Aviation Books

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

Vampire NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Vampire. Successful aircraft manufacturer de Havilland began design development of the...

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

Storms Over Ireland Ireland's Air Wars; In the early decades of the 20th century, Ireland experienced three armed conflicts. Britain had an aerial...

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...

Aegean Airlines Aegean Airlines is a relatively young airline and can trace its beginnings back to a company called Aegean Aviation, an air-taxi op...

De Havilland Military NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s De Havilland Company Profile 1920–1964 (Military Types). Geoffrey de Havillan...

Blenheim: Britain’s Fastest World War Two Bomber  NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Blenheim Introduced to RAF squadrons in earl...

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...

Royal Malaysian Air Force For 65 years, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has protected Malaysia’s airspace, territorial lands and waters. With ...

Avro Military 1910–63 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Avro Company Profile 1910–1996 (Military) Founded in 1910, A.V. Roe and Compa...

Water Bombers Combatting the world’s forest fires from the air is the remit of water bomber aircraft. This book reviews the past and the current se...

Halifax: From Front-Line Bomber to Post-War Transport NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Halifax. One of the three British four-e...

Bristol 1910–59 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Bristol Company Profile 1910–1959. The British Colonial Aeroplane Company, later Br...

German Starfighters: The Story in Colour, Training and Service The F-104 Starfighter was one of the most fascinating aircraft of the Cold War era i...

RAF Aircraft of the Cold War 1970–90 A unique illustrated look at the Cold War aircraft flown by the RAF as seen from the cockpit. The Cold War saw...

Fall of the Luftwaffe in Colour Meticulously researched over the course of 20 years, this colour rendition of the Luftwaffe’s Eagles in defeat accu...

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

Turkish Airlines: The Istanbul Superconnector Turkish Airlines’ origins go back to 1933, when the Turkish government established the State Airlines...

No other military fighting force in the world has the same mystique and aura as the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Since its inception, the USM...

Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft Modern strategists talk about force multipliers, and for air operations, air-to-air refuelling is without doubt the...

The Paras in Afghanistan In 2021, the British Army’s 20-year engagement in Afghanistan ended with chaotic scenes at Kabul International Airport. Th...

Pathfinders: The Definitive Story Pathfinders is a new history of Bomber Command’s corps d’elite and the men who led the greatest striking force ev...

Spitfire Aces The Supermarine Spitfire has achieved iconic status due to its exceptional design and the enduring bravery of its pilots during the c...

US Naval Air Power: West Coast 2010–20 The US Naval Aviation service celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011 and since then it has continued to be...

British Interwar Aircraft When the RAF was formed in 1918, Great Britain boasted the largest air force in the world, but it was not to last. As soo...

Hawker Hunter in RAF Service Book Covers one of Britain s classic post-war jet aircraft, which first entered RAF service in July 1954. This spec...

Qantas and the Empire Flying Boat Between 1938 and 1948, Qantas Short Empire flying boats navigated a dramatic and dangerous period for commercial ...

EgyptAir Established in the 1930s by Egyptian and British investors, and now thriving in its eighth decade, EgyptAir began life as Misr Airwork, co...

Fairey Firefly A portrait of one of the Royal Navy’s most effective aircraft; the Fairey Firefly, two-seater, strike-fighter, emerged from a troub...

British Bombers of the 1970s and ’80s The mainstays of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) bomber force in the 1970s and ’80s were the distinctive Avro Vu...

Meteor: First-Generation Jet Fighter NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Meteor. The story of the Gloster Meteor is one of the gre...

Air Forces of Latin America: Chile Chilean military aviation has a long history, but in the past 25 years it has experienced unprecedented growth, ...

British Military Biplanes: 1920–40 Following the Great War, the fledgling aircraft industry was silenced as orders from the military disappeared an...

Avro Vulcan: The Early Years, 1947–64 Advances in aerodynamics and jet engine technology after World War Two led to the RAF requesting a bomber tha...

Wellington: The Backbone of Bomber Command NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Icons: Vickers Wellington In 1932, the British Air Ministr...

Luftwaffe Bombers of World War Two A handful of German manufacturers dominated the market to design and build bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe of ...

Aircraft of Red Flag: The Ultimate Air-to-Air Combat Exercises Red Flag is the world’s premier air-to-air combat exercise. Run by the US Air Force ...

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...

Republic F-105 Thunderchief Peacetime Operations The F-105 Thunderchief was primarily designed for tactical nuclear operations. For this reason, it...

  Spanish Air Force Aircraft, 1939–2021 The Spanish Air Force was born after the Spanish Civil War, in October 1939. Starting life from the ashes o...

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...

British Military Biplanes: 1912–19 The human ambition to fly was brought to fruition famously by the Wright brothers in 1903. Just five years later...

Dassault Super Etendard The Dassault Super Etendard had a remarkable career. It was a humble aircraft that was often faced with thankless and diff...

The Paras in Iraq For Operation Telic, the 2003 campaign in Iraq, the UK contributed a substantial force including 16 Air Assault Brigades, two pa...

Clipped Wings NOTE: This is a reprint of Clipped Wings, first published in 1973. The story of aviation is one of success. Few, if any, industries c...

Allied Fighters of World War Two: US and Britain NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Collectors’ Archive: British Fighters of World War 2...

The de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane is an iconic and instantly recognisable aircraft. It is also one of a handful of planes that attracts the wides...