Books A-Z

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  • The mighty Eighth at war

    The mighty Eighth at war
    Martin W. Bowman
    Pen & Sword Books
    2010
    English
    X X X X X
    288 pg.
    9781783830015
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This 282 pages counting book tells about the actions of the 8th US air force during the Second World War. The 8th contained B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers and operated from Great Britain under the command of brigadier general Ira. C. Eaker. The book gives a detailed overview of all the operations of […]

  • Review Voices in Flight: RAF Escapers and Evaders in WWII

    Review Voices in Flight: RAF Escapers and Evaders in WWII
    Martin W. Bowman
    Pen and Sword Books
    2015
    English
    X X X X X
    236 pg.
    9781783831753
    Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

    A hearty meal and a cup of coffee prior to take-off and a few hours later you find yourself stranded in enemy territory. For some an experience as shocking as this brings to light extraordinary inventiveness and perseverance in finding their way back home, as demonstrated in this book’s “travelogues”. Although the title of this […]

  • The English Electric Lightning- Rare photographs from wartime archives

    The English Electric Lightning- Rare photographs from wartime archives
    Martin W. Bowman
    Pen & Sword Books
    2019
    English
    X X X X X
    144 pg.
    9781526705563
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    231st Review The English Electric Lightning- Rare photographs from wartime archives- Martin W. Bowman The Lightning was an icon of the RAF during the years of the cold war. I wrote already several reviews about this remarkable plane that in terms of performance was ahead of his time. This is a photo book and therefore […]

  • Lockheed F-104 Starfighter : A History

    Lockheed F-104 Starfighter : A History
    Martin W. Bowman
    Pen and Sword Books
    2019
    English
    X X X X X
    320 pg.
    9781473863262
    Review written by: René Verjans

    The book about the ‘Missile with a man strapped to it’, ‘Starfighter’ or ‘one-o-four’, starts with the remark that it is quite possible that the F-104 is one of the most photographed planes of all times. I think that Bowman is right. Unfortunately, I have not been able to take many pictures of a flying […]

  • The F-4 Phantom: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

    The F-4 Phantom: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)
    Martin W. Bowman
    Pen & Sword Aviation; Illustrated Edition
    2018
    English
    X X X X X
    144 pg.
    ISBN-13 : 978-1526705761 ISBN-10 : 1526705761
    Review written by: Rene Verjans

    This book describes in 4 chapters who the most important users of the Phantoms were. Firstly, the US Navy and US MC; secondly the USAF; thirdly, the Royal Air Force and fourthly, the other users like, for example, Israel, Turkey, Greece, South-Korea and Japan.

  • Voices in Flight: RAF Night Operations

    Voices in Flight: RAF Night Operations
    Martin. W. Bowman
    Pen & Sword Books
    2015
    English
    X X X X X
    232 pg.
    9781783831944
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This book contains a lot of dramatic personal stories how several crewmembers  of RAF bomber command experienced their nightly bomber missions in the early years of the WW2. There are already many stories circulating about the massive bomber formations from the RAF and USAAF that were hitting Germany by night and day bombing in the […]

  • Aviation secrets

    Aviation secrets
    Matt Johnson
    Smashwords ebooks
    2016
    English
    X X X X X
    9781370901081
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This e-book that I bought for $ 0,99 ( a bargain) contains 168 pages with facts about commercial aviation. It shows only one drawing explaining how gravity and lift makes a plane fly. On each page there is a short story or an event experienced by a crew member and there are also simple technical […]

  • Flying the Knife Edge - Papua New Guinea Bush Flying

    Flying the Knife Edge - Papua New Guinea Bush Flying
    Matt McLauchlin
    Matt McLaughlin
    2015
    English
    X X X X X
    978-988-14036-5-0
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This book describes the flying adventures of Matt McLauchlin in Papoea New Guinea (PNG) in a very realistic way. It starts with his short career in the New-Zealand Air Force, where he was washed out during his pilot training. On his search for a job in the commercial aviation he ends up in Papoea New […]

  • Downing Dora Nine

    Downing Dora Nine
    Matthew Patrick
    Paradrome Press
    2014
    English
    X X X X X
    440 pg.
    978-0-9913260-2-0
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    Fiction stories about aviation always have a so called ‘inaccuracy’ factor. Which means that a good story often collides with the technical reality. In this book, written by Matthew Patrick and beautifully illustrated by John Patrick, a good balance has been found. The story takes place in 1915 when aviation stood at the beginning of […]

  • Last of the few

    Last of the few
    Max Arthur
    2010
    English
    X X X X X
    274 pg.
    9780753522271

    You couldn’t get closer to the Battle of Britain than this book. Max Arthur has split the air war into 6 episodes from ‘Learning to fly’ to ‘First combat’ and ‘The battle for France’ right through to the different phases of the ‘Battle of Britain’ which was largely fought over the Channel and the U.K. […]