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A fully illustrated history of the the Stirling, a heavy bomber that also saw service on 'Cloak and Dagger' operations with the Special Operations Executive, as a paratroop/glider transport on D-Day, at Arnhem and on the Rhine Crossing, and as a Radio-Countermeasures (RCM) platform.

Jonathan Falconer is the author of more than 35 books on aspects of aviation and military history, including the Haynes D-Day Operations Manual, de Havilland Mosquito (with Brian Rivas), Short Stirling and the Handley Page Halifax Manuals. He is an authority on the Short Stirling bomber, and has previously written Stirling at War, Stirling Wings and Stirling in Combat. Jonathan is a senior commissioning editor with a UK book publisher and he lives in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.

Chris Davey has illustrated more than 70 titles for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series since 1994. Based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, as one of the very last traditional airbrush artists in the business, he has become the company's illustrator of choice for both USAAF fighters and RAF subject matter, proving his undoubted skill when dealing with large aircraft subjects such as the Halifax, Sunderland, Lancaster, and Stirling.

Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1964 and has developed a lifelong passion for aviation history. He first worked as a photographer before turning his attention solely to artwork, and is now highly regarded in his field for the quality and accuracy of his work. He became the youngest elected member of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1991. Mark is a valued Osprey artist and has contributed to more than 100 of its books.