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  • Operation Steinbock 1944

    The Luftwaffe's disastrous last Blitz over England

    by Mr Chris Goss ...
    Series Book 52 - Air Campaign
    The story of Germany's disastrous last cross-Channel Blitz in early 1944, which left the Luftwaffe devastated and barely able to oppose the D-Day landings.Operation Steinbock, or as it became known, the 'Baby Blitz'was the Luftwaffe's last sustained night bomber offensive against the United Kingdom. In this book, renowned Luftwaffe historian Chris Goss explains how and why the Luftwaffe's last ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Junkers Ju 88C Day and Nightfighters

    by Mr Chris Goss ...
    Series Book 161 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated account of the action-packed combat missions carried out by the Luftwaffe's powerfully armed Junkers Ju 88C day and nightfighters.The Junkers Ju 88A was the Luftwaffe's most effective medium bomber during much of World War 2, and its high speed and surprising agility made it an ideal candidate for conversion into a Zerstörer (destroyer) fighter. Initially designed to be used as a ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Jagdgeschwader 53 ‘Pik-As’ Bf 109 Aces of 1940

    by Mr Chris Goss ...
    Series Book 132 - Aircraft of the Aces
    Boasting pilots who had been blooded in the Spanish Civil War, Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) 'Pik As' or 'Ace of Spades' achieved great success in the skies over France and Britain in 1940.It was infamous amongst its opponents for the quality and calibre of its aces – men such as Werner Mölders, Hans-Karl Mayer and Rolf Pingel. These aces won numerous Knight's Crosses for their exploits in 1940, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2

    by Mr Chris Goss ...
    Series Book 139 - Combat Aircraft
    The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941.Although initially used simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do 217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role. In order to perform the latter mission, the Do 217 was modified to launch glide bombs – units ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Fw 200 Condor Units of World War 2

    by Mr Chris Goss, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 115 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated history of the 'Scourge of the Atlantic' and its audacious attacks on Allied shipping.The Fw 200 Condor first made an appearance over Norway in April 1940, flying with the unit that eventually become synonymous with it – Kampfgeschwader 40. As the war in the west progressed, and German forces advanced, French airfields opened up, allowing the Condor to fly around the UK and out into ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Dornier Do 17 Units of World War 2

    by Mr Chris Goss, Mr Mark Postlethwaite ...
    Series Book 129 - Combat Aircraft
    Initially designed as a high-speed mail aeroplane and airliner, the Do 17 first made an appearance as a military aircraft in the Spanish Civil War, both as a bomber and in reconnaissance roles.In the early stages of World War II, it, together with the Heinkel He 111, formed the backbone of the German bomber arm over Poland, France, Belgium and the Low Countries, and saw action in almost every ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • The Decisive Duel

    Spitfire vs 109

    by David Isby ...
    London, 15 September 1940. The air battle over Britain on that day saw two of the most advanced fighter planes, the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109, battle for supremacy of the skies.The Decisive Duel tells the stories of these iconic, classic aircraft and the people that created them: Willy Messerschmitt, the German designer with a love for gliders and admiration ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • 6 Group Bomber Command

    An Operational Record

    by Chris Ward ...
    6 Group was born out of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), which, among other things called for the formation of 25 Canadian Squadrons in Britain. This figure was later downsized. The Canadian vision was of a Canadian force operating independently alongside Bomber Command in the manner of the American 8th, but skillfull negotiating by the British resulted in Canadian Bomber ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Peenemünde Raid

    The Night of 17–18 August 1943

    by Martin Middlebrook ...
    The author of The First Day on the Somme recounts Operation Hydra, the British bombing on a Nazi army research center during World War II.On the night of August 17-18, 1943, RAF Bomber Command attacked a remote research establishment on the German Baltic coast. The site was Peenemunde, where Hitler's scientists were developing both the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket whose destructive powers ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Western Front

    by John Weal ...
    Series Book 9 - Aircraft of the Aces
    A detailed account of the aces who flew in this model of aircraft.The Fw 190 was the scourge of Fighter Command from the moment it appeared on the Western Front at Abbeville in August 1941 with II./JG 26. A nimble, speedy and well-armed adversary, the 'Butcher Bird' quickly proved superior to all Allied fighters of the time, particularly at medium to low altitude.Led by Experten of the calibre of ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Confounding the Reich

    The RAF's Secret War of Electronic Countermeasures in WWII

    by Martin W. Bowman, Tom Cushing ...
    A history of the British RAF's 100 Group—the airmen, ground crew, and technicians—who supported the Strategic Bomber Offensive during World War II.On 23 November 1943, 100 (Bomber Support) Group of RAF Bomber Command was formed. The object was to consolidate the various squadrons and units that had been fighting a secret war of electronics and radar countermeasures, attempting to reduce the losses ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Battle of Britain

    An Epic Conflict Revisited

    by Christer Bergström ...
    A thorough look at this turning-point WWII aerial battle, with eyewitness accounts, maps, and rare photos: "incredibly well-researched" ( Aircrew Book Review).By late summer 1940, Nazi Germany had conquered all its opponents on the continent, including the British Army itself, which was forced to scramble back aboard small boats to its shores. A non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in hand, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus