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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, Volume One (Signed copy)

    A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, Volume One (Signed copy)

    Christopher Shores

    Giovanni Massimello and Russell Guest

    This is the first volume of a seminal series which aims to give full coverage of all aspects of aerial operations throughout the whole of the Mediterranean area during the Second World War. Operations directly over the main battlefronts are dealt with on a daily basis. However, to allow a clearer view to be obtained of operations elsewhere in the theatre, or of a different nature, separate chapters deal specifically with the  night bombers, the air defence of the base areas, and the naval co-operation activities. Wide use of maps will be made throughout this and subsequent volumes together with a considerable number of photographs integrated into the text, many never seen before. Long awaited by many, if any work can be said to be comprehensive and definitive, this is it.

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  • The Shy Assassin ( signed Copy)

    The Shy Assassin ( signed Copy)

    Air Marshal G.A. 'Black' Robertson

    One of the few RAF aircrew to play a central part in two of the Second World War’s most momentous events, the Battle of Britain and D-Day, Cyril ‘Frank’ Babbage was a survivor. He wasn’t just an immensely skilled pilot; he was also blessed with extraordinary good fortune. If Babbage’s name was little known, his image shot to national prominence in late August 1940, briefly becoming the face of ‘The Few’. His fascinating wartime experiences are complimented brilliantly by the stories of those who crossed his path, famous names like Amy Johnson and Douglas Bader as well as countless other unsung heroes. Wing Commander C. F. Babbage DFM, AE retired in the summer of 1964. Like so many of his ilk, he owed his final years of peacetime service to the sacrifices of others – others like those brave men with whom he flew, but who enjoyed less than their own share of good luck.

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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945 Volume Six ( Signed Copy)

    A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945 Volume Six ( Signed Copy)

    Christopher Shores and Russell Guest

    with Giovanni Massimello, Andrew Thomas, Frank Olynyk and Winfried Bock

    Signed by Giovanni Massimello, Andrew Thomas and Russell Guest

    This volume focuses of the early months of the hugely significant Pointblank Directive air campaign which saw Allied forces conduct daylight bombing offensives against strategic targets in southern Germany and south-eastern Europe. It also notes action against Axis allies such as Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, that were being encountered for the first time by Western Allies. With minute and original detail and accompanied by hundreds of unpublished photographs, this is essential reading for scholars of the Second World War Allied air campaigns.

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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945 Volume Six

    A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945 Volume Six

    Christopher Shores and Russell Guest

    with Giovanni Massimello, Andrew Thomas, Frank Olynyk and Winfried Bock

    This volume focuses of the early months of the hugely significant Pointblank Directive air campaign which saw Allied forces conduct daylight bombing offensives against strategic targets in southern Germany and south-eastern Europe. It also notes action against Axis allies such as Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, that were being encountered for the first time by Western Allies. With minute and original detail and accompanied by hundreds of unpublished photographs, this is essential reading for scholars of the Second World War Allied air campaigns.

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  • Stanford Tuck

    Stanford Tuck

    Helen Doe

    The first full reappraisal of one of Britain’s great fighter aces, this book examines the truth behind Tuck’s 1956 biography, Fly for Your Life. It looks at the evidence behind the myths, checks out some of the exaggerated stories and reveals the real Stanford Tuck.

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  • The Illustrated History of the Jodhpur Flying Club

    The Illustrated History of the Jodhpur Flying Club

    Peter Vacher

    This is the story of a maharaja’s passion for aviation which led to the establishment of a flying club in the state of Jodhpur in the 1930s. This highly illustrated book, authored by Peter Vacher, is a tribute to the Jodhpur Flying Club, the people who made it a success, and the birth of aviation in India during the early 20th century. It is also a candid look at the royal family and the influence of aviation in their lives.

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  • The Shy Assassin

    The Shy Assassin

    Air Marshal G.A. 'Black' Robertson

    One of the few RAF aircrew to play a central part in two of the Second World War’s most momentous events, the Battle of Britain and D-Day, Cyril ‘Frank’ Babbage was a survivor. He wasn’t just an immensely skilled pilot; he was also blessed with extraordinary good fortune. If Babbage’s name was little known, his image shot to national prominence in late August 1940, briefly becoming the face of ‘The Few’. His fascinating wartime experiences are complimented brilliantly by the stories of those who crossed his path, famous names like Amy Johnson and Douglas Bader as well as countless other unsung heroes. Wing Commander C. F. Babbage DFM, AE retired in the summer of 1964. Like so many of his ilk, he owed his final years of peacetime service to the sacrifices of others – others like those brave men with whom he flew, but who enjoyed less than their own share of good luck.

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  • Teddy Peacock-Edwards

    Teddy Peacock-Edwards

    Rick Peacock-Edwards

    The grandson of a prominent Edinburgh lawyer, and the son of a self-made farmer in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, Teddy Peacock-Edwards was born on 27 May 1915, in Kokstad, South Africa. He was one of eleven young men from Southern Rhodesia recruited into the RAF in 1938 and thence followed a multi-varied time in the RAF encompassing the full span of the Second World War. This book, written by his acclaimed fighter pilot son, Rick Peacock-Edwards, describes his father’s formative years and gives his overall impressions of his father as an individual, a father, and fighter pilot.  A fascinating insight from someone who, because of his comparative experiences and achievements, understands better than most the requirements for becoming a successful fighter pilot. A unique tribute to a remarkable man.

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