New Releases by David Oliver

Operating in all weathers, invariably at night, often at low level and usually without fighter escort, Allied ''Special Duties'' (SD) squadrons and units played a vital role in the Second World War. By their very nature, these operations went unreported in wartime and for considerable time thereafter, but their importance in prosecuting the war of resistance in Occupied Europe was immense. Emerging from a time of rudimentary communications and transport, dedicated air units had been established by 1939 to fly agents into enemy territory, but their aircraft were hand-me-downs and the SD was considered a poor third to fighter and bomber operations. However, the tasks undertaken by these men and their aircraft were often more hazardous and demanding than any other type of wartime flying: for every SOS, SIS or OSS agent who lost their life in the field, at least one RAF or USAAF airman was killed while flying SD operations. Here, David Oliver examines the exploits of British, Commonwealth, American, Free European, Soviet, German, Italian and Japanese airmen and units, supported by first-hand accounts and archive photographs.

This book describes the histories of thirty motor racing venues across the United States, including the Daytona, Indianapolis, Fontana, Pike''s Peak, Watkins Glen, Sebring, Phoenix, Long Beach, and many others.

An informative text accompanied by illustrations that are based on projected military aircraft designs for the new millennium. These demonstrate how air combat may be conducted in the coming century, ranging from superfast bombers to search-and-rescue, and troop transport to spies in the sky.

"RAF Fighter Command fought and won the most crucial battle of the Second World War. Had it failed in the summer of 1940 and the Luftwaffe won air superiority over southern Britain, the course of world history might have been very different. In August 1940, General Erwin Rommel, later commander of the famous Afrika Korps, was scheduled to lead his 7th panzer division ashore in Kent. Instead, Fighter Command''s victory in the Battle of Britain ruled out any possibility of a German invasion across the Channel. And so Hitler turned east, launched his armies into Russia and transformed the course of the war." "Sixty years on, the number of survivors of the Battle of Britain, and of Fighter Command''s subsequent campaigns, is sadly dwindling. Aviation historian David Oliver has interviewed many veterans in the course of his research. His new history of the wartime RAF is based on eyewitness testimony as well as a lifetime''s study of the Second World War in the air."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

There is no doubt that the United States Air Force is operating several highly secret airplanes. Russia and several other nations are also involved in clandestine aircraft programmes on the very edge of workable technology.

From interviewing a potential employee to giving a presentation, this handbook provides solutions to 101 different communication problems. It seeks to enable the reader to avoid the pitfalls and convey their message successfully.