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  • Urban School Warrior

    by David Snead ...
    About the AuthorDr. David L. Snead is a nationally recognized educator and former Superintendent of Schools in Detroit, MI, and Waterbury, CT. With over 40 years in education, he led major district reforms, raised academic achievement, and championed equity-driven initiatives. A graduate of Tuskegee University and the University of Michigan, Dr. Snead has earned numerous national honors, including ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • In Hostile Skies

    An American B-24 Pilot in World War II

    by James M. Davis ...
    Series series Military Biography and Memoir Series
    James Jim Davis lived what he considered an impossible dream as he piloted a B-24, as part of the 8th Air Force, on nearly thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. In this memoir, Davis offers heart-wrenching detail concerning the difficulties of qualifying for the U.S. Army Air Forces pilot program, the strenuous nature of the pilot training program, the anxiety caused by a ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Computational Pathology and Ophthalmic Medical Image Analysis

    First International Workshop, COMPAY 2018, and 5th International Workshop, OMIA 2018, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2018, Granada, Spain, September 16 - 20, 2018, Proceedings

    Edited by Danail Stoyanov, Zeike Taylor, Francesco Ciompi, Yanwu Xu, Anne Martel, Lena Maier-Hein, Nasir Rajpoot, Jeroen van der Laak, Mitko Veta, Stephen McKenna, David Snead, Emanuele Trucco, Mona K. Garvin, Xin Jan Chen, Hrvoje Bogunovic ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of the First International Workshop on Computational Pathology, COMPAY 2018, and the 5th International Workshop on Ophthalmic Medical Image Analysis, OMIA 2018, held in conjunction with the 21st International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018, in Granada, Spain, in September 2018.The 19 full papers ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Escape from Bataan

    Memoir of a U.S. Navy Ensign in the Philippines, October 1941 to May 1942

    by Ross E. Hofmann ...
    U.S. Navy Supply Corps Ensign Ross Hofmann had no idea what was in store for him when he arrived at Cavite Naval Base in October 1941. Two months later, Japanese forces struck the Philippines, destroying the base and forcing U.S. personnel to retreat to Bataan. There, Hofmann joined a makeshift unit of Army Aircorps ground personnel, U.S. Marines, U.S. sailors, U.S. Naval ground battalions and ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Flying with the Fifteenth Air Force

    A B-24 Pilot's Missions from Italy during World War II

    by Tom Faulkner ...
    In 1944 and 1945, Tom Faulkner was a B-24 pilot flying out of San Giovanni airfield in Italy as a member of the 15th Air Force of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Only 19 years old when he completed his 28th and last mission, Tom was one of the youngest bomber pilots to serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Between September 1944 and the end of February 1945, he flew against targets in ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

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  • Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II

    by Sarah Byrn Rickman ...
    She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the U.S. Army. Love was hooked on flight at an early age. At sixteen, after just four hours of instruction, she flew solo ... Read more

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  • Fighter Pilot

    The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds

    by Christina Olds, Robin Olds, Ed Rasimus ...
    Fighter Pilot is the memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds.Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds ... Read more

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  • The Sky My Kingdom

    Memoirs of the Famous German World War II Test Pilot

    by Hanna Reitsch ...
    Translated by Lawrence Wilson ...
    Series series Vintage Aviation Library
    The memoir of the female aviator who became Hitler's favorite pilot.The Sky My Kingdom is the fascinating autobiography of the famous World War II test pilot Hanna Reitsch. As the war progressed, Reitsch was invited to fly many of Germany's latest—and increasingly desperate—designs, including the rocket-propelled Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet and several larger bombers, on which she tested various ... Read more

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  • Mosquito Aces of World War 2

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 69 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The Mosquito developed into one of the most versatile aircraft of World War 2, entering service with Fighter Command in early 1942.The 'Mossie' was soon defending raids on Britain's Cathedral cities and became an integral part of the country's night defences. Its airborne radar gave it the ability to 'see' the enemy at night, and its speed and devastating fire power made it the finest nightfighter ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Mosquito Mayhem

    de Havilland's Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    "This is the book that puts the flesh on the bones of its reputation as one of the best aircraft of the Second World War." — Pennant MagazineThe flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash ... Read more

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  • Flying Start

    A Fighter Pilot's War Years

    by Hugh Dundas ...
    "A personal and vivid view of the Royal Air Force's (RAF) engagement of the Luftwaffe in World War II . . . Exciting, valuable, and good reading." — Library JournalThis is the autobiography of Group Captain Sir Hugh Dundas CBE, DSO, DFC, who was one of the most distinguished fighter pilots of World War II. He writes of his wartime experiences, and particularly of his period as Squadron Leader and ... Read more

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  • Into the Darkness

    by Arthur R. Hoyle ...
    Our Lancaster raced over the perimeter track and then tore down the slope through the dispersal area... with its wheels thumping on the grass but still firmly on the ground. It now seemed that nothing could save us and that, in the next couple of moments, we would disappear in a great explosion. I could hear Bob saying "Get off the ground, you bastard, get off," while Harry just said nothing... ... Read more

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