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Author : James Wharton Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781900511568
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Churchill's Light Brigade written by James Wharton Moore and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ron MacKay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780897472098
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Bristol Blenheim in Action written by Ron MacKay and published by . This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskrivelse af det fra 2. verdenskrig kendte, engelske bombefly Bristol Blenheim.
Author : Andrew Bird
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1906502692
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Coastal Dawn written by Andrew Bird and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1940, the defense of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew, Churchills few. Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire and Hurricane pilots, there were other pilots, observers and air gunners just as courageous flying the Bristol Blenheim MKIV-F. The future of the country and arguably that of the free world depended also on their skill, morale and sacrifice. Remarkably little has been chronicled of these men and their aircraft the Trade Protection squadrons formed by Hugh Dowding allotted to 11 Group in October 1939. The aircrafts range and endurance made it suitable for defense of coastal shipping against attack on the southern and eastern shores of Britain, and for operations further afield. Indeed during bitter fighting casualties among Numbers 235, 236, 248 and 254 Squadron Blenheims were high on operations over Norway, Holland, France, Dunkirk and then the Battle of Britain where the Blenheims were completely outclassed by Messerschmitt 109 and 110 fighters and fell easy victims, scythed from the sky. But the record of the aircraft and their crew was an immensely proud one. Drawing on contemporary diaries, periodicals, letters, logbooks, memoirs and interviews with survivors, lauded historian Andy Bird reassesses the vital role they played and repositions it in history. In doing so, he justifiably embraces the heroes we have left behind.
Author : Roy Cross
Publisher : Crowood Press UK
ISBN 13 : 9781847970763
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art written by Roy Cross and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called Roy Cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for Airfix, and for a ten-year-period he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes, setting new standards for realism and accuracy. Many are still being used today, a full four decades later. Inside the pages of this book are some of Roy's best artworks, shown here in full format and in superb detail, with many reproduced here in book form for the very first time. As well as his vintage box art, Roy has included many sketches and alternative versions of his Airfix box art. After Roy left Airfix in 1974, the company went through a turbulent time. The present owners are Hornby, who have ambitious plans for Airfix and the other brands it acquired including Scalextric and Corgi. The decade that Roy Cross worked for Airfix, though, could be classed as their vintage era, with some of their finest models being produced then in their millions, ready for eager youngsters to build up into detailed miniature models of their favorite aircraft, ships and locomotives.
Author : Adam and Charles Black (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The R.A.F. in Action written by Adam and Charles Black (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dave Robinson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 132649239X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (264 download)
Download or read book British Aviation Advertisements (1909-1970) Number 4. The Bristol Blenheim written by Dave Robinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Number 4 in the Aviation Ancestry catalogue of British Aviation Advertisements (1909-1980) this volume covers the listings for The Bristol Type 142 & Blenheim Aircraft. Aimed primarily at researchers and enthusiasts the adverts are reproduced at one per page without narrative. Each item includes the source title and original date of publication.
Author : John C. Fredriksen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1576075516
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book International Warbirds written by John C. Fredriksen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In depth descriptions and photographs of the aircraft of 21 nations presented with a unique human dimension that goes behind the machines to the people involved. Invaluable for specialists, accessible to enthusiasts, International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000 puts the most legendary fighter aircraft of the 20th century developed outside the United States on vivid display. It offers 336 illustrated "biographies" of the most significant warplanes used in squadron service from World War I to the Balkan conflict, including numerous models from Great Britain, France, Russia, and Japan, as well as notable machines from Israel, Canada, China, India, Brazil, and other nations. Entries span the history and scope of military aircraft from bombers and fighters to transports, trainers, reconnaissance craft, sea planes, and helicopters, with each capsule history combining nuts-and-bolts technical data with the story of that model's evolution and use. Together, these portraits offer an exciting, well-researched tribute to visionary designers and builders as well as courageous pilots and crews across the globe, and tell a vivid tale of how air power became such a decisive factor in modern warfare.
Author : Alastair Panton
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849547750
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (495 download)
Download or read book Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer written by Alastair Panton and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer is a vivid and lyrical memoir of life as an RAF reconnaissance pilot in France during the hellish summer of 1940. It brings to life the fear, loneliness and pain that Alastair Panton and his comrades came to live with during those long weeks, as well as the bravery, camaraderie and humanity that made those unpredictable days more bearable. The aeroplane Panton captained throughout this intense period was a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV. He saw the Blenheim as his friend and saviour. It was the vehicle from which he and his crew were able to spot the enemy and save lives, repeatedly withstanding shooting and bombardment to facilitate dramatic landings and rescues. Yet despite these heroic adventures, culminating in his being shot down a fourth time, captured and made a prisoner of war, Panton describes Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer as a story of failure. Whilst he survived, so many of his friends and comrades did not, and this grief never left him. Panton's extraordinary book, written in the aftermath of the war but discovered posthumously, is edited and introduced by his granddaughter Victoria Panton Bacon. A candid and gripping read, this is very much the story of a pilot and his plane.
Author : Graham White
Publisher : SAE International
ISBN 13 : 0768095549
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II written by Graham White and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, now in its second edition, coalesces multiple aspects of war-driven aviation and its amazing technical accomplishments, leading to the allied victory during the second world war. Not by chance, the air battles that took place then defined much of the outcome of one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history. Forward-thinking airplane design had to be developed quickly as the war raged on, and the engines that propelled them were indeed the focus of intense cutting-edge engineering efforts. Flying higher, faster, and taking the enemy down before they even noticed your presence became a matter of life or death for the allied forces. Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, Second Edition, addresses British- and American-developed engines. It looks at the piston engines in detail as they supported amazing wins both in the heat of the air battles, and on the ground supplying and giving cover to the troops. This new edition, fully revised by the original author, Graham White, offers new images and information, in addition to expanded specifications on the Rolls-Royce/ Packard Merlin and the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines. Jay Leno, a known enthusiast, wrote the Foreword.
Author : Philip J. R. Moyes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (223 download)
Download or read book The Bristol Blenheim I written by Philip J. R. Moyes and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeremy Harwood
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 0760345732
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book World War II From Above written by Jeremy Harwood and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The] story of the battle waged by Allied and Axis spies in the skies to obtain accurate aerial intelligence during the Second World War"--Page 4 of cover.
Author : Hans Frank
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844157164
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book German S-Boats in Action in the Second World War written by Hans Frank and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-17 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed narrative of S-boat, or schnellboot, actions during World War II in all the theatres where they were deployed. The author, describes, with the help of a multitude of maps and photographs, all the incidents that these 45-knot fast attack craft were involved in. The German motor torpedo boat (German: S-boot, English: E-boat) was a controversial subject in the pre-war period of German naval rearmament. As late as 1938, the Fleet Commander recommended that S-boot building be terminated on the grounds that the craft was merely a 'weapon of opportunity' without a defined role. This outlook changed dramatically after the first wartime successes. Soon the S-boot was required on all fronts, and the area of operations. In this volume the operational deployment of the S-Boot in these theatres is given comprehensive treatment for the first time, and not purely from the isolated viewpoint of S-Boot warfare, but as an integral part of the overall military objectives of the time. This study of the effectiveness of the S-Boot, its successes and failures, is based on war diary entries and previously unseen original sources. It is a first-class account of this German naval arm in which survived to be the last class of German surface warship still carrying the offensive to the enemy.
Author : Graham Warner
Publisher : Crecy Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Bristol Blenheim written by Graham Warner and published by Crecy Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a truly comprehensive account of the Blenheim's origins, development, and operational history.
Author : Bruce Lewis
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 0850524474
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Aircrew written by Bruce Lewis and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1991-02-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruce Lewis brings this book together to tell the story of the men who flew the bombers. The different roles within the aircraft are covered and each of their unique experiences discussed through first hand accounts.
Author : Theo Boiten
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bristol Blenheim written by Theo Boiten and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bristol Blenheim Boiten The Blenheim was revolutionary when it first entered service in 1935. Although often under-rated, itwas faster than many contemporary fighters, featured retractable undercarriage, variable pitch prop s, and was an all-metal monocoque design. During WWII the Blenheim was the only British airplane to fight in all theaters and in all commands. This superb volume charts the development and operationalhistory of this revolutionary airplane, and is extensively illustrated in 2 archive photographs. Hd bd., 8 1/2"x 11", 192 pgs., 2 bandw ill.
Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Blandford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The RAF in Action written by Robert Jackson and published by Blandford. This book was released on 1985 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historisk gennemgang af RAF og operationer rundt omkring i verden.
Author : Geoff Simpson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783469730
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Guy Gibson written by Geoff Simpson and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-19 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new assessment of the life of one of the most famous and controversial airmen of the Second World War, this book covers Guy Gibson's sometimes troubled upbringing and the impact on him of his time at St Edward's School, Oxford. In particular, the story of his career in the RAF is relayed, including his stunning leadership achievement in creating No 617 Squadron and leading its attack on the dams of western Germany. The much-discussed circumstances of his unnecessary death and the theories, which have grown up around it are examined, as well as his legacy—he remains a great British hero almost 70 years after his death in a world utterly different to the one he knew.
