Pen Sword Aviation imprint: 311 books
Flight Craft 8: Mikoyan MiG-31
Defender of the Homeland
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2011
The MiG-31 started life as an advanced derivative of the famous MiG-25P interceptor, becoming the first Soviet fourth-generation combat aircraft. First flown in 1975, it differed from its progenitor primarily in having a crew of two (pilot and weapons systems operator), a highly capable passive phased-array...
by Yefim Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2013
'Spy in the Sky' matters have long been a source of interest and fascination for aircraft enthusiasts, historians and modellers and none more so than the elusive and secretive Soviet types of the Cold War era. Yefim Gordon presents us here with a range of such types, presenting a collection of photographs,...
Secret Wings of World War II
Nazi Technology and the Allied Arms Race
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
There are many myths and legends surrounding the advanced German aeronautical technology of the Second World War. There are also facts and proven events. Yet within these stories and behind these facts lie conspiracy theories, mistaken assumptions and denials that seem to contradict the evidence....
The Reich Intruders
RAF Light Bomber Raids in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2006
This is the story of 2 Group RAF during World War II. Much of it is told by the men who flew the Blenheim, Boston, Mitchell and Mosquito aircraft that carried out many daring daylight and night-time raids on vitally important targets in Nazi occupied Europe and Germany. These were not the famous thousand...
A Century of Air Power
The Changing Face of Warfare 1912-2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
No other technical development since the introduction of gunpowder has had as great an influence on warfare as the aircraft. From its early beginnings as simply a means of aerial reconnaissance to its utter supremacy on the battlefield, the aircraft has evolved into the most versatile and precise...
Eagles Over North Africa and the Mediterranean
1940 – 1943
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Although the Luftwaffe achieved a great deal of success in North Africa between 1940 and 1943, it was hampered by the constant demand for men and machines elsewhere, logistical problems, such as a crippling lack of fuel, and the harsh desert conditions.
An impressive selection of photographs...
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain
Rare photographs from wartime archives
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Luftwaffe Bombers in the Battle of Britain will contains some 140-150 images of German bomber aircraft during the summer of 1940. The images will cover the entirety of the battle and will depict losses across Britain during this period. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned...
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Interceptor, Strike, Reconnaissance Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
The Starfighter was once described as ‘a delight to fly, but one mistake and it will kill you’. It is one of the world’s fastest fighters with a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a service ceiling of 58,000 feet. First delivered to the USAF in 1958 it was also sold to the German, Greek, Italian, Turkish...
Mosquito to Berlin
Story of ‘Bertie’ Boulter DFC, One of Bennett’s Pathfinders
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2007
When Don Bennett formed the Pathfinder squadrons in 1942, the majority of the chosen pilots were highly experienced aircrew who had learned their skills in the opening years of World War Two. Some, however, were exceptions and found themselves flying with this elite band with no previous combat experience....
Men of Power
The Lives of Rolls-Royce Chief Test Pilots Harvey and Jim Heyworth
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2007
The story begins in 1940 when Harvey Heyworth was leading No. 79 Squadron RAF defending north-eastern England from Luftwaffe raids made by bombers based in Norway and Denmark and then later in the Battle of Britain when the unit moved south. During late 1940 and up to June 1941 Heyworth led his squadron...
by Tim Ripley
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
The Middle East is potentially the world’s major and most dangerous trouble spot. This book looks at why airpower is of such strategic and tactical importance in the area. It provides an overview of the state of the air forces in the first decade of the 21st Century. Each air force will be profiled,...
Aircraft Down
Landings, Crash Landings and Rescues
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2005
When a pilot experiences a sudden loud bang or sudden total silence, he is often faced with the stark choice of the parachute or attempting to get the aircraft down to earth in as few pieces as possible. This book describes twenty-three remarkable and true instances when, for a variety of reasons,...
Flying at the Edge
20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010
This is the autobiography of an outstanding fighter pilot during his twenty year career with the Royal Air Force. Tony Doyle first flew when in the CCF where he complted a glider course and then a highly-prized Flying Scholarship. This opened the way to joining the RAF and becoming an all-weather...
by Kaplan, Philip
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary RAF fighter aces during the Battle of Britain. The accounts of the experiences of fighter pilots are based on archival research, diaries, letters, published and unpublished memoirs and personal interviews with veterans.