Reading List 2. Air Forces.
Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955 by Dr David Nicolle and AVM Gabr Ali Gabr. Published by Helion 2021.
A new series detailing the emergence of the Arab Air Forces including Saudi, Egyptian, Iraqi, and Iranian Air Forces. Currently up to volume 4 1918-1936. ISBN 978-1-914059-27-8 and volume 5 1936-1939 ISBN 978-1-914377-23-5.
Photos, Profiles, maps.
Australia RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942 by Douglas Gillison. AWM 1962
Volume 1 of Australia in the War. photos, maps, OBs.
Air War against Japan 1943-1945 by George Odgers. AWM 1957
Volume 2 of Australia in the War. photos, maps, OBs
Air War against Germany and Italy 1939-1943 by John Herington. AWM 1954
Volume 3 of Australia in the War. photos, maps, OBs
Air Power over Europe 1944-1945 by John Herington. AWM 1963
Volume 4 of Australia in the War. photos, maps, OBs.
Desert Warriors by Russell Brown. Banner Books 2000 ISBN 1-875593-22-5
Australian P-40 pilots at war in the Middle East and North Africa 1941-1943. photos, maps, profiles.
Catalina Chronicle by David Vincent. LPH ISBN 0-9596052-0-7
A history of RAAF Catalina operations 1939-1958. photos, maps.
The RAAF in Russia by Geoffrey W Raebel. AMHP 1997. ISBN 0-9586693-5-X
455 RAAF Squadron Hampden operations in 1942. photos, map.
Flyers Far Away by Michael Enright. Schiffer 2012. ISBN 978-0-7643-4270-7
Australian aircrews over Europe in World War II. photos.
Whispering Death by Mark Johnston. Allen and Unwin 2011 ISBN 978-1-74175-901-3
Australian Airmen in the Pacific War. photos, maps.
Belgium
La Saga du Renard 31 by Andre Henry de la Lindi and Alain Delannai. French language
Covers 11th Escadrille of the 1st Regiment operations in 1940. photos.
Brazil
Brazilians at War by Santiago Rivas. Helion and Company 2017 ISBN 978-1-911512-58-5
Brazilian aviation in the Second World War. photos, maps, profiles.
Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Air Force in the Second World War by Alexander Mladenov, Evgeni Andonov and Krassimir Grozev. Published by Helion 2018. ISBN 978-1-912390-64-9.
Photos, profiles, OBs.
The History of Bulgarian Air Power by Dimitar Nedialkov. Albatros 2012. ISBN 978-954-509-471-2
Covers the history 1912 to 1990. photos.
Air Power of the Kingdom of Bulgaria by Dimitar Nedialkov. Fark OOD 2001 Bulgarian and English languages.
Five volumes detailing the fighters used by the Bulgarian Air Force 1911 to 1945. photos, profiles, maps, OBs.
Canada RCAF
RCAF Squadrons and Aircraft by S Kostenuk and J Griffin. SSHC 1977 ISBN 0-88866-577-6
RCAF Squadron histories and aircraft 1924-1968. photos, OBs
Reap the Whirlwind by Spencer Dunmore and William Carter. Crecy 1992. ISBN 0-947554-35-1
The untold story of 6 Group, Canada's bomber force of World War Two. photos.
The Tumbling Sky by Hugh Halliday. Canada's Wings 1978. ISBN 0-920002-03-X
Stories from Canada's fighter pilots of World War Two. photos.
All the Fine Young Eagles by David L Bashow. Stoddart 1997 ISBN 0-7737-5913-1
In the cockpit with Canada's Second World War Fighter Pilots. photos.
China
Aces of the Republic of China Air Force by Raymond Cheung. Osprey 2015. ISBN 978-1-4728-0561-4.
Covers the rise of Chinese air power 1937-1945. photos, profiles.
Chiny 1931-41 Preludium do Pearl Harbour by Ray Wagner. AJ Press 1995. Polish language. ISBN 83-86208-30-9.
A history of the Sino-Japanese air war from 1931 to 1941. photos, profiles, maps.
A History of Chinese Aviation by Lennart Andersson. AHS of ROC 2008. ISBN 978-957-28533-3-7.
An encyclopedia of aircraft and aviation in China until 1949. Not an operational history but details all aircraft used by the Chinese Air Force from 1922 to 1945. maps, photos, profiles.
Flight in the China Air Space 1910-1950 by Malcolm Rosholt. Palmer 1984, ISBN 0-910417-04-0.
Written by an American journalist who worked in China in the 1930s then served in the USAAF in the 1940s. Photos,maps.
War Wings by Guangqiu Xu. Greenwood 2001. ISBN 0-313-32004-7.
The United States and Chinese military aviation 1929-1949. Also deals with other foreign aviation aid to China.
Croatia
La Force Aerienne Croate 1941-1945 by Danijel Frka, Josip Novak and Sinisa Pogacic. Avions 1998 ISBN 953-97564-0-4 French language with English captions to photos.
photos, maps, profiles,OBs.
The Croatian Air Force in the Second World War by Tihomir Likso and Danko Canak. Nova Grdiska 1998. ISBN 953-97698-0-9. English and Croat languages.
photos, maps, OBS, profiles.
Denmark
Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom by Mikkel Plannthin. Published by Fonthill 2017. ISBN 13-978-1-78155-603-0.
Photos.
France
Ciel en Feu by Patrick Charles Renaud. Grancher 2006 ISBN 9782733909829 French language
Aircrew describe missions during WW2. photos.
A History of French Military Aviation by Charles Christienne and Pierre Lissarrague. Smithsonian 1986 ISBN 874874-310-9
covers 1794 to 1980. photos, OBs.
French Bombers of WWII by Jose Fernandez and Patrick Laureau. Mushroom 2019 ISBN 978-83-63678-59-3
covers 19 types including foreign imports plus French types used by foreign AFs. photos, profiles.
L'histoire de L'Armee de l'Air Francaise de 1939 a 1945 by Patrice Buffotot and Patrick Facon. Briganti 1979 ISBN 0183-6137 French language
photos profiles OBs.
Pictorial History of the French Air Force volume one 1909-1940 by Andre Van Haute. Ian Allan 1974 ISBN 0-7110-0473-0
photos, profiles, OBs.
Pictorial History of the French Air Force volume two 1941 to 1974 by Andre Van haute. Ian Allan 1975 ISBN 0-7110-0595-8
photos, OBs.
France ADL 1940
Air War over France by Robert Jackson. Ian Allan 1974 ISBN 0-7110-0510-9.
photos, OBs.
L'Aviation Militaire Francaise dans la Bataille de France by Albert Soumille. CMV 1990 French language
Pictorial photos, profiles, OBs.
La Furie by Arnaud Gillet. IFV 2010 ISBN 2-9514552-7-5 French and English languages
Air war over Sedan May 1940. photos, maps, OBs.
Fighters over France and the Low Countries. Mushroom 2002 ISBN 9788391632710
covers Dutch, Belgian, English, Polish, French, Czech and German fighters use 1939-40. photos, profiles, OBs.
France Vichy VAF
L'Aviation de Vichy au Combat by CJ Ehrengardt and CF Shores. Lavauzelle 1985 ISBN 2-7025-0092-7 French language
les campagnes oubliees 3 July 1940 to 27 November 1942. covers ops over France, Dakar, Madagascar, Levant, North Africa. photos, maps, OBs.
L'Aviation de Vichy au Combat by CJ Ehrengardt and CF Shores. Lavauzelle 1985. ISBN 2-7025-0171-0 French language
la campagne de Syrie 8 June to 14 July 1941. photos, maps, OBs.
L'Armee de L'Air de Vichy 1940-1944 by Claude d'Abzac Epezy. SH 1997 ISBN 2-904521-28-3 French language
photos, maps, OBs.
L'Armee de L'air des Annees Noires Vichy 1940-1944 by Claude d'Abzac Epezy. Economica 1998 ISBN 9-782717-836899 French language
photos, OBs.
Vichy Air Force at War by Jon Sutherland and Diane Canwell. Pen and Sword 2011 ISBN 9781848843363
photos, OBs, map.
England's Last War against France by Colin Smith. WandN 2009 ISBN 9780297852186
Fighting Vichy 1940-1942. covers all services. photos.
L'Aviation Militaire Francaise d'Armistice 1940-42 by Jean Luc Fouquet. Airdoc 1993 French language with English summary
Pictorial photos, profiles, OBs.
France Free French FAFL
Halifax for Liberte by Louis Bourgain. Compaid ISBN 1-900604-07-8
RAF 4 Group's gallant Frenchmen at Elvington 1944-45. photos.
Aviateurs de la liberte by Colonel Henry Lafont. SH 2002 French language
lists brief careers of those who fell with the FAFL 1940-45. photos.
Les Marauders Francais by Patrick Ehrhardt. Polygone 2001 ISBN 2-913832-05-9 French language
Le retour des Chevaliers 1943-46, French use of B-26 including daily ops. photos, maps, ops.
Les Francais dans le Bomber Command by Guy Fruchart. ELP 2010 ISBN 9782914017565 French language
Squadrons 346 and 347 service in RAF September 1943 to October 1945. photos, profiles, maps, OBs.
Croix de Lorraine sur Dieppe by Yves Morieult. Aero 2001 ISBN 2-95114567-3-5 French language
covers French pilots who flew in 17 RAF squadrons over Dieppe in August 1942. photos, OBs.
Les Francais Libres et Leurs Emblemes by Bernard le Marec. Lavauzelle 1994 ISBN 2-7025-0367-5 French language
Covers unit markings in FAFL. photos, badges.
France Aeronavale FNFL
L'Aeronautique Navale Francaise au Royaume UNI 1940-46 by Jean Marie Commeau. Ardhan 2000 ISBN 2-9133344-01-1 French language
List of French Naval air crew who served in the RAF and FAA. photos
French Flying Boats of WWII by Gerard Bousquet. Mushroom 2013 ISBN 978-83-63678-06-7
Histories of 30 types flown by the French in WWII. photos, profiles, OBs.
La Flotille 4F de la cote d'opale a la plaine de la bekka 1939-43 by Philippe Bonnet. Ardhan 2010 ISBN 9782913344167 French language
covers ops from October 1938 to June 1943. photos, profiles.
France VVS
French Eagles Soviet Heroes by John D Clarke. Sutton 2005 ISBN 9780750940740
The Normandie Niemen Squadrons on the Eastern Front 1943-45. photos, maps.
Normandie Niemen by CJ Ehrengardt. Heimdal 1989 ISBN 9782902171583 French language
photos, maps.
Un du Normandie Niemen by Roger Sauvage. Albin Michel 1959. French language
Memoir of a French pilot who flew on the Eastern Front.
Germany Luftwaffe
The German air war in Russia by Richard Muller. NAP 1992 ISBN 1-877853-13-5
Photos, maps.
German Aircraft Industry and Production 1933-1945 by Ferenc A Vajda and Peter Dabcey. Airlife 1998. ISBN 1-85310-864-2
Details of development history and exports. photos.
Wings of the Luftwaffe by Captain Eric Winkle Brown. Hikoki 2010 ISBN 9781902109152
Flying captured German aircraft of WWII. photos, profiles.
German Secret Flight Test Centres to 1945 by Heinrich Beauvais, Karl Kossler, Max Mayer and Christoph Regel. Midland 2002 ISBN 1-85780-127-X
Covers Johannisthal, Lipetsk, Rechlin, Travermunde, Tarnewitz, Peenemunde West. photos, maps.
Nest of Eagles by Peter Schmoll. Ian Allan 2004 ISBN 978-1-906537-12-8
Messerschmitt Production and Flight Testing at Regensburg 1936-1945. photos, profiles.
German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. Midland 2004 ISBN 1-85780-174-1
Details of bombs rockets and other ordnance used by the Luftwaffe. photos.
Luftwaffe Emblems 1939-1945 by Barry Ketley and Mark Rolfe. Hikoki 1998 ISBN 0-9519899-7-9
photos, profiles, badges of each unit.
Luftwaffe Fledglings 1935-1945 by Barry Ketley and Mark Rolfe. Hikoki 1996 ISBN 0-9519899-2-8
Training units and ther aircraft. photos, profiles, map.
The Luftwaffe by ER Hooton. Ian Allan 2010 ISBN 978-1-906537-18-0
A study in air power. photos
The Baedeker Blitz by Niall Rothnie. Ian Allan 1992 ISBN 0-7110-2038-8
Hitler's attack on Britain's historic cities. photos, maps.
Nachtjager Luftwaffe nightfighter units 1939-1945 by David P Wliiams. Crecy 2021 ISBN 978-1-90653-756-2
A revised single issue of the two volumes by Chevron in 2005. photos, profiles.
Nachtjagd Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943 by Martin W Bowman. Pen and Sword 2016 ISBN 9781473849839
photos
German Nightfighters versus Bomber Command 1943-1945 by Martin W Bowman. Pen and Sword 2016 ISBN 9781473849792
photos
Air Launched Doodlebugs by Peter JC Smith. Pen and Sword 2006 ISBN 9781844154012
covers the Luftwaffe campaign to air launch V1s against England in 1944. photos, maps, OBs.
Luftwaffe Fighters and Fighter-bombers over the Far North by Andreas Brekken and Kjetil Akra. Ian Allan 2008 ISBN 9781903223901
Luftwaffe operations over Scandanavia 1940-1945. photos, profiles, OBs.
Shadow over the Atlantic by Robert Forsyth. Osprey ISBN 978-1-4728-2045-7
The Luftwaffe and the U boats 1943-1945. covers operations by long range maritime group FAGr5 using Ju290s. photos, maps, OBs.
Hitler's Northern War 1940-1945 by Adam A Claasen. Kansas 2001. ISBN 0-7006-1050-2
The Luftwaffe's ill-fated campaign over Norway. photos, maps.
Aufklarer by David Wadman, John Bradley and Barry Ketley. Hikoki 1997 ISBN 9780951989982
Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft and units 1935-1945. photos, OBs, profiles
Wekusta by John A Kington and Franz Selinger. Flight Recorder 2006. ISBN 9780954560584
Luftwaffe meteorological reconnaissance units and operations 1938-1945. photos, OBs, profiles, maps
KG200 The Luftwaffe's most secret unit by Geoffrey J Thomas and Barry Ketley. Hikoki 2003 ISBN 9781902109336
unit history. photos, profiles, OBs.
KG200 the true story by PW Stahl. BCA 1981
photos.
Die deutschen seeflieger 1935-1945 by Gerhard Hummelchen. Lehmanns 1976 ISBN 3-469-00306-8 German language
WWB 9. History of the anti-shipping units. OBs.
Kustenflieger by Adam Thomson. Fonthill 2013 ISBN 978-1-78155-225-4
The operational history of the German Coastal Air Service 1935-1944. photos, maps.
Eagles over the sea 1935-42 by Lawrence Paterson. Seaforth 2019 ISBN 978-1-5267-4002-1
A history of Luftwaffe Maritime Operations. photos.
Eagles over the sea 1943-45 by Lawrence Paterson. Seaforth 2020 ISBN 978-1-5267-7765-2
A history of Luftwaffe Maritime Operations. photos.
Der Seenotdienst der deutschen Luftwaffe by Volkmar Kuhn. Motorbuch Verlag 1978 ISBN 3-87943-564-2 German language
covers Luftwaffe airsea rescue units 1939-1945, including use of captured aircraft. photos, OBs.
Seekrieg aus der Luft by Franz Kurowski. Mittler 1979 ISBN 813201066 German language
covers Luftwaffe anti-shipping operations 1939-1945. photos, OBs.
Niemieckie lotnictwo morskie 1939-1945 by Janusz Ledwoch. Warszawa 1998. ISBN 83-7219-011-9 Polish language with English captions.
Covers Luftwaffe flying boat and seaplane units. photos, profiles, OBs, maps.
Warriors and Wizards by Martin J Bollinger. NIP 2010 ISBN 978-1-59114-067-2
The development and defeat of radio controlled glide bombs of the Third Reich. photos
German nightfighter force 1917-1945 by Gebhard Aders. Fonthill 2016 ISBN 978-1-78155-503-3
photos, OBs, maps.
Intruders over Britain by Simon Parry. Air Research 2003 ISBN 1-871187-16-8
covers the Luftwaffe nightfighter offensive 1940-1945. photos, OBs.
Bomber units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 volume 1 by H L de Zeng and DG Stankey. Ian Allan 2007 ISBN 978-1-903223-72-7
A reference source of unit details. photos, OBs.
Bomber units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 volume 2 by HL de Zeng and DG Stankey. Ian Allan 2008 ISBN 978-1-903223-87-1
A reference source of unit details. photos, OBs.
Dive-Bomber and Ground Attack units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 volume 1 by HL de Zeng and DG Stankey. Ian Allan 2009, ISBN 978-1-903223-87-1
A reference source of unit details. photos OBs.
Dive-Bomber and Ground Attack units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 volume 2 by HL de Zeng and DG Stankey. Ian Allan 2013 ISBN 978-1-906537-09-8
A reference source of unit details. photos, OBs.
Knights of the Black Cross by Joseph V Mizrahi. Sentry 1972
photos.
Luftwaffe Codes Markings and Units 1939-1945 by Barry C Rosch. Schiffer 1995 ISBN 9780887407963
photos.
Great Britain Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm by Ray Sturtivant. Air Britain 1984. ISBN 0-85130-120-7
Covers all warship, carrier and landborne units plus codes 1918 to 1984. Also includes Australian, Canadian and Dutch naval air squadrons. photos, profiles.
Carrier Operations in World War II by JD Brown. Seaforth 2009. ISBN 978-1-84832-042-0
A merging of two earlier volumes by respected naval air historian the late David Brown plus an unpublished third treatment edited by David Hobbs. It covers the Royal Navy, American and Japanese operations throughout the war. photos, OBs
The Fleet Air Arm and the War in Europe 1939-1945 by David Hobbs. Seaforth 2022 ISBN 978-1-5267-9979-1
photos
Britain's Fleet Air Arm in World War II by Ron MacKay. Schiffer 2005 ISBN 9780764321313
photos, profiles.
Taranto by David Hobbs. Seaforth 2020 ISBN 978-1-5267-9383-6
Naval air warfare in the Mediterranean 1940-1945.photos.
The British Pacific Fleet by David Hobbs. Seaforth 2020 ISBN 978-1-5267-0283-8
The Royal Navy's most powerful strike force. photos.
The Fleet Air Arm by Malcolm Smith. Pen and Sword 2013 ISBN 9781781590928
Voices in flight. Recollections from formation to cold war. photos
Royal Navy Aces of World War 2 by Andrew Thomas. Osprey 2008 ISBN 978-1-84603-178-6
photos, profiles
Heaven High Ocean Deep by Tim Hillier Graves. Casemate 2019 ISBN 978-1-61200-755-7
Career of 5th Fighter Wing FAA flying from HMS Indomitable 1944-45. photos.
806 Naval Air Squadron by Brian Cull and Frederick Galea. Fonthill 2019 ISBN 978-1-78155-750-1
The FAA's top scoring fighter squadron of the Second World War. photos.
Great Britain Royal Air Force
Coastal Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their aircraft by John DR Rawlings. Janes 1982 ISBN 0-7106-0187-5
photos
Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their aircraft by Philip Moyes. MacDonald 1964
photos, OBs.
Bomber Command Reflections of War by Martin W Bowman. 5 volumes. Pen and Sword 2011. vol 1 ISBN 978-1-84884-492-6
Aircrew experiences in Bomber Command 1939 to 1945. photos.
The Bomber Command War Diaries by Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt. Viking 1985 ISBN 0-670-80137-2
Brief details of the daily raids 1939-45. photos.
Battle of Berlin 1943-44 by Richard Worrall. Osprey 2019. ISBN 978-1-4728-3522-2
Bomber Harris' gamble to end the war. Bomber Command nightly ops August 43 to March 44. photos, maps.
The Other Battle of Britain by Paul Tweddle. History 2018 ISBN 9780750987066
Bomber Command's forgotten summer July to October 1940. photos
Bomber Command 1939-40 by Gordon Thorburn. Pen and Sword 2013 ISBN 9781781592779
The war before the war. Bomber Command ops in the 'Phoney War'. photos.
The RAF Pathfinders by Martyn Chorlton. Countryside 2014 ISBN 978-1-84674-201-9
Month by month details of ops by the PFF squadrons August 1942 to May 1945. photos.
Confound and Destroy by Martin Streetly. Macdonalds 1978. ISBN 0354 01180 4
detailed history of 100 Group RAF November 1943 to May 1945. Supporting Bomber Command in its night ops with counter electronics and fighter escort. photos, maps, profiles, OBs.
The Reich Intruders by Martin W Bowman. Pen and Sword 2005 ISBN 1-84415-333-9
covers ops by the twin engined aircraft of 2 Group RAF 1939 to 1945 photos.
Coastal Dawn by Andrew D Bird. Grub Street 2012 ISBN 978-1-906502-69-0
The RAF Blenheim fighter ops in 1939-40. photos.
The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force by James J Halley. Air Britain 1980 ISBN 0-85130-083-9
photos, OBs.
The Strike Wings by Roy Conyers Nesbit. William Kimber 1984 ISBN 0-7183-0520-5
Special anti-shipping squadrons 1942-45 versus Axis ships along the European coast. Beaufighters and Mosquitoes. 143, 144, 235, 236, 248, 254, 404 RCAF 455 RAAF 489 RNZAF with 333 Norwegian RAF. photos, maps, OBs.
The Cinderella Service RAF Coastal Command 1939-1945 by Andrew Hendrie. Pen and Sword 2010 ISBN 978 184884 202 1
photos, OBs.
Battle of the Atlantic 1939-41 by Mark Lardas. Osprey 2020 ISBN 978-1-4728-3603-8
RAF Coastal Command ops. photos, maps
Battle of the Atlantic 1942-45 by Mark Lardas, Osprey 2021 ISBN 978-1-4728-4153-7
RAF Coastal Command and USN ops. photos, maps.
Combat Codes by Vic Flintham and Andrew Thomas, Pen and Sword 2008 ISBN 9781844156917
A full explanation and listing of British Commonwealth and Allied Air Force unit codes since 1938. photos.
The Most Dangerous Enemy by Stephen Bungay. Aurum 2009 ISBN 978-1-84513-481-5
A history of the Battle of Britain. photos, OBs.
Air War over the Nore by Jon Sutherland and Diane Canwell. Pen and Sword 2010 ISBN 978-1-84884-153-6
Defending England's North Sea Coast in WWII 1939-45 photos, OBs.
Eyes of the Night by Joe Bramford and Ron Collier. Pen and Sword 2005 ISBN 1-84415-296-0
RAF 9 Group air defence of North Western England 1940-43. includes ops by Defiants and Beaufighters. photos, maps.
Air War East Africa 1940-1941 by Jon Sutherland and Diane Canwell. Pen and Sword 2009 ISBN 9781844158164
The RAF versus the Italian Air Force. photos, OBs, maps.
Holland aka Netherlands
Aircraft of the Netherlands East Indies Army Air Corps by Dr PC Boer. Batavian Lion 2016 ISBN 978-90-6707-685-2
Covers all aircraft and operations February 1937 to June 1942. photos, maps, OBs
The Dutch Naval Air Force against Japan by Tom Womack. McFarland 2004 ISBN 0-7864-2365-X
The defence of the Netherlands East Indies 1941 to 1942. photos, maps, OBs.
Squadrons van de Koninklijke Luchtmacht by Willem Helfferich. QuarkXpress 1994 ISBN 90-9006841-4 Dutch language
Details of every squadron in the Netherlands Air Force 1913 to 1993. photos, OBs
Holland 1940 by Ryan K Noppen. Osprey 2021 ISBN 978-1-4728-4668-6
The Luftwaffe's first setback in the West. photos, maps, OBs.
Mei 1940 by Wim Schoenmaker and Thijs Postma. DBL 1985 ISBN 90-6707-072-6 Dutch language
Details air war over Netherlands in May 1940. photos
40 jaar luchtvaart in Indie by Gerard Cassius and Thijs Postma. Uitgeverij De Alk 1986 ISBN 90-6013-944-5 Dutch language
Covers operations by the Dutch air force in the Netherlands East Indies 1936 to 1950. photos, maps, OBs.
Illusies en Incidenten by six authors. Dutch language
Covers the air war over Holland 1st September 1939 to 5th May 1940. From the neutral days to breakout of war. photos, maps, OBs.
Hungary
Broken Wings by Stephen Renner. Indiana 2016. ISBN 978-0-253-02294-3
Covers the history of the Hungarian Air Force 1918-1945. photos
Fejezetek a Magyar Katonai Repules Tortenetebol by Nagyvaradi Sandor, M szabo Miklos and Winkler Laszlo. MK Budapest 1986. ISBN 963-10-6695-9 Hungarian language
History of the Hungarian Air Force 1911 to 1945. photos. OBs, maps.
A Magyar Kiralyi Honved Legiero a masodik vilaghaboruban by M Szabo Miklos. ZKK Budapest 1987. ISBN 963-326-366-2 Hungarian language
Covers Hungarian air operations over the Eastern Front including some daily actions. photos, maps OBs.
Legi Haboru Magyarorszag Felett by Pataky Ivan, Rozsos Laszlo andSarhidai Gyula. ZK Budapest 1988. ISBN 963-327-1541 Hungarian language
Two volumes detailing the air war over Hungary 1938 to 1945. photos, maps, OBs
Hungarian Air Force by George Punka. Squadron Signal 1994 ISBN 0-89747-349-3
Covers 1940 to 1945. photos, profiles
Hungarian Eagles by Gyula Sarhidai, Gyorgy Punka and Viktor Kozlik. Hikoki 1996 ISBN 0-9519899-1-X
The Hungarian Air Force 1920 to 1945. photos, profiles, OBs, lots of unit markings.
Hungarian Fighter Colours 1930 to 1945 by Denes Bernad and Gyorgy Punka. MMP 2013 ISBN 978-83-61421-71-9
Two volumes covering all fighters used by the Hungarian Air Force. photos, profiles, OBs.
Magyar Warriors by Denes Bernad and Charles K Kliment. Helion 2017 ISBN 978-1-910777-92-3
Hungarian Armed Forces 1919-1945. Covers army, navy, and air force. maps, OBs, photos.
Forgotten Heroes by Csaba B Stenge. Helion 2018, ISBN 978-1-911512-68-4
Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Forces in the Second World War. Photos.
Air Battles over Hungary 1944-45 by Dmitriy Khazanov. Helion 2021 ISBN 978-1-913336-20-2
Deals mainly with offensives over Debrecen in October 44, Budapest in February 45, and Balaton in March 45. Photos, OBs, map, profiles.
India
The Eagle Strikes - The Royal Indian Air Force 1932-1950 by Squadron Leader Rana TS Chhina. Published by Ambi 2006. ISBN 81-903591-0-X.
Photos, maps.
The Forgotten Few by KS Nair. Published by Harper Collins 2019. ISBN 978-93-5357-067-5.
Photos, Aircrew stories.
The Forgotten Air Force by Air Commodore Henry Probert. Published by Brasseys 1995. ISBN 1-85753-065-9
Photos, Maps.
Ireland
Military Aviation in Ireland 1921-45 by Michael C O'Malley. Published by UCD Press 2010. ISBN 978-1-906359-49-2.
Photos.
Japan
The Wars of Japan 1281-1990 by Ronald L tarnstrom. Trogen 1992. ISBN 0-922037-10-8
photos, maps, OBs. Covers all forces but detailed maps and OBs of each campaign in 1937-45 period
Japanese Aircraft in Foreign Service volume 1 by Jacek Jackiewicz and Seweryn Fleischer. Kecav ISBN 978-83-924914-5-3
Includes use by China, Indonesia, Korea and France postwar, and Manchuria and Thailand in WW2. photos, profiles.
Pictorial History of Japanese Military Aviation by Eiichiro Sekigawa. PBS 1974
photos, OBs
Fighters of the Dying Sun by Justo Miranda. Fonthill 2021 ISBN 978-1-78155-811-9
The most advanced Japanese fighters of the Second World War.
Japanese Fighters in defence of the Homeland 1941-1944 volume 1by Leszek A Wieliczko. Kagero 2014 ISBN 978-83-64596-06-3
photos, profiles, OBs, maps.
Beyond Pearl Harbor by Ron Werneth. Schiffer 2008 ISBN 9780764329326
The untold stories of Japan's Naval Airmen. photos.
Fall of the Japanese Empire by Ron Werneth. EGP 2018 ISBN 978-1-943492-44-2
Memoirs of the airwar 1942-45 from both sides. photos.
Pacific Air Combat by Henry Sakaida. Phalanx 1993 ISBN 0-9625860-7-2
Voices from the past. photos, maps.
Broken Wings of the Samurai by Robert C Mikesh. Airlife 1993 ISBN 1-85310-303-9
The destruction of the Japanese Air Force. mainly pictorial. photos.
Maru Mechanic magazines issued in the 1970s and 1980s, detailing every type of WW2 aircraft used by the Japanese. Japanese language.
e.g. Number 29 July 1981. Mitsubishi Army Type 97 Heavy Bomber Ki-21.
photos, profiles, OBs.
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War by Rene J Francillon. Putnam 1987 ISBN 0-85177-801-1
photos
Japanese Military Aircraft no8 Special Attack Units by Eduardo Cea. AF2011 ISBN 978-84-96035-37-2
OBs, profiles unit by unit.
Japanese Special Attack Aircraft and flying bombs by Ryusuke Ishiguro and Tadeusz Januszewski. Mushroom 2009 ISBN 978-83-89450-12-8
photos.
In the Skies of Nomonhan by Dimitar Nedialkov. Crecy 2005 ISBN 978-08597-91526
Japan versus Russia May to September 1939. photos, profiles, maps, OBs.
Kamikaze section
Kamikaze by Yasuo Kuwahara and Gordon T Allred. American Legacy 2007 ISBN 9780976154754
A Japanese pilot's own spectacular story of the famous suicide squadrons.
At War with the Wind by David Sears. Citadel 2008 ISBN 9780806528946
The epic struggle with Japan's World War II Suicide Bombers. photos, maps.
Blossoms in the Wind by MG Sheftall. Caliber 2005 ISBN 0-451-21487-0
Human legacies of the Kamikaze. details careers of several Japanese aircrew. photos.
The Sacred Warriors by Denis and Peggy Warner. Avon 1982. ISBN 0-380-67678-8
photos.
Fire From the Sky by Robert C Stern. Seaforth 2010 ISBN 978-1-84832-038-3
Describes each wave of Kamikaze attack in detail. photos, maps.
Kamikaze by Raymond Lamont Brown. Arms and Armour 1997 ISBN 1-85409-367-3
photos.
IJA
Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces 1931 to 1945 by Ikuhiko Hata Yassuho Izawa and Christopher Shores. Grub Street 2002 ISBN 1-902304-89-6
photos, maps, OBs, profiles.
Japanese Army Air Force Camouflage and Markings World War II by Donald W Thorpe. Aero 1968 ISBN 0-8168-6579-5
photos, profiles
Emblems of the Rising Sun by Peter Scott. Hikoki 1999 ISBN 1-902109-55-4
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force unit markings. photos, profiles.
Japanese Military Aircraft no1 Fighters of the IJA 1939-1945 by Eduardo Cea. AF2007 ISBN 977-84-96016-87-3
profiles unit by unit.
Japanese Military Aircraft no6 Bombers of the IJA 1939-1945 by Eduardo Cea. AF2010 ISBN 978-84-96935-23-5
maps, profiles unit by unit.
Japanese Military Aircraft no7 Special units of the Imperial Army by Eduardo Cea. AF2011 ISBN 978-84-96935-36-5
profiles unit by unit.
IJN
Japanese Naval Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces 1932-1945 by Ikuhiko Hata Yasuho Izawa and Christopher Shores. Grub Street 2011 ISBN 978-1-906502-84-3
photos, maps, OBs, profiles.
Japanese Naval Air Force Camouflage and Markings World War II by Donald W Thorpe. Aero 1977. ISBN 0-8168-6583-3
photos, profiles, OBs.
A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1941-1945 by Paul S Dull. PSL 1978 ISBN 0-85059-295-X
photos, maps, OBs.
The rise and fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service by Peter J Edwards. Pen and Sword 2010. ISBN 1848843070
photos, OBs.
Sunburst by Mark R Peattie. NIP 2001 ISBN 1-86176-194-5
The rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909-1941. brief unit histories. photos, maps.
Sinking Force Z 1941 by Angus Konstam. Osprey 2021, ISBN 978-1-4728-4660-0
The Japanese torpedo bombers versus the Royal Navy. photos, profiles, maps.
Winged Samurai by Henry Sakaida. 1985. ISBN 0-912173-05-X
Saburo Sakai and the zero fighter pilots. photos, maps, OBs.
Samurai by Saburo Sakai. NIP 1991. ISBN 9781591147558
Update to the 1957 memoir. photos.
Zero by Masatake Okumiya Jiro Horikoshi and Martin Caidin. Ibooks 2004 ISBN 0-7434-7939-4
The sstory of Japan's air war in the Pacific as seen by the enemy.
God's Samurai by Gordon W Prange. Brasseys 2004 ISBN 9781574886955
The career of Mitsuo Fuchida, lead pilot at Pearl Harbor. photos.
The Last Zero Fighter by Dan King. Pacific 2015, ISBN 9781468178807
Firsthand accounts from WWII Japanese Naval Pilots. photos.
Eagles of the Southern Sky volume one New Guinea by Luca Ruffato and Michael J Claringbould. Tainan 2012 ISBN 978-0-473-21763-1
Daily operations of the Tainan Air Group in WWII . photos, maps
Japanese Military Aircraft no3 IJN carrier based aircraft 1922-1945 by Eduardo Cea. AF2008 ISBN 978-84-96935-05-1
profiles unit by unit.
Japanese Military Aircraft no4 IJN land based aviation 1929-1945 I by Eduardo Cea. AF2008 ISBN 978-84-96935-10-5
profiles unit by unit.
Japanese Military Aircraft no5 IJN land based aviation 1929-1945 II by Eduardo Cea. AF2010 ISBN 978-84-96935-24-2
profiles unit by unit.
Manchuria
The Eagles of Manchukuo 1932-1945 by George Eleftheriou and Kiri Domoto Eleftheriou. Arawasi 2011 ISBN 978-4-9904647-1-4
An illustrated history of the civilian and military aviation. photos, profiles, map.
Mexico
Mexicans at War by Santiago A Flores. Helion and Company 2018. ISBN 978-1-912390-06-9
Mexican military aviation in the Second World War 1941-1945. photos, profiles.
New Zealand
Spitfire Leader by Max Avery and Christopher Shores. Grub Street 1999 ISBN 1-902304-26-8
The story of Wing Cdr Evan Mackie, top scoring WWII RNZAF Fighter Ace. photos.
Poland
The Polish Air Force at War The Official History 1939-1943 by Jerzy B Cynk. Schiffer 1998 ISBN 9780764305597
Covers airwar over Poland, France and England and Europe. Service with Polish, French and English Air Forces. photos, map
The Polish Air Force at War The Official History 1943-1945 by Jerzy B Cynk. Schiffer 1998. ISBN 9780764305603
Covers airwar over Europe and Eastern Front. Service with English and Russian Air Forces. photos, OBs
Polish Air Force through German Eyes volume 1 by Andrzej Glass and Tomasz J Kopanski. Stratus 2010 ISBN 9788389450999
Mainly pictorial describing each Polish air base and aircraft found there. photos.
Polish Air Force through German Eyes volume 2 by Andrzej Glass and Tomasz J Kopanski. Stratus 2011 ISBN 978-83-61421-33-7
Mainly pictorial describing each Polish air base and aircraft found there. photos.
Polish Aircraft 1893-1939 by Jerzy B Cynk. Putnam 1971 ISBN 0-370-00085-4
photos
Montpellier Fighter squadron by Bartlomiej Belcarz. Mushroom 2008 ISBN 978-83-89450-35-7
Polish pilots in the Battle of France 1940. photos, profiles.
GC 1 145 in France 1940 by Bartlomiej Belcarz. Mushroom 2002 ISBN 83-917178-1-X
covers polish pilots who flew Caudron 714 in the Battle of France. photos, profiles, map.
Ludowe Lotnictwo Polskie by Izydor Kolinski. Wmon 1965 Polish language
History of the Polish units in the Soviet Air Force 1943-1945. photos, maps.
Lotnictwo Polski Ludowej 1944-1947 by Izydor Kolinski. WMON 1987. ISBN 83-11-07271-X Polish language
History of Polish air units over the Eastern Front. photos, maps, OBs.
Polish Aces of World War 2 by Robert Gretzyngier and Wojtek Matusiak. Osprey 1998 ISBN 978-1-85532-726-9
Covers service with Polish French English and American air forces. photos, profiles, OBs.
The Lost Hopes by Grzegorz Slizewski. Koszalin 2000. ISBN 83-914259-0-8 Polish and English languages.
Covers Polish fighter operations over France in 1940. photos, maps, OBs.
White Eagles by Bartlomiej Belcarz and Robert Peczkowski. Hikoki 2001 ISBN 9781902109732
The aircraft men and operations of the Polish Airforce 1918-1939. photos, profiles, maps, OBs.
Polish Wings 17 PZL23, PZL42and 43 and PZL46 by Tomasz J Kopanski. Stratus 2013 ISBN 978-83-63678-09-8
photos, profiles.
Rhodesia
Pride of Eagles by Beryl Salt. Helion 2015 ISBN 978-1-908916-26-6
A history of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 to 1979. Photos, maps.
The Stabber of the Sky by Barry Woodhouse. Ukbook 2017 ISBN 9781912183210
A concise WWII history of 266 Rhodesian Fighter Squadron RAF. daily operations October 1939 to July 1945. photos.
Romania
Rumanian Air Force The Prime Decade 1938-1947 by Denes Bernad. Squadron Signal 1999. ISBN 0-89747-402-3.
Photos, profiles, map.
Third Axis Fourth Ally by Mark Axworthy. Arms and Armour 1995. ISBN 1-85409-267-7
Deals with all Romanian Armed Forces including Army, Navy, and Air Force 1941 to 1945. Maps, photos.
Romanian Aeronautics in the Second World War by Cristian Craciunoiu and Jean Louis Roba. Modelism 2003. ISBN 973-8101-18-2
Romanian and English languages. Covers 1941 to 1945. Maps, profiles, photos, plus a CD-R.
L'Aviation Roumaine pendant La seconde Guerre Mondiale by Medin Robanescu and Teodor Liviu Morosanu. TMA. ISBN 2-915205-01-9. French language.
Romanian Air Force 1941 to 1945. Photos, profiles.
Airprofils No.5 Les Bombardiers Savoia en Roumanie by Medin Robanescu. TMA 2009. ISBN 978-2-915205-12-1. French language.
Covers Romain Air Force use of S79 1938 to 1945. Photos, profiles.
La Chasse de Jour Allemande en Roumainie by Jean Louis Roba and Eric Mombeek. Modelism 1994. French language
Covers the air war over Romania April 1941 to August 1944. Luftwaffe and Romanian day fighter operations. photos, maps, OBs.
La Chasse de Nuit Germano-Roumaine 1943-1944 by Jean Louis Roba and Cristian Craciunoiu. Modelism 1997 French language
Covers night Luftwaffe and Romanian air operations over Romania. photos, maps, OBs.
Romanian Black Hussars Grupul 3 Picaj by Jean Louis Roba and Cristian Craciunoiu. Modelism 1998. English with French language summary
The air operations of the Ju87 Stuka equipped Group 3 of the Romanian Air Force 1943 to 1945. photos, OBs.
Seaplanes over the Black Sea by JL Roba and C Craciunoiu. Modelism 1995. ISBN 973-97497-2-0
German and Romanian operations 1941 to 1944. photos, map, OBs.
Russia USSR
Air War over Khalkin Gol by Vladimir R Kotelnikov. SAM 2010 ISBN 978-1-906959-23-4
The Nomonhan Incident May 1939 to September 1939. Details action by Russian, Japanese and Mongolian air units. photos, profiles, maps, OBs.
Against Finland by Samuil Tirkeltaub and Victor Stepakov. 2000
A Russian publication detailing Soviet naval aviation in the Baltic in the Winter War 1939-40 with an English summary. photos, OBs, maps.
Soviet Air Force Theory 1918-1945 by James Sterrett. Routledge 2007 ISBN 041577019X
Describes the evolution of the Soviet Air Force through wars small and large.
Red Wings in the Winter War 1939-1940 by Carl-Fredrik Geust. MMP 2020 ISBN 978-83-65958-51-8
Describes Soviet AF operations along the Finnish Soviet Front in the Winter War including losses and claims, with a summary of the Finnish AF usage. photos, profiles.
Soviet Airwomen of the Great Patriotic War by Gian Piero Milanetti. IBN 2013 ISBN 9788875651466
photos.
Defending the Motherland by Lyuba Vinogradova. Maclehose 2015 ISBN 9780857051929
The Soviet women who fought Hitler's aces. photos.
The White Rose of Stalingrad by Bill Yenne. Osprey 2013 ISBN 9781849088107
The career of Lidiya Litvyak, the highest scoring female air ace of all time. photos. maps.
Lavochkin Piston-engined Fighters by Yefim Gordon. Midland 2003 ISBN 9781857801514
photos, profiles
LaGG and Lavochkin Aces of World War 2 by George Mellinger. Osprey 2003 ISBN 9781841766096
photos, profiles.
Mikoyan's Piston-engined Fighters by Yefim Gordon and Keith Dexter. Midland 2003 ISBN 9781857801606
photos, profiles.
Polikarpov Biplane Fighters by Yefim Gordon and Keith Dexter. Midland 2002 ISBN 9781857801415
photos, profiles
Polikarpov I-15 I-16 and I-153 Aces by Mikhail Maslov. Osprey 2010 ISBN 9781846039812
photos, profiles.
Yakovlev's Piston-engined Fighters by Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Khazanov. Midland 2002 ISBN 9781857801408
photos, profiles.
Yakovlev Aces of World War 2 by George Mellinger. Osprey 2005 ISBN 9781841768458
photos, profiles.
Vakhmistrov's Circus by Mikhail Maslov. Helion 2017 ISBN 9781911096757
Zveno combined aircraft operations. photos, profiles.
Red Stars by Carl Frederik Guest and others. Ensimmainen 1993 vol 1 ISBN 951-95821-4-2.
7 volumes mainly pictorial Soviet Air Force 1939-45. photos, profiles, OBs.
Soviet Air Force Fighter Colours 1941-1945 by Erik Pilawskii. Cevron 2003 ISBN 9781903223307
photos, profiles
Soviet Air Power in World War 2 by Yefim Gordon. Midland 2008 ISBN 9781857803044
photos, profiles, OBs.
Lend-Lease and Soviet Aviation in the Second World War by Vladimir Kotelnikov. Helion 2017 ISBN 9781911512264
photos, profiles
Soviet Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of World War 2 by George Mellinger. Osprey 2006 ISBN 9781846030413
photos, profiles.
Soviet Bombers of the Second World War by Jason Nicholas Moore. Fonthill 2019 ISBN 9781781557167
photos, profiles, maps.
Red Phoenix Rising by Von Hardesty and Ilya Grinberg. Kansas 2012 ISBN 9780700618286
The Soviet Air Force in World War II. photos, maps.
Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War volume one Single Engined fighters by Yefim Gordon and Dmitri Khazanov. Midland 1998 ISBN 1857800834
photos, profiles
Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War volume 2 twin engined fighters, attack aircraft and bombers by Yefim Gordon and ?Dmitri Khazanov. Midland 1999 ISBN 9781857800845
photos, profiles
Dragons on Bird Wings volume 1 by Vlad Antipov and Igor Utkin. Skygrid 2005 ISBN 9780978069605
The combat history of 812th Fighter Air Regiment 1942-44. photos, profiles, maps, OBs.
Under the Red Star by \carl Fredrik Geust. Airlife 1993 ISBN 9781853103957
Luftwaffe aircraft in the Soviet Airforce. photos.
Encyclopaedia of Soviet Fighters 1939-1951 by Herbert Leonard. Hand C 2005 ISBN 9782915239607
photos, profiles
The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995 by Bill Gunston. Osprey 1996 ISBN 9781855324053
photos.
Barbarossa and the Retreat to Moscow by Artem Drabkin. Pen and Sword 2007 ISBN 9781844155637
Recollections of fighter pilots on the Eastern Front. photos, profiles.
Unfulfilled Promise by Leroy Thompson. Merriam 2006 ISBN 9781435758278
The Soviet Airborne Forces 1928-1945. photos.
Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century by Col Gen GF Krivosheev. Greenhill 1997 ISBN 9781853672804
Covers 1918-22, 1929-40, 1941-45, and 1950-89. Lots of tables.
Stalin's Falcons by Tomas Polak. Grub Street 1999 ISBN 9781902304014
Lists details of over 1000 notable fighter pilots of the Soviet Air Forces 1918-53. photos,maps.
Stalin's Eagles by Hans D Seidl. Schiffer 1998 ISBN 0-7643-0476-3
An illustrated study of the soviet aces of WWII and Korea including fighters and tankbusters. details of aircrew and a section on the units. photos, profiles, OBs.
Slovakia
Axis Slovakia by Mark WA Axworthy. Axis Europa 2002. ISBN 1-891227-41-6
Covers mainly Slovakian Army operations but includes chapters on air operations 1941 to 1945. photos, maps
Slovak Airmen 1939-1945 by Jiri Rajlich and Jiri Sehnal. 1991 Czech and English languages.
Aka Slovensti Letci. Covers air operations over the Eastern Front and the Homeland. photos, maps, OBs, profiles.
South Africa
A Gathering of Eagles by James Ambrose Brown. Purnell 1970.
The campaigns of the SAAF in Italian East Africa June 1940 to November 1941, plus the early history of the SAAF 1912 to 1939. maps, photos
Eagles Strike by James Ambrose Brown. Purnell 1974.
The campaigns of the SAAF in Egypt, Cyrenaica, Libya, Tunisia, Tripolitania and Madagascar 1941-43. maps, photos.
Eagles Victorious by HJ Martin and Neil Orpen. Purnell 1977. ISBN 0-86843-008-0
The SAAF in Italy and the Mediterranean 1943-45. (SAAF Forces World War II Volume 6). maps, photos.
Warriors of the Sky by Peter Bagshawe. Ashanti 1990. ISBN 1-874800-11-1
Springbok air heroes in combat.
A time to remember by Jack Parsonson. Aviation 1993 ISBN 0-9623080-4-8
Career of the author in the SAAF 1937 to 1947. photos, maps.
The SAAF at War 1940-1984 by JS Bouver and MN Louw. CV Rensburg 1989. ISBN 0-86846-056-7
Pictorial history with captioned photos.
Springbok Fighter Victory - SAAF Fighter Operations 1939-1945 by Michael Schoeman. Freeworld 2012.
Six Volume series detailing SAAF fighter operations in WW2. photos.
South African Air Force Fighter Colours Volume 1 East African Campaign 1940-42 by Piet van Schalkwyk and William Marshall. Model Centrum Progres 2018 ISBN 978-83-60672-30-3
Squadron by Squadron details. photos, profiles.
South African Air Force Fighter Colours volume 2 War in the desert 1941-1942 by Piet van Schalkwyk. Model Centrum Progres 2020. ISBN 978-83-60672-33-4
Squadron by Squadron details, photos, profiles.
Squadrons of the South African Air Force and their aircraft 1920-2005 by Steven McLean. Interpak 2005 ISBN 0-9584929-4-8
photos, OBs.
Spain
Escuadrilias Azules en Russia by Santiago Guillen and Carlos Caballero. Almera 1999. ISBN 84-922644-7-0. Spanish language
History of each escuadrilla and half the book is about the uniforms. photos.
Ciel de Guerre 18 by Jose Fernandez. French language
First of two magazines covering Spanish operations over the Eastern Front. photos, maps, profiles.
Spanish Air Force during World War II by Eduardo M Gil Martinez. Kagero 2019 ISBN 978-83-66148-17-8
Includes list of aircraft interned in Spain and operations over Russia. photos, profiles, OBs.
La Escuadrilla Azul by Jorge Fernandez Coppel. Esfera 2017 ISBN 9788491641360 Spanish language
Spanish operations over Russia 1941-44. photos, profiles, maps.
Sweden
Tionde Flygflottiljen pa Bulltofta by Sven Stridsberg. Grahns 1985 ISBN 91-7810-381-9. Swedish Language.
Covers the air war over Sweden 1940 to 1945 by the Swedish Fither Wings. photos.
Switzerland
Deutsche Luftwaffe uber der Schweiz 1939-1945 by Karl Ries. Verlag Dieter Hoffmann 1978. ISBN 3-87341-022-2. German and English language.
Details all individual Luftwaffe aircraft that landed in Switzerland during WW2, plus a list of all nations aircraft that landed. photos.
Duels D'Aviateurs ... Duels de Diplomates... by Ernst Wetter. Cassetin 1989. French language only, translated from German.
Details clashes between Luftwaffe and Swiss Air Force May and June 1940. maps, photos.
Thailand aka Siam
Aerial Nationalism by Edward M Young. Smithsonian 1995 ISBN 1-56098-405-8
A history of Aviation in Thailand 1911 to 1945. photos, maps, OBs.
USAAF
Battles with the Luftwaffe by Theo Boiten and Martin Bowman. Janes 2001. ISBN 0-007653344
The bomber campaign against Germany 1942-1945. Airmen from both American and German crews explain what it was like. photos.
World War II US Gunships by William Wolf. Osprey 2020 ISBN 978-1-4728-4469-9
YB40 Flying Fortress and XB41 Liberator bomber escorts. details of the 14 operations by the YB40. photos, profiles.
MacArthur's Air Force by Bill Yenne. Osprey 2019 ISBN 978-1-4728-3323-5
American airpower over the Pacific and the Far East 1941-51. photos.
Into the Dragon's Jaws by Lex McAulay. Champlin 1986 ISBN 0-912173-13-0
The Fifth Air Force over Rabaul. daily ops over Rabaul by 5th USAAF and RAAF 12th October to 11th November 1943. photos, maps, OBs.
Fifth Air Force Story by Kenn C Rust. HAA 1973 ISBN 911852-75-1
photos, maps, OBs.
Flying Buccaneers by Steve Birdsall. David and Charles 1978 ISBN 0-7153-7750-7
The illustrated story of Kenney's Fifth AF. photos.
Pacific Sweep by William N Hess. Doubleday 1974 ISBN 0-385-07579-0
An illustrated anecdotal history of the 5th and 13th Fighter Commands in WWII. photos.
Seventh Air Force Story by Kenn C Rust. HAA 1979 ISBN 0-911852-84-0
photos, profiles, map
Tenth Air Force story by Kenn C Rust. HAA 1980 ISBN 911852-87-5
photos, map, OBs.
The Tenth Air Force in World War II by Edward M Young. Schiffer 2020 ISBN 978-0-7643-5932-3
Strategy Command and Operations 1942-45. photos, maps.
Twelfth Air Force story by Kenn C Rust. HAA 1975 ISBN 911852-77-8
photos, OBs.
Thirteenth Air Force story by Kenn C Rust and Dana Bell. HAA 1981 ISBN 0-911852-90-5
photos, map, OBs.
Fourteenth Air Force story by Kenn C Rust and Stephen Muth. HAA 1977 ISBN 911852-20-8
photos, OBs
Fifteenth Air Force story by Kenn C Rust. HAA 1976 ISBN 911852-79-4
photos, OBS
Twentieth Air Force story by Kenn C Rust. HAA 1979 ISBN 0-911852-85-9
photos, profiles, OBs, map.
Flying the Hump by Jeff Ethell and Don Downie. Motorbooks 2004 ISBN 9780760319154
Flying C-47, C-46, C-54 and B-24 over Burma China 1944-45. Colour photos and maps.
Air Commandos against Japan by William T Y'Blood. NIP 2008 ISBN 978-1-59114-993-4
Allied Special Operations Air support over Burma and the Phillippines 1943-45. photos, maps.
Ding Hao by Wanda Cornelius and Thayne Short. Pelican 1980 ISBN 0-88289-253-3
America's airwar in China 1937-1945. photos.
Wing to Wing by Carl Molesworth. Orion 1990 ISBN 0-517-57568-X
Air combat in China 1943-45. photos.
War on our doorstep by Brendan Coyle. Heritage 2002 ISBN 9781894384469
The unknown campaign on North America's west coast. Aleutians and Balloon raids. photos.
Fire in the Sky by Eric M Bergerud. Westview2000 ISBN 0-8133-3869-7
The airwar in the South Pacific. photos, maps.
Jungle Ace by John R Bruning. Brasseys 2001 ISBN 1-57488-357-7
The career of Col GR Johnson the USAAF's top fighter leader of the Pacific War. photos, maps.
The Ragged Rugged Warriors by Martin Caidin. Bantam 1979 ISBN 0-553-13109-5
American pilots who fought the early airwar against Japan.
Stars and Bars by Frank Olynyk. Grub Street 1995 ISBN 1-898697-17-5
A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace 1920-1973. photos.
Fighter Aces of the USA by Toliver and Constable. Aero 1979 ISBN 0-8168-5792-X
photos.
Deadly Sky by John C McManus. Presidio 2000 ISBN 0-89141-678-1
The American combat airmen in World War II all theatres. photos.
USMC
America's Few by Bill Yenne. Osprey 2021 ISBN 9781472847492
Marine aces of the South Pacific. photos, maps
USN
Truk 1944-45 by Mark Lardas. Osprey 2021. ISBN 978-1-4728-4585-6
The destruction of Japan's Central Pacific bastion. photos, maps, OBs, profiles.
Setting the Rising Sun by Kevin A Mahoney. Stackpole 2019 ISBN 978-0-8117-3842-2
Halsey's aviators strike Japan summer 1945. USN air strikes over Japan daily ops 10th July to 15th August 1945. photos.
USSR
The Russian Air Force in the eyes of German Commanders by Generalleutnant Walter Schwabedissen. Arno 1968.
USAF historical studies no.175. photos.
Yugoslavia
Dornier Do17 The Yugoslav Story by Boris Ciglic and Dragan Savic. Jeroplan 2007 ISBN 978-86-909727-0-8
Operational record 1937 to 1947. Includes Croat and Bulgarian use. photos, OBs, profiles,
Bristol Blenheim The Yugoslav Story by Aleksandar M Ognjevic. Leadensky 2014. ISBN 978-86-917625-0-6
Operational record 1937 to 1958. Includes Croat and RAF use. photos, OBs, maps, profiles.
Hawker The Yugoslav Story by Aleksandar M Ognjevic. Leadensky 2019 ISBN 978-86-917625-3-7
Operational record 1931 to 1941. Includes Hawker Fury, Hind, and Hurricane in Yugolslav service. photos, OBs, map, profiles.
Messerschmitt Bf109 The Yugolslav Story part 1 by Boris Ciglic. Jeroplan 2016 ISBN 978-86-909727-2-2
Operational record 1939 to 1953. Includes Luftwaffe and Yugoslav use. photos, map, OBs, profiles.
Messerschmitt Bf109 The Yugoslav Story part 2 by Boris Ciglic. Jeroplane 2018 ISBN 978-86-909727-3-9
Operational record 1939 to 1953, Covers Croatian and Bulgarian use plus post war Yugoslav use. photos, maps, profiles, OBs.
Savoia Marchetti SM79 The Yugoslav Story by Boris Ciglic. Jeroplane 2029 ISBN 978-86-909727-5-3
Operational record 1939-1947, photos, profiles, OBs.
