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  • Fighter Bases of WW II US 8th Army Air Force Fighter Command USAAF, 1943–45

    P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang Squadrons in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    This book covers the bases used during the Second World War by the American fighter units that flew in support of the 8th Air Forces heavy bomber forces.The long-range Lightnings, Thunderbolts and Mustangs escorted the Mighty Eighths Flying Fortresses and Liberators on their deep penetration raids into occupied Europe and Germany. Fighter cover was vital, since the USAAF flew daylight raids and in ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Airmen of Arnhem

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    A history of the airborne portion of Operation Market-Garden during World War II, from the perspective of the airmen fighting the battle.Martin Bowman presents an unparalleled account of events as they unfolded in the skies above Holland during Operation Market-Garden in September 1944. Market-Garden was a heroic failure conducted at great cost; combined losses—both airborne and ground forces—in ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bombs Away!

    Dramatic First-Hand Accounts of British & Commonwealth Bomber Aircrew in WWII

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    This is a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War II. Their endearing bravery and fortitude and sometimes their despondency and cynicism, shows through in these stirring, daring, often irreverent, humorous and sometimes sardonic but memorable stories. All reflect the ethos, camaraderie, fear and bravery of the largely ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Escaping Soldiers and Airmen of World War I

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series series Voices in Flight
    This thrilling new volume from Martin Bowman focusses on British, Canadian, Australian and German soldiers and airmen who were captured during the First World War. Determined that they wouldnt spend the rest of the conflict incarcerated uselessly behind bars, they endeavored to escape. These are their stories.All aspects of prison life are covered here, and the author examines the various escape ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bedford Triangle

    Undercover Operations from England in World War II

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Follow secret operations behind enemy lines in WWII.The Bedford Triangle portrays the crucial part played by the British Special Operations Executive, the US Army Air Force and the American Office of Strategic Services in operations behind enemy lines in occupied Europe during the Second World War. Milton Ernest Hall, a country house in Bedfordshire used officially as the UK headquarters of the US ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Battlefield Bombers

    Deep Sea Attack

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Featuring a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War Two, this new release details the deep sea bombing raids that occurred within this time-frame. The enduring bravery and fortitude of these bomber pilots is communicated through a series of first-hand recollections, as is their humour and occasional cynicism. All reflect the ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bloody Beaches

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series Book 4 - Air War D-Day
    This fourth volume of a comprehensive five part work on D-Day covers every aspect of aerial operations on and behind the beaches at 'Omaha' and 'Utah' beaches on 6 June 1944. It might be imagined that the passing years would blunt the outlines of the experience but the D-Day veterans do not forget. Their accounts convey the chaos, terror and hysteria as the first salvos of German fire clanged off ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 3rd Air Division 8th Air Force USAF 1942-45

    Flying Fortress and Liberator Squadrons in Norfolk and Suffolk

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series series Bomber Bases of WW2
    A history and guide to the historic British airfields where American bombers had to be ready to go at a moment's notice—includes photos.A magnificent centuries-old house in England, Elveden Hall served as the Headquarters of the 3rd Air Division of the 8th US Army Air Force during the Second World War. Broadly speaking, it flew B17 Flying Fortresses out of Suffolk, but also included some bases in ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Assaults from the Sky

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series Book 2 - Air War D-Day
    This is the second volume of a comprehensive five part work on D-Day that includes a multitude of personal military accounts from both Allied and German Aviation personnel who were there. Overlord began with an assault by more than 23,000 airborne troops, 15,500 of them American, behind enemy lines to soften up the German troops and to secure key objectives. 6,600 paratroopers of the US 101st ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1st Air Division 8th Air Force USAAF 1942-45

    Flying Fortress Squadrons in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area—in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. Constituted as the lst Bombardment Division on 30 August 1943 the unit was activated at Brampton Grange, Huntingdon on 13 September 1943. It was assigned to the Eighth Air Force and redesignated lst Air Division in December 1944. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • P-51 Mustang

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series series Images of War
    The full pictorial history of America's P-51 Mustang fighter plane that served the Allies in World War II and other conflicts.Today, the Mustang is a living legend and is remembered as probably the finest long-range single-seat piston-engine fighter ever built. Here, in words and images, the esteemed aviation historian Martin W. Bowman tells the story of an aircraft that continues to provoke ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eager Eagles 1941–Summer 1943

    Going Over, Gaining Strength

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series Book 1 - The US Eighth Air Force in Europe
    "The story of America's first encounters with the Luftwaffe, heavy Nazi air defences, and the wartime strictures that Britain had already endured." —Military History MonthlyUsing narrative accounts and new insights this book catalogues the dramatic and first-hand oral testimonies of the US Army Air Corps' bomber crews of the newly created Eighth Air Force that became stationed in East Anglia in ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus