Bravery Awards for Aerial Combat

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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783409002
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Book Synopsis Bravery Awards for Aerial Combat by : Alan W. Cooper

Download or read book Bravery Awards for Aerial Combat written by Alan W. Cooper and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first recipient was Flight Sergeant Leslie Wallace, a wireless operator with 83 Squadron, who extinguished a major fire in his Lancaster and despite his severe wounds returned to his radio until the crippled aircraft returned to England. The final CGM was awarded to Flight Sergeant John Couglan in Vietnam, when he assisted boarding casualties in the face of heavy fire from the Vietcong. In between there are a host of tales that recount incredible feats of courage.Lengthy appendices list recipients of the medal and other statistics concerning the award.

The Changing Face of Aerial Warfare

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Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075099021X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Book Synopsis The Changing Face of Aerial Warfare by : Anthony Tucker-Jones

Download or read book The Changing Face of Aerial Warfare written by Anthony Tucker-Jones and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can air power alone win a war? That has been the question since the Second World War. Air attacks failed miserably in Vietnam: Operation Linebacker had little effect, while bombing Hanoi just increased hatred for America – yet air strikes in both Iraq and Libya helped bring about regime changes. No-fly zones may have worked in the Balkans, but they might as well not have been there for Saddam Hussein's Iraq. From the Luftwaffe's massed attack on Britain to NATO's interventions in Libya, aerial warfare has changed almost beyond recognition. The piston engine has been replaced by the jet, and in some cases the pilot has been completely replaced by the microchip. Carpet bombing is now a global positioning system and laser pinpointed strikes using precision-guided munitions. Whereas a bomber's greatest enemies were once fighters and flak, the threats have now morphed into smart missiles from half a world away. In this compelling study, celebrated defence expert Anthony Tucker-Jones charts the remarkable evolution of aerial warfare from 1940 to the present day.

The Distinguished Flying Cross Society

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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563116588
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book The Distinguished Flying Cross Society written by Randy W. Baumgardner and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Black Fokker Leader

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Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1908117842
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (81 download)

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Book Synopsis Black Fokker Leader by : Peter Kilduff

Download or read book Black Fokker Leader written by Peter Kilduff and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of the WWI fighter pilot offers “an intimate portrait of the last recipient of the ‘Blue Max’” (Barrett Tillman). One of the most noteworthy German fighter pilots of World War I was Leutnant der Reserve Carl Degelow, whose squadron of mostly black Fokker D.VII fighters posed a formidable threat to some of Britain’s most celebrated air units on the Western Front. Black Fokker Leader, filled with new information and original photos, is based on the author’s research of significant German archival material and documentation, as well as British, French, and Belgian sources, shedding new light on this legendary ace. The biography offers previously unpublished material about Degelow and his comrades: how he was almost court-martialed; how his career was saved by Josef Jacobs; how Degelow helped Willy Rosenstein escape from Nazi Germany; and much more. Also included are new insights into men like Field Marshal Erhard Milch, Degelow’s wing commander in WWI; and V-2 rocket chief Gen. Hans Jeschonnek, a Degelow protégé in 1918.

Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World

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Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 085052783X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)

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Book Synopsis Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World by : John Clarke

Download or read book Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World written by John Clarke and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2000-09-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is acknowledged as the only work dealing exclusively with the identification and description of international gallantry awards, past and present. The multitude of illustrations allows the reader to readily identify those awards most likely to be encountered. The work embraces forty-three countries and describes 270 decorations together with their various classes. A ten page ribbon chart shows 216 different world gallantry ribbons all in full colour.

Aerial Age Weekly

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1218 pages
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Billy Bishop VC: Lone Wolf Hunter

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Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1910690937
Total Pages : 193 pages
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Book Synopsis Billy Bishop VC: Lone Wolf Hunter by : Peter Kilduff

Download or read book Billy Bishop VC: Lone Wolf Hunter written by Peter Kilduff and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “superb” look at one of the Great War’s most storied combat pilots and his legendary solo missions, with never-before-published photos (Barrett Tillman). William Avery Bishop is recognized as the British Empire’s highest-scoring WWI ace, credited with seventy-two combat victories. Overall, he ranked behind only Manfred von Richthofen and René Fonck. This remarkable man’s story—his personal courage, daring, and superior marksmanship—has been detailed in books and articles, but here author Peter Kilduff investigates the untold story, bringing new light to missions and kills that have been previously steeped in controversy through evenhanded, thorough research and forensic evidence. As so many of Bishop’s victories were achieved during solo combat, the author examines and scrutinizes German, British, and Canadian archival sources, Bishop’s private correspondence, and accounts by friends and foes. Such an approach provides as complete an account as possible, in a valuable work featuring many previously unpublished photographs. “Kilduff is not the first to conduct such an inquiry into Bishop’s claim of 72 victories, but his book is by far the best researched . . . expertly laid out, with photos of the aircraft mentioned by Bishop, particularly the German types. Kilduff has done a marvelous and subtle job of showing how a real hero became larger than life.” —Aviation History

Forever Vigilant

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Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910690783
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Forever Vigilant by : Graham Pitchfork

Download or read book Forever Vigilant written by Graham Pitchfork and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 208 Squadron based at RAF Valley in Anglesey will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in October 2016, making it one of the few RAF squadrons to achieve this unique distinction whilst still part of the RAF’s current order of battle. To celebrate this achievement, Air Commodore Pitchfork has compiled a chronological history of the squadron’s main activities and personnel with the aim of illustrating the spirit, comradeship, and professionalism of the squadron. Taking its title from the squadron’s motto, ‘Vigilant’, the book starts with the formation of Naval 8 as a scout squadron on the Western Front during the First World War. It then continues through the various conflicts that Naval 8/208 Squadron has played a key role in, including the Second World War and Gulf War. The squadron’s move to Egypt in the inter-war years as an army cooperation squadron, which inspired the Gizah Sphinx motif for 208 Squadron, is also covered. Its modern-day role as an advanced flying training squadron concludes the squadron’s story. This history has been written with the use of important sources from the squadron’s archives, along with interviews from veterans and current members of the squadron. It also has the support of the squadron’s Old Comrade’s Association, which was pioneered and fostered by its first CO, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Bromet. The association is very active and one of the longest serving and strongest associations within the RAF.

Men Behind the Medals

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ISBN 13 : 9780750944984
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book Men Behind the Medals written by Graham Pitchfork and published by . This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using medal groups chosen for their unique combinations of gallantry and campaign awards as a starting point, Graham Pitchfork reviews the fascinating flying careers of a series of Allied airmen who flew combat operations during the Second World War.

Men Behind the Medals

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Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473816327
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Men Behind the Medals written by Graham Pitchfork and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1990-12-31 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book pays tribute to the quite remarkable bravery of those young men who risked, and all too often lost, their lives for their country during the war. The author, himself a distinguished Royal Air Force officer, has singled out twenty-one men to represent 'the many' to whom he dedicated the book; but he has chosen them with care to illustrate, as far as possible, the wide scope of the duties of the Royal Air Force in wartime.

Aerial Age Weekly

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 722 pages
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Congressional Record

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1066 pages
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Book Synopsis Congressional Record by : United States. Congress

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Heroes of the Skies

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Publisher : Headline
ISBN 13 : 0755363914
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (553 download)

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Book Synopsis Heroes of the Skies by : Michael Ashcroft

Download or read book Heroes of the Skies written by Michael Ashcroft and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of aerial combat in the First World War, the heroism of the men who put their lives at risk in the air has known no bounds. There were no more heroic airmen than the fighter pilots and bomber crews of the Second World War - men who sacrificed their own lives in order to save their crew or who, although in extreme pain, managed to get their aircraft home rather than risk becoming PoWs. In telling the stories of more than eighty such men, Heroes of the Skies paints a picture of aerial combat from the First World War right through to Afghanistan, and allows us to celebrate the extraordinary feats of our flying heroes.

Courage in Combat

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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612004571
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Courage in Combat by : Richard J. Rinaldo

Download or read book Courage in Combat written by Richard J. Rinaldo and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stories of military heroism, focusing on members of the Legion of Valor, offer a sweeping study of courage in service to America. Published in conjunction with the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Courage in Combat shares the stories of military heroes from the Civil War onward. They are recipients of the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross. Their awards are our nation’s highest military decorations, given only to one in twenty thousand combatants. Among them are sergeants and generals, as well as corpsmen, civilians, engineers, “grunts,” and paratroopers. There are men and women, a mess attendant, aviators, spies and POWs, a cavalry scout, candidates for sainthood, and a president of the United States. The stories of these brave individuals relate personal accounts of heroism, as well as reflections on combat and war. This book also includes a short history of the Legion of Valor, America’s oldest military service organization, and an extensive list of its members, past and present. Courage in Combat explores the concept of courage through the lives, thoughts, and actions of this elite group—most of whom would say, “I was just doing my job.”

Flight

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1418 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (25 download)

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Fly Boy Heroes

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ISBN 13 : 9780811771313
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (713 download)

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Book Synopsis Fly Boy Heroes by : James H. Hallas

Download or read book Fly Boy Heroes written by James H. Hallas and published by . This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the morning of December 7, 1941, Aviation Chief Ordnanceman John W. Finn, though wounded, continued to man his machine gun against the waves of Japanese attacks around Pearl Harbor. Just over three years later, as World War II struggled into its final months, a B-29 radioman named Red Erwin died to save his fellow crewman in the skies near Japan. They were the first and last of thirty U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine Corps aviation personnel awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions against the Japanese. They included pilots and crewmen manning fighters and dive-bombers and flying boats and bombers. One was a general. Another was a sergeant. Some shot down large numbers of enemy aircraft in aerial combat. Others sacrificed themselves for their friends. Fly Boy Heroes is the story of the Pacific theater of World War II through the men who received the Medal of Honor in the air war against Japan. They served in U.S Army air squadrons, on U.S. Navy carriers, in U.S. Marine Corps air units. Who were these now largely forgotten men? Where did they come from? What inspired them to rise "above and beyond"? What, if anything, made them different? Virtually all had one thing in common: they always wanted to fly. They came from a generation that revered the aces of World War I, like Eddie Rickenbacker, the civilian flyer Charles Lindbergh, and the lost aviator Amelia Earhart--and then they blazed their own trail during World War II.

Flight & the Aircraft Engineer

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1700 pages
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