Story of the Spitfire. An Operational and Combat History, Paperback - Ken Delve

In a combat career that spanned the entirety of the Second World War, the Spitfire earned a reputation as the iconic fighter that friend and foe al...

A unique approach containing all the fundamental information the aviation enthusiast or historian is likely to require.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books...

DescriptionSummer 1942 and the war in the Middle East is in the balance; Rommel's Axis forces are poised on the borders of Egypt and all that is ne...

The magnificent Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, together with its able partner the Hawker Hurricane, saved Britain from Nazi invasion in the summer o...

"The Luftwaffe had to be used in a decisive way in the Battle of Britain as a means of conducting total air war. Its size, technical equipment and ...

Brief history of the airfield, construction and use including decoy sitesComprehensive list of flying units with dates and aircraft typesList of HQ...

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Ken Delve explores the roles of leadership, external support and community spirit and the parts they played during one of Maltas most challenging e...

With an incredible World War II combat record that includes parachuting into Normandy on D-Day and service during Operation Market Garden, at Basto...

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Description27 April 1944. Exercise Tiger. German E-boats intercept rehearsals for the D-Day landings... On a dark night in 1944, a beautiful stretc...

Documents the first time that the RAF struck back at Hitlers Reich.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Ken DelveIllustration(s): 200 B&W Pho...

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Documents the first time that the RAF struck back at Hitler's Reich.

Spitfire: A remarkable aircraft flown by very brave men. This is their story.

The remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane, DFC. Brian Lane was only 23 when he when he wrote his dramatic account o...

It was during the Battle of Britain in 1940 that the Spitfire became an enduring legend and a symbol of the British fighting spirit, partnering wit...

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Joni and Ken is a true love story of one of the most adored, respected couples on the planet---Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada---who, through depressio...

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The full story of the Vietnam War, putting Ken Burns's epic ten-part film series to the page. Extensive additional research from Ward.

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In 1944, 19 year old Harrison West was one of many replacements for the Allied soldiers lost at Normandy on D-Day. He wrote over 300 pages of lette...

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