has ever served for the US Air Force and Air National Guard. Designed around the GAU-8/A Avenger autocannon, the aircraft was a highly effective tank killer during ......
9781473686816

The Escape Artists

A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Breakout of WWI Author: Bascomb, Neal Code: 56890 Price: AU $20.35 Format: Paperback / 352 pages Publisher: JOHN MURRAY PUBLISHERS LTD Published date: 29/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
July 1918. A band of Allied Royal Flying Corps airmen are determined to escape Germany's harshest POW camp. Their plan will become the most ambitious mass breakout attempt of the Great War.
9780997309287

Modern Chinese Warplanes

Chinese Army Aviation - Aircraft and Units Author: Rupprecht, Andreas Code: 56722 Price: AU $46.40 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: HARPIA PUBLISHING, LLC Published date: 23/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This uniquely compact yet comprehensive directory provides a magnificently illustrated, in-depth analysis and directory of modern Chinese Army Aviation, including history, mission, training, operational types and weapons and order of battle.
9780764356650

Spad Fighters

The Spad A.2 to XVI in World War I Author: Wilkins, Mark C. Code: 56090 Price: AU $30.97 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 22/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This book presents the evolution of one of the most famous French-made fighter aircraft of WWIathe fast, rugged Spad. From humble beginnings this airplane became the mount for such famous WWI aces as Frenchmen Georges Guynemer and RenA (c) Fonck, American Eddie Rickenbacker, Italian Francesco Baracca, and many others. Illustrated with rare WWI-era ......
9788366148222

Macchi Mc.202

Author: Cardasco, Alessandro Code: 56944 Price: AU $36.65 Format: Paperback / 28 pages Publisher: KAGERO OFICYNA WYDAWNICZA Published date: 15/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
In May 1941 the men of the 17th Gruppo in force at the 1st Stormo Caccia, received the first batch of the new fighter designed by eng. Mario Castoldi: the MC.202 Folgore. Derived from the previous Macchi MC.200, but equipped with a more powerful and aerodynamic engine in-line layout (the Daimler Benz 601 A-1 initially German made, then later on ......
9781912423033

War In The Air

The Second World War in Colour Author: Carter, Ian Code: 56119 Price: AU $29.99 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Published date: 15/06/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
Allied victory in the Second World War owed much to air power. Following the success of The Second World War in Colour, this book presents a further selection of original colour photographs from the IWM collection, focusing on Allied aircraft and airmen.
9781445687148

Boulton Paul Defiant

An Illustrated History Author: Brew, Alec Code: 56768 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 128 pages Publisher: AMBERLEY Published date: 10/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Over 200 rare and previously unpublished illustrations of this iconic aircraft - the Boulton Paul Defiant.
9781784382537

An Eagle's Odyssey

My Decade as a Pilot in Hitler's Luftwaffe Author: Johannes, Kaufmann, Code: 56737 Price: AU $40.72 Format: Hardback / 288 pages Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 10/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
A gripping first-hand tale of life in the Luftwaffe.
9781473899483

MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109

The Latter Years - War in the East to the Fall of Germany Author: Goss, Chris Code: 56043 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 176 pages Publisher: FRONTLINE BOOKS Published date: 05/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The iconic German fighter of the Second World War examined through its service in the latter years of the Second World War.
9781999812867

Bomber Pilot

Bomber Command Pilot Leonard Cheshire's Classic Second World War Memoir Author: Cheshire, Leonard Code: 56712 Price: AU $40.64 Format: Hardback / 208 pages Publisher: FIGHTING HIGH Published date: 04/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
RAF pilot Leonard Cheshire's classic Second World War memoir of his first three years serving with Bomber Command.
9781526740700

Fallschirmjager: German Paratroopers - 1942-1945

Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Author: Cochet, Francois Code: 56732 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 144 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 03/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Covers the final years of the German Fallschirmjager, Including operations such as the Battle of Sicily, Monte Casino, Grand Sasso Raid.
9780190622145

Fly Until You Die

An Oral History of Hmong Pilots in the Vietnam War Author: Vang, Chia Youyee Code: 56679 Price: AU $114.65 Format: Hardback / 232 pages Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Published date: 02/06/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Fly Until You Die: An Oral History of Hmong Pilots in the Vietnam War recounts the experiences of ethnic minority men from northern Laos who participated in a covert pilot training program led by the US Air Force.
9781910809273

The Avro Vulcan

Author: McLelland, Tim Code: 56672 Price: AU $56.94 Format: Hardback / 320 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 30/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
Designed by a team led by Roy Chadwick, the man responsible for the legendary Lancaster, the Vulcan was created to carry Britain's nuclear deterrent in the 1950s and 60s.
9788365958211

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in Foreign Service

Author: Forsgren, Jan Code: 55292 Price: AU $49.95 Format: Paperback / 200 pages Publisher: MUSHROOM MODEL PUBLISHING Published date: 28/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Illustrated history of the small number of Flying Fortress bomber aircraft that served with foreign air forces during and after WWII.
9780764356674

E8 JSTARS

Northrop Grummanas Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Author: Santana, Sergio Code: 56092 Price: AU $30.97 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 26/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
This book is the first dedicated exclusively to Boeing-Northrop Grumman's E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar SystemaJSTARSaAmerica's current-day ground surveillance, battle management, and command and control aircraft. The E-8's complete history, from the early origins of the JSTARS concept to the latest available information on current ......
9780764356711

F6F Hellcat

Grummanas Ace Maker in World War II Author: Doyle, David Code: 56694 Price: AU $30.97 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 26/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
The Grumman F6F Hellcat formed the backbone of America's carrier-based fighter force as the Allies pressed the war toward Japan. Powered by a massive and reliable Pratt & Whitney radial engine, the Hellcat racked up an incredible 19:1 kill ratio against its foes in WWII, and 305 aviators earned ace status while flying the Hellcat. Such famed US ......
9788365958426

Petyakov Pe-2 & UPe-2 Tupolev USB

Polish Wings 26 Author: Musialkowski, Lechoslaw Code: 56778 Price: AU $30.56 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: MUSHROOM MODEL PUBLISHING Published date: 26/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
New title in the popular Polish Wings series telling the story of two famous Russian World War Two bombers in Polish Air Force service and colours.
9780764356735

P47 Thunderbolt

Republic's Mighty "Jug" in World War II Author: Doyle, David Code: 56695 Price: AU $30.97 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD Published date: 26/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
Among the iconic aircraft of World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt not only was physically the biggest single-engine fighter, it also had an enormous impact on history. In terms of its combat effectiveness, P-47 fliers destroyed 7,067 hostile aircraft, with about half of those "kills" recorded during aerial combat. Thunderbolt pilots ......
9781775541431

Many a Close Run Thing

From jet fighter pilot to airline captain Author: Enright, Tom Code: 56774 Price: AU $36.99 Format: Paperback Publisher: HARPER COLLINS NZ Published date: 25/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched 1-3 business days
A New Zealand squadron leader, flying-boat captain and airliner pilot on a life of aerial adventure Planes were rarely seen above the small Central Otago sheep-farming town of Ranfurly in the 1940s. Yet as a young boy, Tom Enright had a fascination with the skies that quickly developed into a longing to become a pilot. He joined the RNZAF as an ......
9780785837169

Storm of Eagles

The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II Author: Dibbs, John Code: 56720 Price: AU $38.72 Format: Hardback / 248 pages Publisher: BOOK SALES INC Published date: 23/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
Published in association with the National Museum of World War II Aviation, Storm of Eagles is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that brings together breathtaking classic and never-before-seen wartime images of pilots and their aircraft. Soaring high above the fields and cities of Europe and Asia, as well as the vast expanse of the ......
9781911512752

Gott Strafe England Vol 3

The German Air Assault Against Great Britain 1914-1918 Author: Parker, Nigel Code: 49766 Price: AU $61.01 Format: Hardback / 356 pages Publisher: HELION & COMPANY Published date: 23/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days

The aerial attacks against Great Britain by airships and aircraft in the Great War were a new development in the history of British warfare. Previously, it had been the British armies that had crossed the seas to do the fighting in foreign lands, but now, for the first time, the enemy was spreading death and destruction on the homeland at will. ......

9781472830906

USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17

Vietnam 1965-68 Author: Davies, Peter E. Code: 56964 Price: AU $28.50 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 23/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The F-105D Thunderchief was originally designed as a low-altitude nuclear strike aircraft, but the outbreak of the Vietnam War led to it being used instead as the USAF's primary conventional striker against the exceptionally well-defended targets in North Vietnam and Laos. F-105 crews conducted long-distance missions from bases in Thailand, ......
9781472829054

F-80 Shooting Star Units of the Korean War

Author: Thompson, Warren Code: 56783 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 21/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Built within a 180-day time limit in 1943, the F-80 Shooting Star first saw service in Italy in the final year of World War 2, and consequently was sent to bases in the US, Europe and the Far East after VJ Day. It was the latter groups based in Japan that initially bore the brunt of the early fighting in Korea, engaging MiG-15s in the world's ......
9781472834737

Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway

Author: Rigby, David Code: 56102 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Hardback / 384 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 21/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told - until now. It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was expected to be. It was he who made the ......
9781501179372

Four Hours of Fury:The Untold Story of World War II's Largest Airborne

Invasion and the Final Push into Nazi Germany Author: Fenelon, James M. Code: 56727 Price: AU $46.48 Format: Hardback / 448 pages Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 21/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
In this viscerally exciting account, a paratrooper-turned-historian reveals the details of World War II's largest airborne operation-one that dropped 17,000 Allied paratroopers deep into the heart of Nazi Germany. On the morning of March 24, 1945, more than two thousand Allied aircraft droned through a cloudless sky toward Germany. Escorted by ......
9781472829603

Spitfire VC vs A6M2/3 Zero-sen

Darwin 1943 Author: Ingman, Peter Code: 56099 Price: AU $28.50 Format: Paperback / 80 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 19/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
Just weeks after Pearl Harbor, Darwin was mauled by a massive Japanese attack. Without a single fighter to defend Australian soil, the Australian government made a special appeal to Britain for Spitfires. A year later the Spitfire VC-equipped No 1 Fighter Wing, RAAF, faced the battle-hardened 202nd Kokutai of the IJNAF, equipped with A6M2 ......
9781445686394

The F-14 Tomcat

Author: Treadwell, Terry C. Code: 56706 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: AMBERLEY Published date: 15/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
With a wealth of illustrations, Terry Treadwell tells the story of this famous aircraft - The F-14 Tomcat.
9781445685939

The Great War Display Team

Author: Hoblyn, Ernie Code: 56704 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: AMBERLEY Published date: 15/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
A rare insight into one of Britain's best display teams, written by longtime member and early aviation expert Ernie Hoblyn.
9780750985581

Boeing Hornet Squadrons

The Legacy Series Author: Foster, Peter Code: 51751 Price: AU $40.00 Format: Paperback / 120 pages Publisher: HISTORY PRESS Published date: 12/05/2019 Availability: In Stock. Usually dispatched same business day from Sydney, Australia
Pictorial history celebrating the early deriviatives of the powerful Hornets as they start to fall out of service
9780764356698

Consolidated B24 Vol.2

The B24G to B24M Liberators in World War II Author: Doyle, David Code: 56050 Price: AU $30.97 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 10/05/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched 1-2 business days
The B-24 Liberator remains to this day the world's most produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft, and the most-produced military aircraft in US history, with almost 19,000 examples leaving the assembly lines of five plants. Through a broad range of photos gathered from around the world, this book, the second of two volumes on the B-24, ......
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