by Morten Jessen | Feb 21, 2020 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, Publications, Research
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...
by Andrew Arthy | Jan 14, 2020 | 20 December 1943 Raid on Bremen, A Little Bit of Everything, Battle of the Atlantic, Books, eArticles, Hs 123, Pilots, Publications, Research, Wekusta 3, Western Front, Wüstennotstaffel
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...
by Morten Jessen | Dec 23, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, eArticles, Publications, Research
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...
by Andrew Arthy | Dec 12, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, Publications, Research
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...
by Andrew Arthy | Nov 14, 2019 | A Little Bit of Everything, Books, Publications, Research
Over the years there have been many aviation history books that have inspired the Air War Publications team. In a lot of ways, those authors have helped influence and shape the way we research and write. In a series of three blog posts, Andrew, Adam and Morten thought...
by Andrew Arthy | Nov 7, 2018 | Aces, Books, Courland, Eastern Front, Frontline, Fw 190, Jagdgeschwader 54, Luftwaffe, Pilots, Publications, Research, Schlachtgeschwader 3, VVS
There was a considerable amount of air activity in the immediate aftermath of the creation of the Courland Pocket in October 1944, but terrible wintry weather set in during early November, almost bringing aerial operations to a complete halt. It was not until the...