Brian Cull Livres

The air battle for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war on Britain and France. In the past, there has been much controversy amongst air historians on many of the details of the operations. It was here, for example, that "Pat" Pattie believed by many to be the Royal Air Force's "unknown" top-scoring fighter pilot of the whole war, saw most of his action. Just how many kills did he achieve and how? Taken from extensive research into available British, Italian and German records, and interviews and correspondence with survivors or relatives of those present, this book seeks to provide an accurate portrait of the air war for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete from 1940-41.

First of the Few covers operations from 5 June to 9 July 1940, before the start of the Battle of Britain, a period often overlooked. Many of the RAF aircrews experiencing combat for the first time survived as the 'first of the few' to take part in the forthcoming defence of Britain. Setting the scene for one of the greatest battles in history.

An account of 806 NAS - the FAA's premier fighter squadron of the Second World War.

Account of the air battle for northern France, 10-20 May, 1940, from both sides, retold mainly in the pilots' own words, extracted from combat reports, squadron record books, contemporary works, private interviews and correspondence

This is the gripping account of the heroics of the small band of British & Greek airmen who flew Bristol Blenheims against ever-increasing odds during the fighting over Greece and Albania-particularly once the Luftwaffe were determined to destroy them. By the time of withdrawal to Crete all three squadrons had been wiped out, with great sacrifice.

The long battle for Malta began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war on the Allies and the decision of the Axis powers to subdue the island in order to control the Mediterranean. This work provides a detailed day-by-day account of the air battles over land and sea until the end of 1941.

Flying Sailors at War is an in-depth account of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm air crew experiences during World War II, with information extracted from official records, memoirs and interviews. Volume I covers operations in Northern Europe, Norway, the North Sea and North and South Atlantic, from September 1939 to June 1940.

Although extracts from Sonny Ormrod's diary have appeared in various publications over the years, the editors now offer the complete story of his brief period of aerial combat over Malta. His was one of many young lives lost in the effort to safeguard Malta, and he was there when only Hurricanes were available to combat the Luftwaffe's onslaught.

Many otherwise average fighter pilots came of age in the skies of Malta-an area dubbed 'a fighter pilot's paradise'. There was seldom a shortage of targets as the Luftwaffe endeavoured to flatten the defences and destroy the small air force, in which task it failed, but only narrowly. 249 Squadron was at the forefront of the fighting for two years.

10 July 1940-the official first day of the Battle of Britain-witnessed the main assaults by ever-increasing formations of Luftwaffe bombers, escorted by Bf109s and Bf110s. The Thin Blue Line tells the story. RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes endeavoured to repel the Heinkels, Dorniers and Ju88s, frequently with ill-afforded loss in pilots and aircraft.