Illustrated Book – Warplanes of World War II: 1939-1945
Warplanes of World War II provides a detailed look at more than 50 key aircraft – from the Spitfire to the B-17 Flying Fortress – in service across the world. Each profile includes a large-format photograph with notes pointing out the features that made the aircraft unique, as well as extensive descriptions of their development, manufacturing history, and fighting record. This fascinating and highly illustrated volume is by Robert Jackson, a former pilot and navigational instructor, who is an authoritative voice on military, naval, and aviation affairs.
Warplanes of World War II: 1939-1945, Robert Jackson, Amber Books, hbk, 256pp (£24.99), ISBN 978-1838863630
Naples 1944 and the Making of Post-war Italy
When the Nazis were kicked out of Naples in late 1943, the city was in dire straits – with widespread squalor, criminality, and disease. Then Vesuvius erupted. In this major new history, which fills a glaring gap in the history of the Italian war, Keith Lowe tells the story of what happened next to Naples – the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies.
