Luck of the Devil: Flying Swordfish in Wwii, Hardback - Robert le Page

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Robert le PageIllustration(s): noNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 20Cov...

Written at the end of the Second World War by those involved in the planning and operation of the Royal Observer.

A deliberate effort has been made in this book to bring new information to light on the subject. As a result it contains previously unpublished nar...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): David DoyleIllustration(s): 240+ colour & b/w photosNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2021Dimensio...

Sir Peter le Page Renouf (1822-97), a Guernseyman, was described by Lord Acton as "the most learned Englishman I know". The letters in volume 2 cov...

Publisher: Le RobertIllustration(s): No IllustrationsNumber of pages: 2880Collection: Dictionnaires Langue FrancaisePublication date: 2022Dimension...

Up Jumped the Devil will astonish blues fans who thought they knew something about Robert Johnson.

This ground-breaking study is the first time the contents of the RAF casualty files have been the subject of a book.Illustrations: 16 colour & 84 b...

Previously unpublished, exceptionally detailed guide to the Italian Armed Forces and State Corps flight equipment from 1946 to today.Illustrations:...

Contains full colour, high resolution images of the various items of uniform and equipment including descriptions of the items being used are inclu...

A lavishly illustrated monograph on the architecture and design work of renowned architect Robert L Thompson, founding Design Principal of TVA Arch...

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Explores a forgotten chapter in the history of the Second World War. The first book ever published to contain a detailed account of every American ...

A sumptuously illustrated book celebrating the work of preeminent aviation artists Clayton Knight and William Heaslip.

A definitive guide to the consolidated PBY Catalina aircraft in the Second World War.Illustrations: 100 B&W Integrated Images

Despite the unpopularity of the war in Nicaragua, the Marines experience a wide variety of activities and learn many lessons in a small wars enviro...

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...

Reducere. Slander has always been a nasty business, Robert Darnton notes, but that is no reason to consider it a topic unworthy of inquiry. By destroying rep...

Wing Commander Stanford Tuck was one of the RAF's top-scoring aces until taken prisoner in 1942. This work offers an extract facsimile of his flyin...

A fascinating, enchanting and painfully personal look at the meaning of luck, and the way in which it has shaped our shared history and continues t...

The brilliant first WWII novel by Emma Hornby, bestselling author of A Shilling for a Wife------------Bolton, Lancashire: 1940A family torn apart b...

'On Skellig Michael, thousands of birds appear and disappear, erecting towers, coming together in wings of movement which build and unravel over th...

The first detailed biography of this famous BBC correspondent's wartime career, both in the armed forces and as a serviceman.

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Reducere. Aceasta lucrare nu este o carte oarecare intrucat este purtatoarea unei revelatii care i-a fost data autorului in conditii foarte speciale. Pentru ...

Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales are fully decodable so children can read some of the best known stories from around the world for themselves!...

Picture books that help children discuss feelings and build positive relationshipsPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Katie WoolleyNumbe...

Reducere. In looking over my life, it's interesting to realize how often some luck has been involved. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay area led to learnin...

Reducere. When Tess and Eliot stumble upon an ancient book hidden in a secret tunnel beneath the school library, they accidentally release a devil from his b...

Reducere. From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, a compelling book that explains why the rich underestimate the importa...

Reducere. Charles Darwin struggled to explain how forty thousand bees working in the dark, seemingly by instinct alone, could organize themselves to construc...

An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today's foremost thinkers in crisis management.Publisher: PublicAffairs, U.S....

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck, twin British-Chinese ac...

First-hand accounts of flying the Fleet Air Arm's most famous World War II aeroplane.Illustrations: 60 black and white illustrations & 3 black and ...

Shambala. Fascinantul adevar ce se ascunde in spatele mitului Shangri-La Taram misterios, incarcat cu toate calitatile aspiratiei umane, Shambhala ...

Reducere. Description(Paperback available in B&W or Full Color - click both format arrows - or Color Kindle) "They painted our planes black, we wondered abou...

Pot Luck - Living the Dream in the West Country: We started a pottery - well, why not? A holiday in Cornwall had cast a spell over us - an ancient ...

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From the best-selling author of STORY and DIALOGUEPublisher: Methuen Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Robert McKeePublication date: 2021Dimensions: 146 x 2...

Reducere. DescriptionHe may get a second chance at his one true love--if someone doesn't kill her first When Garrett Sterling leaves for a horseback ride thr...

Wodehouse novelSeize this wonderful chance to embark on a Wodehousian voyage on the luxurious liner S.S. Also aboard are a movie mogul, the centre-...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen an upwardly mobile African-American couple wants to buy a home in an all-white neighborhood in 1950's Boston, they pay a struggling...

Provides reading and language support for the "Magpies Storybooks" at Stages 8 and 9. The activities in this title encourage children to look close...

When two kids visit Grandma's house for their usual visit, they can't help but think she's stuffy and no fun at all. Even the dinner she makes is p...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kate ClaybornBuying a lotto ticket with her two best friends didn't change Zoe's life. Only following her heart would do th...

Balloons, parachutes, aeroplanes, gliders, airships -the extraordinary personal tales of the women who led the way in early British aviation!Publis...

Actioneaza si gandeste ca animalele. Albine, buburuze, castori, delfini, lei, pesti, suricate, veverite... avem atatea lucruri de invatat de la ele...

"Antoine Simon Le Page Du Pratz was a Dutchman, as his birth in Holland about 1695 apparently proves. He died in 1775, just where available records...