A study of the uniforms and equipment of a military force that had only existed for a handful of years and was already developing at an exponential rate.

This was learning absolutely from square 1!

Paperback.

...South Atlantic 1982.

The Sea Harrier and the Mirage/Dagger were entirely different types of aircraft so an analysis of the combat between the types is inevitably engrossing. The details and myriad images in the book enable you to immerse yourself in the experience of this historic aerial battle.

Paperback.

Airframe Extra No.11: The Falklands War– 2nd April to 14th June 1982 covers the historical aspects of the battles in the air and at sea in and above The Falklands between the 2nd April and 14th June 1982.

This book cover's the historical aspects of the battles in the air and at sea in and above The Falklands between the 2nd April and 14th June 1982.

Details are as follows:
• Historical narrative by Patrick Branly.
• Numerous period images
• Colour profiles by Richard J Caruana
• Specially commissioned kit builds:
- 1/72nd Douglas A-4B/P Skyhawk (Airfix) by Libor Jekl
- 1/72nd Westland Wessex HU.5 (Italeri) by Libor Jekl
- 1/72nd Dassault Mirage IIIEA (Modelsvit) by Libor Jekl
- 1/48th Royal Navy Sea Harrier FRS.1 (Tamiya) by Steve A Evans
- 1/48th IA-58 Pucará (Kinetic) by Steve A Evans
- 1/48th Mirage IIIEBR/IIIEA/IAI M5 Dagger (Kinetic) by Steve A Evans

...True Tales from the Operator's of Britain's First Jet Fighter - From 1944 to Date

By interviewing over forty veterans, author Steve Bond has written an incredibly detailed insight into this iconic aircraft, which is supported by anecdotes and accounts from those who knew it best.

'Captain Alan William Frank Sutton's enthralling biography starts when, as a young midshipman, he was in command of a picket boat returning a potentially mutinous crew to the battle-cruiser HMS Repulse....and ends in the open cockpit of a Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber during the legendary attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto.'

Hardback.

...Aircraft & Events as recorded in official documents.

It's unbelievable to see how much fascinating detail has been packed into this tome. It draws on 5 key documents.

1) Diary of Important Operations, Flanders, 1916
2) Disposition of Aircraft, 24 February, 1917
3) Royal Naval Air Service Communiques Nos 1 to 14;
4) Truing up of Aeroplanes: Issued by the Air Department Sept 1st, 1916.
5) The Grain drawings

This unique treasure trove of visual reference will appeal to historians, students and enthusiasts.

Hardback.

'In the few short years after 1914 the Royal Navy practically invented Naval Warfare, not only producing the first effective aircraft carriers, but also pioneering most of the techniques and tactics that made Naval air power a reality.' This is a details book about the operational and technical achievements of the RNAS, the operations, the technology that underpinned them and the people who carried them out - all during a revolutionary period of development that changed naval warfare globally forever.

Hardback.

Business Jets & Turboprops Quick Reference.

Produced in conjunction with Air-Britain News.

Paperback

...The Story and Diaries of Captain JM McCleery RNAS/RAF.

Guy Warner has been given access to McCleery's wartime diary, his letters home, other memorabilia and three remarkable albums with hundreds of photos taken by Jack and others of the events described in the book. His intention is to edit Jack's diary and letters to provide an introduction and conclusion and to annotate the text with explanatory details of important events, people, places, ships and aircraft.

Hardcover

'Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1941-45, mostly in 816 Squadron's carrier based Fairey Swordfish. He saw action mine-laying of Cherbourg, hunting U-boats in the Atlantic with the elite Escort Group 2, protecting convoys in the Arctis and covering the D-Day landings.'

'His story is full of insights into wartime naval flying.'

Hardback

Rabaul wasn't a battle or single action, but a sustained campaign to eliminate a powerful Japanese fortress with a garrison of 100,000 men. Lessons were learned during this campaign which informed the course of future campaigns in the Pacific.  This book contains a wealth of information, diagrams and archive images.

Paperback.

WWI was a time for pioneering in the science of using aircraft in warfare. Perhaps surprisingly, the Royal Naval Air Service played a major role on the Western Front and in many other theatres of war at the same time as it was also mastering the challenges of flying aircraft from ships at sea. A marvellously detailed look at technology and tactics in flux.

Paperback.