Air Historical Branch

 The Second World War: Campaign Narratives

Air Defence of Great Britain

Air Defence of Great Britain Vol I Growth of Fighter Command July 1936-June 1940 14.6 MB

Air Defence of Great Britain Vol II The Battle of Britain Jul - Oct 1940 43.5 MB

Air Defence of Great Britain Vol III Night Air Defence, June 1940 - December 1941 7.23 MB

Air Defence of Great Britain Vol IV The Beginning of the Fighter Offensive 1940-1941 16.1 MB

Air Defence of Great Britain Vol V The Struggle for Air Supremacy, Jan 42 - May 45 38.2 MB

Air Defence of Great Britain Vol VI The Flying Bomb and Rocket Campaign 21.5 MB

Campaign in Norway

Campaign in Norway, April-June 1940 6.47 MB

Campaign in France and the Low Countries

Campaign in France and the Low Countries Sep 1939-Jun 1940 41.4 MB

Campaign in France and the Low Countries Sep 1939-Jun 1940 Appendices and Maps 7.23 MB

Middle East Campaigns

Middle East Campaigns Vol I Operations in Libya and the Western Desert Sep 1939-Jun 1941 19.0 MB

Middle East Campaigns Volume II Operations in Libya and the Western Desert June 1941 - January 1942 30.4 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol III Operations in Libya and the Western Desert (Including Malta) 21 Jan 1942 - 30 June 1942 19.3 MB

Middle East Campaigns Volume IV Operations in Libya, the Western Desert and Tunisia July 1942 - May 1943 44.8 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol V Campaigns in East Africa 1940-1941 24.0 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol VI The Campaign in Greece 1940-1941 7.92 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol VII The Campaign in Crete May 1941 4.77 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol VIII The Campaign in Iraq May 1941 5.55 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol IX The Campaign in Syria June 1941 4.40 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol X The West African Air Reinforcement Route 6.82 MB

Middle East Campaigns Vol XI Malta June 1940 - May 1945 26.6 MB

North African Campaign

North African Campaign November 1942 - May 1943 46.4 MB

Operations in Dodecanese Islands

Operations in the Dodecanese Islands, September-November 1943 4.90 MB

RAF in the Maritime War

RAF in Maritime War Vol I The Atlantic and Home Waters, The Prelude April 1918 - September 1939 14.7 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol II The Atlantic and Home Waters, The Defensive Phase September 1939 - June 1941 29.0 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol III The Atlantic and Home Waters, The Preparation Phase July 1941 February 1943 33.7 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol IV The Atlantic and Home Waters, The Offensive Phase Feb 1943 - May 1944 [Narrative] 41.1MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol IV The Atlantic and Home Waters, The Offensive Phase Feb 1943 - May 1944 [Appendices and Maps] 30 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol V The Atlantic and Home Waters, The Victorious Phase, June 1944 - May 1945 42.7 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol VI - The Mediterranean and The Red Sea 36 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol VII Part I Mediterranean Reconquest and the Submarine War, May 1943 - May 1944 36.5 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol VII Part II Mediterranean, naval co-operation, end of the submarine war and operations in the Adriatic, Greece and the Aegean 1944 - 1945       37.5 MB

The RAF in Maritime War Vol VII Part III The Indian Ocean and South-East Asia Operations, November 1943-August 1945     40 MB

RAF in Maritime War Vol VIII - Statistics 6.78 MB

Sicilian Campaign

Sicilian Campaign June - August 1943 8.01 MB

Italian Campaign

Italian Campaign 1943-1945 Vol I Planning and Invasion to the Fall of Rome 31.9 MB

Italian Campaign 1943-1945 Vol II Operations June 1944-May 1945 41.0 MB

Bombing Offensive Against Germany

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol I Pre-War Evolution of Bomber Command 1917-1939 29.9 MB

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol II Restricted Bombing September 1939-May 1941 18.8 MB

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol III Area Bombing and the Makeshift Force Jun 1941-Feb 1942 12.7 MB

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol IV A Period of Expansion and Experiment March 1942-January 1943 25.3 MB

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol V The Full Offensive February 1943 to February 1944 23.5 MB

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol VI The Final Phase March 1944-May 1945 39.6 MB

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol VII [Maps Only] 1.24 MB

RAF in the Bombing Offensive Against Germany Vol VII The Planning of the Bomber Offensive and its Contribution to German collapse 8.21 MB

Liberation of North West Europe

Liberation of North West Europe Vol I Planning and Preparation of AEAF for the Landings in Normandy  18 MB

Liberation of North West Europe Vol II The Administrative Preparations                 16.0 MB

Liberation of North West Europe Vol III The Landings in Normandy          21 MB

Liberation of North West Europe Vol IV The Breakout and Advance to the Lower Rhine 12 Jun-30 Sep 1944  17 MB

Liberation of North West Europe Vol V From the Rhine to the Baltic 1 Oct 1944-8 May 1945  42 MB

Campaign in Southern France

Campaign in Southern France            7.48 MB

Campaign in the Far East

Campaigns in the Far East Vol I Far East Defence Policy and Preparations for War 4.95 MB

Campaigns in the Far East Vol II Malaya, Netherlands East Indies and Burma 17.1 MB

Campaigns in the Far East Vol III India Command Sep 1939-Nov 1945 10.2 MB

Campaigns in the Far East Vol IV South East Asia Nov 1943-Aug 1945 22.3 MB

Campaigns in the Far East Vol V Air Supply Operations in Burma 1942-1945 4.65 MB

Campaigns in the Far East Vol VI Air Transport in the S.W. Pacific Area Feb 1945-Feb 1946 3.76 MB

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