Mass market paperback. Used with pages browning but text clean. The Second World War career of Air-Vice Marshal D C T Bennett, the man who founded and led the Pathfinder Force of Bomber Command

1972, Sphere Books, , ,< M-12>,285pp illustrations, mass market paperback. pages browning ow good, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 597-02..............................£2.00 

Regarded as the standard work on the air war over the Eastern Front during World War II, this unique series covers the history of the air war on the Eastern Front in close detail, with the perspectives of both sides. Based on an in depth study of German and Russian archive material, as well as interviews with a large number of the airmen who participated in this aerial conflict, it has established itself as the main source on the Eastern Front air war. This volume covers the air war along the entire front during winter 1942/1943 and through to the spring of 1943, with a balance between German and Soviet archive sources. With many first-hand accounts, it contains numerous color profiles of the aircraft involved.

2019, Vaktel Forlag, , 9789188441218,< M-12>,large format, 360pp, numerous colour profiles, photos, maps etc., new in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 37920-01..............................£48.99 

This book recounts many vivid episodes in the operational service of the Luftwaffe’s special and secret units which engaged in the delivery of agents and saboteurs in the rear of the enemy throughout the Second World War, not just on the Eastern Front but across Asia and Europe. The activities of the pilots and crews of these squadrons, even in the Luftwaffe itself, were closed and secret. Information on these operations was known only a limited number of people. It was common practice for the crew of one aircraft in these units to know nothing about the assignments of their fellow airmen. The area of activity of such units covered the whole of Europe, North Africa, the Arctic, the Urals, the Caucasus, and Central Asia including Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

2020, Air World, , 9781526775474,< M-12>,255pp, numerous b/w photos, illustrations & maps, new in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 38126-01..............................£25.00 

A complete guide to the Luftwaffe's famous dive bomber. The Stuka is a very popular modelling subject and this book unpicks many of its the bewildering choices of variants and schemes. It is packed with vital information that no active modeller and Stuka enthusiast should be without, and includes 30+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams,10+ pages of camouflage and markings, 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information, Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana, 3D isometric views of all variants by Juraj Jankovic, plus Specially commissioned full kit builds by Libor Jekl and Steve A. Evans

2020, Valiant Wings Publishing, Airframe & Miniatures No.14, 9781912932061,< M-12>,A4 format, 240pp, 200+ b/w & colour photos, colour profiles, 1:48 scale plans, new in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 38099-01..............................£22.95 

Mass market paperback. Pages browning. During the battle of Okinawa 40 American ships were either sunk or damaged beyond repair and 368 more were damaged to a lesser degree as a result of suicide attacks by Japanese pilots ( Kamikazes). To their targets, they were regarded as fanatics, but their effect on American Navy morale was devastating. But they were not fanatics, the author shows them to be clear-thinking volunteers of the highest courage, their actions inspired by the circumstances confronting Japan at this stage of the war of the Pacific, their traditions and the code of the Samurai.

1974, Mayflower, , 058312237X,< M-12>,252pp illustrations, , , CARD
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 13459-01..............................£2.00 

The Memoirs of Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot Gunther Scholz. An eyewitness account of an important chapter in the history of German military aviation. When WWII started, Scholz was an Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän in JG 54. Together with his Staffel, he flew in the Polish and Western Campaigns, the Battle of Britain, and the war against Russia. He died in 2014 and was one of last surviving members of the “Legion Condor” and also one of the last major personalities of the Luftwaffe to tell of his experiences.

2011, Schiffer Publications, , 9780764337604,< M-12>,176pp, 100 + b/w photos, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 36282-01..............................£33.99 

Luftwaffe Stuka at war against Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945. The very name, Stuka, is synonymous with the screaming sirens and the crump of heavy bombs, and for the lightly armed Partisan forces it meant despair, defeat and often, death. For five long years Stuka units in the Balkan theater came and went, depending on the war fortunes of the Axis. The bomb loads that the Ju 87 carried and the precision with which they were delivered was a winning combination. In September, 1943 it was the Stuka which spearheaded the defeat of Italian forces, and until the last day of the war it was the first line of defence against the might of The Red Army.

2018, Kagero, Poland, , 9788365437785,< M-12>,Large format, 149pp, 10 colour plates, numerous b/w photos, New in illustrated boards, ,
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 37836-01..............................£29.99 

A Pictorial History of Biggin Hill Aerodrome through Two World Wars and Beyond. It was established during the latter part of the First World War, when the Royal Flying Corps defended the skies in basic wood and fabric aeroplanes, then afterwards the aerodrome was built up during the 1920s and 1930s, seeing advances in technology and aircraft. During the five years of the Second World War Biggin Hill played a significant role during the Dunkirk evacuation, the Battle of Britain and the fight back across the Channel, finally helping to bring freedom to occupied Europe. Post-war saw the arrival of the jet age and the RAF Aircrew Selection Centre which was based there. Annual air shows became the norm during the 1950s and still continue today.

2020, Mitor Publications, , 9781527269866,< M-12>,256pp, 370 b/w photos, new in card cover, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - World War II
Web No. 38118-02..............................£13.99 

The Phantom was developed for the US Navy as a long-range all-weather fighter and first flew in May 1958, before becoming operational in 1961. The US Air Force then realised that the Navy had an aircraft that was far better than any tactical aircraft in their inventory and ordered 543 F-4C variants. There then followed a spate of orders from around the world. In Britain, it was ordered for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, but was modified to take the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan. Phantoms have excelled in combat in many conflicts.

2017, Pen & Sword, , 9781526705846,< M-13>,272pp, 62 photos, New in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - Post World War II
Web No. 37741-01..............................£25.00 

The English Electric Canberra first came into production in the late 1940s and has since played a hugely significant part in world events. This new book takes us through its rich history with the help of those who operated this magnificent machine, including Roly ‘Bee’ Beamont, the test pilot who first flew the aircraft in 1949. As part of the expansion of the RAF’s Bomber Command in the 1950s, RAF Binbrook was the first station to house four Canberra squadrons, starting with 101 Squadron in May 1951. Since then the Canberra operated across the globe in Europe, South America and South East Asia. It has served an array of air forces such as the USAF, Australian air force and the Indian air force. The canberra played a crucial role as a photo-reconnaissance aircraft in operations like the Suez Campaign, the nuclear tests of Operation Grapple, the Indonesian Confrontation and the Vietnam War.

2021, Grub Street, , 9781911667155,< M-13>,212pp, numerous photos & illustrations, new in card cover, ,
Subject...Aviation - Post World War II
Web No. 38169-01..............................£14.99