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  • King of Air Fighters

    The Biography of Major "Mick" Mannock, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

    by Wing-Cmdr. Ira Jones ...
    Major "Mick" Mannock, VC, was the top-scoring RAF air ace of the First World War, an almost legendary figure who personified the bravery and modesty that came to be expected of aerial heroes. While other aces of that war became better known, Mannock in his own quiet way topped them all, with an official tally of 73 victories by the time of his death. On the award of his posthumous VC the London ... Read more

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  • King of Airfighters

    The Biography of Major 'Mick' Mannock DFC

    by Ira Jones ...
    A penetrating study of Britain's top World War I fighter ace, written by fellow pilot Ira Jones, the author of An Air Fighter's Scrapbook.Ira Jones' biography of Britain's top-scoring ace of the First World War has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years; most notably, it claims seventy-three "kills" for Mannock, making him the number-one-scoring Allied ace of the war. Later ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Air Fighter's Scrapbook

    by Ira Jones ...
    Series series Vintage Aviation Library
    A classic memoir of the early days of aviation by a longtime Royal Air Force pilot, including his harrowing, exhilarating adventures in the Great War.Ira "Taffy" Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about forty victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Familiar in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the ... Read more

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  • Tiger Squadron

    The Story of 74 Squadron, R.A.F., in Two World Wars

    by Wing-Cmdr. Ira Jones ...
    From Ypres and Verdun to the Battle of Britain—here in the story of the brave men who destroyed Richthofen's Flying Circus and hurled back Goering's Luftwaffe to bring England through her darkest hours to shining victory…"An Extraordinary Book."—Dally Mail"A gripping picture of air combat."—PunchMEN OF GUTS AND GLORY—the flying, fighting Commanding Officer who bagged 74 enemy aircraft in World War ... Read more

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  • An Air Fighter's Scrapbook. Illustrated

    by Ira Jones ...
    An Air Fighter’s Scrapbook by Ira “Taffy” Jones is a gripping and unfiltered memoir of aerial combat during World War I, written by one of Britain’s most accomplished and outspoken fighter aces. Originally published in 1938, the book provides a raw, detailed, and often humorous look into the life of a Royal Flying Corps pilot during the early days of military aviation. Jones flew alongside ... Read more

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  • Lancaster

    The Second World War's Greatest Bomber

    by Leo McKinstry ...
    The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of the heavy bomber. Yet without the Lancaster, Britain would never have been able to take the fight to the German homeland. Highlights the scale of the bomber’s achievements, including the famous Dambusters attacks. With its vast bomb ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • FLYING FURY: Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps [Illustrated Edition]

    by James Thomas Byford McCudden VC DSO & Ba, MC & Bar MM ...
    Illustrated Edition – contains 30 photosThe highest scoring British Air Ace reveals his daily life at the front, in the air and in combat with the Germans above the Western Front.In the muddy trenches of the Western front few rankers would have considered that they would achieve field rank of major and international celebrity. In the skies above the shell-torn landscape, any man with enough talent ... Read more

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  • Black Fokker Leader

    Carl Degelow—The First World War's Last Airfighter Knight

    by Peter Kilduff ...
    This biography of the WWI fighter pilot offers "an intimate portrait of the last recipient of the 'Blue Max'" (Barrett Tillman).One of the most noteworthy German fighter pilots of World War I was Leutnant der Reserve Carl Degelow, whose squadron of mostly black Fokker D.VII fighters posed a formidable threat to some of Britain's most celebrated air units on the Western Front.Black Fokker Leader, ... Read more

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  • Steel Boat, Iron Hearts

    A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505

    by Hans Goebeler, John Vanzo ...
    The story of the German submarine U-505 and its dramatic capture by the US Navy during WWII—told by one of its crewmen.Hans Goebeler is known as the man who "pulled the plug" on U-505 in 1944 to keep his beloved U-boat out of Allied hands. Steel Boat, Iron Hearts is his no-holds-barred account of service aboard a combat U-boat. It is the only full-length memoir of its kind, and Goebeler was aboard ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Sniping in France: With notes on the scientific training of scouts, observers, and snipers

    by H. Hesketh-Prichard ...
    "Sniping in France" by H. Hesketh-Prichard is a comprehensive exploration of the role of snipers during World War I, focusing on their training and operational effectiveness. The book delves into the techniques and strategies employed by snipers, emphasizing the importance of patience, precision, and stealth. Hesketh-Prichard, drawing from his experiences, provides insights into the psychological ... 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

  • Coming in to Land – the memoirs of Wing Commander Bill Malins DFC

    by Bill Malins ...
    At the age of 95, Bill Malins still remembers growing up on an Oxfordshire farm in the 1920s, where he would help with the haymaking, steer a horse-drawn harrow, milk a cow and ride sheep for entertainment. Amid the happiness there were moments of tragedy. There was the loss of his baby sister to peritonitis when Bill was seven years old. A couple of years later he had to stand by as the farm was ... Read more

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