Biographies

Aerofilms Ltd was born on 9 May 1919. An unprecedented business venture, it hoped to marry the still fledgling technology of powered flight to the discipline of photography.

The long way home from Canada The final book of the trilogy. Ulrich is back in custody and describes life behind barbed wire culminating in his fifth and final bid to get back to Germany.

A graphic illustration of the realities of the air war in the Western Desert, Shark Squadron Pilot describes Bert Horden’s service with 112 ‘Shark’ Squadron and the ground attack role of the ‘Kittys’. 

An illustrated collection of ghostly tales from around the county, likely to unsettle even the most sceptical of readers.

The story of Douglas Bader, the RAF fighter pilot who shot down twenty enemy fighters during the Second World War despite having lost both his legs, defies fiction.

"At a hundred feet above the sea, the cockpit was washed in a brilliant white light but even in the dazzling glare of the searchlight beams I could see the glowing balls of flak streaking towards us and zipping past, rocking the Wellington, spraying it with shrapnel and tearing gaping holes in the fabric."

By Biff Raven-Hill

The Wartime Housewife will bring old fashioned values and skills to our very modern world! In this book, she shares recipes and tips on budgeting, repairing things, mending and scavenging; ideas for the school holidays, outings, gardening, DIY, sewing and craft; and anything else that might prove useful in your daily life.

First published in 1944, Guy Gibson’s Enemy Coast Ahead quickly became regarded as the classic Bomber Command boo