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A HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AIR WAR 1940-1945

Volume Two: North African Desert

February 1942 - March 1943

by Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello with Russell Guest, Frank Olynyk and

Winfried Bock

This volume picks up the story as the 8th Army, following its hard-fought sucOperation Crusader, was forced back to the Gazala area, roughly midway betweCyrenaican/Tripolitanian border of Libya and the frontier with Egypt. It covers tprior to the disastrous defeat of the 8th Army in June 1942 and the loss of the impport and fortress of Tobruk. The costly efforts of the Allied air forces to prote

retreating British and Commonwealth troops and prevent this turning into is examined in depth. So too is the heavy ghting which followed in the El Alregion as the line was stabilized. This period was ameliorated somewhat for the WDesert Air Force by the arrival at last of the rst Spitres. While the ghtingthe constantly moving front lines form the main narrative of this book, the AllieAxis night bombing offensives and the activities of the squadrons cooperating winaval forces in the Mediterranean are certainly not neglected.

$95.00, 738 pages. 6 x 9, illustrated, July 2014, hardback, 978-1-909166-12-

Left:

On a recently-occupied aireld the tailplane of a burnt-out L

aircraft provides evidence of another type ying in to bring suppappears to be the remains of an FW 200, details of the p

of which has not been discovered. The pristine Hurricane

background is believed to have been painted overall blue, HL681 b

unarmed reconnaissance aircraft of 2 PRU. (Page 467)

Right:

Merlin-engined Kittyhawk IIas of 3 RAAF Squadron.

Such a line-up was probably in preparation for a visit by

some of the Big Brass. (Page 495)

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WIMPYA Detailed History of the VickersWellington in service, 1938-1953by Steve Bond

To date there has been a paucity ofbooks on this remarkable aircraft.Among its claims to fame are thefollowing: the only RAF bomber toserve in its original role from rst dayof war to last, and in every theater; therst type to bomb Germany; the rsttype to bomb Berlin; the rst type to

drop the 4,000 lb. Cookie bomb; and so on.

$49.95, 256 pages, 7 x 9.7, hardback, 978-1-909808-14-0

ARRIVAL OF EAGLES

Luftwaffe Landings in Britain 1939-1945by Andy Saunders

During World War Two a great manyLuftwaffe aircraft arrived on theground in the UK or its coastal waters,but, as with Rudolf Hess, not all ofthem through conventional combatcircumstances. Some had got lost,others were brought by defectors;some were lured through electronic

countermeasures by the RAF, others brought down in unusual

combat circumstances. All manner of types appeared He111,Go145, Me110, Ju88, Me109 F and G, FW190, Do217 andall were of great interest to the RAF.

$39.95, 192 pages, 6 x 9, hardback, 978-1-909808-12-6

VULCAN BOYSFrom the Cold War to theFalklands: True Tales of the IconicDelta V Bomberby Tony Blackman

The Vulcan, the second of the three Vbombers built to guard the UK during

the Cold War, has become an aviationicon like the Spitre, its delta shapeinstantly recognizable as is the howlingnoise it makes when the engines areopened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is

the rst Vulcan book recounted completely rst hand by theoperators themselves. It tells the story of the aircraft from itsdesign conception through the Cold War when it played out itsmost important job as Britains nuclear deterrent.

$39.95, 208 pages, 6 x 9.2, hardback, 978-1-909808-08-9

JAGUAR BOYSTrue Tales from Operators of tBig Cat in Peace and Warby Ian Hall

Originally intended as a traineAnglo-French Sepecat jet, equwith the very latest in weapon-aand navigational equipment, evebecame the backbone of the Rtactical strike-attack and recce for a decade from the mid 1970of the best-loved of RAF type

Jaguar commanded a erce loyalty and affection.

$39.95, 208 pages, 6 x 9.2, hardback, 978-1-909808

BILLY BISHOP VC LONE

WOLF HUNTERThe RAF Ace Re-Examinedby Peter Kilduff

William Avery Bishop is recognthe British Empires highest-sWWI ace, credited with 72 cvictories, third-ranking behinRichthofen and Ren Fonckscored many of his successes own, prevailing only by dint osonal courage, daring and su

marksmanship. This remarkable mans story has been d

in many books and articles, but renowned author Peter Kis adamant that so far the full truth has not been told.

$39.95, 192 pages, 6 x 9.7, hardback, 978-1-909808

WORLD WAR II IN CARTOby Mark Bryant

Whether producing strips, omment in magazines like PunLilliput, savage caricature of allienemies, or a daily chronicle of at home or abroad, little escap

cartoonists pen during World Wand they encapsulated the dramas in a way impossible in p

This book is divided into chcovering the war year-by-year

chapter prefaced with a concise introduction that provhistorical framework for the cartoons of that year. Altosome 300 cartoons, in color and black and white, haveskillfully blended to produce a unique record of World W

$24.95, 160 pages, 9.75 x 12, paperback, 978-1-909808

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AIR WAR FOR BURMAThe Allied Air Forces Fight Backin South East Asia 1942 - 1945by Christopher Shores

In his monumental work BloodyShambles, Volume Two, ChristopherShores described in detail the Britishretreat out of Burma, culminating atthe end of May 1942. The monsoonthen brought operations on land andin the air virtually to a halt for severalmonths as the British and Indian forcesprepared to retake Burma. The Japanesehowever, had very different ideas. Air

War for Burma picks up the story from the beginning of June1942 and follows the hard-fought campaigns through to the endof the war in August 1945. Here the activities of the RAF and

USAAF during the desperate ghting of 1942-44, resultingultimately in victories at Imphal and Kohima, are fully recounted.

$59.95, 416 pages, January 2014, hardback, 978-190401095-1

BLOODY SHAMBLESVolume OneFirst Comprehensive Account of AirOperations Over South East AsiaDecember 1941 - April 1942by Christopher Shores and Brian Cull

This is the story of the Allied air cam-paign across Singapore, Malaya, Burma,

Ceylon and the Philippines duringWorld War II. It documents the Alliedunderestimation of Japanese ability,which led to the destruction of 50%of the British bomber force in two days.

$59.95, 416 pages, September 2014, hardback, 978-094881750-2

BLOODY SHAMBLESVolume TwoThe Complete Account of theAir War in the Far East, fromthe Defence of Sumatra to the

Fall of Burma, 1942by Christopher Shores and Brian Cull

This is the story of the Alliedair campaign across Australia,Sumatra, Java, the Philippines,Burma and Ceylon during WorldWar II. It documents the Alliedunderestimation of Japanese ability,

and ends with the Japanese at the extremities of their advance.

$59.95, 496 pages, September 2014, hardback, 978-4881767-0

A HISTORY OF THEMEDITERRANEAN AIRWAR 1940 - 1945Volume One: North Africa

June 1940 - January 1942by Christopher Shores and GiovaMassimello with Russell Guest

It is now more than 40 yearsFighters over the Desert was puband nearly as long since thfollowed by Fighters over TBoth volumes have long been print and collectors items, but,

much prompting, Christopher Shores has resolutely refupermit their reprinting until he amassed so much more informHe has also long nursed a desire to expand the coverencompass the operations of the other types of aircraft inin this interesting and important theater of war the boreconnaissance aircraft and maritime units. This then repthe rst volume of a seminal series dealing with all these and areas, which will also tie in with the earlier Grub volumes which he and his collaborators have produceda full coverage of all aspects of aerial operations throuthe whole of the Mediterranean area will be the ultimate

Further, these volumes will link appropriately and directlhis other works of this nature, dealing both with the Far Ethe war in Europe. Readers will then be able to followartime careers of units and personnel involved from voluvolume throughout the war. Operations directly over th

battlefronts will be dealt with as previously, on a daily basisever, to allow a clearer view to be obtained of operationwhere in the theater, or of a different nature, separate chwill deal specically with the night bombers, the air defethe base areas, and the naval co-operation activities.

$75.00, 560 pages, Now Available, hardback, 978-1-90811

MALTA: THE SPITFIREYEAR 1942by Christopher Shores and Brian Cwith Nicola Malizia

Malta: The Spitre Year 1942authoritative account of theAllied victory over Malta. ChrisShores details the great effoBritain's servicemen to defeaenemy.

$90.00, 704 pages, Septemberhardback, 978-094881716-8

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