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A historic Book & Print Portfolio remembering a unique act of bravery during the Battle of Britain – the first time we've ever seen a published edition featuring an original James Nicolson signature!
After a determined display of courage for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross, Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson finally exits his burning 249 Squadron...
The bitter Winter of 1943/44 was matched by some of the toughest fighting in the ground war. Between the Carpathian mountains and Dneiper river, elements of the 1st SS Panzer Division 'Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler' reinforced their fearsome reputation amidst a landscape gripped by ice and biting winds.
In 'The Cold Front' , Panthers of SS. Pz Regt 1 move forward to...
''If you had the height, you controlled the battle. If you came out of the sun, the enemy could not see you. If you held your fire until you were very close, you seldom missed’'
These three basic rules contributed to the prowess in aerial combat of some of the most successful fighter pilots in history and seldom were they more valuable than...
Robert Taylor's wonderfully realistic painting captures the very essence of an epic day during the Battle of Britain. A Heinkel III has been brought down, one of many never to make it home on this bright and sunny day. As the Luftwaffe bomber's crew emerge from their broken aircraft, relieved to have survived the crash-landing, a Mk I Spitfire from No 66 Squadron roars low overhead to verify...
They were one of the great fighter units of World War II. Led by the audacious Douglas Bader - who had lost both his legs in a pre-war flying accident - the Spitfire Wing at Tangmere was in the thick of the action during the tumultuous aerial battles that took place over the Channel and Pas de Calais in 1941. Duelling on a daily basis with the cream of the Luftwaffe, especially the pilots of...
A Ju52 Luftflotte 2, escorted by Me109s of JG-53, transports important military personnel over the Dolomites in the summer of 1942. With the setting sun illuminating the mountain tops in a brilliant light, the panoramic vista is both chilling and spectacular. As the aircraft lumbers across the impressive mountain scenery, members of the High command...
By mid-afternoon on Wednesday 11th September, 1940 German bomber formations were plotted flying up the Thames Estuary towards London. To deal with the imminent raid Fighter Command scrambled nine squadrons to make the intercept. As the Luftwaffe bombers approached the docklands east of London, sixty Spitfires and Hurricanes fell upon them and a pitched battle ensued. Leading No. 74 'Tiger'...
A Battle of Britain Spitfire from 610 Squadron takes on a Me109 from I./JG3 in a head-on attack high over the south coast port of Dover, in the late morning of 10 July 1940.
With the Battle of Britain in its early stages, a convoy of slow-moving cargo ships heading along the south coast came under attack from a formidable force of Dornier Do17 bombers, escorted by five...
" The crews of Bomber Command faced one of the most daunting tasks, calling for courage sustained night after night, in conditions of desperate danger and discomfort. They did not fail us and 55,573 paid the supreme sacrifice ."
- H.R.H. The Duke of Kent
This evocative piece recreates a typical scene encountered by many RAF bomber squadrons on raids...
The Battle of Britain was a momumental event in British history and a major turning point of WWII. During the summer months of 1940 the RAF and Luftwaffe fought what was to become the most crucial and decisive aerial conflict in history. Never before or since has air combat been so intensive over such a period of time.
This superb edition by Gerald captures the feeling of intense...
