Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Pevná vazba)

The term 'fighter ace' grew in prominence with the introduction and development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an 'ace' has varied but is usually considered to be five or more.For the Luftwaffe, a number of its

Luftwaffe Fighters' Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

The story of how the outnumbered RAF fought and defeated the superior Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain will always be a source of fascination. However, accounts of summer 1940 have tended to centre on the British defenders, both in the air and on the ground, whilst the story of the losing German

Luftwaffe Fighters and Bombers: The Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

- The Battle of Britain (July to October 1940), one of World War II's turning points, as seen by the German attackers who ultimately lost the battle - Personal accounts from the men who flew the Messerschmitt fighters and Junkers bombers - Riveting stories of wheeling dogfights with British

Luftwaffe Fighter-Bombers Over Britain: The Tip and Run Campaign, 1942-1943 (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

The Battle of Britain Pocket Manual 1940 (McNab Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Pocket manual detailing the training and operations of the British pilots, ground crew and anti-aircraft gunners.In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. For three long months, brave young RAF pilots took off every day, ready to defend British skies against large-scale Luftwaffe raids. 'The Few'

Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1939-42 (Page Neil)(Paperback)

A fully illustrated account of the Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe from 1942 to 1945.Military and aviation history enthusiasts have always been interested in the fighter pilots of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Some of their stories are extraordinary. Fighting from the Arctic Circle to the North African

Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War (Holland James)(Pevná vazba)

Spitfire: The History of a Legend (Lepine Mike)(Pevná vazba)

It was during the Battle of Britain in 1940 that the Spitfire became an enduring legend and a symbol of the British fighting spirit, partnering with the Hawker Hurricane to defeat the might of Hitler's Luftwaffe and prevent invasion. Highly illustrated with the pick of historic photographs,

Secret Letters: A Battle of Britain Love Story (Willis John)(Pevná vazba)

Life and Death in the Battle of Britain (Warner Carl)(Paperback)

This book offers a powerfully intimate account of the Battle of Britain, related by young pilots in their most unguarded moments, talking with their chaplain. Guy Mayfield was the Station Chaplain at the Royal Air Force's Duxford base in the summer of 1940, and his diary is full of stories told by

RAF Fighters Vs Luftwaffe Bombers: Battle of Britain (Saunders Andy)(Paperback)

A fully illustrated analysis of the desperate aerial combats between defending RAF fighters and attacking Luftwaffe bombers during the Battle of Britain, ideal for any enthusiast of aerial warfare during World War II.The Battle of Britain was a fight for survival against a seemingly unstoppable

Battle of Britain 1940: The Finest Hour's Human Cost (Sarkar Mbe Dilip)(Pevná vazba)

The summer of 1940 remains a pivotal moment in modern British history - still inspiring immense national pride and a global fascination.The Fall of France was catastrophic. Britain stood alone and within range of German air attack. America, with its vast resources was neutral, Hitler's forces

BRITISH BOMBERS OF THE 1970S & 80S (CHRIS GOSS)(Paperback)

Battle of Britain Defenders (Olejniczak Andrzej)(Pevná vazba)

40 color profiles of the Hawker Hurricane I and Supermarine Spitfire I. Specially commissioned profiles with a high levels of

Most Dangerous Enemy - A History of the Battle of Britain (Bungay Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

The magnitude and vital importance of the Battle of Britain has found a superb chronicler in Stephen Bungay, whose book is the best single-volume history to be published in over a decade. - Andrew RobertsStephen Bungay's magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of

Luftwaffe Squadrons 1939-45 (Bishop Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Illustrated with detailed artworks of World War II-era German aircraft, this is the definitive study of the equipment and organization of the Luftwaffe's combat units. Organized by theater of operations and the many campaigns fought by the Luftwaffe, this richly illustrated volume describes in

Last Battle (Lewis C. S.)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful hardback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and colour interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline

Uncivil Mirth: Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain (Carroll Ross)(Pevná vazba)

How the philosophers and polemicists of eighteenth-century Britain used ridicule in the service of religious toleration, abolition, and political justice The relaxing of censorship in Britain at the turn of the eighteenth century led to an explosion of satires, caricatures, and comic hoaxes. This

Luftwaffe Special Weapons 1942-45 (Forsyth Robert)(Pevná vazba)

A highly illustrated study of some of the weapons developed by Nazi Germany to equip the Luftwaffe in their desperate war against the encroaching Allied forces. As the course of World War II turned against the Third Reich after Stalingrad some of the most inventive and radical proposals, and

Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe in Profile (Uhr Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

The Second World War was a time of tremendous technological progress in aviation with innovations such as jet engines and swept wings being brought in as engineers on all sides desperately sought every possible performance advantage. In Germany, the quest for better aircraft resulted in some

Wings of the Luftwaffe: Flying the Captured German Aircraft of WWII (Brown Eric 'Winkle')(Pevná vazba)

Pitch Battles: Sport, Racism and Resistance (Hain Peter)(Pevná vazba)

On the fiftieth anniversary of the historic 1969/1970 Springbok tour to Britain and white South Africa's expulsion from the Olympics, Pitch Battles explores the themes of sport, globalisation and resistance over the past two

Bradshaw's Handbook (Bradshaw George)(Pevná vazba)

Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s - Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or

Chris Killip: The Station (Killip Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Late in 2016, British photographer Chris Killip's (born 1946) son discovered a box of contact sheets of the photos his father had made at the Station, an anarcho-punk music venue in Gateshead, Northern England, open from 1981 to 1985. These images of raw youth caught in the heat of celebration had