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  • A Story about a Real Man

    by Boris Polevoi ...
    The story of downed WWII Soviet fighter pilot (and Hero of the Soviet Union) Alexiei Maresyev, who with both feet amputated because of frostbite returns to combat flying. The author was practically everywhere during the war. Boris Polevoi parachuted several times into the enemy's rear, served in Stalingrad, was present at the capture of Paulus, wrote from Banska Bystrica during the Slovak uprising ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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  • The Sky My Kingdom

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    by Hanna Reitsch ...
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  • DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II

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    by James F. Miller ...
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    An illustrated account of the DH 2, the most successful 'pusher' fighter of World War I, against the Albatros D II, part of a long family of fighters that in many ways symbolized German aerial might in the conflict.Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold ... Read more

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  • A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940–1945

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    by Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello, Russell Guest ...
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  • A History of Air Warfare

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  • Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz

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    "A well-documented photographic portrayal, detailing a plethora of aircraft shot down and salvaged in Great Britain during World War Two."—Stand Easy BlogAircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz is comprised of 140-150 images of the work of RAF and civilian salvage squads during the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and beyond. The images depict losses across Britain, both RAF and German ... Read more

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