For many decades a fascinating and sizeable archive of photographs, depicting the operational and ground activities of the RAF, has remained unrecorded and largely unseen in thousands of documents held at the Public Record Office at Kew. Other equally important images of the RAF can be found in the official archives of the Ministry of Defence in London. Together these two important collections cover a period from 1903, when the RAF's predecessors became interested in the possibilities of military aviation, through to the high-technology application of air power in the Gulf War of 1991. The RAF in Camera 1903-1939 is the first volume in a series which will bring a representative selection of these two collections to the notice of a wider audience. Many of the photographs are published here for the first time and give the reader a fascinating kaleidoscope of images depicting the nascent RAF and its subsequent growth into a world-class air arm in the course of the Second World War. Included in this first volume are images of man's early attempts to fly, the experiences of the First World War, operations during the interwar years in the far-flung corners of the Empire, and the desperate attempts to re-arm the RAF as the storm clouds of war gathered, heralding the outbreak of the Second World War.

The RAF in camera 1903-1939: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence (Aviation)

History

Nesbit, Roy Conyers

Hoare, Oliver

Military

Motorbooks Intl

The Raf in Camera 1903-1939: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence

Sutton Pub Ltd

For many decades a fascinating and sizeable archive of photographs, depicting the operational and ground activities of the RAF, has remained unrecorded and largely unseen in thousands of documents held at the Public Record Office at Kew. Other equally important images of the RAF can be found in the official archives of the Ministry of Defence in London. Together these two important collections cover a period from 1903, when the RAF's predecessors became interested in the possibilities of military aviation, through to the high-technology application of air power in the Gulf War of 1991.Many of the photographs are published here for the first time and give the reader a fascinating kaleidoscope of images depicting the vast range of offensive, defensive and ground-based operations in which the RAF was involved during the Second World War.The RAF in Camera 1939-1945 contains over 240 photographs, many of which were taken in action. Each photograph has been thoroughly researched and is accompanied by a detailed caption. This volume will appeal not only to those with an interest in the Royal Air Force and the Second World War, but also to anyone with an interest in the history of military aviation.

The Raf in Camera 1939-1945: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence

Great Britain. Public Record Office

The Raf in Camera 1946-1995: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence

From a background of having served as a RAF Coastal Command navigator during World War II, Nesbit has written extensively on aviation history and the RAF. In this pictorial chronicle, he brings to light verbally and visually the aircraft and actions fought by the elite RAF Coastal Command crews over six years of war. B&amp;w photographs are courtesy of the Public Record Office. Inexplicably, the cover and spine drop the "RAF" at the head of the title. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

RAF Coastal Command in Action 1939-1945: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office

Great Britain Royal Air Force Coastal Command

This extraordinary and breathtakingly beautiful book celebrates a lifetime of collecting passion. Oliver Hoare, one of London's most distinguished dealers, originally learnt his craft in the company of Bruce Chatwin. His love of the rare, the evocative and the seductive shines out from every stunning object in this collection and the stories that he teases out from them. No one could fail to be drawn into this gorgeous labyrinth. Published to coincide with an exhibition held in the magnificent settings of Fitzroy Square, London, the book includes antiquities from the ancient and classical worlds; superb oriental musical instruments; erotica and fertilica; a section devoted to extinct species, particularly the dodo; objects connected to shamanism, magic, and alchemy; engravings by Durer, Hollar, and Rembrandt; unusual paintings and textiles; curiosities including a Man Ray objet trouve, and the 13th Dalai Lama's double bass—he was passionate about jazz.

Every Object Tells a Story

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Pallas Athene

This extraordinary and breathtakingly beautiful book celebrates a lifetime of collecting passion. Oliver Hoare, one of London’s most distinguished dealers, originally learnt his craft in the company of Bruce Chatwin. His love of the rare, the evocative, the seductive shines out from every stunning object in this collection and the stories that he teases out from them. No one could fail to be drawn into this gorgeous labyrinth. Published to coincide with an exhibition held in the magnificent settings of the Lavery Room in Sir John Millais’s studio house in South Kensington, the book includes antiquities from the ancient and classical worlds; objects connected to shamanism, magic and alchemy; engravings by Dürer, Hollar and Rembrandt; unusual paintings and textiles; and many curiosities Highlights include: the silver libation cup of Möngke Khan, grandson of Genghis and ruler of an empire that stretched from modern Bucharest to Peking, and Karachi to Novgorod; the apple from the Garden of Eden - a silver pomander belonging to the Stuart Kings, with bite marks, opening to reveal a silver skull; a Scythian (6-7th centuries BC) jade pendant of the endangered Saiga antelope, as finely carved as anything by Fabergé; a bronze Bacchus head from a tripod table belonging to the Emperor Augustus; a limestone bear carved in 3rd millenium BC Bactria. “The point of the exhibition, as its title announces, is to celebrate the fascinating, and often peculiar stories attached to works of art. The criterion for what is presented has little to do with the value of objects and therefore it differs from the more conventional ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’. Nor does it reflect the current canon of what is seen as beautiful or culturally significant, although there are significant and beautiful works of art by anyone’s standards. The catalogue is, hopefully, the work of a storyteller’s art”. Oliver Hoare

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

This wartime account recently released by Britain's Public Record Office reveals details of British interrogation of captured German agents and the British counter-espionage effort in World War II.

Camp 020: M15 and the Nazi Spies

Introduction by Oliver Hoare

Public Record Office

Enigma coded German radio messages were intercepted and decoded at Bletchley Park throughout the Second World War. The decrypted information was known as ULTRA and provided invaluable benefits to the allied war effort.Despite Churchill's orders at the end of the war that all evidence relating to codebreaking be destroyed, many papers, including internal histories, summaries and copies of decrypts, did survive and are faithfully reproduced in this pack.This Pack Contains:* Minutes of the meeting to discuss establishment of the new* Government Code & Cipher School * Polish contribution to cracking Enigma * Turing's notes on Enigma * Double agent TATE's disc code * Hut 6 poem * Operation RUTHLESS by Ian Fleming * Admiral Donitz's message to U-boat commanders * Churchill on the battle for Crete * Letter from 'C' to Churchill * Holocaust intercept * German police signals traffic * 'Be careful what you say' poster * 'The Great Escape' decrypts * D-Day decrypt * Churchill's 'golden eggs' * History of Hut 8  An illustrated introduction provides a full explanation of the documents and sets them in their historical context.

Enigma: Code-breaking and the Second World War

Europe

The National Archives UK

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The RAF in camera 1903-1939: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence (Aviation)

The Raf in Camera 1903-1939: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence

The Raf in Camera 1939-1945: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence

The Raf in Camera 1946-1995: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office and the Ministry of Defence

RAF Coastal Command in Action 1939-1945: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office

Every Object Tells a Story

Every Object Tells a Story

Camp 020: M15 and the Nazi Spies

Enigma: Code-breaking and the Second World War