De Havilland Mosquito, Vol. 1: The Night-Fighter and Fighter-Bomber Marques in World War II, Hardcover - Ron MacKay

DescriptionThis first of two volumes on de Havilland's "Wooden Wonder" covers the night-fighter and fighter-bomber variants of the deadly Mosquito....

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Ron MackayIllustration(s): 195+ colour & b/w photosNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2021Dimension...

DescriptionThe concept of a twin-engine fighter that could accompany bomber formations and effectively drive off defending fighters was the rationa...

DescriptionThe Avro Lancaster was the Royal Air Force's main four-engine bomber in World War II. Its superb design, overall performance, and load-c...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Ron MackayIllustration(s): colour photosNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 23...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Ron MackayIllustration(s): 180+ b/w & colour photosNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2021Dimension...

Reducere. DescriptionIn December 1943 the newly formed 359th Fighter Group flew its first mission in the European Theater of Operations. Twenty-two months la...

DescriptionThis first of two volumes presents the P-38 story by focusing on the early models of this historic fighter--XP-38 through P-38H. Each ty...

This book documents the development and production of the M4A1 through its many variations, as well as its combat use around the globe. Produced by...

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...

The World War II fighter-pilot story On the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P...

DescriptionThe Stuart light tanks were the first tanks taken into combat by US troops during WWII. Production of these vehicles can be broken into ...

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...

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...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of training, combat, and segregation written by multiple members of the Tuskegee Airmen *Includes online reso...

*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 ...

DescriptionThe B-24 Liberator remains to this day the world's most-produced heavy bomber and multi-engine aircraft, and the most produced military ...

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was not only the largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in World War II, it was also the most expensive ...

Reducere. Dirty Eddie's War is the true account of the war-time experiences of Harry Andrew March, Jr., captured by way of diary entries addressed to his bel...

DescriptionFighter aircraft were developed during World War I at an unprecedented rate, as nascent air forces sought to achieve and maintain air su...

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...

DescriptionThe North American P-51 Mustang remains one of the most famous and recognizable aircraft in the world to this day. Nimble and fast--qual...

Reducere. Although far from the front lines of war, the people of Idaho contributed to the US effort in World War II in myriad ways. Entrepreneurs perfected ...

Reducere. The Soviet Night Witches flew over 30, 000 missions in planes made of almost nothing more than plywood and canvas. Learn more about the origin of t...

Reducere. The small, tightknit island community of Martha's Vineyard was irrevocably transformed by World War II. From rationing and blackouts to a military ...

While initally labeled as a troublesome aircraft, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver went on to be noted for striking more Japanese targets than any other ...

Reducere. During World War II, the city of Evansville manufactured vast amounts of armaments that were vital to the Allied victory. The Evansville Ordnance P...

DescriptionEverything changed on the morning of December 7, 1941, and life in San Francisco was no exception. Flush with excitement and tourism in ...

Adopted by the German Wehrmacht at the end of 1939, more than 1.2 million P.38s were manufactured up to 1945. Designed by the Walther company from ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

New paperback edition - The experiences of the German fighter pilots in the Second World War, based on extensive recollections of veterans as well ...

The experiences of the women who took to the previously male roles on the railways as the Second World War set in are explored in this title, drawi...

Reducere. While World War II raged overseas, the people of midcoast Maine responded with remarkable achievements on the homefront. The shipyard at Bath Iron ...

DescriptionThe Grumman F6F Hellcat formed the backbone of America's carrier-based fighter force as the Allies pressed the war toward Japan. Powered...

DescriptionAmong the iconic aircraft of World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt not only was physically the biggest single-engine fighter, it a...

Reducere. During World War II, Beaumont and Port Arthur were leaders in oil refining, which literally kept the Allied wheels moving toward victory. The Germa...

Reducere. In the 1940s, the brightest minds of the United States and Nazi Germany raced to West Africa with a single mission: to secure the essential ingredi...

Reducere. Hundreds of photos, including many never published before with riveting accounts of armored warfare in World War II Compares the Sherman to other t...

DescriptionThe Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western A...

Reducere. What would your life be like if you were a Jewish person living in Nazi Germany in 1940? You might be forced to leave your home with only what you ...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs. At a time of homefront labor shortages, t...

DescriptionThe Douglas Dauntless was the US Navy's frontline dive-bomber in the early days of WWII. Even after the larger and more powerful Helldiv...

Reducere. This book reveals a hidden period in history, slowly emerging after the fall of an isolationist communist regime. It shows the compassionate side o...

DescriptionThe story of the Battle of Saipan has it all. Marines at war: on Pacific beaches, in hellish volcanic landscapes in places like Purple H...

Reducere. The battleships of the Kongō class were the oldest, smallest, and fastest battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Initially classifi...

Reducere. An inventive study of relations between the National Guard and the Regular Army during World War II, Guard Wars follows the Pennsylvania National G...

Publisher: Galaxy PressAuthor(s): L. Ron HubbardNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 139 x 203 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Buzz BissingerNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 237 x 45Cover type: Har...

DescriptionAlthough bombed at Pearl Harbor, USS Tennessee was back to sea before the year was over. The crew of the resilient warship fought from A...

Reducere. Robert S. Kim contributes to a fuller understanding of Asia in World War II by revealing the role of American Christian missionary families in the ...