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  • Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace

    The Life and Loss of One of The Few, Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson DFC

    par Peter J. Usher ...
    "We do learn of the life and loss of one man and his family, a story worth reading and remembering." -The NYMAS Review Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace is the story of a young Canadian who in a short time, and for a brief time, mastered Britain's most legendary war machine, the Spitfire. It is also the story of a young English woman who was for a short time his wife, and for a long time his widow, ... En savoir plus

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  • Joey Jacobson's War

    A Jewish Canadian Airman in the Second World War

    par Peter J. Usher ...
    In the spring of 1940 Canada sent hundreds of highly trained volunteers to serve in Britain's Royal Air Force as it began a concerted bombing campaign against Germany. Nearly half of them were killed or captured within a year. This is the story of one of those airmen, as told through his own letters and diaries as well as those of his family and friends.Joey Jacobson, a young Jewish man from ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

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    Joey Jacobson's War

    A Jewish Canadian Airman in the Second World War

    par Peter J. Usher ...
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    In the spring of 1940 Canada sent hundreds of highly trained volunteers to serve in Britain's Royal Air Force as it began a concerted bombing campaign against Germany. Nearly half of them were killed or captured within a year. This is the story of one of those airmen, as told through his own letters and diaries as well as those of his family and friends.Joey Jacobson, a young Jewish man from ... En savoir plus

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    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... En savoir plus

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  • Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like a fighter. The Hawker Hunter, the most beautiful fighter-jet ever built and the Lightning, which ... En savoir plus

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  • Bomber Boys

    Fighting Back 1940–1945

    par Patrick Bishop ...
    Patrick Bishop looks at the lives and the extraordinary risks that the painfully young pilots of Bomber Command took during the air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945. As featured on the BBC 1 documentary BOMBER BOYS, presented by Ewan McGregor.They came from every corner of Britain and its Empire. They were the best of their generation…heading for one of the worst tasks of the WWII.Like RAF ... En savoir plus

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  • Dambusters: The Forging of a Legend

    617 Squadron in World War II

    617 Squadron of 5 Group RAF Bomber Command was without doubt the most famous RAF Squadron in World War II. It was formed to carry out the precision low-level attack on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams, using Barnes Wallaces newly developed rotating mine, now commonly referred to as The Bouncing Bomb. The raid was a tremendous success, although at great cost to the squadron, and proved to be a great ... En savoir plus

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  • Stealth Fighter

    A Year in the Life of an F-117 Pilot

    An engaging look into the culture of those who fly high-tech fighters and bombers and one pilot's personal account of his career in the cockpit.The F-117 Stealth Nighthawk was a truly groundbreaking aircraft when introduced in the early 1980s. The strange shape of the jet, all flat panels and angles, rendered the aircraft nearly invisible to radar. This highly classified program wasn't ... En savoir plus

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  • Defiant, Blenheim and Havoc Aces

    par Andrew Thomas ...
    Collections Livre 105 - Aircraft of the Aces
    An illustrated history of three pioneering fighters. The Defiant and the Blenheim enjoying early successes until they came up against the vastly superior Messerschmitt Bf 109, and the American-built Havoc.The Blenheim IF flew some of Fighter Command's early offensive operations, and the type soon proved vulnerable when pitted against single-seat fighters. However, for much of 1940 the Blenheim ... En savoir plus

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  • Battling Buzzards

    The Odyssey of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team 1943-1945

    par Gerald Astor ...
    The Few and the BraveConvinced by 1943 that the assault upon Nazi-held Europe would yield swiftly to elite troops, the U.S. Army created parachute regimental combat teams. Drawing on daring volunteers willing to hurl themselves from airplanes and hit the ground fighting, the 517th PRCT became one of the most highly trained airborne units in the world.Blooded in northern Italy in 1944, the Battling ... En savoir plus

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  • F-105 Thunderchief MiG Killers of the Vietnam War

    par Peter E. Davies ...
    Collections Livre 107 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated history of the F-105's success against MiGs, a relatively little-known aspect of the Vietnam War and a testament to the jet's versatility and the skill of the pilots involved.Despite its 'F-for-fighter' designation, the F-105 was designed and purchased to give the USAF an aircraft capable of the delivery of nuclear weapons at very high speed, long range and below-the-radar altitudes ... En savoir plus

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  • 3rd Air Division 8th Air Force USAF 1942-45

    Flying Fortress and Liberator Squadrons in Norfolk and Suffolk

    Collections series Bomber Bases of WW2
    A history and guide to the historic British airfields where American bombers had to be ready to go at a moment's notice—includes photos.A magnificent centuries-old house in England, Elveden Hall served as the Headquarters of the 3rd Air Division of the 8th US Army Air Force during the Second World War. Broadly speaking, it flew B17 Flying Fortresses out of Suffolk, but also included some bases in ... En savoir plus

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