The Pendulum and the
Scythe
The Whitley Boys
When Britain first took on the might of Hitler's Third Reich the RAF had to use whatever aircraft were available to them. To the men of 4 Group, Bomber Command, That took the shape of the lumbering and, some would say, downright ugly, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley. 'Larry' Donnelly graphically describes the hardships faced by the tradesmen aircrew who flew the Whitleys for the love of flying and an extra 1/6d a day to risk their lives over Germany.
Specifications:
ISBN 1-871187-36-2
230 pages, 40 illustrations, 140 x 210mm.
Case bound.
Price £19.95
The Pendulum and the
ScytheTours with 4 Group Bomber Command
Ken Marshall
At first sight, 'The Pendulum and The Scythe' may seem a strange title for a book on RAF Bomber Command, but when one realises how much the technological advances - and the tactical advantages gained therefrom - swung from one side to another throughout WWII, then the Pendulum becomes clear.55,500 Bomber Command aircrew died serving their country during WWII - an horrendous toll paid to the Scythe of the Grim Reaper. Ken Marshall's approach to the story of No.4 Group, Bomber Command is refreshing and different. The reader's attention is held throughout by the author's highly readable style as he unfolds the drama of 4 Group through the lives and experiences of individual aircrew members and squadrons.
448 pages, 8 pages of photographs.
Case Bound 140 x 210mm.
ISBN 1-871187-32-X
Price £24.95.
Blenheim Strike!Theo Boiten
With a foreword by Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCE, CBE, DSO, DFC**, AFC
The Bristol Blenheim was the mainstay of the RAF's 2 Group in the early days of WWII. Their job of attacking German positions, airfields and shipping was among the most dangerous and crew losses were high. As a tribute to the men of Bomber, Fighter and Coastal Commands who gave their lives flying Blenheims, Dutch historian Theo Boiten has produced a classic and definitive account of Blenheim operations over the low countries. Exhaustive appendices feature complete aircraft and crew loss listings for all Blenheim operations over the Netherlands together with Luftwaffe claims for Blenheims shot down.
320 pages, 80 photographs. Case bound.
ISBN 1-871187-31-1.
Price £24.95
Tirpitz - The
Halifax RaidsIncluding the story of the RAF Museum's Halifax 'S-Sugar'
Nigel Smith
Now the full story of one of the RAF Museum's most famous exhibits and the raids on the
Tirpitz is told in full.
331 pages, 215 x 140mm.
Soft covers.
ISBN. 1-871187-27-3.
Price £14.95
James Hampton
a hard hitting and thought provoking book about life in Bomber Command.
376 pages
illustrated throughout
soft covers,
140 x 210mm. ISBN
1871187-17-6.
Price £14.95 - Out of print
It's Dicey Flying
Wimpys(around Italian Skies)
Maurice Lihou
It's Dicey Flying Wimpys tells the story of a pilot and his crew sent to Italy to fly
with 205 Group in the closing stages of the war. The events that overtook them provide
engrossing reading.
Maurice Lihou tells his story as 'Lee', a young , newly married pilot, who found himself flying into battle in the much revered Wellington bomber, known within the RAF as the 'Wimpy'. The storyline is unique and makes a refreshing change from umpteen other accounts of the air war in WW2. Lee tells his story in such a way that it has often been described as fascinating, enthralling, well written and very readable. Since the first edition came out in 1992, Maurice Lihou has received many letters and comments, congratulating and thanking him for writing his story. Here are some of them.
'Besides the adventure, I did enjoy the touches of humour and romance running through it.'
'Maurice Lihou is to be congratulated on producing such factual and nostalgic reading.'
228 pages, soft covers
215 x 140mm.
ISBN 1-871187-24-9
Price £11.95 - Out of print
Low Level from
SwantonMartin W Bowman
The fascinating story of Swanton Morley during its fifty-five years as a Royal Air
Force station is one that will be of interest to all those who serve there and will arouse
many memories for the men and women stationed at Swanton in the past.
250 pages, soft covers
140 x 210mm.
ISBN 1-871187-29-X.
Price £14.95