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Velocity
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Aloysius G. Casey |
"This storyline addresses the only question mark on O'Malley's career -- the Lavelle raids of February 1972. Using appropriate Nixon White House audio recordings and top secret messages (sent by the … |
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Enduring Courage
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John F. Ross |
From the Introduction...
Rickenbacker lived at a time when the latest machines of the industrial revolutions were ripping apart the ages-old rhythms of plow and steam. When he was seven, the first… |
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The women who flew for Hitler
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Clare Mulley |
"Despite Hitler's dictates on women's place being in the home, two fiercely defiant female pilots were awarded the Iron Cross during the Second World War. Other than this unique distinction and a pas… |
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The Kamikaze hunters
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Will Iredale |
"Follows a group of young men who fought towards the end of World War II, from their enlistment and initial training to the terrifying and unexpected reality of fighting against pilots who would rath… |
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Colors in the air
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Michael Eckers |
"In December of 1941 the United States is engulfed in the carnage of the Second World War. Caught up in the whirlwind of what will be called America's Greatest Generation, two young adults desire to … |
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Blitzed Brits
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Terry Deary |
Gives foul, funny and fascinating facts about life for everyone during World War Two in Britain. |
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Militärstrategie Deutschlands 1940-1945
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Heinz Magenheimer |
352 p. : 20 cm |
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The Doolittle Raid
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Bert Kinzey |
An account of the Doolittle Raid of April 1942. Includes a biography of James H. Doolittle as well as a study of the B-25 bomber that was used in the raid and of the USS Hornet, the carrier from whic… |
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Eternally at war
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Robert G. Lathrop |
"Ten years after returning from Vietnam as a two time decorated A-4 Skyhawk pilot, Captain Robert "Gene" Lathrop described war as hell. Flying the scooter as a part of VMA-311, he completed over 275 … |
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Allied fighters 1939-45
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Christopher Chant |
Features more than 200 colour artworks with full specifications of every major type of fighter airplane flown by the allies in the European theatre during World War II. |
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Fragile delivery
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Phillip R. Wise |
"Fragile Delivery: The Operation Babylift Crash is about the horrible C-5A Galaxy Crash as it was attempting to airlift orphans out of Vietnam on April 4,1975. It is the story of the life of survivin… |
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The Battle of Britain
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John Philip Ray |
July 1940: as Britain stood alone, the Army exhausted and defeated by the Wehrmacht and the Royal Navy stretched worldwide, only the English Channel and the RAF remained between Britain and the expec… |
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World War II in the Air
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James F. Sunderman |
A definitive and full account of the air war that occurred in the ETO. The book is comprised of excerpts from other novels, aviation magazines, or flier's memoirs who specifically wrote sections for … |
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Pilote de guerre
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
Flight to Arras is Saint-Exupéry's recollection of the final shattering days during World War II when, though the defeat of France was imminent, a pitifully inadequate number of French pilots and the… |
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