In a desperate attempt to protect B-17s and B-24s from brutal head-on Luftwaffe attacks, the U.S. tested bizarre “gunship bombers” loaded with up to 18 machine guns and mountains of ammo. This episode ...

When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, only a fraction of the PZL.37 Łoś fleet was ready for combat. Yet the sleek, compact bomber quickly stunned German pilots with its speed, maneuverability ...

On Sept. 7, 1940 — 80 years ago tonight — the German air force launched a massive series of attacks on London that would go on for 56 of the next 57 days and nights. The plan was to destroy the Royal ...

Previously published in two vols as: Fighters of the Luftwaffe. 1993 - Bombers of the Luftwaffe. 1994. Omnibus ed. first published: 1997.

Because of its ability to attack targets that were hundreds of miles away from its airbases in England, the bombers of World War II were vital assets to the Allied war effort. Tasked with the ...

In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial victories and aerial “firsts”, some involving unlikely and obscure aircraft ...