In September
1939, Nazi Germany launched its infamous Blitzkrieg invasion
of Poland, bringing about the outbreak of World War II.
Faced with highly tactical and accelerated attacks aimed at
disrupting lines of defence and encircling vulnerable
troops, Allied forces broke under pressure. Within the space
of a year, France had been invaded and occupied, while the
forces of Great Britain had retreated headlong back across
the Channel. Further campaigns in the air and at sea sought
to subdue the British Isles, while more lightning-fast
attacks in 1941 overran Yugoslavia and Greece, leaving the
bulk of Continental Europe under Nazi control. Featuring 98
detailed maps, this impressive atlas shows, in intricate
detail, the fighting and physical challenges faced by the
German attackers and Allied defenders.
new in
illustrated boards - large format, 217pp, 98 colour maps
The crescent winged Handley Page
Victor was one of the longest serving aircraft designs in
the Royal Air Force during the Cold War period. It was one
of the most adapted aircraft, serving as a conventional and
nuclear bomber, strategic reconnaissance aeroplane and
air-to-air refuelling tanker. the Victor was to see its
first combat as an aerial tanker in the Falklands Conflict,
supporting long range Vulcan missions from Ascension Island.
The Victor’s swansong was in the first Gulf War being based
at Muharraq, Bahrain, supporting coalition air forces. This
book follows the production and service history with colour
4-views, colour profiles, gatefold 1/72nd scale drawings and
production lists.
New in
card cover - A4 format, 48pp, numerous
b/w photos & colour plates, foldout 1:72 scale plans
The history of the Iraeli Air Force
from the first air battles in the War of Independence to the
decimation of the Syrians over the Bekkar Valley. Includes
the 1956 Campaign, the Six-Day War, the war of Attrition and
Yom Kippur.
very good in
slightly creased d/w - xiv + 226pp,36 illustrations &
photos, maps
This collectible Putnam volume
features nearly 400 types including early privately
constructed aircraft, Naval Arsenal production, Awazu Flight
Research, and the types produced by Kawasaki, Mitsubishi,
Nakajima and various other manufacturers.
Like new in d/w -
Large format, 288pp, 280 photos, 200 drawings, index
The Phantom
was developed for the US Navy as a long-range all-weather
fighter and first flew in May 1958. It became operational in
1961. The US Air Force then realised that the Navy had an
aircraft that was far better than any tactical aircraft in
their inventory and ordered 543 F-4C variants. There then
followed a spate of orders from around the world. In
Britain, it was ordered for the Navy and Air Force, but was
modified to take the Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan. One of the
Royal Navy's Phantoms stole the record for the fastest
Atlantic crossing, a record that stood until taken by the
remarkable Blackbird.
