Norman Franks explores the period during World War I when German fighter pilots were almost invulnerable to the enemy, a period when the Fokker Eindecker...
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Last in the trilogy "Under the Guns", this final volume puts four of Germany's finest World War I aces under the microscope. The aces described here were...
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'Where is the RAF?' was the oft-quoted question asked by soldiers waiting on the beach at Dunkirk, to where they had retreated following the German blitzkrieg...
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The Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5/5a was, along with the Sopwith Camel, the major British fighting scout of the last 18 months of the war in France. This...
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The Albatros family of fighters were among the most effective aircraft used by the Imperial German Air Service for much of World War I. The text outlines...
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An account of the air-sea rescue operations of 283, 284, 293 and 294 Walrus Squadrons. These pilots risked their lives daily by landing on the sea to save...
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Squadron Leader Jimmy Sheddan was one of the many New Zealanders who left their native land to come to England during World War II. In this book, Sheddan...
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The Sopwith Triplane, an iconic symbol of early 20th century airwar, was one of the most manoeuvrable and versatile aircraft of its era. This book examines...
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Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen was the most feared and celebrated of all German pilots in World War I. This book details the lives of all of his 123 victims...
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The story of the auspicious and audacious unit - the Jagdstaffel 2, told in the inimitable style of Norman Franks, an expert in his subject.
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The diaries of Neville Duke, the successful wartime fighter pilot, offering an insight into the way the war was fought in the air, and the characters who...
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Frank Reginald Carey is a name well known to aviation historians. As an NCO pilot, he had already been in combat. Ending the war as a Group Captain, he...
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The revolutionary triplane design adopted by Fokker was inspired by Sopwith's Triplane. Here, the Dr I is examined in detail, including 40 profiles along...
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Designed in a rush at the end of 1917 just in time to take part in the German standard fighter competition held in January/February 1918, the D VII walked...
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This volume focuses on the combat careers of the last of the famous Sopwith fighters to enter service during World War I, the Dolphin and the Snipe, both...
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The Hawker Typhoon was a powerful seven-ton fighter that also played an important role in ground attacks against radar installations, tanks and vehicles,...
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The Fokker D was the best German fighting scout of World War 1, flown by leading German aces such as Udet and Goring. This work provides detailed text...
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