Staffordshire Airfields Through Time

Author: Alec Brew
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445687216
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
In almost 200 photographs, this book places the aircraft, runways and buildings in the modern landscape, showing how they have been transformed within Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Airfields in the Second World War

Author: Martyn Chorlton
Publisher: British Airfields in the Secon
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
"Martyn Chorlton's book describes the history of each airfield, highlights some of the operations carried out from them, and puts them into the overall context of a country and nation at war. It will appeal equally to aviation enthusiasts and to readers who recall the era when the country's skies never ceased to throb with the drone of departing and returning aircraft."--Jacket.

RAF and USAAF Airfields in the UK During the Second World War

Author: Geoff Mills
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1069

Book Description
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, the United Kingdom was described as one vast aircraft carrier anchored off the coast of Europe. During a seven year period 500 airfields were constructed to serve the needs first of the RAF and later the USAAF as they carried the war to German-occupied Europe. The airfields that were constructed took many different forms from training airfields and Advanced Landing Grounds to grass fighter airstrips and vast complexes used to accommodate heavy bombers. This book charts the history of each Second World War airfield in and around the UK providing a unique insight in to the construction, operational life and post-war history of each airfield. Alongside detailing the history of each airfield, this work comprehensively records the details of each unit that operated from airfields around the UK. The information provided in this meticulously researched book is supported by a wealth of 690 photographs providing an illustration into the life of each wartime station.

Cheshire Airfields in the Second World War

Author: Aldon Patrick Ferguson
Publisher: British Airfields in the Secon
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
An account of Cheshire's airfields during the last war; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them.

Wings Over Meir

Author: William Cooke
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445626233
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 359

Book Description
A highly readable and meticulously researched account of the Potteries' now largely forgotten aerodrome.

Shropshire Airfields in the Second World War

Author: Robin J. Brooks
Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
An account of the part played by the airfields in Shropshire during the last war; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them.

Sussex Airfields in the Second World War

Author: Robin J. Brooks
Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781853062599
Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This title describes the airfields of Sussex during the last war, the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongside them. It is fully illustrated.

Lichfield Book of Days

Author: Neil Coley
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
Taking you through the year day by day, The Lichfield Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the cathedral city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Lichfield’s archives and covering the social, political, religious, agricultural, criminal, industrial and sporting history of the region, it will delight residents and visitors alike.

Staffordshire's Military Heritage

Author: Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398110124
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Exploring the military heritage of Staffordshire from Anglo-Saxon and Viking times to the present day.

Stafford at War 1939-1945

Author: Nick Thomas
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844159434
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Stafford at War is a vivid many-sided portrait of a county town during one of the extraordinary periods in English history. In his wide-ranging narrative Nick Thomas looks at the impact of the Second World War on the townspeople - how it affected their daily lives, their work, their families. And he recalls the contribution Stafford made to the war effort at home and abroad. The story he tells gives a fascinating insight into wartime life and it is a moving record of the sacrifices made by local people. His detailed and fully illustrated account will be fascinating reading for everyone who knows Stafford and wants to find out about its history.