By the Skin of My Teeth. The Memoirs of an RAF Mustang Pilot in World War II and of Flying Sabres with USAF in Korea, Paperback - Colin Downes

Not many books from RAF pilots who flew the legendary Mustang fighter during World War.

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DescriptionOn Tuesday, November 17, 1942, aircraft CNAC No. 60 climbed slowly toward the Himalayas, growing smaller and smaller until it finally fa...

DescriptionEven today, almost eighty years after its first flight, the North American P-51 Mustang remains one of the most famous and recognizable ...

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DescriptionThis gripping, fully illustrated title follows the story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of...

This book is a poignant story of a small-town boy, who stumbled into a lifelong flying career spanning 38 years as a pilot. Now at 99, Captain Ho W...

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*A NATIONAL BESTSELLER!* The New York Post calls The Last Fighter Pilot a "must-read" book. From April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and ...

Michael Rosen embarks on a journey into the truth behind the fate of his relatives who disappeared during the Second World War, interspersing this ...

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Reducere. This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follows four U.S. Navy ships and their crews in the ...

Reducere. The parents of James Leininger were first puzzled and then disturbed when their two-year-old son began screaming out chilling phrases during recurr...

Reducere. THE NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the contr...

James Leininger was just two years old when he began having disturbing nightmares that would not stop. He screamed out in the night: 'Plane on fire...

DescriptionThis is the story of 2 Group RAF during World War II. Much of it is told by the men who flew the Blenheim, Boston, Mitchell and Mosquito...

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an Ame...

Reducere. Numbering 4, 000 select officers and men, Combat Team 370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Negro d...

Preachers Present Arms is the result of many years of research in libraries, religious periodicals (including many obscure ones), newspaper clippin...

The most detailed and comprehensive study of the RAF and its work in support of the SOE ever undertaken.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): ...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a fear of invasion swept North America--particularly the West Coast. Immediate steps needed t...

The only authorised biography of the number one Battle of Britain ace, who had lost both legs pre-war. Publication marks the 100th anniversary of B...

Reducere. New York Times Bestseller: A "virtually faultless" account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from both Japanese and American perspectives (T...

An exceptional memoir describing operations by, and in support of, the SAS and SBS during the Falklands War.

The vivid memoirs of a combat infantryman of the 99th Division, whose unit was at the forefront of the Battle of the Bulge and the subsequent advan...

Assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) - commonly called the Tokyo trial - establishe...

Reducere. A million pages of new World War II codebreaking records have been released by the U.S. Army and Navy and the British government over the last five...

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The complete history of the building of PT boats for the U.S. Navy at the Elco, Higgins, and Huckins plants. One hundred sixty-two full-page illust...

DescriptionLeft for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Air...

Reducere. The Kinzua Dam has cast a long shadow on Seneca life since World War II. The project, formally dedicated in 1966, broke the Treaty of Canandaigua o...

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A perfect introduction to the conflict, The History of World War II gives an accessible history of events with a detailed timeline. The book is div...

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Examines the rise of autonomy in air warfare from the inception of powered flight to the first phase of the Combined Bomber Offensive in World War ...

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"A masterpiece" (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize-winning writer, an oral history of children's experiences in World War II across Russia NAMED O...

In 1941, Sgt Albert Victor Ient sought adventure in the Services. Stationed in Hong Kong, he faced a different reality when his position was overru...

Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the German cavalry as used on all fronts throughout World War II.

Publisher: Linden Publishing Co IncIllustration(s): 41 b/w photosNumber of pages: 244Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 185 x 261 x 24Cover type: Ha...

Reducere. A dramatic countdown of the final months of World War II in Europe, The Last 100 Days brings to life the waning power and the ultimate submission o...

Reducere. Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir SeriesFrom enlistment in 1942, through cadet aviation training, joining VBF-12/Air Group 12 as a SB2C Helldiver pi...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Last Corpsman, chronicles the life of John I. Unger from his birth in Austria in 1920, his immigration to the US, joining the Navy, ...

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A new perspective on the D-Day landings with the heroic stories of a number of agents sent into Nazi Occupied Europe.

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Leader of the Pack recounts the incredible history of USS Batfish, a record-setting American World War II fleet submarine. Batfish entered the pant...

This fascinating and well-constructed volume of essays builds understanding of the role and importance of music during periods of conflict and high...