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This thrilling new volume from Martin Bowman focusses on British, Canadian, Australian and German soldiers and airmen who were captured during the Fir...
For the Allies as well as Germany, it will be the longest day'. So said Field Marshall Erwin Rommel of the operations on D-Day; and he was correct. Th...
Personal Recollections of the Air War 1939-45
Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during the Second World War, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters....
Martin Bowmanรขยยs considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has spent hundreds of hours in...
Escaping Soldiers and Airmen of World War I
USAAF 8th Air Force Bombers Versus the Luftwaffe 1943โ1945
โRelates how the American Eighth Air Force bombers helped Britain's Royal Air Force in fighting Germany during World War II.โโProtoView From the...
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'...
Delivering the Dream
A comprehensive history of the aircraft that transformed commercial aviation. Includes photos. A presence in our skies for over half a century, the ic...
The Navy can lose us the war, but only the Air Force can win it. Therefore our supreme effort must be to gain overwhelming mastery in the air. The Fig...
Martin Bowman tells the story of the Dam Busters using period images, some rarely published, as well as contemporary views....
WWII RAF Operations in the Middle and Far East
Highlights include several chapters on the Mediterranean air forces, with special emphasis placed on the brave but futile attempts of the South Africa...
Deep Sea Attack
Featuring a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War Two, this new release det...
The US 8th Air Force at War
A fascinating history from the voices of the American airmen who flew daily from bases in East Anglia to the heart of Germany....
Fighters, Flak and Forts : First-hand Accounts of Mighty 8th Operations Over Germany
The B-17 Flying Fortress is, along with the British Avro-Lancaster, the most famed heavy bomber of World War II. More than 12,000 B-17s were built and...
USN Air and Sea Operations from 1941
The story of the United States Navy's carrier war through the voices of the men who fought it....
A History
The F-104 Starfighter is quite possibly one of the most photographed aircraft of all time. It is certainly one of the most iconic. Here, Martin Bowman...
Detailing the Lancaster's history from 1942โ45, this study brings everything together to tell a concise history of the world's most famous aircraft ...
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The 8th Air Force in World War Two
An illustrated collection of anecdotes, poems, songs, memories, stories and diary extracts drawn together from the airmen and the people living near t...
Compelling Accounts of the 'Wooden Wonders' Triumphant World War Two Career
The twin-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War. Famously wooden-built, its graceful lines and powerful performance ...
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Compelling Account of the 'Wooden Wonders' Triumphant WW2 Career
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Interceptor, Strike, Reconnaissance Fighter
The Starfighter was once described as a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you. It is one of the worlds fastest fighters with a top spee...
One of the world's greatest aircraft, for three decades pilots enthused about the Hunter and its smooth lines, Rolls-Royce Avon engine, outstanding ha...
Defenders of the Reich, 1940โ1943
This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the first three years of the Second World War, consolidating first-hand accounts from German fighter pilot...
This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the closing years of the Second World War, as the tide turned against the German and Axis forces. It inclu...
Features a wealth of first-hand testimony drawn from pilots who flew the outstanding Hawker Hunter. If ever there was a real pilot's aeroplane it was ...
The third volume of this four-part series on Operation 'Market-Garden' in September 1944 draws on many individual soldiers and airmen's narratives to ...
The Wellington Bomber was omnipresent during the Second World War, employed in a variety of contexts in the fight against the Axis powers. The pilots ...
"Showcasing specific aircraft and highlighting significant missions illuminates the skills and emotions of the men who flew the machines. Bowman does ...
RAF and Commonwealth de Havilland Mosquitoes
The Wooden Wonder was probably the most versatile combat aircraft that operated on all fronts in World War Two and was still giving valuable service i...
The Story of the English Electric Lightning
Martin Bowman tells the story of the iconic Cold War fighter from first prototype to the present day, with many previously-unpublished images as well ...
A Pictorial History of the 493rd Bomb Group
This work deals with the many aspects of the US Army Air Force's organization and equipment in World War II. It includes everything from global strate...
US Undercover Operations from England in the Second World War
The Bedford Triangle portrays the crucial part played by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE),US Army Air Force (USAAF) and American Office ...
The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, rad...
If ever there was a real pilot's airplane it was the Hunter; an outstanding multipurpose aircraft which excelled in the roles of interceptor fighter, ...
Bowman describes the development, testing and operational use of the Hercules from its inception at the time of the Korean war through its many labour...
RAF & USAAF Four-Engine Heavies in the Second World War
Martin Bowmanโs considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has amassed a wealth of material ...