
Robert Jackson
Author · 35 books
Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.
Series
Books

Heroines of World War II
1976

Sole Provider
Thirty Years of Nike Basketball
2002

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E–F series
2015

Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles Visual Encyclopedia
2009

Bomber!
Famous Bomber Missions of World War II
1980

Meet Me in St. Louis
The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
2004

Fortress England
1998

Fighter!
The Story of Air Combat
1979

True Crime
1992

Hurricane Squadron
1978

Spitfire - Life of the Legend
2010

Flames over France
1997

The Malayan Emergency & Indonesian Confrontation
1991

Flames Over Norway
1996

Sovereignty
The Evolution of an Idea
2007

Douglas Bader
1983

Mosquito Squadron
1982

Dunkirk
1976

The Complete Guide to Beer
2008

Submarines of the World
2000

Fighting Ships of the World
Over 600 Carriers, Submarines and Destroyers
2004

The Berlin Airlift
1988

When Freedom Calls
Great Escapes of the Second World War
1973

Fighter Pilots Of World War II
1976

Squadron Scramble
1979

Messerschmitt Bf 109 A–D series
2015

Infamous Aircraft
Dangerous designs and their vices
2005

Target Tobruk
Yeoman in the Western Desert
1737

Suez
The Forgotten Invasion
1980

Fighter Pilots of World War I
1975

Unexplained Mysteries of World War II
1991

The Romanov Mission
2016

Malta Victory
1980

Warships Inside Out
2010

Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles
The World's Greatest Vehicles
2007