Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Torpedo-Bomber Units

Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Torpedo-Bomber Units
Author: Marco Mattioli
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2014-10-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782008098

An illustrated technical history of the Gobbi Maledetti ('damned hunchbacks'), Italy's most recognisable combat aircraft. Italy's most successful wartime bomber, the S.79 saw combat with the Regia Aeronautica in France, Yugoslavia, Greece, North Africa, East Africa and in the Mediterranean. Initially developed as a transport, the aircraft evolved into a dedicated medium bomber during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The manufacturer then produced the S.79-II torpedo-bomber which entered service in 1939 – which primarily saw service against the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean. Illustrated with 30 full colour profiles of the main units that saw action with either the Regia Aeronautica or the ANR, this title is the first of two volumes to cover the development history and wartime performance of the S.79.

Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units

Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units
Author: Marco Mattioli
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2018-02-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472818857

Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.79-I made its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. During World War 2, it became Italy's most successful bomber, and the most produced, with around 1370 built between 1936 and early 1944. Although initially hampered by poor tactics, the S.79 bomber crews nonetheless scored sunk a number of Allied vessels, and provided a constant threat to Allied sailors in the Mediterranean in the early stages of the war. In East Africa and the Red Sea the Sparvieri were the most modern bombers in-theatre, proving a challenge to RAF and SAAF biplane fighters. Using specially commissioned full-colour artwork, first-hand accounts and historic photographs, this volume chronicles the history of the S.79's war in the Mediterranean, North African, Balkan, and East African theatres.

Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika Bomber

Messerschmitt Me 264 Amerika Bomber
Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2016-09-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 147281469X

As Europe plunged into World War II, Hitler ordered the development of a hi-tech secret weapon capable of taking the war across the Atlantic – the Messerschmitt Me 264. Chosen from designs for an 'Amerika Bomber' tendered by Messerschmitt, Junkers and Focke-Wulf, this ultra-long-range aircraft would be capable of attacking cities in the United States. Just one month before the attack on Pearl Harbor and the American entry into World War II Hitler was promising, privately, to wage a 'new war' against the USA after his victories in Europe. Dazzling digital artwork and 50 rare archive photographs perfectly complement the detailed analysis offered by Robert Forsyth as he examines the development, intended role and influence of the aircraft that Hitler planned to use to bomb New York City.

RAF Cold War Jet Aircraft in Profile

RAF Cold War Jet Aircraft in Profile
Author: CHRIS. SANDHAM-BAILEY
Publisher: HarperTempest
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-02-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781911658115

Detailed profile artworks and descriptions of 14 different RAF jet aircraft types.

Eagles Over Husky

Eagles Over Husky
Author: Alexander Fitzgerald-Black
Publisher: Wolverhampton Military Studies
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781912174942

In the summer of 1943, the United Nations began Operation HUSKY, the invasion of Sicily. The Eagles over HUSKY - the airmen of the Allied air forces - played a crucial role in the assault. The Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica provided a significant part of the Axis force meant to defend the island and throw the Allies back into the sea. The Allied air forces foiled this effort and inflicted losses on a German Air Force badly needed on other fronts. Raids on mainland Italian railway transport crippled Axis resupply efforts. The same strikes brought pressure on the Italian state to denounce Fascism and join the Allied side. Army commanders relied heavily on tactical air power to destroy Axis forces in Sicily. The result was a strategic victory which forced Nazi Germany to stand alone in defense of southern Europe. Most histories of the campaign focus on the escape of German forces across the Strait of Messina. Eagles over Husky challenges the notion that the Allied militaries bungled total victory in Sicily. It assesses one of the greatest air battles of the Second World War. This is a topic that has been relatively unexamined by historians of the campaign, who tend to focus on army matters. Eagles over Husky tells the integrated story of the air war waged during the Battle of Sicily. The author draws upon experiences, perspectives, and sources from both Allied and Axis camps to inform the analysis and enhance the narrative.

Dornier Do 17

Dornier Do 17
Author: Chris Goss
Publisher: Crecy Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Dornier Do 17 (Bomber)
ISBN: 9781906537555

Designed both as a military and civil aircraft, the Dornier Do 17 'Flying Pencil', so called because of its slender fuselage, was one of three twin-engine medium bombers in service with the Luftwaffe at the start of WWII. Its service with the Legion Condor during the Spanish Civil War, mainly in the reconnaissance role, so impressed the Luftwaffe that high priority was allocated to the aircraft as both a bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. The Do 17 was loved by its crews. It served over Poland, France and the Low Countries, Britain, the Balkans, Greece and the Soviet Union, often without escort and against increasing and improved fighter opposition. Despite a comparatively light bomb-load and limited range, the ultimate version, Do 17Z, possessed good maneuverability and during the Luftwaffe's campaign against England in 1940, it was preferred for low-level attacks on British airfields and installations, though its lack of protection made it vulnerable. Though production ceased in October 1940, the sleek Do 17 could be found on the strength of Luftwaffe units to the end of the war operating as a glider tug, night reconnaissance platform, research aircraft and trainer. In this book Luftwaffe historian, Chris Goss, recounts the operational history of the Do 17, perhaps the least understood and often forgotten of the Luftwaffe's medium bombers.

Armed Forces of the English-Speaking Caribbean

Armed Forces of the English-Speaking Caribbean
Author: Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
Publisher: Latin America@War
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781914377136

The countries of the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago have a rich military heritage. Armed Forces of the English-speaking Caribbean examines the history, force development and current status of each of the armed forces of these countries as well as their operational use.

Hs 129

Hs 129
Author: Martin Pegg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1997
Genre: Henschel Hs 129 (Attack plane)
ISBN: 9780952686712

The Henschel Hs 129 was recognised as the scourge of Soviet armour on the Eastern front.

Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War

Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War
Author: Alfredo Logoluso
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472801903

An operational history of the most successful fighter plane of the Spanish Civil War, and the aces that flew it. The CR.32 Falco was a handsome and highly manoeuvrable biplane fighter. During General Franco's fight with the Republicans for the control of Spain from 1936 – 39, no fewer than 477 CR.32s were involved, with an astounding 709 confirmed aerial victories, and an additional 320 kills claimed, for just 62 losses. As these statistics reveal, the CR.32 was the unrivalled master of the skies over Spain. By the war's end, the five leading aces of the conflict were all Spanish CR.32 pilots. Their exploits, and those of the other leading CR.32 aces, are examined for the first time in English in this exciting volume.