0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R100 - R250 (82)
  • R250 - R500 (952)
  • R500+ (2,124)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare

Rapid Rundown - RAF Operations East of Suez 1945-1948 (Hardcover): Simon Gifford Rapid Rundown - RAF Operations East of Suez 1945-1948 (Hardcover)
Simon Gifford
R791 R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Save R103 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The immediate post-VJ-Day period of RAF history is often consigned to be little more than a footnote in most published accounts. In this first detailed look at the RAF in the Middle and Far East regions in the three years following the end of the war, the RAF's role in stemming the flow of immigrants into Palestine and flying whilst under terrorist attack in Palestine is examined. Further chapters highlight the RAF's roles in Iraq, Cyprus and flying strike missions over Aden, and then look at the RAF's operations over India including some of the first humanitarian airdrops for which the RAF became famous. Attention is then turned to the RAF's return to the Malayan peninsular and how the RAF became embroiled in the beginnings of the Malayan Emergency. Finally, Rapid Rundown: RAF Operations East of Suez 1945-1948 looks at the RAF's involvement beyond the boundaries of the Empire with Spitfires flying over Siam, French Indo-China and Japan, and how it flew combat operations in the Dutch East Indies. The book is copiously illustrated with many unpublished images and is enlivened by many RAF veterans' first-hand and eyewitness accounts.

To Destroy A City - Strategic Bombing And Its Human Consequences In World War 2 (Hardcover, New): Herman Knell To Destroy A City - Strategic Bombing And Its Human Consequences In World War 2 (Hardcover, New)
Herman Knell
R1,324 Discovery Miles 13 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Herman Knell was nineteen and living in Wurtzburg in March of 1945 when hundreds of Allied planes arrived overhead, unleashing a torrent of bombs on the city. Wurtzburg's tightly packed medieval housing exploded in a firestorm, killing six thousand people in one night and destroying 92 percent of the city's structures. Despite the fact that Wurtzburg had no strategic value, the city emerged from World War II second only to Dresden in material destruction inflicted from the air. The experience led Knell to years of research on the history, development, and effects of the strategy of area bombing.To Destroy a City is the result of the author's long and unrelenting investigation. His analysis of this form of warfare, which reached its zenith during World War II, covers the history and the development of wide-area bombing since 1914, examines its wartime effectiveness and the consequences. But the extra dimension that Knell's book offers is his firsthand experience of the tension, fear, tentative defiance, and, finally, utter catastrophe of being on the receiving end of overwhelming air power. For Americans, who fortunately did not experience bombing during the war, this is essential reading.

Air 200: Aircraft of the U S Bicentennial: Aircraft of the U.S. Bicentennial (Paperback): Wayne Mutza Air 200: Aircraft of the U S Bicentennial: Aircraft of the U.S. Bicentennial (Paperback)
Wayne Mutza
R591 R532 Discovery Miles 5 320 Save R59 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Though Bicentennial aircraft schemes and markings, along with many of the aircraft of that period, have all but faded into obscurity, this colorful volume not only preserves their images, but reflects the spirit that prevailed during that historic period in U.S. aviation history. Presented here for the first time are the vivid, patriotic colors and schemes worn by aircraft during a time when the nation, still trying to purge itself of Vietnam, was swept with overdue patriotism; a time that compelled legions in civil and military air service to proudly wave their flag by decorating the aircraft that were their livelihood, or simply their hobby. One can only marvel at the meticulously-applied designs that transformed many aircraft into flying billboards of Americana. This volume is a boon to aviation enthusiasts, historians and modelers alike. Wayne Mutza is also the author of Grumman Albatross, and Lockheed P2V Neptune (both titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).

Silent Heroes (Paperback): Manuel F Van Eyck Silent Heroes (Paperback)
Manuel F Van Eyck
R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Feb 22, 1944-July 21, 1944

Through Enemy Skies - With Wartime Bomber Command Aircrews (Paperback): Pat Cunningham Through Enemy Skies - With Wartime Bomber Command Aircrews (Paperback)
Pat Cunningham
R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Kokoda Air Strikes - Allied air forces in New Guinea, 1942 (Paperback): Anthony Cooper Kokoda Air Strikes - Allied air forces in New Guinea, 1942 (Paperback)
Anthony Cooper
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The author of the bestselling Darwin Spitfires casts a forensic eye over the role that Allied air forces played - or failed to play - in crucial World War II campaigns in New Guinea. This is the story of the early battles of the South West Pacific theatre - the Coral Sea, Kokoda, Milne Bay, Guadalcanal - presented as a single air campaign that began with the Japanese conquest of Rabaul in January 1942. It is a story of both Australian and American airmen who flew and fought in the face of adversity - with incomplete training, inadequate aircraft, and from poorly set up and exposed airfields. And they persisted despite extreme exhaustion, sickness, poor morale and the near certainty of being murdered by their Japanese captors if they went down in enemy territory.

365th Fighter Squadron in World WarII: In Action over Eure with the P-47 (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Kent Miller 365th Fighter Squadron in World WarII: In Action over Eure with the P-47 (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Kent Miller
R1,782 R1,374 Discovery Miles 13 740 Save R408 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 365th Fighter Squadron was part of the much-traveled 358th Fighter Group. Beginning combat with the 8th Air Force, traded to the 9th Air Force, and later assigned to the First Tactical Air Force, the 365th flew from bases in England, France, and ultimately Germany itself. As with many tactically oriented outfits, the squadron did not run up a huge score against enemy aircraft, yet, claims from strafing and bombing of a multitude of targets were impressive. This book presents the 365th's day-to-day operations and is interspersed with quotes from the group and squadron records, Missing Aircrew Reports, and the men themselves. In addition, an exhaustive appendix and nearly two hundred photographs give readers a look into the combat activities of this long overlooked Army Air Force unit.

Sea Planes of the Legion Condor: The Story of AS./88 Squadron in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 (Hardcover): Cynthia Maris... Sea Planes of the Legion Condor: The Story of AS./88 Squadron in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 (Hardcover)
Cynthia Maris Dantzic, Cesar O'Donnell
R1,293 R928 Discovery Miles 9 280 Save R365 (28%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Among the different Luftwaffe units that formed the Legion Condor, one in particular stands out for its important Naval Air contribution: the Aufklarungsstaffel See/88 (AS./88 or the Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron), although it was also officially designated the Seefliegerstaffel AS./88 or Naval Air Squadron AS./88. AS./88 Squadron employed the following aircraft during the Spanish campaign: Heinkel He 59 bomber, torpedo and reconnaissance seaplanes; He 60 close reconnaissance/bomber seaplanes; He 115 A-0 reconnaissance/torpedo seaplanes; and float-fitted Junkers Ju 52s. Presented here are previously unpublished aspects regarding the operations and war service of both the personnel and aircraft of AS./88, which, during a period of three years, participated directly in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 on the Nationalist side.

Junkers Ju 287: The Worlds First Swept-Wing Jet Aircraft (Hardcover): Horst Lommel Junkers Ju 287: The Worlds First Swept-Wing Jet Aircraft (Hardcover)
Horst Lommel
R1,487 R1,174 Discovery Miles 11 740 Save R313 (21%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the summer of 1944, as the Second World War drew to a close, an unusual airplane took to the skies over Leipzig-Brandis on its maiden flight. It was the prototype version of the Ju 287 V1, a four-engine jet bomber. With its forward swept wings, the design was a critical milestone in the annals of aviation technology and made the Ju 287 the first swept-wing design in the world. One of the world's most interesting airplanes is revealed through many previously unpublished reports, photographs and drawings. It is an airplane whose revolutionary design played a major role in the postwar development of jet aircraft, in both the East and the West. This book fills a gap in the material covering the first chapter of the jet era.

Lockheed P-80/f-80 Shooting Star: a Photo Chronicle (Paperback): David R. McLaren Lockheed P-80/f-80 Shooting Star: a Photo Chronicle (Paperback)
David R. McLaren
R758 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R116 (15%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Lockheed P-80/F-80 Shooting Star was the first American operational jet fighter. David McLarens new book chronicles the development and early trials of the aircraft during Lockheeds groundbreaking attempts to create a viable jet fighter, in a period when jet propulsion was still an innovative unknown. This period also saw engineers and test pilots like Kelly Johnson and Tony LeVier facing many challenges, incidents and accidents as they attempted to create a new fighter from yet untested aerodynamic theories, and engines that were still under development. Also discussed are the record breaking transcontinental and absoulte speed records set by the Shooting Star. Detailed analysis of the Shooting Stars combat record in Korea shows why the F-80 flew more combat missions than any aircraft in the war theater. Also presented is a summation of all USAF, USAFR, and foreign countries that flew the P-80/F-80. David McLaren is also the author of Lockheed F-94 Starfire(with Marty Isham), and Beware the Thunderbolt!: The 56th Fighter Group in World War II (both titles are available from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.).

German Airships (Paperback, illustrated edition): Heinz J. Nowarra German Airships (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Heinz J. Nowarra
R588 R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Save R88 (15%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The development of non-rigid, semi-rigid and rigid airships from pre-WWI to WWII.

Growth of Fighter Command, 1936-1940 - Air Defence of Great Britain, Volume 1 (Paperback): T.C.G. James Growth of Fighter Command, 1936-1940 - Air Defence of Great Britain, Volume 1 (Paperback)
T.C.G. James; Edited by Sebastian Cox
R1,666 Discovery Miles 16 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The first of two volumes of the classified Air Historical Branch study of Fighter Command and the Air Defence of the United Kingdom. It covers pre-war expansion of the Command, the creation of the first integrated air defence system, and an account of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain.

The RAF and Aircraft Design - Air Staff Operational Requirements 1923-1939 (Paperback): Colin S Sinnott The RAF and Aircraft Design - Air Staff Operational Requirements 1923-1939 (Paperback)
Colin S Sinnott
R1,680 Discovery Miles 16 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This work examines the evolution of the RAF's operational requirements for its home defence air force - for bombers to mount a deterrent counter offensive and for fighters to provide direct defence of Britain. It discusses the management processes, policies and decisions relevant to operational requirements on the basis of a detailed study of Air Ministry papers of the time. By tracing the development of operational requirements, the author exposes the thinking behind the RAF's quest for effective fighter and bomber aircraft. He describes the ideas and concepts of air warfare that were adopted in the 1920s, and shows how these evolved into the Air Staff's requirements for the aircraft which the RAF entered and fought in World War II.

Tomorrow's Air Force - Tracing the Past, Shaping the Future (Hardcover): Jeffrey J Smith Tomorrow's Air Force - Tracing the Past, Shaping the Future (Hardcover)
Jeffrey J Smith
R873 R827 Discovery Miles 8 270 Save R46 (5%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Looking ahead to future airpower requirements, this engaging and ground-breaking book on the history and future of American combat airpower argues that the USAF must adapt to the changes that confront it or risk decline into irrelevance. To provide decision makers with the necessary analytical tools, Jeffrey J. Smith uses organizational modeling to help explain historical change in the USAF and to anticipate change in the future. While the analysis and conclusions it offers may prove controversial, the book aims to help planners make better procurement decisions, institute appropriate long-term policy, and better organize, train, and equip the USAF for the future.

Nato'S Gamble - Combining Diplomacy and Airpower in the Kosovo Crisis, 1998-1999 (Paperback): Dag Henriksen Nato'S Gamble - Combining Diplomacy and Airpower in the Kosovo Crisis, 1998-1999 (Paperback)
Dag Henriksen
R737 R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Save R170 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In NATO's Gamble, Henriksen discloses the origins and content of NATO's strategic and conceptual thinking on how the use of force was to succeed politically in altering the behavior of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). The air campaign, known as Operation Allied Force, was the first war against any sovereign nation in the history of NATO and the first major combat operation conducted for humanitarian purposes against a state committing atrocities within its own borders. This book examines the key political, diplomatic, and military processes that shaped NATO and U.S. management of the Kosovo crisis and shows how air power became the main instrument in their strategy to coerce FRY to accede to NATO's demands. Dag Henriksen is a lecturer in air power at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy.

Soviet Air Power (Paperback): Kenneth Whiting Soviet Air Power (Paperback)
Kenneth Whiting
R1,381 Discovery Miles 13 810 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This comprehensive examination of Soviet air power analyzes the three branches of the USSR Military Air Forces-Frontal Aviation, Long-Range Aviation, and Military Air Transport-and Naval Aviation and the National Air Defense, emphasizing World War II and postwar developments.

Messerschmitt Bf 110/Me 210/Me 410: An Illustrated History (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Heinz Mankau Messerschmitt Bf 110/Me 210/Me 410: An Illustrated History (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Heinz Mankau
R2,082 R1,608 Discovery Miles 16 080 Save R474 (23%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For the first time, this richly illustrated book offers a comprehensive, detailed examination of the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 110, Me 210, and Me 410 series. By 1935 the Bf 109 had made Messerschmitt the leading manufacturer of fighter aircraft in Germany. The twin-engined Bf 110 followed on its heels in 1936, a type the Luftwaffe took on in large numbers as a long-range fighter, heavy-fighter, fighter-bomber, night-fighter and reconnaissance platform. As its successor, Messerschmitt developed the better performing Me 210, which flew for the first time in 1939. But this airframe soon began manifesting serious design flaws, and accidents with the Me 210 quickly started piling up due to the type's questionable flight handling characteristics. The Luftwaffe refused to accept any more aircraft as a result, and at a stroke the type's overzealous full scale production ground to a halt. More powerful engines and a number of design changes saw this aircraft produced from 1943 to 1944 under the designation of Me 410, and as such the type gave an excellent accounting of itself in service with the Luftwaffe.

Lympne Airfield - At War and Peace (Paperback): Anthony J. Moor Lympne Airfield - At War and Peace (Paperback)
Anthony J. Moor
R595 R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Save R58 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the story of Kent's Garden Airfield, so called because of its location on an escarpment, overlooking Hythe and Romney Marsh. An airfield born out of necessity during the First World War. Following 1918 many record breaking flights began at Lympne. During the 1920's and 1930's, a time which saw the expansion of the RAF, civilian and RAF units shared the airfield and its facilities. Imperial Airways and other civilian airlines, often used the airfield, being on route to France. At the same time the Cinque Ports Flying Club was founded, many air races and flying displays took place. With the declaration of the Second World War on 3 Sptember 1939, it was realised that it was the ideal location for the RAF, being close to the coast. Lympne was host to many RAF units and squadrons during the war. When peace came private flying returned and later airlines such as Silver City and Skways operated their services to Europe. Flying continued into the early 1970's, but following closure, the airfield was developed and industrial units constructed, little remains today of this once important airfield.

The Complete Book of the SR-71 - Every Aircraft, Pilot, and Story from 1963 (Hardcover): Richard Graham The Complete Book of the SR-71 - Every Aircraft, Pilot, and Story from 1963 (Hardcover)
Richard Graham
R1,160 R909 Discovery Miles 9 090 Save R251 (22%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
German Aircraft of World War I - 1914-1918 (Hardcover): Edward Ward German Aircraft of World War I - 1914-1918 (Hardcover)
Edward Ward; Illustrated by Ronny Bar
R557 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R54 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Organised chronologically by type, German Aircraft of World War I offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by the German Air Force during World War I. The book offers a comprehensive survey of German aircraft, from the Albatros B.1 and Fokker E.II of the early years, to the more sophisticated Fokker D.VII and Junkers CL.1 of the final months of the war. All the major and many minor types are featured, including monoplanes, biplanes, single-seater fighters, two-seater fighters, bombers, ground attack aircraft, night bombers, giant bombers and floatplanes. This includes both well-known and lesser- known models, such as the LVG and Pfalz single-seater fighters, the Gotha and Zeppelin Staaken large bombers, AEG ground attack aircraft, and the Albatross, Halberstadt and Brandenburg two-seater biplanes. Each featured profile includes authentic markings and colour schemes, while every separate model is accompanied by exhaustive specifications. Packed with 110 full-colour artworks with detailed specifications, German Aircraft of World War I is a key reference guide for military modellers and World War I enthusiasts.

Bf 109 Jabo Units in the West (Paperback): Malcolm V. Lowe Bf 109 Jabo Units in the West (Paperback)
Malcolm V. Lowe; Illustrated by Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector
R524 R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Using specially commissioned artwork and detailing technical specifications, this book explores the Bf 109's different roles occasioned by wartime necessity, from its employment as a fighter to its evolution as a fighter-bomber. One of the principal types in the Luftwaffe's inventory at the beginning of World War II, the piston-engined Bf 109 was central to the many initial victories that the Germans achieved before coming up against the unbeatable RAF during the Battle of Britain. Nevertheless, by the second half of 1940 the Bf 109's operability was widened due to operational needs and it was flown as a fighter-bomber for precision attacks in Southern England. At first ad hoc conversions were made 'in the field' to allow the aircraft to carry a bomb or extra fuel tank. Such modifications were soon formalised by Messerschmitt, which created the Jabo Bf 109s. Drawing from pilots' first-hand accounts, author Malcolm V. Lowe explores the number of specialised units, including Lehrgeschwader 2 and dedicated fighter-bomber sections of standard fighter units such as 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26, which flew this highly specialised fighter-bomber. Including technical specifications, rare photographs and outstanding artwork, this book explores the Jabo versions of the Bf 109E, F and G both on the production line and with the addition of Rustsatze field conversion kits.

Junkers Ju 88 and Its Variants in World War II (Paperback): Helmut Erfurth Junkers Ju 88 and Its Variants in World War II (Paperback)
Helmut Erfurth
R580 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Save R59 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Junkers Ju 88 and Its Variants in World War II

5th SS Division Wiking at War 1941-1945: History of the Division - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Paperback): Ian... 5th SS Division Wiking at War 1941-1945: History of the Division - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Paperback)
Ian Baxter
R468 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Drawing on a superb collection of rare and unpublished photographs the 5th SS Division Wiking 1941 - 1945 is the 5th book in the Waffen-SS Images of War Series by Ian Baxter. The book tells the dramatic story of the 5th SS Panzer Division�Wiking at War. �The men of the division were recruited from foreign volunteers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands and Belgium under the command of German officers. Not all were collaborators - the choice they were all too often presented with was join up or be locked up - or worse. During the course of the war, the division served on the Eastern Front in 1941. It surrendered in May 1945 to the American forces in Austria.

On a Wing and a Prayer (Paperback): Royan Yule On a Wing and a Prayer (Paperback)
Royan Yule
R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a book that captures the horrors of World War II as witnessed by a young RAF bomber pilot. "On A Wing and a Prayer" takes you through the authors upbringing in Aberdeen as well as raid by raid through his tour of duty This book takes you through the author's upbringing in pre-war Aberdeen to his eyewitness account of a raid by a German bomber on the shipyards in the city on 12 July 1940. It describes how he came to join the RAF followed by his training in England, the USA and Canada before becoming operational. It then takes you, raid by raid, through the author's tour of operational duty over the period, September 1944 - April 1945. This included an incident on the night of 23 October 1944 during a raid on Essen, when 'friendly' bomb released from another Lancaster tore away 28ft of the starboard wing including the aileron. For retaining control of the badly damaged aircraft and landing it at base he was commissioned 'in the field' by the Commander of No. 1 Group the following day. It is primarily a bomber pilot's story and includes his sober reflections on controversial issues in which he was involved such as the bombing of Dresden. However, it is also about the shared experience of the author and his crew and the risks they had to face. It was this experience that enabled them to assess each other's worth and through this knowledge to build up their mutual affection and respect. Accordingly when they eventually met up again after a gap of 37 years it was an emotional and joyous occasion.

Soviet Air Force Theory, 1918-1945 (Paperback): James Sterrett Soviet Air Force Theory, 1918-1945 (Paperback)
James Sterrett
R1,791 Discovery Miles 17 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This new book examines the development of Soviet thinking on the operational employment of their Air Force from 1918 to 1945, using Soviet theoretical writings and contemporary analyses of combat actions.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Results of Preliminary Reconnaissance…
War Office Paperback R322 Discovery Miles 3 220
Twin Bases Remembered - A Personal…
Norman Rose Paperback R666 Discovery Miles 6 660
Notes on Identification of Aeroplanes
War Office Paperback R416 Discovery Miles 4 160
300 Squadron
Chris Ward Paperback R875 Discovery Miles 8 750
The Airship Roma Disaster in Hampton…
Nancy E Sheppard Paperback R561 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210
A History of the King's Flight and the…
Brian Sowerby, Jack Frost Paperback R984 Discovery Miles 9 840
Colorado's Daring Ivy Baldwin - Aviator…
Ballard Paperback R530 R490 Discovery Miles 4 900
National Service "Erk" - An RAF Airman's…
Ron Swain Paperback R662 Discovery Miles 6 620
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics
Combat Control School Heritage Foundation (Ccshf) Hardcover R4,279 R3,458 Discovery Miles 34 580
Two-Seat Spitfires - The Complete Story
Greg Davis, John Sanderson and Peter Arnold Hardcover R1,071 Discovery Miles 10 710

 

Partners