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  • An Expendable Squadron

    The Story of 217 Squadron, Coastal Command, 1939–1945

    An illustrated history of a special British Royal Air Force squadron and its hazardous low-level missions flown against enemy shipping and ports during World War II."A compelling and involving account of one squadron and of the events around it. . . . {it also tells] the story of a greatly neglected part of WWII, and a part that had a profound influence on the conduct of the war." —FiretrenchRoy ... En savoir plus

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  • The Armed Rovers

    Beauforts and Beaufighters Over the Mediterranean

    The little-known story of how the Royal Air Force kept supplies from reaching Rommel's Afrika Korps, by an RAF veteran and renowned aviation historian.By far the most dangerous of the RAF operations during the Second World War were daylight attacks on enemy shipping, yet little has been written about this aerial campaign and the brave airmen who took part. In particular, the intense air-sea ... En savoir plus

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  • Ultra Versus U-Boats

    Enigma Decrypts in the National Archives

    Keeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany. In the battle to protect merchant shipping from the menace of surface raiders and U-boats, Allied resolve and resources were tested to the utmost. The story of the extraordinary measures that were taken to combat the threat, at sea and in the air, has often been told. But there is one crucial element in this ... En savoir plus

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  • Missing: Believed Killed

    Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Glenn Miller & the Duke of Kent

    The uncertain fates of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson and Glenn Miller have fascinated readers and aviation historians ever since they disappeared. Even today, more than half a century after their final flights, what happened to them is still the subject of speculation, conspiracy theory and controversy. This has prompted Roy Conyers Nesbit to reinvestigate their stories and to write this perceptive, ... En savoir plus

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  • The Strike Wings

    Special Anti-Shipping Squadrons 1942-45

    A thrilling account of the RAF aviators who risked their lives to stop German supply convoys during World War II—includes stunning action photography.In November 1942, the RAF formed special Strike Wings to attack the heavily defended and seemingly invulnerable convoys that brought Germany's vital supplies of iron ore from Scandinavia down the coast of Europe to feed its war machine. The outcome ... En savoir plus

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  • Reported Missing

    Lost Airmen of the Second World War

    Roy Nesbit brings to bear all the insight gained from his flying experience and his skill as a aviation historian as he investigates the wartime disappearances he describes in this haunting book. In vivid detail he retells the stories of two of the best-known disappearances the pioneering aviator and renowned author Antoine Saint-Exupry and the photo-reconnaissance ace Adrian Warburton. But he ... En savoir plus

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  • The Battle for Burma

    The struggle of British, Commonwealth and American-Chinese troops against the Japanese in Burma was one of the decisive campaigns of the Second World War. British India was threatened by the Japanese advance, the fate of the British Empire in the East hung in the balance. The tropical climate dense malarial jungle infested with vermin and swept by monsoon rains made the fighting, for both sides, a ... En savoir plus

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    The Fight for Iraq 1941

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    This military history of the Iraqi revolt in WWII, told from the point of view of the men who were there, is "a fantastic and enjoyable book" (Col. Tim Collins, OBE).In the spring of 1941, on an airfield fifty-five miles from Baghdad, a group of RAF airmen and soldiers were outnumbered by the better equipped Iraqi forces—soldiers who were aided by the Germans and Italians. After thirty days, this ... En savoir plus

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  • V Force Boys

    All New Reminiscences by Air and Ground Crews Operating the Vulcan, Victor and Valiant in the Cold War and Beyond

    The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War. The Valiant was less aerodynamically advanced than the other two and went into service in 1955. The Vulcan entered service in 1956 and the Victor a year later. The Valiant finished operating in 1965 and the ... En savoir plus

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  • To Appomattox

    Nine April Days, 1865

    par Burke Davis ...
    A gripping account of the last nine days of the Civil War from the New York Times–bestselling author of Sherman's March.After four long years of fighting, the Army of Northern Virginia was irreparably broken in April 1865, despite the military brilliance of its commander, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Acclaimed author Burke Davis recounts the last days leading up to Lee's surrender to Union army commander ... En savoir plus

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  • Reporting on Hitler

    Rothay Reynolds and the British Press in Nazi Germany

    Allegedly the only man capable of holding the Führer's intense gaze, Rothay Reynolds was a leading foreign correspondent between the wars and ran the Daily Mail's bureau in Berlin throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The enigmatic former clergyman was one of the first journalists to interview Adolf Hitler, meeting the future Führer days before the Munich Putsch.While the awful realities of the Third ... En savoir plus

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  • Churchill Warrior

    How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours

    par Brian Lavery ...
    A "truly exceptional" account of how Churchill's experiences in the armed forces helped him lead Britain to victory in World War II ( Booklist).No defense minister in modern times has faced the challenges that Winston Churchill did during the Second World War. Fortunately, he had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services, which allowed him to assess their real needs—a crucial ... En savoir plus

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