Stanley Brogden

Some aircraft seem to be designed to achieve worldwide publicity, like the Spitfire, while others just do not make the headlines because they are not engaged in the more historical clashes. The Bristol Beaufighter was one of the combat aircraft without which the Second World War could not have been won, but it has never caught the public eye. This book tells the story of the decision to manufactur ... (read more)

The memoirs of Australian war leaders have not enjoyed the commercial success gained by American and British commanders. Monash’s The Australian Victories in France in 1918 is possibly the only book of its sort which has ever had any real success. In the last few years the Australian Trenchard, Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, could not attract a commercial publisher for his autobiography, thou ... (read more)