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  • V1 Flying Bomb Aces

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 113 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed the first of their so-called 'revenge weapons', the V1 flying bomb.Launched from specially constructed sites in northern France, the fast, small, pulse-jet powered pilotless aircraft were aimed at London with the sole intent of destroying civilian morale to the point where the British government would be forced to sue for peace. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The British Fleet Air Arm in World War II

    by Mark Barber ...
    Series Book 165 - Elite
    A concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from their Arctic convoys, to the battle of Malta, and the last raids on Japan.Amazingly, the Admiralty only had 406 operational pilots and eight carriers when war broke out, but a mere six years later there were over 3,000 operational pilots and 53 aircraft carriers patrolling the seas in every theatre of the war. This book charts ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Hurricane Aces 1941–45

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 57 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The Hurricane saw widespread action with Allied forces, as the RAF's first monoplane fighter. This book describes its many feats throughout 1945.It served as a fighter-bomber on the Channel Front, where the American Eagles and Polish units were amongst the Fighter Command squadrons flying the Hurricane, and where some of its highest-scoring aces operated. The Sea Hurricane was the principal ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Aces of Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet'

    by John Weal ...
    Series Book 116 - Aircraft of the Aces
    An illustrated history of JG 3, which flew every major variant of the two legendary German wartime fighters, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.Jagdgeschwader 3 may not have the same immediate resonance as some of the more famous Luftwaffe fighter units, such Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen', but it is arguably the archetypal German fighter formation of World War 2. Not only did it ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Mosquito Aces of World War 2

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 69 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The Mosquito developed into one of the most versatile aircraft of World War 2, entering service with Fighter Command in early 1942.The 'Mossie' was soon defending raids on Britain's Cathedral cities and became an integral part of the country's night defences. Its airborne radar gave it the ability to 'see' the enemy at night, and its speed and devastating fire power made it the finest nightfighter ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Rabaul 1943–44

    Reducing Japan's great island fortress

    by Mark Lardas ...
    Series Book 2 - Air Campaign
    The story of how Allied air power took the great Japanese base of Rabaul out of the Pacific War with an innovative strategy of aerial siege, backed by the courage and capability of the pilots who flew against the heavily fortified island.In 1942, the massive Japanese naval base and airfield at Rabaul was a fortress standing in the Allies' path to Tokyo. It was impossible to seize Rabaul, or starve ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II

    Western Front 1916

    by James F. Miller ...
    Series Book 42 - Duel
    An illustrated account of the DH 2, the most successful 'pusher' fighter of World War I, against the Albatros D II, part of a long family of fighters that in many ways symbolized German aerial might in the conflict.Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942–45

    by Robert Forsyth ...
    Series Book 101 - Aircraft of the Aces
    A full account of the German airmen who achieved ace status by destroying Allied bombers.Viermot Aces' were pilots who shot down five or more USAAF and RAF bombers during the daylight Defence of the Reich missions from May 1942 through to VE Day. This book tells the complete story of the men and the planes that challenged the great bomber offensive. Flying a number of different aircraft including ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Yokosuka D4Y 'Judy' Units

    by Mr Mark Chambers ...
    Series Book 140 - Combat Aircraft
    In 1938, the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, acting under the requirements issued by the Kaigun Koku Hombu for a Navy Experimental 13-Shi Carrier Borne specification for a dive-bomber to replace the venerable 'Val' aboard carriers.The resulting D4Y Suisei ('Comet'), codenamed 'Judy' by the Allies, was initially powered by a licence-built German Daimler-Benz DB 601 inline engine as used in ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2

    by Mr Chris Goss ...
    Series Book 139 - Combat Aircraft
    The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941.Although initially used simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do 217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role. In order to perform the latter mission, the Do 217 was modified to launch glide bombs – units ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Reconnaissance and Bomber Aces of World War 1

    by Jon Guttman ...
    Series Book 123 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Many fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, but a surprising number of British, French and German aircrews managed to achieve acedom in those not-so-helpless workhorses too. This is their story.Often overshadowed by the fighters that either protected or threatened them, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft performed the oldest and most strategically vital aerial task of World War 1 - a ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • FE 2b/d vs Albatros Scouts

    Western Front 1916–17

    by James F. Miller ...
    Series Book 55 - Duel
    Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this is the story of the epic confrontation between the FE 2, the British two-seater fighter, and the formidable single-seater Albatros D scouts.In the spring of 1916 the deployment of the RFC's FE 2 – with its rotary engine 'pusher' configuration affording excellent visibility for its pilot and observer, and removing the need for synchronized ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD