Commemorating D-Day and the battle for Normandy Jumping in the dark shortly after midnight on the morning of 6 June 1944, paratroopers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division faced the hazardous task of helping to secure the right flank of the D-Day invasion zone. If they could do so, the ‘Screaming Eagles’ would be pivotal …

A highly-restricted edition commemorating the men and machines of perhaps the most famous of all RAF Bomber Command units to serve during WWII Forged by their unique link to aeronautical design genius Barnes Wallis, 617 Squadron was the first and only squadron in the history of RAF Bomber Command to be formed for a single …

This special edition book and print portfolio consists of two matching-numbered elements… by Anthony saunders 128 page hardback book in its own embossed slipcase… THE MIGHTY EIGHTH The heroics of the airmen who served in the U.S. 8th Air Force and fought in the embattled skies of Europe during WWII are legendary. This new book …

Commemorating the historic Dambusters Raid, 16/17 May 1943 On the night of 16/17 May 1943, nineteen Lancasters crewed by 133 men of the newly- formed 617 Squadron took off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire to begin Operation Chastise – a daring low- level night attack on the mighty dams of the Ruhr; the Möhne, Sorpe, …

Commemorating the historic Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942 On 7 December 1941 Japan stunned the world by launching a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Just four months later, on 18 April 1942, 16 U.S. Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell bombers made a daring, retaliatory raid on Tokyo – the first Allied strike on the heart …

For two years following the Italian Declaration of War against Britain in the summer of 1940, the tiny island of Malta became one of the most heavily bombed places on earth as the Axis air forces fought to force it into surrender. They hadn’t reckoned on the island’s resolve. German High Command had long recognised …

~Book and Print portfolio~ Intrepid Pioneer, Record Breaker, Award Winner, Outstanding Aeronautical Engineer or Celebrated Commander could all describe the man Robert Taylor has chosen as the latest figure to feature in his ground-breaking Icons of Flight series. That figure is General Jimmy Doolittle – best known as the man who led the famous first …

A highly-restricted edition remembering the fierce battles that raged in the skies over Europe during WWII. The role of the Luftwaffe’s night-fighter force was one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs of them all. Although highly feared, they were eventually overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and tactics as RAF Bomber Command increased their night-time …

Commemorating one of the most daring escapes during WWII As night fell on the night of Friday 24 March 1944 preparations began for the culmination of an audacious plan to implement the mass breakout of Allied aircrew from Stalag Luft III, a prisoner-of- war camp some 100 miles south-east of Berlin. Promising to be the …

THE FOURTH IN A SERIES COMMEMORATING THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 For more than a hundred years Britain’s Royal Navy had ruled the waves and by 1916 Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s Grand Fleet, based in northern Scotland, was one of the jewels in its crown. With its mighty ‘dreadnought’ battleships dominating the North Atlantic …