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University of Washington Press A Life Disturbed
Book SynopsisFrom the battles and respites in the Pacific Islands, to the night clubs and call girls of mainland San Francisco and San Diego; from the relative quiet of the author's aptly named hometown, Stillwater, to the similarly quiet Montana backcountry, this memoir explores the psychological terrain of a life disturbed, and forever changed, by war.Trade Review"An unpretentious and gripping memoir. A Life Disturbed is compelling, honest, sad and thoughtful and an important addition to our understanding not only of World War II, but of combat and sacrifice, past and present." * Shelf Awareness *Table of ContentsPreface The Life Disturbed Preparation for Battle Kiska Makin Honolulu Interlude Guam Iwo Jima San Diego Sixty Years After The War and My Life Abbreviations Notes
£27.84
Little Brown and Company The Bomber Mafia A Dream a Temptation and the
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Hachette Books Topgun
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WW Norton & Co Angels in the Sky
Book SynopsisReads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true.... One of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life. -Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of Gates of FireTrade Review"Compellingly readable.… [Gandt] recreates the early battles of the War of Independence with an unbridled enthusiasm that captures the reader’s heart." -- The Jerusalem Post"It is always so rewarding to read a book about combat flying written by an author who obviously knows the subject firsthand! Robert Gandt’s latest book on the infant Israeli Air Force fills a real need and shines new light on one of the most heroic battles in history. The prowess of the IAF in recent years has caused us to forget just how precarious was its beginning, and how joyfully the battle was joined by a wide variety of pilots flying airplanes better suited for a museum than combat." -- Walter Boyne, former director of the National Air and Space Museum"These are the forgotten ‘Flying Tigers’ who stepped forward when the world turned away, to fly and fight for the highest stakes—the survival of Israel. A cinematic mélange of heart-pounding history, Angels in the Sky does justice to an epic, unsung story." -- Adam Makos, New York Times best-selling author of A Higher Call"In 1948 a group of ragtag aerial warriors from the four corners of the earth helped save the newborn state of Israel from the armed forces of five Arab states—a David facing Goliath. Improbably, Israel won the war in a miraculous military victory. Books like Angels in the Sky come along once in a generation. You must read it." -- Stephen Coonts, New York Times best-selling author of Flight of the Intruder"Angels in the Sky reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true. The saga of Israel’s fledgling air force and the motley crew of heroes who saved the Jewish state is one of the great, untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life." -- Steven Pressfield, best-selling author of Gates of Fire"Angels in the Sky is the best of Robert Gandt. He details the extreme measures that were required to get aircraft out of the United States, Britain, and other countries and into Israel in 1948. But more importantly, he gives life to the aircraft buyers, mechanics, and pilots that were to make up what would become one of the most formidable air forces in the world. Gandt shows us the joy, sorrow, comradeship, and trust that was shared by the foreign and Jewish members of the group. A terrific read for anyone." -- David North, former editor in chief, Aviation Week & Space Technology"A well-told aviation history unlike any other. Beechcraft Bonanza bombers, B-movie Beaufighters, ersatz Messerschmitts, a bogus airline, and battle-tested veterans from every corner of the world—all to save a new nation in terrible peril. A truly amazing yarn." -- William Garvey, editor in chief, Business & Commercial Aviation"It takes a serious pilot to adequately describe serious aerial adventures, and Robert Gandt does that better than anyone. Angels in the Sky digs into one of the most exciting chapters in aviation history: the three-dimensional battle for the birth of a nation—Israel. He brings the ragtag pilots and their ragtag air force to life in a way that gives new dimension to the meaning and value of independence." -- Budd Davisson, editor in chief, Flight Journal"Robert Gandt understands pilots and he understands flying, which are not always the same thing. Angels in the Sky is… an enjoyable, balanced description of the origin of one of the world’s leading air forces. Strap in tight, turn up the oxygen, and set the gunsight for ‘pegged range,’ because it’s a wild ride." -- Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942–1945"Fascinating." -- Elliot Resnick - Jewish Press
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Dutton Caliber Beyond The Call
Book SynopsisThis inspiring true story of veteran Air Force bomber pilot Robert Trimble, who laid his life on the line to rescue World War II POWs on the Eastern Front.Near the end of World War II, thousands of Allied ex-prisoners of war were abandoned to wander the war-torn Eastern Front. With no food, shelter, or supplies, the POWs were an army of dying men. As the Red Army advanced across Poland, the Nazi prison camps were liberated. In defiance of humanity, the freed Allied prisoners were discarded without aid. The Soviets viewed POWs as cowards, and regarded all refugees as potential spies or partisans.The United States repeatedly offered to help, but were refused. With relations between the Allies strained, a plan was conceived for an undercover rescue mission. In total secrecy, the OSS chose an obscure American air force detachment stationed at a Ukrainian airfield. The man they picked to undertake it was veteran 8th Air Force bomber pilot Captain Robert Trimble.With little covert training, Trimble took the mission. He would survive by wit, courage, and determination. This is the compelling, true story of an American hero who risked everything to bring his fellow soldiers home to safety and freedom.INCLUDES PHOTOS
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Bomber Boys
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Avonmore Books Bombers North
Book SynopsisDrawing on a wealth of new sources, Bombers North presents for the first time the full story of a little-known bomber offensive waged from remote northern Australia during 1942-1945.Trade ReviewA lot in here that I had previously been unaware of so I for one found this a particularly interesting book to read. * Military Model Scene *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements About the Author Glossary & Abbreviations Maps Introduction Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 The Bombers Chapter 3 The Opponents: Fighters and AA Guns Chapter 4 The Allies Strike Back Chapter 5 The End of the Beginning Chapter 6 A Turning of the Tide, and the Dutch arrive Chapter 7 Bigger, Better and Faster Chapter 8 The Catalinas arrive; the Allies Apply Pressure Chapter 9 A New Wing and New Aircraft Chapter 10 Trading Hudsons for Beauforts – and the Black Cats fly Chapter 11 The Americans and the Dutch depart; Lucky 13 returns Chapter 12 No. 2 Squadron operations and the RAAF‘s heavies take over Chapter 13 The RAAF heavies move forward Chapter 14 The Cats fly to China, and the war’s end Conclusion Appendix 1 No.18 NEI Squadron and its Australian roots by Elmer Mesman Appendix 2 Flying in RAAF Bombers – Brian Winspear’s Story Main Sources Index of Names
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Arcadia Publishing Tuskegee Airmen Images of America S
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Arcadia Publishing Moffett Field Images of Aviation
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Arcadia Publishing Selfridge Field Images of Aviation
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Arcadia Publishing San Diegos North Island
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Arcadia Publishing Gowen Field Images of Aviation
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The History Press Ltd The Hercules Story
Book SynopsisThe C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the ''Charlie 130'' was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore. Paradrops, airlift and evacuation operations were completed around the clock, often at low level, usually under fire and nearly always in bad weather. AC-130 gunships blasted the Ho Chi Minh Trail at night, Lamplighters and Blind Bats dropped flares, and others scattered defoliant, ''pancake bombs'' and 15,000 ''Big Blue'' block-busters. But more than anything else it was in the role of ''Trash and Ass hauler'' that the C-130 earned unstinting admiration from ground troops and aircrews alike. The ''Herky Bird'' or ''Fat Albert'', as the C-130 is fondly known, went on to serve with similar panache in the Gulf War and in humanitarian relief operations around the worl
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The History Press Ltd The Tornado Story
Book SynopsisThe story of the first European fighter jet.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Warfighters
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Flying Tiger
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Navaho Missile Project
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF THE UNITED STATES An
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd AMAZING GOONEY BIRD The Saga of the Legendary
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lockheed F117 Nighthawk An Illustrated History of
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Camel Drivers The 17th Aero Squadron in World
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Americas Hundred Thousand
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Herky
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd A Guide to the Russian Federation Air Force
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Secret Wonder Weapons of the Third Reich German
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd VEGA VENTURA Operational Story of Lockheeds Lucky
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Battleship and Cruiser Aircraft of the United
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Junkers Ju87 Stuka Vol. 2
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dornier Do 23
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Republics A10 Thunderbolt II
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd MitsubishiNakajima G3M123 96 Rikko L3Y12 in
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Nakajima Ki84 ab Hayate in Japanese Army Air
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Luftwaffe Profile Series No9 Heinkel He 111h
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd McdonnellDouglas FA18 Hornet
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Boeing B29 Superfortress Vol II American Bomber
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd With Chennault in China A Flying Tigers Diary
Book SynopsisSmith was a radioman with the American Volunteer Group in Burma and S.W. China from mid-1941 to mid-'42. His duty gave him immediate information on air action while allowing the time to keep a rather detailed & articulate diary.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Arado
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Russian Fighter Aircraft 19201941
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Blohm Voss Bv 138
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Junkers Ju 290 Ju 390 etc.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Warfighters 2 Story of the US Marine Corps
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Nakajima Ki49 Donryu in Japanese Army Air Force
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd NEW ENGLAND AVIATORS 19141918 VOL1 Their
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd NEW ENGLAND AVIATORS 19141918 VOL2 Their
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Desert Flyer Vol. I
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mitsubishi Ki67Ki109 Hiryu in Japanese Army Air
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