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  • Fighter Aces!

    The Constable Maxwell Brothers: Fighter Pilots in Two World Wars

    by Alex Revell ...
    When Gerald Constable Maxwell was flying as a fighter pilot in World War I, his brother Michael was born. Both went on to have distinguished flying careers in World War II. This is the story of both men and how their paths crossed during the second conflict.Gerald served with distinction with 56 Squadron, one of the crack fighter units of WWI in France. Upon his return to England he became Chief ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sweating the Metal

    Flying under Fire. A Chinook Pilot's Blistering Account of Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan

    by Alex Duncan ...
    With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan DFC and he's been involved in some of the most daring and dangerous missions undertaken by the Chinook force in Afghanistan. In ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Pilot Who Saw UFOs: The Valentich Disappearance

    by Alex R. Morgan ...
    "It is hovering and it is not an aircraft."These were the last words anyone ever heard from Frederick Valentich. On October 21, 1978, the 20-year-old pilot was flying a single-engine Cessna over the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. He radioed Melbourne air traffic control to report a strange aircraft following him. It had bright lights. It was metallic and shiny. It was ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pilot Season Fleshdigger #1

    by Shannon Eric Denton, Brad Keene, Alex Sanchez, Bernie Wrightson ...
    Series Book 1 - Pilot Season
    A random act of kindness can be damning. When a man witnessed the ruthless beating of an innocent woman, he rushed to help her and was brutally murdered for his trouble. Now driven by revenge, sorrow, and guilt, the woman enacts arcane forces to resurrect him. From out of the earth he'll rise, a twisted, worm-riddled monstrosity forced to carry out vengeance to maintain whatever life he has left, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

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    Ace in a Day

    The Memoir of an Eighth Air Force Fighter Pilot in World War II

    by Lt Col Wayne K Blickenstaff ...
    Narrated by Alex Wyndham ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 19 min

    Wayne K. Blickenstaff, known as "Blick," was a stalwart of the 350th Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group based at Goxhill, Metfield, and Raydon, England, as part of the Eighth Air Force prosecuting the strategic air campaign against Germany. As an original cadre member, he rose steadily through the ranks to a Lieutenant Colonel and Group Operations Officer. His double "ace" status included ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Frontline: A Soldier's Story

    War in Afghanistan, #2

    by Steve Stone ...
    Series Book 2 - War in Afghanistan
    Frontline offers an insight into the life of just one soldier out of the many thousands in the British Infantry deployed to Afghanistan. These modern day heroes risk their lives on a daily basis to help bring peace to a troubled country.Some of these soldiers are fresh out of school, or college, and within a few months find themselves in a war zone fighting for their lives.The book gives a candid ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • X Platoon

    by Steve Heaney, MC, Damien Lewis ...
    For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon.Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist. X Platoon had no budget, no weaponry, no vehicles and no kit - apart from what its men could beg, borrow or steal ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Lifeline in Helmand: RAF Frontline Air Supply in Afghanistan

    1310 Flight in Action

    by Roger Annett ...
    Afghanistan is the theater where 1310 Flights role is to provide the heavy-lift support helicopter element within the British Forces Joint Helicopter Command. Its Headquarters are at Wilton because the unit reports to British Land Forces HQ, meaning that the Operational Command of its RAF personnel lies with the Army. RAF Odiham in Hampshire offers the Flight the largest fleet of Chinooks outside ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Too Few, Too Far - The True Story of A Royal Marine Commando

    The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando

    by George Thomsen as told by Malcolm Angel ...
    Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny band of brothers on one of the most inhospitable islands on the planet South Georgia.They fought alone besieged, isolated, and against an overwhelming invasion force and yet had the enemy reeling on the ropes.This is the story of true ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Sniper in Helmand

    Six Months on the Frontline

    by James Cartwright ...
    "A book that conveys the realities of life for the sniper in Afghanistan, the highs and lows, the fear, boredom and excitement . . . thrilling." — FiretrenchFew soldiers are deemed good enough to be selected and trained as snipers and even fewer qualify. As a result, snipers are regarded as the elite of their units and their skills command the ungrudging respect of their fellows—and the enemy. The ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Maverick One

    The True Story of a Para, Pathfinder, Renegade

    by David Blakeley ...
    The explosive sequel to the bestselling PATHFINDER.For the first time ever an elite British operator tells the gruelling story of his selection into the Pathfinders - Britain's secret soldiers. Pathfinder selection is a brutal physical and psychological trial lasting many weeks. It rivals that of the SAS and takes place over the same spine-crushing terrain, in the rain-and-snow-lashed wastes of ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Trigger Time

    by Mick Flynn ...
    Gritty, but witty, description of life and death on the front line in Afghanistan, by the bestselling author of BULLET MAGNET.Now Zad, Afghanistan: a small unit of British soldiers are beseiged on a hilltop, surrounded by Taliban. There is no way out but through ambush country, on roads full of IEDs. In any case, the British have no intention of running: they have promised the local population ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD