Pen And Sword Aviation imprint: 304 books
Fire From the Sky
Surviving the Kamikaze Threat
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2010
By late 1944 the war in the Pacific had turned decisively against the Japanese, and overwhelming Allied forces began to close in on the home islands. At this point Japan unveiled a terrifying new tactic: the suicide attack, or Kamikaze, named after the ‘Divine Wind’ which had once before, in medieval...
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Attack & Close-Support Fighter Bomber
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2004
The Skyhawk first entered service with the US Navy almost 50 years ago. It is still in service with various US units and remains the backbone of many of the air forces of those countries to which it has been exported. It was originally conceived as a carrier-borne fighter bomber, but as the aircraft...
by Diane Canwell, Jon Sutherland
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Between 1918 and 1986 the marine branch of the Royal Air Force provided rescue facilities, support and other services to this armed service. In its pre-1941 guise as the Air Sea Rescue service, the RAF had an inventory of over 200 motorboats, supported by float aircraft engaged in rescue, towing,...
The Few: Fight for the Skies
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
In this new pictorial history from Philip Kaplan, the perspectives of both RAF and Luftwaffe airmen are considered within the wider context of one of the most iconic and pivotal conflicts of modern history.
The Blitz, primarily the bombing of London and the major cities of Britain by the German...
Bomber Offensive
Marshal of the R.A.F Sir Arthur Harris
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Sir Arthur Harris - Bomber Harris - remains the target of criticism and vilification by many, while others believe the contribution he and his men made to victory is grossly undervalued. He led the men of Bomber Command in the face of appalling casualties, had fierce disagreements with higher authority...
Tank Tracks to Rangoon
The Story of British Armour in Burma
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Fighting in a somewhat forgotten corner of Empire during the Second World War, the British and Indian armoured regiments called upon to harness the power of tank warfare to extreme new levels did so in an effort to outwit an army until that point considered invincible - the Imperial Japanese Army....
Bomb Aimer Over Berlin
The Wartime Memoirs of Les Bartlett DFM
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2007
Les Bartlett has become one of the great characters of World War II history. He flew as bomb aimer with the then Flying Officer Michael Beetham, who later became Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At that time he was a sergeant but gained his commission in April 1944 and flew his tour, including 27 raids...
Black Arrow Blue Diamond
Leading the Legendary RAF Flying Display Teams
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Brian Mercer is one of the most outstanding post-war RAF fighter pilots and in this eminently readable autobiography he recaptures life as it was in the days of transition from flying piston-powered aircraft to jet power. His flying and leadership skills resulted in a long association with what was...
Best of Breed
The Hunter in Fighter Reconnaissance
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2006
This book is about the tactical reconnaissance mark of the Hunter FR10 and its front line operation between 1961-70. With the Hunter already well proven in ground attack role this variant was an ideal platform for the excellent Vinten F95 strip aperture cameras. The heavy armament of four 30-mm Aden...
High Stakes
Britain's Air Arms in Action 1945-1990
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
After the dust of World War II had settled, the military position of the UK was far from straightforward. It was of course allied to the USA and part of NATO, but it was at odds with the former in maintaining an Empire and the two nations also had competing oil interests in the Middle East. The UK's...
Kenneth ‘Hawkeye’ Lee DFC
Battle of Britain & Desert Air Force Fighter Ace
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Following training ‘Hawkeye’ Lee received his commission and was posted to 501 Squadron which was sent to support the Expeditionary Force in France, arriving on 10 May, only hours after the Blitzkrieg had been launched. Lee quickly opened his score, claiming several bombers during the first week...
The Mighty Eighth at War
USAAF 8th Air Force Bombers Versus the Luftwaffe 1943-1945
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
From the beginning of World War Two the RAF s Bomber Command had been the only means of striking Hitler s Reich and its war machine. The entry into the war of the United States and the subsequent arrival in the UK of the Eighth Air Force was to more than double the Allied capability. The Flying Fortress...
by Philip Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2007
This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary German fighter aces of World War II. It explains why only a small minority of pilots - those in whom the desire for combat overrode everything - accounted for so large a proportion of the victories. It surveys the skills that a successful...
by Doug Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2005
This book describes how the United States Air Force tactical reconnaissance units operated from the end of World War II until the 1970s. This was an immensely active period that also included major conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. It was also a period of rapid technological development in aircraft...