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 | A Leader BornJohn S. Slew McCain was an old-school sailor. Wiry, profane, a cusser and a gambler, he reminded more than one observer of Popeye. He was also a pioneer in the hard-hitting naval... |
 | Battle of Britain PilotRAF fighter pilot George Barclay kept a personal diary of his time flying Hurricanes and Spitfires in 1940–41, including his rare contemporary account of flying Hurricanes with 249 Squadron in the Battle... |
 | Billy Drake, Fighter LeaderAn extremely colorful personality, he gives the reader tremendous insights into his exceptional career, his widely differing experiences, the characters he knew and flew with and the often amusing highlights of an... |
 | Bomber HarrisThis is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of World War II. Sir Arthur Harris remains the target of criticism and vilification by many, while others believe the... |
 | Custer and His CommandsEach volume in this ongoing series combines detailed and informative captions with over 100 rare and unusual images. These books are a must for anyone interested in American military uniforms.... |
 | Erich Von MansteinTo many close students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the war, if not the entire 20th century. He devised the plan that... |
 | Gamp VCRear Admiral Anthony Miers VC – nicknamed ‘Gamp’ – was one of the Royal Navy’s most controversial submarine commanders of the Second World War. Hot-tempered and incautiously spoken, he was notorious for... |
 | Gladiator AceBrian Cull’s careful research provides a rare and unique insight into a forgotten RAF fighter ace: Squadron Leader Bill ‘Cherry’ Vale DFC, AFC (1914–81). Vale was one of the RAF’s top ten... |
 | The Golden HorseshoeThe legendary U-Boat ace Otto Kretschmer was branded "the wolf of the Atlantic," and for good reason. In his dramatic wartime career he sank ship after ship, sowing terror among Allied convoys... |
 | Gunther PluschowGunther Pluschow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history - during the First World War he was the only German prisoner of war ever to escape from the... |
 | Herman Goring Fighter AceOver the last 70 years, in countless books and essays, Hermann Goring has been defined by his crimes and excess during the Third Reich and the Second World War. But his activities... |
 | ImmelmannImmelmann was the first pilot to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany’s highest military honor. The medal became colloquially known as the “Blue Max” in the German Air Service in honor... |
 | Jump Into the Valley of the ShadowWhen Dwayne Burns turned 18 during World War II, he decided that he wanted to fight alongside America’s best. He joined the paratroopers and was assigned to the 508th Regiment of the... |
 | King of AirfightersA penetrating study of Britain’s top fighter ace in the Great War . . .Ira Jones’ biography of Britain’s top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some... |
 | Kitchener's ArmyPeter Simkins describes how Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener’s New Armies were raised and reviews the main political, economic and social effects of the recruiting campaign. He examines the experiences and impressions of the... |
 | Luck and a LancasterThis book takes you, raid by raid, through the author's tour of operational duty over the last five months of 1944. It is a bomber pilot's story, but it is also about... |
 | Luftwaffe Fighter PilotWithin weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spent nearly five of the succeeding six years of hostilities in uniform. During this time he was... |
 | The Man Who Would Not DieHerschel McKee’s remarkable life story reads like that of a comic-book hero. A daredevil, a leader of men and, above all, a survivor, McKee fought in both World Wars, suffering numerous skirmishes... |
 | MannockArguably the highest scoring R.A.F. fighter pilot of the First World War, Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock’s life, and most particularly his death, are still shrouded in mystery. Did he achieve as many victories... |
 | Marshal NeyA.H. Atteridge's biography of Michel Ney, Napoleon's most famous marshal, is a classic work of its kind.He describes Ney's meteoric career in vivid detail, from his enlistment as a hussar in the... |
 | The Mouchotte DiariesCompiled from the diaries and flying logs left by this gallant Free French pilot, this classic account of his career first appeared in France in 1949 and in English translation in 1956.... |
 | Mountbatten of BurmaLord Louis Mountbatten achieved great things both in war and peace as a military leader and public servant. The First World War and its aftermath shaped his early life, in mid-career he... |
 | My BitGeorge Ashurst served with the Lancashire Fusiliers, taking part in First Ypres, Gallipoli and the Somme, and enduring months of trench warfare on the Western Front, making numerous grim and dangerous patrols... |
 | Panzer Gunner:From my Native Canada to the German Ostfront and BackThe bulk of the book is a detailed account of the author’s training, and his subsequent service with 25th Panzer Regiment, part of 7th Panzer Division. Bruno Friesen served as a gunner... |
 | Panzers on the Eastern Front-- Written soon after World War II-- Details the tactics of the Germans and their Soviet opponents-- The secrets of panzer tacticsGeneral Erhard Raus was one of the German Army's finest panzer... |
 | Plough & ScatterJ. Ivor Hanson’s personal diary describes his experiences as a gunner on the Western Front in the First World War, which left a deep and lasting impression on him. Imperial War Museum... |
 | Plough and ScatterJ.Ivor Hanson’s personal diary describes his experiences as a gunner on the Western Front in the First World War, which left a deep and lasting impression on him. He wrote about the... |
 | Red Star Against the SwastikaThis is the extraordinary story of Vasily B. Emelianenko, the veteran pilot of one of the Soviet Union's most contradictory planes of WWII the I1-2. This heavily armored aircraft was practically unrivalled... |
 | Relentless PursuitThis is the story of the man who caused more destruction among enemy submarines than was achieved by any other officer of the British or other Allied navies. That man was F.... |
 | Sagittarius RisingIn this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from... |
 | Schneider Trophy to SpitfireThis is the first book to give a comprehensive account of the entire design career of legendary aircraft designer Reginald J. Mitchell. Renowned as the creator of the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter,... |
 | Sharks of the AirSharks of the Air tells the story of Willy Messerschmitt’s life, and shows how this aeronautical genius built many revolutionary airplanes—not excluding the Luftwaffe’s mainstay, the Me-109—and culminating in the Me-262. It... |
 | The Sky My KingdomThe Sky My Kingdom is the fascinating autobiography of the famous World War test pilot - Hanna Reitsch (March 29, 1912 - August 24, 1979).... |
 | Sniper AceThroughout World War II, German snipers were obliged to carry a ’Scharfshützen Buch’ which recorded every kill. Each success noted had to be verified by a witness and signed by a superior... |
 | Spitfire Attack‘Bill’ Rolls as a young Sergeant-Pilot couldn’t believe his luck when he was posted to a fighter squadron in early 1940. Not only a fighter squadron but one equipped with the Spitfire... |
 | Spitfire CommandOriginally published in 1984, this autobiography of one of the select band of fighter pilots who flew throughout World War II describes flying Spitfires with 66 Squadron during Dunkirk and the Battle... |
 | Surrounded By HeroesWhen the author was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1942 he had no reason to expect special treatment. Instead, because he was a typist and draftsman, he was grabbed up by... |
 | T.E. Lawrence in War and PeaceThe writings presented in this volume shed tremendous light, both on the character of T. E. Lawrence and the current situation in the Middle East. Despite being written more than seventy years... |
 | Tally Ho!Bob Foster is a well known figure at book and print signings in many parts of the UK. Although recognized as a Battle of Britain veteran, little is known of his life,... |
 | Terror of the Autumn SkiesFrank Luke, Jr. was an unlikely pilot. In the Great War, when fliers were still "knights of the air," Luke was an ungallant loner—a kid from Arizona who collected tarantulas, shot buzzards,... |
 | The Dispatches and Letters of Lord NelsonHoratio Nelson was an extraordinary letter writer - vivid and frank - and his collection of letters has been compared with those of Pepys, Byron and Keats. Yet, incredibly, the one great... |
 | The Dispatches and Letters of Lord NelsonHoratio Nelson was an extraordinary letter writer - vivid and frank - and his collection of letters has been compared with those of Pepys, Byron and Keats. Yet, incredibly, the one great... |
 | The Dispatches and Letters of Lord NelsonHoratio Nelson was a vivid and frank letter writer and his collection of letters has been compared with those of Pepys, Byron and Keats. The one edition of these letters was first... |
 | The Great WarIn August 1914, von Hindenburg defeated the Russians at Tannenburg, overcoming a much larger enemy force. He was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the German armies in the East, where he achieved a... |
 | Through Blue Skies to HellThis book provides a comprehensive look at air war over Europe during the climactic year of World War II, combining firsthand experience with expert analysis. The centerpiece is a mission-by-mission diary of... |
 | Two-Man Air ForceAmerican volunteers Don Gentile and John Godfrey flew together as leader and wingman respectively, with the USAAF 4th Fighter Group based at Debden near Cambridge. At the end of their missions with... |
 | Up in Harm's WayThis book covers the author's flying career from the finish of World War II until his final appointment as CO of the Naval Test Squadron at Boscombe Down. Having had an outstanding... |
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January 12,2012
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November 1,2011
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July 11,2011
Matthew Martin, author of Predator: The Remote-Control Air War over Iraq and Afghanistan, was interviewed/featured on WBUR AM's “On Point” (Boston, MA, syndicated nationally on NPR) on Monday, July 11, 2011. Learn More.
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