BOOK
CATEGORY:
NAVAL AVIATION IN GENERAL
AND WAR AT SEA
| The
War at Sea 1939-1945, Freedom's Battle Vol 1. By John Winton (ed.) Pimlico.
071266064X. Our Price: £11.20 |
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A collection
of writing about the sea war, including accounts of the major protagonists
and the ordinary seamen. A compelling read. Volume one in a trilogy of
books which consist of eyewitness accounts of combat during World
War II. It contains a selection of the personal experiences of men
and women, from admirals to Wrens, serving in the British and Commonwealth
Navies, the Fleet Air Arm and the Merchant Navy.
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| Paperback
- 448 pages new edition (1 September, 1994) |
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BOOK
CATEGORY: FLEET AIR ARM HISTORY
| The
Fleet Air Arm Handbook, 1939-45. By David Wragg. Sutton Publishing. ISBN:0750925965.
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| Hardcover
- 256 pages (22 November, 2001) |
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| The
Fleet Air Arm in Focus Part 2. By D.A. Hobbs. Maritime Books; ISBN: 0907771513.
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This
is not a history but a pictorial attempt to capture something of the spirit
of the Fleet Air Arm.
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| Paperback
(1993) |
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| With
the Carriers in Korea, The Fleet Air Arm Story
1950-1953 , by John R.P.
Landsdown. Crecy Publishing; ISBN: 0947554645 |
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The Fleet Air Arm Story
1950-1953 and about HMs Glory.
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- October 1997 |
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| British
Naval Aviation : The Fleet Air Arm, 1917-1990. By Ray Sturtivant. Arms
and Armour Press. Naval Institute Press; ISBN: 0870210262. Our Price:£25.72.
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| Hardcover
- 224 pages (May 1990) |
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| Look
at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. By Bessacarr Prints ; ISBN: 0863841376. Our
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| Paperback
revised edition (July 1988) |
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| Royal
Navy Aircraft : Since 1945. By Ray Williams. Naval Institute Press; ISBN:
0870219960. Our Price: £25.04. RRP: |
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| Hardcover
- 170 pages (September 1989) |
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| Seedie's
List of Fleet Air Arm Awards, 1939-69.
By WC, Dickson. Tisbury: Ripley Registers; ISBN: 0951338021. Our Price:
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| The
Fleet Air Arm in Camera. By R. Hayward. Sutton Publishing; ISBN: 0750912545.
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An
illustrated history with virtually all text appearing as longish captions.
From air ships and powered box-kites through "smart bombs" of 1925 to the
Gulf War and HMS Ocean fitting-out in mid 1996.
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| Hardcover
- 191 pages (November 1996) |
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BOOK
CATEGORY: ROYAL NAVY
| Roskill,
S.W. (1998) The Navy at War. Wordsworth Editions Ltd; ISBN: 1853266973 |
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This
is the definitive account of the War at Sea by the Royal Navy and Fleet
Air Arm in WW2. Succinct, authoritative paragraphs. Roskill describes the
major sea battles such as River Plate and Matapan as well as the characteristic
convoy actions of the Battle of the Atlantic, Murmansk and Malta. He covers
the contribution made by British technology on the shape of Asdic and Rada,
and also shows the courage and skill of the officers and men who made the
victory possible. Budget reprint of classic account of the HMSO publication
by Roskill in the 1950s "History of the Second World War: War at Sea 1939-1945".
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| Paperback
- 480 pages new edition (24 September, 1998) |
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| Fly
Navy, edited by Charles Manning. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN: 0850527325.
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To
mark the Millennium, 95 members of the Fleet Air Arm Officer's Association
have recalled their experiences of over 55 years of post-war naval flying.
Fly Navy is a unique and entertaining anthology of flying stories, which
will delight all with even a passing interest in service life and aviation.
A 'warts and all'
persepective of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm post-Second World War, covering
flying operations world-wide and active service in Korea, Malaya, Aden,
Borneo, Suez, the Falklands and the Gulf. 95 first-person accounts accompanied
by rich array of photographs, many never previously published. Foreword
by HRH Prince Andrew, himself a Sea King pilot in the Falklands.
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| Hardcover
- 239 pages (1 June, 2000) |
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BOOK
CATEGORY: AUSTRALIAN FLEET AIR ARM
BOOK
CATEGORY: CANADIAN NAVAL AVIATION
BOOK
CATEGORY: NEW ZEALAND FLEET AIR ARM
Memoirs
of a Reluctant Batsman - New Zealand Servicemen in the Fleet Air Arm 1940-45.
By A. O. "Cappy" Masters; Janus Publishing Company; ISBN:
1857561481. Our
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about the involvement of New Zealand Servicemen in the Fleet Air Arm 1940-45.
"I have to nominate one pilot from 809 Squadron capable of
being a carrier batsman. You are it." So began 'Cappy' Masters
war career, armed with two ping-pong bats. This book contains a wealth
of anecdotes he had collected as a serviceman during the war, some sad,
many happy, all conveyed with intelligence and feeling. This is a
first-hand account of the involvement of New Zealand servicemen in the
Fleet Air Arm during World War II. It is written with particular reference
to the "forgotton fleet", the British Pacific Fleet in the Indian Ocean.
"Cappy" Masters describes his training, his involvement in many theatres
of war and the friendships that were created during the war. Narrated with
humour, "Cappy" relates the exciting, amusing and even the boring times
of an involvement with the Royal Navy, via the Fleet Air Arm, where the
"Poms" and the "Kiwis" managed to get along pretty well and make an effective
contribution to the war effort.
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| Hardcover
- 400 pages (February 1995) |
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BOOK
CATEGORY: FRENCH FLEET AIR ARM
| L'aéronautique
navale française au Royaume-Uni : 1940-1946 By Jean-Marie Commeau.
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This
little known story begins when the Free French Navy (FNFL) was created
on 1 July 1940. The French Fleet Air Arm (Aeronautique navale des FNFL),
which numbered only a few dozen in July 1940 had over 400 aviators in 1943.
Initially French naval aviators served isolated in various RAF and Fleet
Air Arm squadrons during 1940-1941, and were subsequently partially
employed in the fighter group, Ile de France in 1942 and onboard Royal
Navy aircraft carrirers in 1943. Following the North African invasion of
Morocco and Algeria, from 1943-1946 the UK opened training schools for
future French FAA pilots, mechanics, radio operators, etc. The book is
written in French but as the cover indicates "To hnour and please our English
speaking readers all picture captions are given in French and English").
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BOOK CATEGORY: INDIAN NAVY
BOOK CATEGORY: RAF AND FLEET AIR ARM
| RAF
operations 1918-38 by Chaz Bowyer. ASIN: 0718306716 Used Price:
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This
book by the veteran RAF on military and WW2 books details the RAF operations
from when it was created out of the RNAS and RFC, through the inter-war
period till the year that the Fleet Air Arm was returned from under RAF
control to the Royal Navy.
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BOOK
CATEGORY:
UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION
(GENERAL)
| Evolution
of Aircraft Carriers.By Scot MacDonald. Naval Aviation Monographs.
Published by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Historical Center.
Washington Navy Yard. |
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Aviation Statistics - World War II. Naval Aviation Monographs. Published
by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Historical Center. Washington
Navy Yard. |
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| Kite
Balloons to Airships...the Navy's Lighter-than-Air Experience . Naval
Aviation Monographs. Published by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval
Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard. |
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| U.
S. Naval Air Reserve . Naval Aviation Monographs. Published by the
Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy
Yard. |
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to Jets . Naval Aviation Monographs. Published by the Naval Aviation
History Branch, Naval Historical Center. Washington Navy Yard. |
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BOOK CATEGORY: PRISONERS OF WAR
| Stalag
Luft III: The Secret Story. By Arthur A. Durand. Lousiana State Univ. Pr.
ISBN: 0807124435. |
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Stalag
Luft III was the POW camp made famous by the movie, The Great Escape, and
was "home" to captured Fleet Air Arm, Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth
and Allied airmen. Its history is ably recorded with full use of
the secret records kept by the prisoners, supplemented by interviews and
declassified documents, to recount the dramatic story of the British and
American aviators and their captivity. The book begins with several aviators'
captures, interrogations and transfers to the Stalag, and then shows the
POWs' ingenuity as they strive to maintain their physical and mental health
in adverse conditions. Camp commandant, Colonel Friedrich-Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau,
during his twenty-one month administration of the camp there were 262 escape
attempts, 100 of them involving tunnels. The book concludes with a twenty-nine
page appendix that surveys the history of prisoners of war.
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