The F3D was designed after World War II as a carrier-based all-weather night fighter aircraft. It saw service with the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. While it never achieved the fame of the F-86 Sabre or other contemporary aircraft, it downed several MiG-15s as a night fighter over Korea with only one air-to-air loss. It ......
In 1943 a top secret consignment of chemical weapons, including deadly mustard gas, arrived in Australia by ship. But there was a problem – it was leaking. Military authorities quickly realised this but, in the interests of secrecy, sent unprotected and unsuspecting wharf labourers into a lethal environment. The result was ......
When the Japanese war machine swept through South-East Asia in early 1942, it was inevitable that conflict would reach Australian territory on the island of New Guinea. The ultimate Japanese target was Port Moresby. Conquering the capital would sever communication between Australia and her American ally and allow Japanese air ......
My Vietnam is Dave Morgans story. A typical 20 year old, he was forced into extraordinary circumstances in Vietnam. Far from his carefree youth, the Vietnam War would expose Dave to an atmosphere of ever-present danger and sheer terror that would impact him forever. His return to a divided Australia would isolate him further. ......
The Supermarine Spitfire is the most iconic fighter ever to have worn the markings of the Royal Air Force. This hardback book takes a look atthe role of the aircraft during the Battle of Britain and its service all over the world, throughout the war. Spitfire: The Inside Story features over 70 illustrations of the Spitfire and includes cutaways ......
The RAFs rugged twin-rotor Chinook support helicopter has been involved in most of the UKs military operations stretching back to the Falklands Conflict, Northern Ireland and in both Gulf Wars, to peacekeeping in Bosnia, operations in Kosovo, the evacuation of Sierra Leone, and most recently its high profile missions in Afghanistan. Author ......
The inability of the Italians and Germans to invade Malta proved decisive for Allied victory in the Mediterranean during World War II, as the islands provided the Allies with a base from which to project air power. Early Italian efforts to pound the islands into submission were supplemented by major German forces from January 1942 and in a few ......
A comprehensive history of the Vampires development and operational service, covering many of its notable firsts, particularly as the first jet fighter to cross the Atlantic and the first jet to land on an aircraft carrier. Lavishly illustrated with comprehensive technical appendices.
didn’t know about the deadly craft of bomb detection and disposal.
He was the go-to guy for clearing an area of explosives. So when
he left the military, there was really no choice: his expertise was
rare, sought after, and potentially very lucrative. He’d long ago
learnt to put the danger to one side; now he loved the ......
My SAS selection course instructor, was as hard as nails. At
the start of each day’s training, he would say, ‘Men, the easy
day was yesterday.’ With that, we’d all let out a silent sigh
contemplating the tortures that lay ahead of us.
From his cage in a putrid, overcrowded Indian gaol, Paul
Jordan reflects on a ......
The Typhoon is at the forefront of NATOs order of battle. It is the Royal Air Forces most important and numerous combat aircraft and looks set to remain the heart of the RAFs offensive and defensive capabilities for the next three decades. Typhoon also equips the fighter and bomber units of Germanys Luftwaffe, the Italian and Spanish air ......
The Landing at ANZAC, 1915 challenges many of the cherished myths of the most celebrated battle in Australian and New Zealand history - myths that have endured for almost a century. Told from both the ANZAC and Turkish perspectives, this meticulously researched account questions several of the claims of Charles Beans magesterial and
On 25 April 1915, with the landing of the Australian and New Zealand
Army Corps (ANZAC) below the slopes of Sari Bair on the Gallipoli
peninsula, the ANZAC legend was born. Nine months later, having
suffered thousands of casualties from disease, hand-to-hand fighting,
bombing, sniping and forlorn charges across no man’s ......
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