Alfred Price
Born1936 (1936)
DiedJanuary 29, 2017 (aged 80–81)
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Alma materLoughborough University
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectAviation

Alfred Price FRHistS, (1936 - January 29, 2017) was a popular author on aviation and related topics.[1] He wrote over 40 books and 200 magazine articles.[1]

Early life and education

Price served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) as an aircrew officer.[2] Price received his PhD in history from Loughborough University.[2][3]

Career

After his retirement from the air force, Price wrote extensively on aviation and military topics. He was named a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[2]

Selected works

  • Pictorial History of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945. London: Allan, 1969. ISBN 0711001006
  • Focke Wulf 190 at War. New York: Scribner, 1977. ISBN 0684153238
  • Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1977. ISBN 035401062X
  • Battle of Britain 18 August 1940: The Hardest Day. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1979. ISBN 0586036539
  • The Spitfire Story. London: Jane's, 1982. ISBN 0867206241
  • Air Battle Central Europe. New York: Warner Books, 1990. ISBN 0446360473
  • The Last Year of the Luftwaffe, May 1944 to May 1945. London: Arms and Armour, 1993. ISBN 1854091891
  • Late Marque Spitfire Aces: 1942-45. London: Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1855325756
  • Spitfire Mark V Aces, 1941-45. London: Osprey Aerospace, 1997. ISBN 1855326353
  • Sky Battles!: Dramatic Air Warfare Actions. London: Cassell, 1998, 1993. ISBN 0304351032
  • Targeting the Reich: Allied Photographic Reconnaissance Over Europe, 1939-1945. London: Greenhill, 2003. ISBN 1853675466
  • Battle Over the Reich: The Strategic Air Offensive Over Germany. Hersham: Classic, 2005. ISBN 1903223474

Death and legacy

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and died on January 29, 2017.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr Alfred Price". forum.keypublishing.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alfred Price". United States.
  3. ↑ "Alfred Price". www.goodreads.com.
  4. ↑ "Alfred Price's Obituary on Stamford Mercury". Stamford Mercury.
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