The book commences with coverage of the final fierce air-sea battles over the Aegean which preceded the advance northwards to Rome and the ill-conceived British attempt to secure the Dodecanese islands following the armistice with Italy
The fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its surrender and occupation achieved almost by air attack alone.
In the monumental Bloody Shambles Vol.2, Christopher Shores described the British retreat out of Burma, culminating at the end of May 1942. Then, for several months, the monsoon brought operations on land and in the air virtually to a halt as the British and Indian forces prepared to re-take Burma. The Japanese, however, had very different ideas.
It is more than 40 years since Fighters over the Desert and Fighters over Tunisia were published. Both volumes have long been out of print and collectors' items, but Christopher Shores refused to permit their reprinting until he amassed more information. Long awaited by many, if any work can be said to be comprehensive and definitive, this is it.
In 1941, within months of launching a devastating air attack on the Far Eastern dependencies of Great Britain, Holland and the USA, Japan had secured the great prize, Singapore. The dramatic events preceding the fall are covered in great detail in the much acclaimed Bloody Shambles Volume One.
Here is the second volume of the dramatic story of the air battle for Malta during World War II, written by the acknowledged experts in the field and long-awaited by enthusiasts and specialist historians alike.
This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter plane in World War I, and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them. It covers the squadrons and their markings, as well as the birth of the Royal Air Force.
The third volume in this series returns to November 1942 to explain the background to the first major Anglo-American venture - Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa.
This is the story of the Allied air campaign across Singapore, Malaya, Burma, Ceylon and the Philippines during World War II. It documents the Allied underestimation of Japanese ability, which led to the destruction of 50% of the British bomber force in two days.
