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Test Pilot (Aviation Classics)

By Duke, Neville

Spartacus: The Life of a Roman Gladiator (Graphic Non-fiction) (Graphic Non-fiction S.)

By Ganeri, Anita, Shone, Rob, Spender, Nick

Faster than the Sun: The Compelling Story of a Record-Breaking Test Pilot and WWII Navy Flyer

By Twiss, Peter

Lie in the Dark and Listen: The Remarkable Exploits of a Second World War Bomber Pilot and Great Escaper

By Rees, Ken, Arrandale, Karen

Tom Paine: The Life of a Revolutionary

By Harry Harmer

Fighting Fitt: The Gerry Fitt Story

By Ryder, Chris

Dilly: The Man Who Broke Enigmas

By Mavis Batey

Mannock: The Life and Death of Major Edward Mannock VC, DSO, MC, RAF

By Norman L.R. Franks, Andy Saunders

A Pathfinder's War: An Extraordinary Tale of Surviving Over 100 Bomber Operations Against All Odds

By Flt Lt Ted Stocker, Sean Feast

Brotherhood of the Skies: Wartime Experiences of a Gunner Officer and Typhoon Pilot: Wartime experiences of a gunnery officer and Typhoon pilot

By David Ince

Dowding of Fighter Command

By Vincent Orange

Churchill's Navigator: Stories from Air Commodore John Mitchell's career including his time as Churchill's navigator

By John Mitchell, Sean Feast

My Golden Flying Years: From 1918 Over France, Through Iraq in the 1920s, to the Schneider Trophy Race of 1927

By D. D'arcy A. Greig, Norman L.R. Franks, Simon Muggleton

Shot Down in Flames: A WW2 Fighter Pilot's Remarkable Take of Survival: A WWII Fighter Pilot's Remarkable Tale of Survival

By Geoffrey Page

Be Bold

By Frederick Rosier, David Rosier

A Grand Gossip: the Bletchley Park Diary of Basil Cottle, 1943-45

By Cottle, Basil, Hodsdon, James, Hodsdon, Judith

Raw Courage: The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of Four RAF Brothers in Arms

By Norman L.R. Franks, Simon Muggleton

The Sowreys: A Unique and Remarkable Record of One Family's Sixty-five Years of Distinguished Service

By Graham Pitchfork

Churchill and His Airmen: Relationships, intrigue and policy-making, 1914-1945

By Vincent Orange

Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse

By General Jack Seely, Brough Scott, Sir Alfred Munnings

Galloper Jack: The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Rode a Real War Horse

By Brough Scott

Finding the Few: Some outstanding mysteries of the Battle of Britain investigated and solved

By Saunders, Andy

The Last of the 39ers: The Extraordinary Wartime Experiences of Squadron Leader Alfie Fripp

By Sean Feast

Billy Bishop Lone Wolf Hunter: The RAF Ace Re-examined

By Peter Kilduff

Phantom Boys: True Tales from UK Operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4: True Tales from the UK Operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 (The Jet Age Series)

By Richard Pike

An Alien Sky: The story of one man's remarkable adventure in Bomber Command during the Second World War

By Andrew Wiseman

Fifty Years of Flying Fun: Fascinating memoir covering an RAF and display flying career

By Rod Dean

The Daily Telegraph Military Obituaries Book Three: 3 (Daily Telegraph Book of Military Obituaries) (Daily Telegraph Book of Obituaries): Book 3

By David Twiston Davies

Tornado Boys: Thrilling Tales from the Men and Women who have Operated this Indomintable Modern-Day Bomber (The Jet Age Series)

By Ian Hall

Phantom Boys 2: More Thrilling Tales from UK and US Operators of the McDonnell Douglas F-4

By Richard Pike