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  • Sixty Squadron R.A.F

    Enriched edition. A History of the Squadron from its Formation

    In "Sixty Squadron R.A.F," A. J. L. Scott crafts an evocative narrative that explores the harrowing experiences of a Royal Air Force unit during World War II. Through a blend of vivid imagery and precise details, Scott immerses readers in the challenges faced by pilots and crew members alike, capturing the duality of courage and vulnerability. The literary style combines rich descriptions with an ... Read more

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  • Sixty Squadron RAF: A History of the Squadron from Its Formation. Illustrated

    by A.J.L. Scott ...
    Sixty Squadron R.A.F.: A History of the Squadron from Its Formation by A.J.L. Scott is a detailed and compelling account of one of the Royal Flying Corps' (later Royal Air Force's) most distinguished squadrons during World War I. First published in 1920, the book chronicles the formation, development, and front-line service of No. 60 Squadron, offering a unique insider’s perspective on early ... Read more

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  • Sixty Squadron RAF

    A History of the Squadron from Its Formation

    by A.J.L. Scott ...
    Series series Vintage Aviation Library
    This candid WWI memoir takes readers inside the cockpit with an RAF officer on the Western Front from the outbreak the Great War until its end in 1918.Louis Arbon Strange was at the Royal Air Force's Central Flying School when war broke out in 1914. He immediately reported to Royal Flying Corps headquarters and joined No.5 Squadron. Strage remained on active duty throughout the war, serving his ... Read more

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  • Sixty Squadron R.A.F.

    A History of the Squadron from its Formation (Illustrations)

    Example in this ebookThis book tells the story of Squadron No. 60 of the Royal Flying Corps, afterwards of the Royal Air Force.When the war began, in August 1914, the Royal Flying Corps was a very small body which sent four squadrons on active service and had a rudimentary training organisation at home. In those days the only functions contemplated for an airman were reconnaissance and ... Read more

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  • The Red Baron

    The highest-scoring fighter pilot of World War I tells of his life and combat career in an autobiography that "brings the man behind the myth to life" ( The Great War Magazine).Manfred von Richthofen—the Red Baron—was the most celebrated fighter pilot of the First World War, and was holder of the Blue Max, Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military decoration. He was credited with 80 victories in ... Read more

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  • Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps. Illustrated

    Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps by James McCudden is one of the most respected and insightful firsthand accounts of World War I aviation. Written by a top British fighter ace with 57 confirmed victories, the memoir traces McCudden’s remarkable journey from aircraft mechanic to decorated squadron leader in the Royal Flying Corps. Published shortly before his untimely death in 1918 ... Read more

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    The Airborne Battle

    A detailed history of the World War II battle, featuring experiences from over 500 participants, by the author of The First Day on the Somme.The Battle of Arnhem was a turning point in the war, a gamble by Montgomery, using three airborne divisions to capture a series of bridges spanning the wide rivers of Holland and unleash the Allied armies into the plains of northern Germany. If the bridges ... Read more

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    One of the British Army's first paratroopers recounts in vivid detail his service in the 2nd Parachute Battalion during the Battle of Arnhem and beyond . . .No one who has read of Arnhem can fail to be inspired by gallantry of the 2nd Parachute Regiment, which held the north end of the key road bridge over the Rhine—the "Bridge Too Far"—not for twenty-four hours for which it was equipped, but for ... Read more

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    Pegasus Bridge to the Baltic, 1944–45

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    "A superb and well written book, highly recommended as a true account of one man's war from Pegasus Bridge to the Baltic during WWII." —The ArmourerAlthough strictly forbidden to keep diaries, Denis Edwards managed to record his experiences throughout nearly all his time in Europe in 1944–45. He brilliantly conveys what it was like to be facing death, day after day, night after night, with never a ... Read more

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    A decorated WWII flying ace and Royal Air Force Group Captain recounts his experience in the air over Europe in this thrilling military memoir.New Zealand fighter pilot Desmond Scott joined the Royal Air Force in 1940. Over the course of his illustrious service, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, and a Distinguished Service Order. For the heroic act of rescuing a pilot from a ... Read more

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  • Voices from D-Day

    D-Day - June 6, 1944 - was a pivotal day in human history. This was the great turning point of the Second World War, when the largest armada ever assembled took a third of a million Allied men across the English Channel.The invasion force of 150,000 troops from Britain, the United States, Canada and many other nations fighting on the Allied side on D-Day under the command of Generals Eisenhower ... Read more

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