The author relates the problems underlying the development of effective airborne radars, of specialised night fighting aircraft such as the Mosquito and JU88, and night fighting tactics and weapons. Technically detailed it is also a vivid narrative which conveys all the terror and confusion of aerial combat in the dark.

1976, Patrick Stephens, , 0850592364,< M-01>,192pp illustrations, slight foxing on edges ow vg in dw, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 6009-01..............................£9.00 

A technical directory of major warplanes from World War 1 to the 1970s. Over 200,000 words of text and data, with 500 accurate drawings - many in colour- and 40 cutaway drawings covering more than 1500 combat aircraft worldwide.

1976, Hamlyn, , 060033144X,< M-01>,Large Format.232pp illustrations, Good in taped down d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 34890-01..............................£8.00 

A comprehensive catalogue of companies and individuals who have been involved in aircraft production from the middle of the 19th Century to the 1990s. Includes more than 3000 entries covering all types of aircraft, including those that never flew

1993, Patrick Stephens, , 1852602058,< M-01>,336pp, 293 ills, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 17369-01..............................£10.00 

The often surprising story of the combat debut of famous fighter aircraft, from the first victory of an RFC B.E.2A in 1914 through to the Gloster Meteor and the Messerschmitt Me-262 of 1944. Thirty years of development in fighter design

2000, Arms & Armour Press, , 1854094432,< M-01>,320pp, 46 b/w ills, Bumped corners ow. vg in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 28997-04..............................£15.00 

This book follows the history of aviation from the early days to rockets and space travel, and is illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Despite having a number of errors in the captions to the photographs, which have been corrected in pencil by the previous owner, it is an interesting look at current and predicted developments in aviation from the perspective of the 1950s. A photograph of WWII fighter ace and test pilot, John Cunningham, which appears to have been signed by him, is taped loosely at page 47 .Co-authored by Charle Harvey and E. S. Wolff.

1953, Sampson Low, Marston, , ,< M-01>,large format, 125pp, numerous photographs and illustrations, good in pictorial boards grazed and bent at top & bottom corners., ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 31764-01..............................£6.00 

A tribute to the world's most famous fighter plane. Mass market paperback. Very good. nAs well as thrilling acconts of aerial combat, the book includes a Battle of Britain chronology, a list of the twenty Spitfire squadrons and their bases and the plane's specifications.

1990, Futura Publishers, , 0708844383,< M-01>,160pp illustrations, Very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 37970-01..............................£3.00 

The author develops the theme of the fighter becoming the front line tool of geopolitics, from the first fitment of armament to the primitive scout, to the complex weapons of the '70s and '80s.

1979, Barrie & Jenkins, , 0214206017,< M-01>,152pp. over 150 photographs, colour plates, Good in d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 34782-01..............................£8.00 

Battlefield Air-Attack 1911-1945, the development of close air support and its impact on military operations worldwide. The author considers the context in which air-ground actions came about and how they influenced the outcome of specific battles and campaigns such as the decisive role played by air interdiction in the collapse of the Turkish forces in Palestine in 1917, the major inter-war conflicts in Abyssinia, Spain, China and in World War II.

1989, Airlife Publishing, , 185310020X,< M-01>,323pp illustrations. maps, very good in like d/w. slightly dusty on top edge, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 3315-02..............................£10.00 

Control of the sea is still in dispute. This work examines the history of the struggle between ships and aircraft for control of the sea surface, from its origins in the First World War, to the debates of the interwar years, the great battles of World War II and its development after 1945.

1998, Conway, , 0851777716,< M-01>,398pp illustrations. maps, Prev. owner sticker on endpaper, otherwise fine in vg d/w, ,
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 484-02..............................£10.00 

The problem of identifying aircraft first became a problem in the First World War and greatly increased in complexity in the Second World War. A history of aircraft recognition, includes the use of restricted war-time publications and exposes the successes and disastrous errors that have coloured the problem.

1994, HM Stationary Office , , 0112904963,< M-01>,140pp, 8 col plates, 85 photos, line drawings, very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...Aviation - General
Web No. 19855-01..............................£8.00