A Reluctant Airman eArticle available
Portrait of Günter Schultze-Quentell taken during his service with the German army before the Second World War. Hundreds of famous fighter aces, Stuka pilots and bomber leaders served in the Luftwaffe, but the vast majority of its flying personnel comprised anonymous...
Reader Comments on our Hans-Joachim Marseille Article
In case you missed it, Air War Publications recently released a new eArticle featuring a previously untold story about the 'Star of Africa', Hans-Joachim Marseille. He rose to fame serving with Jagdgeschwader 27 in North Africa in 1941, and our article focuses on one...
24 July 1944: Kittel’s Deadly Strike
There are times in a researcher's life when the sources match up neatly, and Otto Kittel's deadly attack on a formation of 97 Pe-2 bombers from the Soviet unit 1. Gvardeyskiy Bombardirovochnyy Aviatsionnyy Korpus (1.GBAK, or 1st Guards Bomber Aviation...
The Importance of Veteran Families
We have previously written about the importance of collectors to our research, but veteran families are another vital source of information for Air War Publications. We have been exceedingly fortunate to establish contact with more than 100 families of Second World...
Aviation History Books We Love – Part Three
After moving from the city of Copenhagen to the countryside, Morten recently had the opportunity to browse all of the books in his collection while placing them in their new spots on the shelves. It was good timing for making the third instalment of our blog post...
The Downing of Hans-Joachim Marseille
Thousands of pages have been written about Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille, but as our latest eArticle reveals, there are still stories to be told about the 'Star of Africa'. Whilst researching another topic several years ago, Andrew came across a document which...
Interview with Larry deZeng
Throughout 2020, the Air War Publications team plans to release a series of interviews with prominent Luftwaffe and aviation researchers, historians, artists and authors, seeking their thoughts about a variety of issues connected to their work. Andrew,...
The Importance of Collectors
Aviation historians are only as good as the sources on which they rely. In the digital age, it has never been easier to access Second World War documents, and with the publication of digitised files by institutions like the British National Archives (NA), the...
Merry Christmas … and Plans for 2020
Air War Publications would like to wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you will have a safe, pleasant and relaxing time with family and friends this festive season. Looking back on 2019, we had the good intentions of starting to writing...
Aviation History Books We Love – Part Two
Following up Part One, our blog post series about our favourite aviation history books continues, and this time, the choices are Adam's. Compared to Andrew's selection, there is a similar theme that runs through Adam's choices, even if the subject matter is not always...
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Hampden Bomber in Swedish Service
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Henschel 123 - Part One
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Wilde Sau und Moskitojagd
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Christmas in Courland 1944
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Wüstennotstaffel - Part Two
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