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“samuel de korte”

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  • Tuskegee Airmen

    Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow

    by Samuel de Korte ...
    "… de Korte's narrative includes actual pilot battle reports in unvarnished and vivid detail. Particularly revealing were the frequent number of incidents where pilots, in both combat and training, had either to bail out or crash-land because of engine failure and/or mechanical issues." -The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 452nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion

    Destroyers of the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow

    by Samuel de Korte ...
    “By the end of the book, you'll have a great feel for AAA battalion action in WWII.” – Historical Miniatures Gaming SocietyDuring the Second World War, the airplane became a true menace. Flying faster, higher, and capable of carrying a heavier payload, air forces of the warring nations formed a formidable threat to the forces on the ground.To counter this, special anti-aircraft artillery ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    Fighting on Both Fronts

    by Samuel de Korte ...
    Finalist, 2022 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing AwardsThe 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated on 25 July 1942 at Camp Carson, USA and, like many other tank destroyer battalions, would be sent to Europe. It saw combat in France, where a platoon earned the Distinguished Unit Citation, and later continued to fight gallantly in Germany and Austria until the war was over. ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tragedy & Betrayal in the Dutch Resistance

    by Samuel de Korte ...
    "A book about the execution of five resistance heroes in Zwolle . . . a tribute to [de Korte's] great-uncle and his four comrades from the resistance." — RTV OostOn the night of 31 March 1945, five men were woken and taken from their cells in the city of Zwolle, in The Netherlands. They were put in a vehicle and escorted by the German occupying forces to a street nearby, where all five were lined ... Read more

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  • Fighting for Napoleon's Army in Russia

    A POW's Memoir

    by C.J. Wagevier ...
    Translated by Samuel de Korte ...
    In 1812 the French emperor Napoleon decided to invade Russia. For this purpose, he gathered an army of half a million men and women, consisting of soldiers from all nationalities, including French, German and Italian. Serving in this army was Carel Johannes Wagevier, an officer in the 125th Regiment of the Line, which was staffed by mostly Dutch soldiers. Full of confidence, they went to war and ... Read more

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    The account of these elite paratroopers' encounter with the Germans is " a story of raw courage in the face of seemingly impossible odds . . . a great read" ( World War II).In December 1944, an enormous German army group crashed through the thin American line in the Ardennes forest. Caught by surprise, the Allies were initially only able to throw two divisions of paratroopers to buttress the ... Read more

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  • Luftwaffe Compat Repots

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    These detailed accounts of Luftwaffe combat operations are taken from the extensive series of interviews conducted with higher echelons of the German Fighter Force by the USAAF very shortly after the end of the Second World War.The new generation of German fighters such as the Me.262 was at the forefront of the agenda and the USAAF were particularly keen to learn as much as they could about these ... Read more

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  • D-Day

    June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II

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  • Adventures in My Youth

    A German Soldier on the Eastern Front 1941–45

    by Armin Scheiderbauer ...
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  • DIARY OF A NAPOLEONIC FOOT SOLDIER

    by Jakob Walter ...
    A grunt’s-eye report from the battlefield in the spirit of The Red Badge of Courage and All Quiet *on the Western Front—*the only known account by a common soldier of the campaigns of Napoleon’s Grand Army between 1806 and 1813.When eighteen-year-old German stonemason Jakob Walter was conscripted into the Grand Army of Napoleon, he had no idea of the trials that lay ahead. The long, grueling ... Read more

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  • If Chaos Reigns

    The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944

    by Flint Whitlock ...
    "A gem of a book that highlights the 'fog of war' as seen by American, British, and Canadian airborne units when they parachuted behind enemy lines." — WWII HistoryMagazine"Gentlemen, do not be daunted if chaos reigns; it undoubtedly will." So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation ... Read more

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  • Brothers in Arms

    THE EPIC STORY OF THE 761ST TANK BATTALION, WWII'S FORGOTTEN HEROES

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    A powerful wartime saga recounting the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-black armored unit to see combat in World War II.“More than a combat story . . . it’s also the story of how black soldiers had to fight (literally and figuratively) for the right to fight the Germans.”—USA TodayKareem Abdul-Jabbar first became immersed in the history of the 761st Battalion through ... Read more

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