Aviation Books

Preserved Aircraft of the World: Rest of the World The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history and the engineering and e...

Mustang: The Untold Story The North American Mustang is one of the most well-studied aircraft. However, much of what is commonly understood about i...

Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines was founded in 1945 by the Ethiopian government with the assistance of western airlines. With a fleet of war-...

Born in the 1950s when the Cold War was rapidly escalating, the subsonic Blackburn Buccaneer was designed as a carrier-borne strike aircraft, which...

Air Forces of Latin America: Argentina Argentina’s military aviation scene is varied and interesting, and its military forces fly many classic typ...

Swordfish: Fairey’s Successful Torpedo-Bomber NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Swordfish Affectionately nicknamed the ‘Stringba...

Mars Rovers From telescopic observations of the Red Planet in the 19th century, which indicated that life may exist beyond Earth, Mars has captured...

With its cranked wing and vulture-like looks the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber came to symbolise the terror of the German Blitzkrieg. In the earl...

Heroes of War: A Collection of Lord Ashcroft’s Britain at War Articles NOTE: All royalties from the sale of this book will be paid in support of SS...

Fairey Swordfish in Fleet Air Arm Service Book Affectionately known as the Stringbag by its crews, the Fairey Swordfish is one of World War Two's m...

American RCAF Warriors: US World War II Royal Canadian Air Force Volunteers On December 17, 1939, representatives from Canada, Great Britain, Austr...

Contact! Early Naval Aviation The development of US naval aviation was slow to start – the lack of interest and money threatened to end it before i...

Behind the Cordon Air Raid Precautions/Civil Defence, Emergency Services and Civilian Interactions with Unexploded Bombs in World War Two World Wa...

Lie in the Dark and Listen Book Often quoted as the model for the Steve McQueen character in "The Great Escape", by age 21, Ken had already trai...

Evader Book Evader is one of the most remarkable stories ever to come out of WWII. On September 5th, 1943, Denys Teare baled out of his burning ...

Clean Sweep Book The remarkable story of a lad from the Rhondda Valley who rose from the rank of Sergeant Pilot to Air Marshal receiving the DSO...

Jungle Ace book Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four,...