Key Books

This fascinating story begins with post-World War Two sales of surplus Mustangs to various foreign governments and a few civilian customers. More t...

Aircraft Engine Test Beds: British Jet Fighters and Bombers During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, a number of British jet fighter and bomber ai...

If the North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell had only participated in the Doolittle Raid, it would have cemented its place in history – but it did ...

Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol 10 This book explores the reconnaissance aircraft used by the British armed forces in the 1970s and ’80s, na...

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...

Lockheed C-141 StarlifterHistoric Military Aircraft Series, Vol 9Loved by most associated personnel and enthusiasts alike, the C-141 Starlifter, qu...

British Aviation: The First Half-Century (In Colour)The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the aeroplane and its development as an ins...

North Korean AviationAn Eyewitness Account In 2016, North Korea hosted its first ever airshow and invited a number of foreign visitors to watch. Un...

Surviving World War Two Tanks in the ArdennesMilitary Vehicles and Artillery Series, Vol 4 There are over 40 surviving World War Two tanks, self-pr...

Surviving D-Day Tanks in Normandy Military Vehicles and Artillery Series: Volume 2 This guide book examines the surviving WWII tanks, tank turrets ...

Avro 748: Historic Commercial Aircraft Series, Vol 3 The 748 was a highly successful commercial airliner, that since the 1960s had been responsible...

B-17G Flying Fortress The B-17 Flying Fortress was conceived by the well-known US aviation designer and manufacturer Boeing during the 1930s, princ...

Hungarian Arms and Armour of World War Two Modern Wars Series; Volume 3 Between the world wars, Hungary was a relatively small country aiming to re...

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...

Fall of the Luftwaffe in colour Book Meticulously researched over the course of 20 years, this colour rendition of the Luftwaffe's Eagles in defeat...

Avro Vulcan: The Early Years, 1947 - 64 Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 7 Advances in aerodynamics and jet engine technology after World ...

German Tanks of World War Two Book Military Vehicles and Artillery Series: Volume 1 In World War Two, the German army deployed a wide variety of ta...

Hawker Typhoon Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 5 Although first designed as a fighter, during the fighting in and over Europe during 1944...

RAF Aircraft of the Battle of Britain Book A photographic guide to surviving planes from the Battle of Britain. The Battle of Britain is widely con...

Fairey Firefly Book - An Illustrated History Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 1 A portrait of one of the Royal Navy s most effective aircr...

British Bombers of the 1970s and 80s Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 4 The mainstays of the RAF s bomber force in the 1970s and 80s were ...

British Fighters of the 1970s and 80s Historic Military Aircraft Series, Volume 2 Two of the RAF s most memorable aircraft are the English Electric...

Allied Aircraft of D-Day: A Photographic Guide to the Surviving Aircraft of the Normandy Invasion The 1944 Allied invasion of France was a combined...