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In November 1942 the RAF formed special Strike Wings to attack the heavily defended and seemingly invulnerable convoys that brought Germany's vital supplies of iron ore from Scandinavia down the coast of Europe to feed its war machine.

This is a picture-led narrative, drawing on a range of private and museum sources to illustrate the course of the Battle of Britain. Rather than concentrate solely on the exploits of RAF Fighter Command, the author's narrative tells the wider story of the battle.

* Classic account of the RAF's Strike Wings in action against German shipping in the Second World War * Based on British and German records and on first-hand eyewitness accounts * Fascinating insight into the experience of combat flying seventy years ago * Illustrated with action photographs and attack diagrams

The Battle of Britain

Originally published: Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1995.

In-depth history of a Coastal Command squadron during the Second World War. Gripping accounts of low-level raids on enemy ports and shipping and fascinating insight into the experience of combat flying seventy years ago.

Covering the main campaigns and historical events, this work relates the history of the RAF from its formation on 1 April 1918, through the testing years of the interwar period, followed by the struggle of the Second World War, into the precarious peace of the nuclear age, and concludes with hi-tech RAF poised on the edge of the millennium.

The uncertain fates of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson and Glenn Miller have fascinated readers and aviation historians ever since they disappeared. Using testimony from new witnesses and hitherto undisclosed public records, the author seeks to explain why they were reported 'missing: believed killed'.