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  • The RAF Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot's Kitbag

    Uniforms & Equipment from the Summer of 1940 and the Human Stories Behind Them

    de Mark Hillier ...
    The scenes are familiar ones; the young Brylcream Boys sat at dispersal waiting for the haunting call of Scramble, lounging in their shirt sleeves and fur-lined boots, their leather flying helmets lying limp by their side. But what did the RAF fighter pilots of the Battle of Britain really wear, and what vital items would their kitbags have held?The casual air of the dashing pilots of Fighter ... Leer más

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  • Thunderbolts over Burma

    A Pilot's War Against the Japanese in 1945 & the Battle of Sittang Bend

    A Royal Air Force pilot shares a riveting account of flying into combat against the Japanese in this WWII memoir supported by additional research.Though ill health initially kept Angus Findon from joining the Royal Air Force, he never gave up his dream. In 1945 he joined 34 Squadron and was soon flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts in the last battles of the Second World War. He and his fellow ... Leer más

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  • The Luftwaffe Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot's Kitbag

    Uniforms & Equipment from the Summer of 1940 and the Human Stories Behind Them

    de Mark Hillier ...
    "Detail[s] German fighter pilots' flying helmets, oxygen masks, goggles . . . and other ephemera . . . brilliantly done—and completely engrossing."—The Aviation HistorianReichsmarschall Gring told Hitler that it would take less than a month for his much-vaunted Luftwaffe to conquer the RAF and pave the way for the German invasion of Great Britain. His prediction was to prove disastrously wrong, ... Leer más

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  • Royal Flying Corps Kitbag

    Aircrew Uniforms & Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI

    de Mark Hillier ...
    A complete guide to the WWI uniforms and equipment of RFC pilots and airmen—fully illustrated with color photos.When the First World War began in 1914, the newly formed Royal Flying Corps was put to the ultimate test. As the Great War raged, the developments in military aviation were profound, not only in terms of aerial warfare, but also—as this book reveals—in the uniforms and equipment the ... Leer más

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  • A Fighter Command Station at War

    A Photographic Record of RAF Westhampnett from the Battle of Britain to D-Day and Beyond

    de Mark Hillier ...
    Situated close to the South Coast, on flat land to the north of Chichester in West Sussex, lies Goodwood Aerodrome. This pleasant rural airfield was once home to squadrons of Hurricanes, Spitfires and later Typhoons. RAF Westhampnett was at the forefront of the Battle of Britain as a satellite to the Sector (or controlling) Station of RAF Tangmere, part of 11 Group, which bore the brunt of the ... Leer más

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  • Life as a Battle of Britain Pilot

    Southern England. Late summer 1940. The nation is fighting for its very survival and the Luftwaffe's aerial offensive is unrelenting. All that lies between invasion and salvation for Britain is the 'thin blue line' of RAF Fighter Command and its pilots.This newly illustrated anniversary edition of Life as a Battle of Britain Pilot reveals what it was like to fly a fighter plane in the Battle of ... Leer más

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  • Into the Darkness

    Our Lancaster raced over the perimeter track and then tore down the slope through the dispersal area... with its wheels thumping on the grass but still firmly on the ground. It now seemed that nothing could save us and that, in the next couple of moments, we would disappear in a great explosion. I could hear Bob saying "Get off the ground, you bastard, get off," while Harry just said nothing... ... Leer más

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  • Last of the Few

    The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It

    de Max Arthur ...
    After the fall of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk. Britain now stood alone to face Hitler’s inevitable invasion attempt. For the German army to land across the channel, Hitler needed mastery of the skies-the Royal Air Force would have to be broken. So every day throughout the summer, German bombers pounded the RAF air bases in the ... Leer más

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  • Enemy Coast Ahead

    The Illustrated Memoir of Dambuster Guy Gibson

    A definitive new edition of a classic, World War II memoir, complete with more than 100 photographs, and notes from leading historians.Guy Gibson was the leader of the famous Dambusters raid, and Enemy Coast Ahead is a vivid, honest account, widely regarded as one of the best books on the Second World War. It also provides an insider's perspective, setting down in clear detail the challenges that ... Leer más

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  • Fighter Aces of the RAF in the Battle of Britain

    de Philip Kaplan ...
    Ace fighter pilots from the British Royal Air Force share stories from the experiences during World War II's Battle of Britain.This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary RAF fighter aces during the Battle of Britain. It explains why only a small minority of pilots those in whom the desire for combat overrode everything accounted for so large a proportion of the victories. It ... Leer más

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  • Typhoon Pilot

    de Desmond Scott ...
    A decorated WWII flying ace and Royal Air Force Group Captain recounts his experience in the air over Europe in this thrilling military memoir.New Zealand fighter pilot Desmond Scott joined the Royal Air Force in 1940. Over the course of his illustrious service, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, and a Distinguished Service Order. For the heroic act of rescuing a pilot from a ... Leer más

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  • The Lee-Enfield Rifle

    de Martin Pegler ...
    Series Libro 17 - Weapon
    The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and thousands are still in use today; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it was known ... Leer más

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