Fonthill Media has published ‘Red Star and Roundel’ A Shared Century by Philip Wilkinson

The red star and roundel are the symbols of organisations, which share a century of existence, a century with a full quota of conflict as well as harmony. The Russian red star has maintained its impact in the 100 years since the revolution. The RAF’s red, white and blue roundel has seen action in the air worldwide – including over Russia – for the same period. Philip Wilkinson had forty years of RAF service – the final three-and-a-half were in Russia. With this unusual double qualification, he examines the dynamics of the Russia-RAF relationship, sometimes as allies, sometimes as adversaries. Drawing on personal reminiscences, official records and recollections of surviving veterans of RAF service in Russia during the Second World War, the narrative ranges from light-hearted to often sombre memories. It goes from brutal combat in the early years of the intervention to mild language difficulties later, from innocent misunderstandings to deliberate deception, and from cultural contrasts to aesthetic links.

The book discusses:
●Real life and death for airmen in Russia from 1918 to today – with anecdotes, snapshots and official records published for the first time
●Extremes of temperature and terrain from the Arctic to the Black Sea, from the Baltic to the Caspian
●Operational insights from combat pilots of two World Wars and the challenges of operating in times of ‘peace’
●Profusely illustrated with many unpublished colour and mono photographs from the period

Publication: 16 October 2019
Price: £40.00/$60.00
ISBN: 978-1-78155-733-4
Size: 248 x 172 mm
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 400 pages
Illustrations: 32 colour/32 mono
Rights: World, all languages

Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here – on AEROSCALE