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When the 82nd Fighter Group was organized in March 1942, most of its initial pilot cadre was comprised of newly graduated staff sergeant pilots of Class 42-C - enlisted men! They learned to fly the P-38 at Muroc, in California's Mojave Desert. This deals with the 82nd fighter group.

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Built by Lockheed to meet a USAAC requirement for a long-range, high-performance escort for the B-17 bomber, the P-38 Lightning made its combat debut in Europe in 1942. This volume presents archival photographs, scale drawings and interviews with several leading Lightning aces.

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Aces such as USAAF pilots Dick Bong and Tom McGuire used the P-38 Lightning to accrue some of the highest scores of Allied fighter pilots in World War II. Described here, the P-38 was born of the need for a high speed, high altitude fighter to escort the B-17 bomber on raids.

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This title charts the history of the P-39 Airacobra which served alongside the P-40 and P-38 in the bitter struggle to capture the Guadal canal in World War II.

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Details the experiences of the elite pilots of the AAF's Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces in the 'forgotten' China-Burma-India theatre during World War 2.

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The remarkable tale of how, flying outmoded and outclassed machines, P-40 pilots managed to hold their own against technically superior and battle-seasoned German pilots during World War II.

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This volume covers P-40 Warhawks fighting in the Pacific from the first defence of Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941 to the Marshall Islands in March 1944. It looks at all of the Warhawk aces including "aces-in-a-day" Mel Wheadon and Joe Lesika.

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Powered by a 2000hp Pratt & Whitney engine, the P-47 Thunderbolt joined the Eighth Air Force in Britain in 1943 to undertake an escort role for the force's B-17 bomber. This book includes interviews with pilots, tables of the units involved, details of variants and archival photography.

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Text explaining the conflict and tactics flown, aces interviews, tables of the units involved, and a full ace listings.

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The first aircraft to be purposely designed as a radar-equiped nightfighter, Northrop's P-61 Black Widow was the largest fighter in frontline service with the USAAF. This volume features frontline users of the P-61, including many first-hand accounts from pilots and gunners.

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The Panther medium tank was produced to counteract the threat of the Soviet T-34/76 which outclassed the Panzer in battle during the invasion of Russia in 1941. Rushed into service at Kursk, it proved to be one of the best all round tanks of World War II.

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This volume charts the recruitment, training, service conditions and combat experience of a typical World War II German tank crewman, serving on various fronts - from the scorching heat of the Western Desert to the frozen tundra of the Eastern Front.

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Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks at the Partisan forces of World War II.

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Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe in May 1945.

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Of all Allied airmen, Polish pilots had the most experience of fighting the Luftwaffe by the time the war came to Britain. The author presents this peerless account of the fiery, talented Polish "Spit" pilots, whose country had been overrun and whose aggression and determination to shoot down Axis aircraft was unmatched.

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Examines the origins and development of the Polish Winged Hussars. This book provides a view of the training, tactics, appearance and experiences of these legendary and fascinating warriors. The dramatic Hussar characteristics were the wings worn on the back or on the saddle. The Hussars terrified the Turks, Tatars, Swedes and others.

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An account of the PV Ventura/Harpoon family of aircraft - machines that saw action in World War II from the Channel Front right through to the Pacific. It contains first-hand descriptions and archival footage, along with scale plans of each of the major PV Ventura/Harpoon variants.

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A remarkable number of British, French and German two-seater teams managed to attain or exceed the five victories needed to achieve the acedom popularly associated with their single-seat nemeses. This book comes with rich illustrations and first-hand accounts of the veterans themselves.

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A study of the struggle which took place in 1879 at the small mission station of Rorke's Drift, when more than 3,000 Zulu warriors were pitted against 400 British troops. Features 3-D maps and maps of the various stages of the campaign. From the CAMPAIGN series.

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During World War II Romanian Air Force units fought alongside the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. This volume details the 20 Romanian pilots officially made ace during the conflict, including four pilots who claimed more than 30 kills each.