Bøker av Martin Bowman

The two-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War. Famously wooden-built, its graceful lines and powerful performance have made it into an airborne icon. Its operational versatility as a fighter, low level bomber and reconnaissance aircraft was unsurpassed.In this book we get the first-hand crew accounts of a selection of the actions and missions that the 'Mossie' undertook. These include audacious raids on Nazi HQs and Gestapo jails - real precision attacks carried out by ace fliers. REVIEWS ..".brings to life the courage and will that RAF pilots- certainly all pilots during WWII displayed during every mission...a must have, for this may very well be one of the last books to have first hand stories from the actual men who flew this magnificent plane. "IPMS, 02/2010

Features an array of engaging black and white images from wartime archives, telling the story of the North American P-51 Mustang in words and pictures.

This volume, one of three "Osprey Combat Aircraft" titles on the Mosquito, focuses on reconaissance variants and their users. The plane's high performance gave it the ability to escape interception by enemy fighters. The text covers recce tactics, operations and a spread on crew uniforms.

The Vought F4U Corsair is undeniably one of the most famous American fighters to have seen action during the Second World War. This new addition to the Images of War series features lots of personal stories and over 200 colour and b/w images.

Unique and previously unpublished photographs of Cuba's classic American and European automobiles, trucks and station-wagons, from Cadillacs and Buicks to Chevys and Fargos. It is a colourful insight into Cuban culture that features people, places, and cigars.

The largest single engined fighter when the USA entered the war, the P-47 was a monster of a machine.

The P-51 personified the might of the Eighth Air Force's fighter strength in the latter years of World War II. Their opposition were the pilots of Fw 190 committed to the final, frontline defence of the Reich. The Fw 190 was the scourge of its enemies, superior to all Allied fighters until the introduction of the P-51.

As part of the "AHT" series, which deals with airfields, this book concentrates on Norfolk and Suffolk. It looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, and what remains. It also explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would go.

The B-17 saw combat in the Pacific from the moment a formation of these bombers arrived at Pearl Harbour during the attack of 7th December 1941. This is a history of the B-17's role in the Pacific War.

Account of the legendary "all-wooden" twin-engined fighter bomber, based on first-hand accounts from the men who flew and worked on it.

The Boeing B-17 epitomizes the American war effort in Europe. This second of two volumes covers the 14 bomb groups of the Third Air Division. First hand accounts, photography, profile artworks and nose art scrap views bring to life aircraft from each of the groups within the Third Air Division.

This second volume in a trilogy of titles devoted to de Havilland's "wooden wonder" focuses on the Mosquito fighter variants and their users. Crews explain the tactics they used and their are scale drawings of all the Mosquito variants.