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101 Flygplan i tjänst : Sveriges flygvapen 100 år
AvAnders Frankson
Inbunden, Svenska, 2026
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
255 kr
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Det svenska flygvapnets historia är dramatisk, överraskande – och långt mer omvälvande än många anar. Hur gick Sverige från att knappt kunna köpa stridsflygplan utomlands till att bli ett av världens mest avancerade flygtekniska länder? Den här boken ger svaret.
Under 100 år har Flygvapnet format svensk säkerhetspolitik, industri och teknisk utveckling. När flygvapnet blev en egen försvarsgren 1926 hoppades många på en blomstrande inhemsk flygindustri – men verkligheten blev en annan. Före andra världskriget stod Sverige utan modern stridsflygsproduktion, och när kriget bröt ut tvingades landet snabbt utveckla egna lösningar. Bristen på tillgängliga flygplan internationellt gjorde att Sverige tog saken i egna händer.
Efter kriget tog jetepoken fart. Importen av brittiska J 28 Vampire markerade början, men det var Saab 29 Tunnan som blev startskottet för en helt ny era: från och med 1950 talet flög Flygvapnet nästan uteslutande svensktillverkat. Det formade både vår försvarsförmåga och vår industriella identitet.
Boken presenterar 101 flygplan som tjänstgjort i Flygvapnet sedan 1926 – från tidiga propellerdrivna modeller till jetflygplanen som gjorde Sverige känt som flygteknisk stormakt. Här skildras också det kortlivade svenska bombflyget, kalla krigets satsning på attackflyg, de stora förlusterna av flygförare, spaningsflygets avgörande roll och utvecklingen av den lätta attacken.
Det är en rik, faktaspäckad och engagerande resa genom ett sekel av innovation, risk och mod – en oumbärlig bok för alla som fascineras av svensk militärhistoria, flygteknik och Flygvapnets unika utveckling.
Anders Frankson har sedan barn- och ungdomsåren varit en flygfantast. Han bodde bland annat i flottiljstäderna Söderhamn och Karlsborg och såg attackflyget flyga förbi. Jag har alltid fascinerats av flyg men jag skulle inte kalla mig flygexpert utan snarare hängiven entusiast . Han var under många år en flitig modellbyggare, främst av amerikanska flygplan. Anders Frankson har genom åren skrivit och medverkat i flera böcker om andra världskriget, östfronten och Sverige under kalla kriget.
Drönarnas krig : vad Ukraina lär oss om framtidens militära hotbilder
AvMarcus Lindqvist
Inbunden, Svenska, 2026
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
289 kr
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Kriget i Ukraina har förändrat vår bild av modern krigföring i grunden. Det som började som ett konventionellt anfallskrig har stegvis förvandlats till ett drönarnas krig. Tusentals drönare produceras varje dag och gör det nästintill omöjligt att röra sig vid fronten.
I Drönarnas krig visar Marcus Lindqvist hur drönartekniken ritat om slagfältet. Genom intervjuer med frivilliga soldater med rötter i Sverige och Finland får vi vittnesmål direkt från frontlinjen i Ukraina, där drönare styr striderna med kylig precision och brutal effektivitet. Samtidigt pekar Lindqvist mot en snar framtid, där autonoma vapensystem och AI snabbt utvecklas av stormakter som Kina.
Är länder som Sverige och Finland anpassade för att försvara sig mot en potentiell storskalig drönarattack? Vad innebär denna nya form av krigföring för Europas säkerhet och för de demokratiska samhällen som nu måste försvara sig mot teknologiskt överlägsna angrepp?
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Del 63 - Air Campaign
New Guinea 1943–44
The Allies assume the offensive
AvMark Stille,John Rogers
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
201 kr
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Fully illustrated, this is a history of airpower in the decisive stage of the New Guinea campaign, when the Allies could finally go on the offensive to shatter Japanese forces. In mid-1943, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF) took over responsibility for New Guinea air operations from the Imperial Japanese Navy. In its first large-scale contest against the USAAF, the IJAAF was challenged to defend its bases, defend the sea lanes supporting numerous Japanese outposts along the coast, and influence ground operations. In this book, the second of two on the New Guinea campaign, Pacific War scholars Mark Stille and John Rogers draw upon years of research and Japanese, American and Australian sources to explain how the New Guinea air war turned against the Japanese between June 1943 and 1944. The over-extended IJAAF gradually lost combat strength in the face of vastly improved Allied airpower, leaving the Japanese unable to contend. One prong of the Allies’ air offensive targeted Japanese shipping to isolate its forces, while the other supported the ground offensives and landings that smashed Japanese forces and left most of them isolated for the rest of the war. Packed with artwork, maps, and archive photos, this book explains how the lessons learned and the forces built up during the harsh struggle for Papua in 1942–43 transformed the Allies’ airpower into a decisive element in MacArthur’s 1943–44 campaign.
Del 161 - Combat Aircraft
Junkers Ju 88C Day and Nightfighters
AvChris Goss
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
215 kr
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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 long-range bomber escort, the solid-nosed Ju 88C fighter boasted powerful cannon that made the aircraft ideally suited to the nightfighter role. Its unrivalled endurance also meant the Ju 88C could undertake sweeps of the Bay of Biscay from the French Atlantic coast in search of Allied maritime patrol aircraft hunting U-boats. Luftwaffe historian Chris Goss charts the action-packed service history of the Ju 88C through first-hand accounts and combat reports from the crews that flew the twin-engined Zerstörer into combat. Newly commissioned profile artworks and more than 50 photographs of aircraft and crews help detail the aircraft’s conversion from a fast bomber into a deadly heavy fighter that proved to be the scourge of Allied bomber and patrol aircraft.
Del 61 - Air Campaign
Winter War 1939–40
Repelling the Soviets from Finnish skies
AvKari Stenman
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
217 kr
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The first illustrated study in English of the Finnish Air Force’s battle to repel the Soviet invaders during the Winter War, one of the greatest David-and-Goliath air battles in history.In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its neighbour Finland, sparking the Winter War. While Finland was heavily outnumbered in all respects, in few respects was the contest so uneven as in the air. In this book, veteran Finnish aviation historian Kari Stenman draws on his decades of research to present the first account in English of the Finnish Air Force’s defence of the country’s skies, a clash that pitted its 114 combat aircraft against the Soviets’ 2,318.He explains that, equipped initially with a handful of British and Dutch aircraft, Finland’s air force adopted similar guerrilla tactics to its infantry. Fokker D.XXI interceptors were scattered to remote landing grounds to ambush the Soviets and give an impression of strength, while the bombers were first used for long-range reconnaissance and harassment. Over the course of the war, the Finns received new Gladiators, Fiat G.50s and French MS.406s, until at the close of the war, all flying units were thrown in to repel the Russian invasion across the frozen Gulf of Finland.Illustrated with previously unpublished photos, superb original artwork, 3D diagrams and maps, this reveals for the first time the full story of how Finnish aviators fought for their country’s independence.
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Del 162 - Combat Aircraft
Fw 190 Schlacht Units
AvRobert Forsyth
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
222 kr
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An illustrated account of the Fw 190 'tank-buster' and its operations on the Eastern, Western and Mediterranean Fronts from 1942–45. The Fw 190 offered the Luftwaffe a reliable successor to the Ju 87 Stuka, able to operate from primitive forward airfields in both the freezing winters of the Soviet Union and the desert heat of North Africa. Converted by Focke-Wulf from a radial-engined fighter into a deadly fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft, it used its aerial gun platform, wide-tracked undercarriage and powerful BMW engines to devastating effect on the Eastern, Western and Mediterranean Fronts between 1942 and 1945.In this new study, leading Luftwaffe historian Robert Forsyth examines all aspects of the Fw 190 and its career as a ‘tank-buster’, detailing the considerable damage it wrought upon Allied armour, troop concentrations, bridges and road junctions. First-hand accounts from Schlachtflieger pilots bring to life the operational and tactical histories of the aircraft, and are complemented by archive photos and newly commissioned artwork that vividly demonstrates its technical and ballistic assets.
De som aldrig kom hem
AvGöran Jacobsson,Alf Ingesson Thoor
Inbunden, Svenska, 2020
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(9)
436 kr
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Syftet med denna bok är att för första gången genomföra en djupare undersökning och analys av de haverier med dödlig utgång som skedde mellan 1946 och 1989. Det är också ett försök att för allmänheten på ett begripligt sätt klarlägga vad som egentligen hände. Och inte minst, ge de flygare som omkom en egen historia – alla de flygare vars namn nu finns på väggen i Flygvapnets minneshall. Andra upplagan Utsedd till ÅRETS BOK OM SVENSK HISTORIA
Bombing to Win
Air Power and Coercion in War
AvRobert A. Pape
Häftad, Engelska, 1996
374 kr
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"Bombing to Win is a critically important book." Navel War College ReviewFrom Iraq to Bosnia to North Korea, the first question in American foreign policy debates is increasing: Can air power alone do the job? Robert A. Pape provides a systematic answer.Analyzing the results of over thirty air campaigns, including a detailed reconstruction of the Gulf War, he argues that the key to success is attacking the enemy's military strategy, not its economy, people, or leaders. Coercive air power can succeed, but not as cheaply as air enthusiasts would like to believe.Pape examines the air raids on Germany, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq as well as those of Israel versus Egypt, providing details of bombing and governmental decision making. His detailed narratives of the strategic effectiveness of bombing range from the classical cases of World War II to an extraordinary reconstruction of airpower use in the Gulf War, based on recently declassified documents.In the first major book since the Vietnam War on the theory and practice of airpower and its political effects, Robert A. Pape helps policy makers judge the purpose of various air strategies, and helps general readers understand the policy debates.
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
AvLeo Janos,Ben R. Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 1995
170 kr
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The former head of Lockheed's SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter. A must-read for anyone interested in aviation, advanced technologies, Cold War history, and thrilling true stories.SKUNK WORKS is the true story, told for the first time, of America's most secret and successful aerospace operation. As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation's brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the story of Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works is a high-stakes drama of Cold War confrontations and Gulf War air combat, of extraordinary feats of engineering and human achievement against fantastic odds.SKUNK WORKS is dramatic and immediate. Direct from the cockpits of these astonishing aircraft - U-2 spy-plane, SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Stealth Fighter. It is a tribute to genius in the unrelenting contest for mastery of the skies.
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Del 62 - Air Campaign
Philippines 1941–42
America's disastrous start to the Pacific War
AvMark Lardas
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
222 kr
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The weeks after Pearl Harbor saw Japan destroy the well-prepared US air forces in the Philippines. Fully illustrated, this studies the Pacific War’s little-known first major air campaign.On December 7, 1941, the Japanese not only attacked Pearl Harbor,but also struck at US and allied bases throughout the Pacific, including the USA’s biggest overseas territory, the Philippines. However, that was an air battle the US was expecting. The USAAF had beefed up its assets in the Philippines, sending nearly a quarter of its available B-17s to the Far Eastern Air Force (FEAF).It could also call on the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC). Aviation historian Mark Lardas explains how despite that, in a campaign that lasted barely a month, Japan’s air forces routed both the FEAF and the PAAC, gaining air superiority and permitting Imperial Army troops undisturbed access to the Philippine coast. Within a week Japan ruled the skies over Luzon. Two weeks later it had air superiority over all the Philippines. After a month, its control was so complete the Imperial Army felt confident to move its 5th Air Group back out of the Philippines. While desultory air combat would continue off and on for the next three months, the issue was decided by 5 January 1942. Packed with original artwork, 3D diagrams, maps and photos, this is the history of how the first air campaign of the Pacific War turned into a humiliating defeat for the United States.
Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird
The Illustrated Profile of Every Aircraft, Crew, and Breakthrough of the World's Fastest Stealth Jet
AvRichard H. Graham
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
365 kr
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The ultimate SR-71 book which profiles the history, development, manufacture, modification, and active service of all 50 models in the SR-71 program.At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the speed of sound--so fast that no other aircraft could catch it. Above 80,000 feet, its pilots had to wear full-pressure flight suits similar to what was used aboard the space shuttle.Developed by the renowned Lockheed Skunk Works, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect. It was withdrawn from use in 1998, when it was superseded by satellite technology. Twelve of the thirty-two aircraft were destroyed in accidents, but none were ever lost to enemy action.Throughout its thirty-four-year career, the SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft. It set world records for altitude and speed: an absolute altitude record of 85,069 feet and an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour.The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird covers every aspect of the SR-71's development, manufacture, modification, and active service from the insider's perspective of one of its pilots and is lavishly illustrated with more than 400 photos. Former pilot and author Richard Graham also examines each of the fifty planes that came out the SR-71 program (fifteen A-12s; three YF-12s; and thirty-two SR-71s) and tells each plane's history, its unique specifications, and where each currently resides.
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
AvDick Winters,Cole C Kingseed
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
160 kr
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On D-Day, Dick Winters took off with 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and prepared to parachute into German-held north France. Ground troops landing on Utah beach were relying on Easy Company to secure one of the causeways that were vital if the troops were to get off the beaches and reach the solid ground of Normandy. The plane carrying many of the commanding officers was shot down, leaving Dick Winters suddenly in command of his company. But during the drop he, and many of his men, had been separated from his equipment and was unarmed except for a trench knife.In this remarkable World War 2 memoir, Dick Winters tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose in his 1992 epic Band of Brothers. Starting with an account of the gruelling training designed to make the 506th the most elite unit in the US Army, Beyond Band of Brothers is fascinating account of one man's experience of commanding Easy Company from D-Day, to the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany. Dick Winters gives real insight into leadership under the most difficult conditions - every man in the company had been injured by the time they reached Germany - and tells the real story of the Allies' final defeat of Hitler, from the point of view of someone who was really there.
Del 151 - Duel
Beaufighter vs German Flak Ships
North Sea and Mediterranean 1941–45
AvMatthew Willis
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
203 kr
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An illustrated study of RAF Coastal Command’s deployment of the Beaufighter against German supply lines in 1941 and the long-running ‘arms race’ with Kriegsmarine Flak ships that followed.Crucial German shipping lines faced a new threat in 1941 when RAF Coastal Command debuted the iconic long-range Beaufighter. The aircraft and its subsequent Mk VIC and Mk X versions gave the Allies a tough, relatively fast and very hard-hitting platform for air attack on German convoys, and so it became essential for the Kriegsmarine to fit ever-heavier anti-aircraft batteries to its escort vessels, and even to develop specialist Flak vessels. In this compelling study, naval aviation historian Matthew Willis chronicles the little-explored arms race that saw RAF Coastal Command and the Kriegsmarine engaged in a fierce battle of one-upmanship until war’s end. New artwork, rare archive photography and contemporary records of Beaufighter operations add depth to fascinating historical accounts, including the actions of the famous North Coates Strike Wing against shipping in the North Sea and the exploits of Beaufighter units tasked with severing Rommel’s all-important supply lines.
Del 160 - Combat Aircraft
Fw 190 Jabo Units in the West
AvMalcolm V. Lowe
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
215 kr
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An illustrated study of the Luftwaffe’s iconic Fw 190 Jabo units and their high-speed, low-level attacks on the south coast of England. The service debut of the Fw 190 in the late summer of 1941 marked a quantum leap in the Luftwaffe’s capability to oppose the RAF on the Channel Front. Conceived to be purely a fighter, the type soon revealed its potential as a Jabo fighter-bomber, and the manner in which it was used matured from the ad hoc style of its early operations to highly effective ‘hit-and-run’ coastal raids. This progress was aided both by frequent refinements from Focke-Wulf and the development of sub-types designed specifically for air-to-ground operations, equipping the Fw 190 to deliver useful munitions loads and also to look after itself when meeting British fighter interception.This engaging study sees Luftwaffe historian Malcolm V. Lowe chart the action-packed history of the Fw 190 Jabo force on the Channel Front. Following the aircraft from its origins to its successful strikes on valued targets on England’s south coast and eventual combat during D-Day, the text complements first-hand accounts from both Luftwaffe pilots and their RAF opponents with photographs from private archives and 24 specially commissioned profile artworks.
Del 2 - ÖFS bokserie Ikaros
Ö1 Tummelisa : en antologi
AvGöran Danbolt
Inbunden, Svenska, 2014
4,8 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(4)
116 kr
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Ö 1 Tummelisa En antologi När ÖFS, Östergötlands Flyghistoriska Sällskap, år 2012 skulle förse sig med en ny logotyp och symbolfigur, föll valet på övningsflygplanet Ö1 Tummelisa. Skälen var många. Tummelisa är välkänd och populär även utanför de gängse flyghistoriskt intresserade kretsarna. Flygplanet har stark anknytning till Östergötland. Det konstruerades, tillverkades och tjänstgjorde på Malmen under hela sin aktiva tid, och konstruktören, Henry Kjellson, var född och uppväxt i Malmslätt. Dessutom existerar Tummelisa fortfarande i två exemplar, Flygvapenmuseums original och Mikael Carlsons flygande replika, som gläder oss med sina uppvisningar vid flygdagar och jubiléer. Slutligen är lilla Tummelisa – knappt 5,5 meter lång – en fröjd för ögat, såväl i luften som på marken. Tummelisa fanns i tjänst från 1920 till 1935, en ovanligt lång period för den tidens flygplan och var det första svenska flygplanet, som tillverkades i större antal, hela trettio stycken. Vid logotypvalet framkom att något samlingsverk om Tummelisa, aldrig har publicerats. Det låg därför nära till hands att samla historik, fakta och berättelser om Tummelisa i en antologi.
Del 159 - Combat Aircraft
Heinkel He 219 Units
AvMartin Streetly
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
215 kr
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An illustrated study of the famous Heinkel He 219 – the Luftwaffe's only pupose-built nightfighter – and its role in the bitterly contested nocturnal defence of the Reich.Originally conceived as a high-performance reconnaissance aircraft, the Heinkel He 219 went on to become the Luftwaffe’s only purpose-built nightfighter. Despite its many sterling qualities (including ejector seats for its two crew members), the type’s production was bedevilled by political manoeuvring and consequently it was only used in strength by one unit – the Luftwaffe’s elite Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. In this volume, respected historian Martin Streetly examines the development of the He 219, from its origins through to its implementation against the RAF’s ever-more destructive night offensive. First-hand accounts from Nachtjagdverband crew shed light on the He 219’s successes and failures in battle, while archive photos and newly commissioned artwork demonstrate the unique design and technology of this near-legendary aircraft.
Del 5 - Secret Projects
American Secret Projects 5
Fighters and Interceptors 1950 to 1980
AvTony Buttler
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
338 kr
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Unbroken
AvLaura Hillenbrand
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
160 kr
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The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIn 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louise Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete, running in the Berlin Olympics. Now he must embark on one of the Second World War’s most extraordinary odysseys. Zamperini faces thousands of miles of open ocean on a failing raft. Beyond like only greater trials, in Japan’s prisoner-of-war camps.Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini’s destiny, whether triumph or tragedy, depends on the strength of his will …Now a major motion picture, directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Jack O’ Connell.
Tyska flygare under andra världskriget : veteranernas berättelser. Del 4
AvChrister Bergström
Inbunden, Svenska, 2023
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(3)
257 kr
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I Del 4 i Christer Bergströms populära bokserie om tyska flygare under andra världskriget får du bland annat möta Luftwaffes ”problembarn” som blev en huvudvärk för många överordnade.
Iran Air War 2026: Debrief
AvTim Ripley
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
145 kr
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Memoirs of a Stuka Pilot
AvHelmut Mahlke
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
215 kr
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After recounting his early days as a naval cadet, including a voyage to the Far East aboard the cruiser _K ln_, and as the navigator/observer of the floatplane carried by the pocket battleship _Admiral Scheer_ during the Spanish Civil War, the author describes his flying training as a Stuka pilot.The author's naval dive-bomber Gruppe was incorporated into the Luftwaffe upon the outbreak of war. What follows is a fascinating Stuka pilot's-eye-view of some of the most famous and historic battles and campaigns of the early war years: the Blitzkrieg in France, the Dunkirk Evacuation, the Battle of Britain, the bombing of Malta, North Africa, Tobruk, Crete and, finally, the invasion of the Soviet Union.The author also takes the reader behind the scenes into the day-to-day life of his unit and brings the members of his Gruppe to vivid life; describing their off-duty antics and mourning their loss in action. The story ends when he himself is shot down in flames by a Soviet fighter and severely burned. He was to spend the remainder of the war in various staff appointments.
Luftwaffe Bomber to Nightfighter
Volume II: The Memoirs of a Knight’s Cross Pilot
AvArnold Doring
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
309 kr
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‘A comprehensive overview of how the Luftwaffe’s air battle evolved from offensive to defensive and the lead-up to the bitter downfall.’ Richard OveryArnold Döring was just 23 years old when he flew his first mission against the Soviet Union on 21 June 1941. On that day he started writing his diary. His account not only describe the technical aspects and the difficulties posed by weather and terrain, but are also filled with suspense, with detailed descriptions of bombing raids and narrow escapes from enemy fighter planes. With detached professionalism, Döring offers us thrilling, action-packed snapshots of life as a Luftwaffe pilot.This volume of the diaries, translated into English for the first time, covers the period from August 1943 to May 1945, when the author was flying sorties as a nightfighter, including Operation Gisela, the largest and final operation of the Luftwaffe against the Allies. Despite experiencing crash-landings, near misses, terrifying night missions and precarious flights with too little fuel and under-trained crew, Döring survived through his skill and instincts, as well as a fair amount of luck.
Ultimate Flying Wings of the Luftwaffe
AvJusto Miranda
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
271 kr
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When the Allies crossed the Rhine, Hitler decreed to go down fighting to the last man. A strange triangular bomber launched the 'Nicht loschbares Feuer' over London, destroying the city. Later, a black boomerang of sixty metres dropped two tons of anthrax over Washington and New York, making them inhabitable for fifty years. Thankfully, the inextinguishable firebomb was a figment of H. G. Wells' imagination. However, the construction of the secret flying wings had commenced at the start of 1945. Indeed, one fighter took to the skies on its only test flight. If these radical fighters of the Luftwaffe had been pressed into service earlier, they may well have changed the outcome of the Second World War. Profusely illustrated with technical drawings and fascinating data and information on the Luftwaffe's most radical fighter and bomber projects, The Ultimate Flying Wings of the Luftwaffe chronicles these revolutionary designs. A fascinating book for the military historian, modellers and those interested in aviation, this shows how close Hitler may have come in winning the war.
AI/R Combat
AvMena Adel
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
145 kr
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F-15 E Strike Eagle
AvMark Ayton
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
145 kr
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Bloody Skies
XV Fighter Command Against all Odds
AvThomas McKelvey Cleaver
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
307 kr
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This book details the operations of the USAAF’s overlooked XV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the “The Forgotten Fifteenth,” as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth’s contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth’s air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails – the Tuskegee Airmen – the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th’s “Checkertail Clan,” and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context.
Mosquito
The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission
AvRowland White
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
135 kr
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'Captivating' Daily Telegraph'Stunning' James Holland'Superb' Daily Express'Wonderful' John Nichol'Remarkable' RAF News_________________________________Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast and armed to the teeth, the de Havilland Mosquito was the war-winning wonder that should never have existed: the aircraft the RAF didn't think it wanted then couldn't do without.Flying on operations barely eighteen months after a single prototype was ordered off the drawing board, it was the answer to its pilots' prayers: a stunningly versatile warplane capable of leaving the Luftwaffe in its wake to attack when and where the enemy was least expecting it.Excelling as a spyplane, night-fighter and pathfinder for Bomber Command's heavies the Mossie's reputation was cemented by a series of daredevil bombing raids across occupied Europe, including on Berlin itself, where only surprise, speed and precision could ensure success.So when Churchill's top secret Special Operations Executive needed to destroy the Gestapo HQ in the centre of downtown Copenhagen to prevent a devastating Nazi last stand that might prolong the war for many months, there was only one machine for the job.This is the story of that legendary aircraft told through that one impossible mission.Like Rowland White's previous books, Mosquito is an unputdownable mix of utterly compelling storytelling, incredible human stories and fascinating technological detail, which sheds never-before-told light on a pivotal mission that helped bring the war to its bloody and brutal close._________________________________Praise for Mosquito’10/10' Helen Fry'Excellent ... provides thrilling accounts' The Past'A brilliant read' Army Rumour Service Book Club'A triumph' Damcasters podcast'A tremendous book ... can't recommend it more highly' We Have Ways podcast'An addictive, moving and tenaciously researched tale ... his best book to date' Flypast'Mosquito reads like a thriller... Unreservedly recommended' Aviation Historian'It's like the best adventure stories except this one is the real thing' Best of British'A fascinating insight into one of the aircraft's most dramatic episodes' History of War'White immerses the reader in the action from the first page ... a must read' Flight International'Thrilling... A multi-layered, painstakingly assembled narrative... an instant classic' Warships IF
Fighter Pilot’s War
Battle of Britain, Far East, D-Day, & Germany - The Remarkable Career of Wing Commander R.E.P. Brooker DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar
AvMalcolm Sutherland
Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
309 kr
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Richard Edgar Peter Brooker, always known as Peter to his family and friends, left school and joined the RAF in 1937. He was posted to 56 Squadron and in 1940 he served for several weeks as personal assistant to Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, before flying throughout the height of the Battle of Britain. In the spring of 1941, promoted to Acting Squadron Leader, Brooker commanded No.1 Squadron during the Blitz; for this he was awarded the D.F.C.After being posted to Singapore late in 1941, where he led Nos. 232 and 242 squadrons fighting the Japanese invasion, he was evacuated on the last flight out of Bandoeng, Java, to Australia in March 1942. For his gallantry, determination in the face of heavy odds during the fall of Singapore, Brooker was awarded a Bar to the D.F.C.In the spring of 1944, Brooker became Wing Commander Flying of 123 Wing of Hawker Typhoons at RAF Thorney Island, in preparation for the liberation of Europe. Exhausted after an intensive spell of operational flying during and after D-Day, Brooker was taken off flying in July and sent to complete the Senior Staff Officers’ course at the RAF Staff College. At this time, he was awarded the DSO.In January 1945 Brooker became Wing Commander Flying of 122 Wing operating Hawker Tempest Vs, initially in Holland and then in Germany. In this period he was awarded a Bar to his DSO – but it was an award that was made posthumously. It was from Rheine-Hopsten in Germany that Peter took off on the evening, of 16 April 1945, and failed to return, just twenty-two days from VE Day. His aircraft and his remains have never been accounted for. However, the answers to the mystery and controversy surrounding Brooker’s disappearance are finally revealed in this detailed biography.
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För första gången, en utförlig presentation av de samlade svenska luftstridskrafterna under det kalla kriget. Hur skulle egentligen det svenska flygvapnet ha fungerat tillsammans med luftvärnet och andra delar av försvaret? Och hur stod vi oss egentligen i förhållande till omvärlden?
Sverige drev med envishet en svensk linje. Man gjorde en unik satsning på egna flygplan med förmåga att starta och landa på korta banor och spred ut flygbaserna över hela Sverige. Tilltron till värnpliktig personal var hög.
Alltmedan Sovjetunionen rustade, inte minst på Kolahalvön, påverkades de svenska luftstridskrafterna på flera avgörande sätt.

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