From Mons to Mali: 50 Extraordinary & Untold Stories of British & Commonwealth Airmen in Action Since 1914 - WWII Aviation History Book for Military Enthusiasts & History Buffs

Author: Thomas, Andrew

First World War, 1914-1918

Published on 30 September 2022 by Grub Street Publishing in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 192 pages
157 x 221 x 25 | 586g

Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and minor campaigns and scenarios ranging from the First World War to the present day. Each selection is accompanied by relevant, often rare, photographs.

So, from the Battle of Mons in 1914 through shooting down a Zeppelin over Teeside, to WW2 Timor Ace 'Butch' Gordon in his Beaufighter in 1943 and a nightmare for Halifaxes over Nuremburg in 1944, to SAAF fighters over Angola in September 1985 and army support tasks in Mali in 2021, with many more in between, the author's hand-picked personal choices make for gripping reading. A must for all those interested in the war in the air throughout history.