Table of Contents

Introduction · The Problems · The Preparations · The War in the Air ·The Plates

About the Author

Roy Braybrook is a highly regarded aviation writer who has worked in the aeronautical business for over thirty years. Having worked for Hawker Siddley Aviation from 1958, he became a full-time aviation writer upon leaving British Aerospace in 1980. Roy Braybrook has authored many titles for Osprey, including Osprey Aerospace: Soviet Combat Aircraft: The Four Generations. Michael Roffe is a talented illustrator of military subjects who has worked for Osprey for many years. Terry Hadler has illustrated a number of Osprey titles over the years, and has a special interest in armoured vehicles. Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has also written and illustrated many quality books in the Osprey Military list.