Between May 1944 and May 1945, the Luftwaffe declined from a resilient force, eagerly waiting to use new aircraft and weaponry, to a destroyed air arm. This study focuses on this period, showing how close the German air force was to resurgence.

1991, Wrens Park, , 090577874X,< M-01>,224pp, Illustrations, 4 maps., very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 8365-01..............................£8.00 

A pictorial record of the Luftwaffe's activities during the first half of World War II, most of the images coming from personal albums. At the outbreak of World War II, Goering's Luftwaffe stood poised on the brink of great conquest. This title presents a series of archive photographs charting the Luftwaffe from 1939 to 1942 and examines aircraft designs, operations and the crews.

1997, Budding Books, , 1840151110,< M-01>,179pp illustrations, Very good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 37274-01..............................£6.00 

A complete story of Messerschmitt's aircraft designs from his early glider projects to the sophisticated machines evolved in the post World War II days. There are detailed reports on the BF 109 and Me110, other chapters describe and analyse the revolutionary rocket and jet fighter projects.

1975, G P Putnam & Sons, , 0399114572,< M-01>,191pp illustrations, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 37589-01..............................£5.00 

The definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of World War II. In 1942 Harris implemented Churchill's policy of area bombing of German cities. He was an architect of Great Britain's most devastatingly effective attacks against the German infrastructure at a time when the country was limited in its resources and manpower.He remains a target of criticism and this account draws on Harris's own papers and recent research to give a further insight into his leadership and professionalism.

2001, Greenhill Books, , 1853674737,< M-01>,432pp ills. maps., small tear on d/w. Text and baords very good., ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 35154-01..............................£8.00 

The full study of Dowding's struggle to victory and why he was dismissed in October 1940

, Cassell, , 9781407221311,< M-01>,, Very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 3773-01..............................£5.00 

Mass market paperback. Pages browning. Good. The complete story of RAF Bomber Command and the long and bloody offensive from 1939-1945 in terms of the men who took part. Bomber Command lost 55,000 dead, 20,000 wounded, and 12,000 as POWs. A thorough examination of the British strategic bombimg offensive nand its effectiveness, in the context of the circumstances and decisions which had to be made at the time.

1972, Corgi Books, , 0552091103,< M-01>,270pp, illustrations, index, , , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 28144-01..............................£3.00 

The history of the RAF from the entry of Japan in 1941 and the fall of Singapore to the campaign to capture Rome in 1943. Appendices detail Principal Air Commanders 1942-1943, Principal Operational Aircraft of the RAF, Lutwaffe and Japanese Air Forces 1942-1943, Orders of Battle - Coastal Command 1943, Bomber Command 1943, Middle East Command 1941 and 1942, Mediterranean Air Command 1943. With a glossary of Code Names and Abbreviations

1954, HM Stationary Office , , ,< M-01>,415pp,19 maps (inc col and fold-out maps), 11 plates, Good in dw. Ex private club library. Canx stamps on front endpaper. , ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 21184-02..............................£10.00 

Mass market paperback.Originally published anonymously in 1941, this first hand account of 23 year old Flying officer Richey's war began the day he landed his Hawker Hurricane on the grass airfield in France. A classic account of the role played by RAF no 1 squadron in the violent air battles that preceded the fall of France in June 1940.

1977, Pan Books, , 0330024051,< M-01>,175pp illustrations, Good. , , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 14275-02..............................£2.00 

This collection of technical descriptions and drawings from Flight and The Aeroplane magazines covers the De Havilland company's output between the two world wars 1919-1939. The introductory pages briefly cover the military aircraft leading up to the formation of the De Havilland Company, when it was originally known as the Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Airco for short) and based at Hendon. The author does not suggest that this is an authoritative reference source but it recaptures the period when De Havilland aeroplanes represented the best in British Aviation.

1981, IPC Transport Press, , 0617003327,< M-01>,Large Format 221pp illustrations, Rubbed card covers., , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 37890-01..............................£6.00 

Foreword by Adolf Galland. A collection of tactical marks and camouflage systems of Luftwaffe aircraft in the Second World War.

1966, Dieter Hoffman Verlag, , ,< M-01>,110pp illustrations, Good in d/w with small tear on spine, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 8175-01..............................£15.00