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9781473849952

The Luftwaffe Battle of Britain Fighter Pilots' Kitbag

Guide to Uniforms, Arms and Equipment from the Summer of 1940 Author: Hillier, Mark Code: 51792 Price: AU $29.98 Format: Paperback / 152 pages Publisher: FRONTLINE BOOKS Published date: 11/04/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Contains full colour, high resolution images of the various items of uniform and equipment. A valuable reference source for historians, re-enactors, modellers and war-gamers.
9780760363546

Top Gun

50 Years of Naval Air Superiority Author: Zimmerman, Dwight Jon Code: 56071 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Hardback / 160 pages Publisher: MOTOR BOOKS INTERNATIONAL Published date: 08/04/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Ahead of the release of the Top Gun movie sequel, Top Gun: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority is the definitive source on the Navy's most revered fighter pilot unit.
9780764356599

P38 Lightning Vol.1

Lockheedas XP38 to P38H in World War II Author: Doyle, David Code: 55044 Price: AU $34.99 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 27/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
This first of two volumes presents the P-38 story by focusing on the early models of this historic fighteraXP-38 through P-38H. Each type is examined through carefully researched archival photos, as well as photographs of currently preserved examples. Known to the enemy during World War II as the "Forked-tailed devil," the Lockheed P-38 Lightning ......
9781472821447

A6M Zero-sen Aces 1940-42

Author: Millman, Nicholas Code: 55831 Price: AU $27.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 26/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen was Japan's Spitfire. In continuous development and operational service from the time of the Sino-Japanese war in 1940 to the end of the Pacific War in 1945, it is held in almost mythical awe, similar to Britain's legendary fighter aircraft. At the time of its operational debut the fighter's design features offered ......
9781682473702

Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power

Author: Trimble, William F. Code: 55835 Price: AU $57.20 Format: Hardback / 416 pages Publisher: NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS Published date: 26/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Covers the life and professional career of Adm. John S. McCain Sr. Spanning the first half of the twentieth century, McCain's career highlights the integration of aviation into the Navy emphasizing the evolution of the aircraft carrier from a tactical element of the fleet stressing sea control to a force capable of long-range power projection.
9780811738422

Setting the Rising Sun

Halsey's Aviators Strike Japan, Summer 1945 Author: Mahoney, Kevin Code: 55830 Price: AU $51.05 Format: Hardback Publisher: STACKPOLE BOOKS Published date: 26/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Kevin Mahoney recounts a vital period of the Pacific War, drawing on both American and Japanese perspectives to reconstruct intense combat missions and place them in the context of a war that was hurtling toward its conclusion.
9780764356629

F14 Tomcat

Grumman's Top Gun from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf Author: Brown, David F. Code: 55047 Price: AU $34.99 Format: Hardback / 128 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 24/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
It has been said that "bombers make history; fighters make movies." In the case of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, both are true. It made history as a fleet defender, reconnaissance platform, and strike fighter. The Tomcat was also featured in such Hollywood classics as Top Gun, The Final Countdown, and Executive Decision, followed by television ......
9781459743175

The Avro Arrow

For the Record Author: Campagna, Palmiro Code: 55080 Price: AU $41.95 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: DUNDURN GROUP LTD Published date: 12/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Using a host of declassified government documents and photos, The Avro Arrow: For The Record explores the facts and the myths surrounding the deliberate destruction of one of Canada's greatest technical achievements. Also included is an update on the attempts to retrieve long-lost scale models of the plane from the bottom of Lake Ontario.
9781912390793

Red Assault

Soviet Airborne Forces, 1930-1941 Author: Kotelnikov, Vladimir Code: 55751 Price: AU $79.95 Format: Paperback / 248 pages Publisher: HELION & COMPANY Published date: 07/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Red Assault investigates the Red Army Command in the 1930s using the memoirs of pioneer military paratroopers and documents discovered in archives and museum collections.
9781782747109

Dogfight

Military aircraft compared from World War I to the present day Author: Jackson, Robert Code: 55841 Price: AU $40.72 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: AMBER BOOKS Published date: 07/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Coined in the pioneer years of military aviation during World War I, the term `dogfight' refers to an aerial battle between two opposing aircraft, with each pilot making the most of his machine's speed and manoeuvrability to shoot down his opponent with guns or rockets. Dogfight is a fascinating exploration of the world's finest combat aircraft, ......
9780316416269

Topgun

An American Story Author: Pedersen, Dan Code: 55040 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Hardback / 320 pages Publisher: HACHETTE Published date: 05/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched 1-2 business days
"The founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons program, aka "TOPGUN," shares the untold story of how he and eight other young pilots revolutionized the art of aerial combat and created the center for excellence and incubator of leadership that thrives to this day."--Provided by publisher.
9781328592798

Fly Girls

How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History Author: O'Brien, Keith Code: 55844 Price: AU $24.77 Format: Paperback / 384 pages Publisher: PITSTOP Published date: 05/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s--and won
9781641601306

Wally Funk's Race for Space

The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer Author: Nelson, Sue Code: 55131 Price: AU $42.43 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS Published date: 04/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA's 1961 Women in Space program. Funk breezed through the rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating those of many of the male candidates--even John Glenn. Just one week before Funk was to enter the final phase of training, the entire program was ......
9781526705563

The English Electric Lightning

Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Author: Bowman, Martin W. Code: 51358 Price: AU $32.22 Format: Paperback / 144 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 03/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Lots of personal stories and colour images of the English Electric Lightning and the pilots who flew it.
9781910809181

Sukhoi Su-27 & 30/33/34/35

Famous Russian Aircraft Author: Gordon, Yefim Code: 55505 Price: AU $110.00 Format: Hardback / 720 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 01/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The Sukhoi Design Bureau was tasked in 1969 with developing a fourth-generation heavy fighter and thus began the story of the Su-27, known to the western world as the Flanker--an aircraft which turned out to be one of the most successful Soviet fighter designs. This book tells the story of how the original project developed, how the final ......
9781473899568

FOCKE-WULF Fw 190

The Early Years - Operations Over France and Britain Author: Goss, Chris Code: 55848 Price: AU $30.54 Format: Paperback / 176 pages Publisher: FRONTLINE BOOKS Published date: 01/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
An insight into the aircraft that is widely regarded as the Luftwaffe's finest fighter.
9780764356643

B26 Marauder

Martinas Medium Bomber in World War II Author: Doyle, David Code: 56024 Price: AU $30.97 Format: Hardback / 112 pages Publisher: SCHIFFER PUBLISHING Published date: 01/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Even today the Martin B-26 Marauder continues to look sleek and streamlined. Although receiving less wartime publicity than America's other medium of WWII, the B-25, in the European theater the B-26 delivered twice the tonnage of bombs and had a lower loss rate. This volume explores the history of this oft-overlooked but widely used aircraft. The ......
9781912390311

Iraqi Mirages

Mirage F.1 in Service with Iraqi Air Force, 1981-2003 Author: Cooper, Tom Code: 51903 Price: AU $33.90 Format: Paperback / 88 pages Publisher: HELION & COMPANY Published date: 01/03/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Originally envisaged and acquired as a `pure' interceptor, before long the Mirage F.1 in Iraqi service proved a highly capable multi-role platform aircraft, and was widely deployed not only for ground attack but also anti-shipping purposes, as an aerial tanker, and for delivering long-range pin-point attacks.
9781472829375

Sherman Lead

Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam Author: Peck, Jr, Gaillard R. Code: 55210 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Hardback / 304 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 28/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Written by a pilot who flew near-daily combat missions, this engrossing book is the story of one man, his colleagues and his machine, the mighty F-4 Phantom II, at war. Sherman Lead is the gripping story of a year flying the F-4 in combat during the Vietnam War, told through the eyes of a fighter pilot. Operating out of Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, ......
9788365958273

Henschel HS 129

Spotlight On Author: Wolowski, Krzysztof Code: 55850 Price: AU $38.70 Format: Hardback / 42 pages Publisher: MUSHROOM MODEL PUBLISHING Published date: 25/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Latest in the "Spotlight On" series for aircraft modellers presents detailed illustrations of the German Luftwaffe's WWII ground attack aircraft.
9781910809280

Luftwaffe Eagle New ES

Author: Schuck, Walter Code: 54344 Price: AU $23.99 Format: Paperback / 260 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 16/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days

Luftwaffe pilot Walter Schuck flew the Me 109 in the Arctic Sea fighter squadrons becoming the Russian air forces feared enemy in the far north. Awarded the Knights Cross in April 1944 he claimed his 100th kill in June of that year, then barely 48 hours later shot down 12 aircraft in one day - a record never achieved by any other Arctic Sea ......

9781910809303

Spitfire, A Test Pilots Story

New Edition Author: Quill, Jeffrey Code: 54343 Price: AU $24.95 Format: Paperback / 336 pages Publisher: CRECY Published date: 16/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days

This is the story of an exceptional test pilot and RAF and Fleet Air Arm pilot, Jeffrey Quill, who took charge of some of the most important military aircraft of his time.

Jeffrey Quill, was commissioned in the RAF in 1931. He joined Vickers Aviation in 1936, and rose to become Chief Test Pilot at Supermarine. Best Remembered for his ......

9781580072595

Thunderchief

The Complete History of the Republic F-105 Author: Jenkins, Dennis Code: 55106 Price: AU $94.29 Format: Hardback / 300 pages Publisher: SPECIALTY PRESS Published date: 15/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Authored by one of America's top aviation writers, this book continues the story of Republic's Mach-2 F-105 Thunderchief where previous books on this aircraft left off. The Republic F-105 Thunderchief gained fame in the skies over Southeast Asia, carrying weapons it was not designed to use in a war it was not supposed to fight. It had been ......
9781612007557

Heaven High, Ocean Deep

Naval Fighter Wing at War Author: Hillier-Graves, Tim Code: 55855 Price: AU $49.99 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: CASEMATE BOOKS Published date: 14/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
The first full history of the 5th Fighter Wing who fought many prolonged, intensive aviation battles with the Japanese in the Indian Ocean and then the Pacific, from April 1944 to August 1945.
9781473883536

Olympic Airways

A History Author: Simons, Graham M. Code: 55856 Price: AU $61.11 Format: Hardback / 320 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 11/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Graham M. Simons presents a balanced history of Olympic Airways, beginning with the story of its origin and bringing the story fully up to date. This is the most comprehensive history of the airline to be released thus far.
9781472829153

RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat

Author: Davies, Peter E. Code: 55209 Price: AU $29.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: OSPREY Published date: 11/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
McDonnell's F-101 Voodoo series was in many ways the most interesting of the `Century Series' fighter programmes of the 1950s, partly because the type's design and intended mission changed radically during a 40-year career. Originally designed as a fighter-bomber, it was converted to be a reconnaissance aircraft, serving alongside the U-2 and RF-8 ......
9781912390335

Fury from the North

North Korean Air Force in the Korean War, 1950-1953 Author: Dildy, Douglas C. Code: 51396 Price: AU $32.15 Format: Paperback / 88 pages Publisher: HELION & COMPANY Published date: 08/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The story of the KPAF's coming into being and its involvement in the Korean War remains entirely unknown. This account provides a host of new information and images.
9781473883574

The British Overseas Airways Corporation

A History Author: M, Simons, Graham Code: 55507 Price: AU $65.99 Format: Hardback / 280 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 05/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The British Overseas Airways Corporation was the British state-owned airline created in 1940 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. This is a comprehensive and well-researched history of the company, from origin to closure.
9781445681078

The Crusader and Corsair

Author: Chorlton, Martyn Code: 55520 Price: AU $31.99 Format: Paperback / 96 pages Publisher: AMBERLEY Published date: 05/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
A lavishly illustrated celebration of two icons of the air, the Vought F-8 Crusader and A-7 Corsair II.
9781643130064

Men of Air

The Courage and Sacrifice of Bomber Command in World War II Author: Wilson, Kevin Code: 55132 Price: AU $47.06 Format: Hardback / 448 pages Publisher: PEGASUS ENTERTAINMENT Published date: 05/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
The story of the everyday heroism of bomber crews in 1944, a turning point in the war against Germany.
9781682472385

One Nation Under Drones

Legality, Morality, and Utility of Unmanned Combat Systems Author: Jackson, John E. Code: 55535 Price: AU $45.10 Format: Hardback / 256 pages Publisher: NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS Published date: 03/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
Provides an interesting and informative review of how robotic and unmanned systems are impacting every aspect of American life, from how we fight our wars to how we play to how we grow our food. The book features chapters from a dozen experts, researchers, and operators of the sophisticated systems that have become ubiquitous around the world.
9780750989107

Concorde

An Icon in the News Author: Mirrorpix Code: 55861 Price: AU $26.46 Format: Hardback / 144 pages Publisher: HISTORY PRESS Published date: 01/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The story of Concorde, told through the camera lens of the media, from construction to final flight
9781473899520

Luftwaffe Training Aircraft

The Training of Germany's Pilots and Aircrew Through Rare Archive Photog Author: Goss, Chris Code: 55218 Price: AU $39.99 Format: Paperback / 192 pages Publisher: FRONTLINE BOOKS Published date: 01/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
A unique collection of 200+ photographs of the various training types used by the Luftwaffe, many of which have never been published before.
9780811738019

Air Apaches: The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group

and its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II Author: Stout, Jay Code: 55049 Price: AU $55.99 Format: Hardback / 448 pages Publisher: STACKPOLE BOOKS Published date: 01/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from USA 1-2 business days
The story of the 345th Bomb Group, one of the sharpest tools in the U.S. arsenal in the South Pacific in World War II.
9781445675664

Alarmstart East

The German Fighter Pilot's Experience on the Eastern Front 1941-1945 Author: Eriksson, Patrick G. Code: 55489 Price: AU $39.95 Format: Hardback / 352 pages Publisher: AMBERLEY Published date: 01/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
The experiences of the German fighter pilots in the Second World War, based on extensive recollections of veterans as well as primary documents, and diary and flying log book extracts, with photographs from the veterans themselves, many never previously published.
9781526732576

The Handley Page Victor

Tales from a Crew Chief - 40 Years of Life with the Victor Author: Brooks, Roger R. Code: 55224 Price: AU $65.99 Format: Hardback / 224 pages Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Published date: 01/02/2019 Availability: Available. Usually dispatched from UK 1-2 business days
Chronicles the peaks and troughs experienced across a career lasting forty years. Roger Brooks worked as a Crew Chief on the iconic Handley Page Victor and has a wealth of insight to offer.
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