Pen Sword Aviation imprint: 311 books
Valkyrie: The North American XB-70
The USA’s Ill-fated Supersonic Heavy Bomber
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
During the 1950s, at the time Elvis Presley was rocking the world with Hound Dog and the USA was aiming to become the world’s only superpower, plans were being drawn at North American Aviation in Southern California for an incredible Mach-3 strategic bomber. The concept was born as a result of General...
Operation Lusty
The Race for Hitler's Secret Technology
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
A fascinating overview of the Allies’ post-WWII program to gain access to advanced Nazi war machines and the technology they ultimately recovered.
Prior to the Allied D-Day assault on Normandy, France, rumors had already been circulating that high-tech Nazi super-weapons (wunderwaffe) had reached...
Their Finest Hour
Stories of the Men who Won the Battle of Britain
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Their Finest Hour tells the fascinating stories of six of Churchill’s ‘Few', each of whom played an important part in the Battle of Britain. Celebrated and much respected on their own squadrons, all have since faded into obscurity. Their achievements, against all odds, and the fortunes of their...
Jet Wars in the Nuclear Age
1972 to the Present Day
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
This book explores the era of the 1970s right up to the present day, illustrating how
fighter-bombers and tactics have developed and evolved during this time. It covers all the most significant military conflicts that have characterised this era, including the Eleven Day War of Christmas 1972 in Vietnam...
by Robert Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2007
During the last century the British aircraft industry created and produced many outstanding aeroplanes. These aircraft were world leaders in advanced technology, utilizing inventions by British engineers and scientists such as radar, the jet engine, the ejector seat and vertical take-off and landing....
Lady Lucy Houston DBE
Aviation Champion and Mother of the Spitfire
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
The life-story of Lady Lucy Houston DBE must surely be one of the most romantic and dramatic epics of the last one hundred and fifty years, yet nowadays she is a woman unknown. She was a renowned beauty with a sharp intelligence, and over the years she would exploit her charismatic charm, first as...
by Commander R 'Mike' Crosley DSC RN
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014
A classic in every sense of the word, the re-issuing of this book is sure to provoke an enthusiastic response. First published in 1986 by Airlife, its publishing history has seen a great number of glowing reviews generated, coming from both historians and participants in the proceedings that the author...
by Henry “Hank” Adlam
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
In this riveting critique of the Fleet Air Arm's policy across two world wars, former FAA Fighter Pilot Henry Adlam charts the course of its history from 1912 to 1945, logging the various milestones, mistakes and successes that characterised the service history of the Fleet Air Arm. Offering criticism...
by Martin Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, this book covers airfields in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire.
12 Group was formed in 1937 within Fighter Command to become responsible for aerial defense of the industrial Midlands. During World War Two this group was the...
Adventures of a Cold War Fast-Jet Navigator
The Buccaneer Years
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
David Herriot served almost 40 years in the Royal Air Force as a navigator, first on the Buccaneer S2 and subsequently on the Tornado GR1. This volume recounts his early career operating the Buccaneer on three operational flying tours plus a tour as an instructor on the Operational Conversion Unit....
Jets at Sea
Naval Aviation in transition 1945 - 55
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009
As World War Two drew to a close, jet-powered aircraft were beginning to be introduced into service. To take advantage of this major development it was necessary for all the worlds air powers to rethink combat tactics and develop the means of handling these faster and generally larger aircraft in...
The Bomber Command War Diaries
An Operational Reference Book
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Bomber Command's campaign started on the very first day of the Second World War and ended within a few hours of the final victory in Europe five and a half years later. It was an attempt to win the war in Europe by strategic bombing on such an enormous scale that historians have only recently begun...
Death Was Their Co-Pilot
Aces of the Skies
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
It was in World War I that the skies first became a battlefield, with nations seeking to decide military outcomes off the ground. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including the infamous “Red Baron” Manfred von Richthofen. In addition to this iconic flying ace, the author...
North-West Aircraft Wrecks
New Insights into Dramatic Last Flights
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2007
This is a different approach to Aviation Archaeology. The book includes 18 crash sites and each chapter includes a description of how the incident occurred and the reasons behind the crash. Copious notes then reveal what the authors have discovered about the artifacts and the history surrounding the...