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  • Spitfire Aces of the Channel Front 1941-43

    by Andrew Thomas, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 131 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Published to coincide with the 80th birthday of the Spitfire, this is the combat history of one of the most iconic planes ever built as it pushed on from the successes of the Battle of Britain and took the fight to the Germans over the Channel between 1941–43.80 years after the Spitfire was first developed it remains an icon of military aviation. Though many associate its victory during the Battle ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • B-25 Mitchell Units of the CBI

    by Edward M. Young, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 126 - Combat Aircraft
    Flying from and between bases in China and India, the B-25s bombed every type of Japanese target during World War 2 in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre, ultimately dropping more ordinance than their larger four-engined B-24 Liberator brethren.Mitchell bombers took on the task of disrupting the flow of Japanese supplies to the frontlines at medium ranges, bombing Japanese supply centres, railway ... Read more

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  • Ju 88 Aces of World War 2

    by Robert Forsyth, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 133 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Initially designed as a fast medium bomber, the Junkers Ju 88 was also used as a Zerstörer heavy fighter by the Luftwaffe.It saw its combat debut over Poland in 1939, and heavy fighter variants saw action on every front up to VE Day. The ultimate Ju 88 fighter variant was the G-model of 1944, which boasted a FuG 220 or 227 radar, an astounding array of cannon and machine gun armament and advanced ... Read more

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  • Allied Jet Killers of World War 2

    by Stephen Chapis, Andrew Thomas, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 136 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets – principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter – from the autumn of 1944.Stunned by the aircraft's speed (close to 200mph faster than the best Allied piston-engined fighters of the period) and rate of climb, it took USAAF and RAF units time to work out how to combat this deadly threat as the Luftwaffe targeted the medium and heavy bombers ... Read more

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  • Ju 52/3m Bomber and Transport Units 1936-41

    by Robert Forsyth, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 120 - Combat Aircraft
    The all-metal Junkers Ju 52/3m enjoyed a solid – indeed, revered – reputation amongst its crews and the troops and paratroopers who used and depended on it.For more than ten years, it saw service as a successful military transport, with its distinctive, three-engined design and corrugated metal construction becoming instantly recognisable. It was a mainstay in the Luftwaffe's inventory, first ... Read more

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  • 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

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  • Tempest Squadrons of the RAF

    by Chris Thomas, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 117 - Combat Aircraft
    In the final six months of World War 2 the Tempest V was pitted against some of the Luftwaffe's most advanced fighter types. Focusing on these epic clashes, this title is ideal for aviation enthusiasts, modellers and anyone interested in the aerial combat of World War 2.Hawker's charismatic Tempest V entered RAF service just in time to be the most successful counter to the V1 flying bomb assault ... Read more

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  • Arctic Bf 109 and Bf 110 Aces

    by John Weal, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 124 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Operating astride and above the Arctic Circle, Luftwaffe pilots fought an isolated and almost self-contained war facing environmental challenges in freezing skies that set their experiences apart from those of any other pilots in World War 2.Once Nazi Germany had conquered Norway in 1940, just a handful of Gruppen flying the Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters were able to shatter all opposition and ... Read more

    $19.79 USD

  • Me 210/410 Zerstörer Units

    by Robert Forsyth, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 131 - Combat Aircraft
    Intended as a progressive development of the twin-engined Bf 110 Zerstörer ('destroyer' or heavy fighter), the Me 210 first took to the air in September 1939. However, due to a lack of sufficient flight-testing before being declared service-ready, the Me 210 suffered from a less than satisfactory reputation in respect to its flight characteristics and weak undercarriage. After enhancements were ... Read more

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  • He 162 Volksjäger Units

    by Robert Forsyth, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 118 - Combat Aircraft
    With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger – a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials.Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional ... Read more

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  • Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units

    by Marco Mattioli, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 122 - Combat Aircraft
    Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.79-I made its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War in 1936.During World War 2, it became Italy's most successful bomber, and the most produced, with around 1370 built between 1936 and early 1944. Although initially hampered by poor tactics, the S.79 bomber crews ... Read more

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  • Fw 200 Condor Units of World War 2

    by Mr Chris Goss, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 115 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated history of the 'Scourge of the Atlantic' and its audacious attacks on Allied shipping.The Fw 200 Condor first made an appearance over Norway in April 1940, flying with the unit that eventually become synonymous with it – Kampfgeschwader 40. As the war in the west progressed, and German forces advanced, French airfields opened up, allowing the Condor to fly around the UK and out into ... Read more

    $18.99 USD