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  • What's YOUR Woobie?

    Simple Strategies on Your Uncomfortable Path to New Opportunities

    Don Wilson has spent his entire sales career as a mortgage professional in the ever-changing and competitive real estate industry. Although this extremely relatable metaphor using his “Woobie” to impact positive change is geared mostly towards sales professionals and referral-based businesses, this whimsical yet powerful concept can be easily applied to almost any desire for self-improvement. Grab ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hawker Hurricane Survivors

    A Complete Catalogue of Every Existing Hurricane Worldwide

    by Gordon Riley ...
    A comprehensive catalog of the remaining World War II fighter planes, including anecdotes and photos.With 2015 being the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain—arguably the Hawker Hurricane's "finest hour"—it is appropriate to tell the story of the surviving Hurricanes from around the world. Building on research originally started thirty years ago, Gordon Riley has delved into the archives to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hurricane

    Hawker's Fighter Legend

    2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the remarkable Hawker Hurricane formally entering service.The RAF's first monoplane fighter, it dragged the Air Force into a position where it could defend Britain in her 'hour of need'. The true workhorse of the RAF, the Hurricane came into its own in the hot summer months of 1940 valiantly defending the skies above Britain.Outnumbering Spitfires three to one, ... Read more

    $25.89 USD

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  • Whirlwind

    Westland's Enigmatic Fighter

    Faster and better armed than the Spitfire, the Whirlwind was the RAF s response to a new generation of armoured German bombers which it expected to meet over England in 1940. A few months after its first flight, 1,000 Whirlwinds were ordered, but nine months later the RAF cancelled the entire programme. Just 114 were built, but they went on to have a distinguished three-year career from the uneasy ... Read more

    $6.81 USD

  • Story of the Red Arrows

    by Colin Higgs ...
    The Red Arrows are the world’s greatest aerobatic display team. For decades they have thrilled crowds with their exciting mix of precision formation flying and breathtaking aerobatic manoeuvres. They promote British industry; they represent the Royal Air Force with huge distinction; and they help with recruitment for the British armed forces. But above all they are the great entertainers, ... Read more

    $2.72 USD

  • Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters

    Series series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • RJ Mitchell: Legend of the Spitfire

    Series series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTIONRJ Mitchell: Legend of the Spitfire recounts the extraordinary achievements of one of Britain’s greatest aviation legends, the man responsible for creating Britain’s most iconic fighter aircraft, the Supermarine Spitfire.The book, which is around the length of a short story, approximately 40 printed pages, gives the reader a concise and straightforward insight into the life of RJ ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Mosquito Aces of World War 2

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 69 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The Mosquito developed into one of the most versatile aircraft of World War 2, entering service with Fighter Command in early 1942.The 'Mossie' was soon defending raids on Britain's Cathedral cities and became an integral part of the country's night defences. Its airborne radar gave it the ability to 'see' the enemy at night, and its speed and devastating fire power made it the finest nightfighter ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain

    Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm & RJ Mitchell

    "Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended to take on and defeat the hitherto overpowering Luftwaffe during Hitlers European onslaught. ... Read more

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  • Missing: Believed Killed

    Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Glenn Miller & the Duke of Kent

    The uncertain fates of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson and Glenn Miller have fascinated readers and aviation historians ever since they disappeared. Even today, more than half a century after their final flights, what happened to them is still the subject of speculation, conspiracy theory and controversy. This has prompted Roy Conyers Nesbit to reinvestigate their stories and to write this perceptive, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mount of Aces

    The Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a

    by Paul R. Hare ...
    The Sopwith Camel may be the most celebrated British fighter plane of the First World War, but it was the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a that almost all the highest scoring aces, including McCudden and Mannock, preferred. The S.E.5a was deadly. It was well-armed, fast, highly manoeuvrable and a superb gun platform, and yet it was easy and safe for even the most sketchily trained pilot to fly. Not ... Read more

    $6.81 USD

  • Dambusters

    Operation Chastise 1943

    Series Book 16 - Raid
    In May 1943 a specially established RAF squadron made its permanent imprint on military aviation history by flying a high-risk, low level, nighttime attack against German hydro-electric dams vital to the Nazi armaments industry in the Ruhr Valley. A comparatively tiny part of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' four-month-long “Battle of the Ruhr” this one raid had an impact totally out of ... Read more

    $15.09 USD