Aviation Books

US Air Forces in Europe: The 1980s The US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) rapidly expanded its presence in the 1980s, as it became the most dangerous ...

Hellenic Air Force The Hellenic Air Force is one of the most powerful in Europe. With 37 helicopters, 343 fixed-wing aircraft including 206 fighter...

Finland’s Air Forces: From Neutral to NATO Sharing a 1,340km-long land border with Russia, and with an uneasy history between the countries, Finlan...

Su-57 Felon In December 2020, the first Sukhoi Su-57, codenamed Felon by NATO, entered service with the Aerospace Forces, making it Russia’s most ...

British Fighters of the 1970s and ’80s Two of the RAF s most memorable aircraft are the English Electric Lightning and the McDonnell Phantom. The ...

French Naval Aviation Over the last two decades, the Aéronautique Navale, French Naval Aviation, has grown into a powerful and battle-hardened forc...

North Korean Aviation: An Eyewitness Account In 2016, North Korea hosted its first airshow and invited foreign visitors to watch. Unlike most airsh...

Surviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy This guide examines the surviving World War Two tanks, tank turrets and other armoured fighting vehicles current...

Avro Vulcan B.Mk2: A Place in History, 1960–84 In 2022, the Avro Vulcan celebrated the 70th anniversary of its first flight on 30 August 1952. The...

Britain’s Military Helicopters A key component in any armed force, helicopters operate in a range of roles. Thanks to their ability to go anywhere...

Royal Navy and Army Helicopters of the 1970s and ’80s In the 1970s and ’80s, helicopters provided immeasurable support to the Royal Navy and the Ar...

Tactical Air Command: 1946–92 Established in 1946, Tactical Air Command became a major component of US Air Force operations, alongside Strategic Ai...

Strategic Air Command The end of World War Two brought new challenges for US homeland security. The advent of the nuclear age and the changing worl...

Ukrainian Armour and Fighting Vehicles Prior to the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia was believed to have one of the largest and most e...

Junkers Ju 88 NOTE: This is a new edition of the much-loved Combat Machines No 3 Junkers Ju 88. The Junkers Ju 88 was one of the most important tac...

High Desert Deployment: Navy Color on Display at NAS Fallon Since World War Two, Navy squadrons have been deployed to the high desert outside of Fa...

Preserved Aircraft of the World: Europe The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history, the engineering and evolutionary in...

Spanish Military Jets 1954–2022: Towards the 21st Century After its acquisition of its first jet aircraft in 1954, Spain continued to update and up...

British Ground-Attack Aircraft of the 1970s and ’80s The SEPECAT Jaguar and Hawker Siddeley Harrier played critical ground-attack and tactical reco...

Air Forces of Latin America: Colombia Colombian military aviation is one of the most powerful in Latin America and comprises aviation divisions fro...

Spanish Military Jets 1954–2022: Difficult Beginnings After World War Two, as most countries were beginning to modernise their air forces, Spain fo...

Surviving World War Two Tanks in the Ardennes There are more than 40 surviving World War Two tanks, self-propelled guns, tank destroyers, tank hunt...

French Air Force: Contemporary Aircraft In order to meet future threats and remain operationally relevant, the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Frenc...