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Fighter Boys

Author : Patrick Bishop
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101174994
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Boys written by Patrick Bishop and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-07-27 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 123 days in the summer of 1940, 3,000 youthful airmen in the Royal Air Force fought back against Hitler’s advancing forces with a heroism that astonished the world. Drawing on interviews with scores of surviving pilots as well as diaries and letters never before seen, military historian and journalist Patrick Bishop re-creates with astonishing intimacy and clarity this excruciating, exhilarating war of nerves. In their own words, the pilots describe what it was like to bale out from a stricken plane, to go into battle in the face of overwhelming odds, to hear the screams of a comrade as he went down in flames. With a riveting, taut narrative, Fighter Boys relates how those young heroes changed the course of World War II—and the history of the modern world.

Last of the Ten Fighter Boys

Author : Jimmy Corbin
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752468367
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Last of the Ten Fighter Boys written by Jimmy Corbin and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1940, against the backdrop of the Battle of Britain, 66 Squadron's commanding officer, Squadron Leader Athol Forbes, asked ten of his pilots to record their experiences of flying one of the greatest aerial battles ever waged. The Ten Fighter Boys, published in 1942, comprised the first-hand accounts of pilot officers and sergeant pilots from all walks of life among them was Sergeant Jimmy Corbin, who wrote the third chapter. He was 23 – old by pilot standards – and, like the rest of the squadron, based at Biggin Hill, Kent. Now, sixty years later, Flight Lieutenant Jimmy Corbin, Spitfire pilot, tells his extraordinary wartime story. He describes how an ordinary working-class boy from Maidstone was propelled into the thick of action in the skies over Kent during the summer and autumn of 1940. As the sole survivor of the original ' Ten Fighter Boys', Jimmy's story is all the more poignant now that the men who fought the Battle of Britain pass from living memory.

Fighter Boy

Author : Barry Sutton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445612240
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Boy written by Barry Sutton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Britain memoir of Hurricane pilot Barry Sutton, DFC.

Fighter Command, 1936–1968

Author : Ken Delve
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783408693
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Command, 1936–1968 written by Ken Delve and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Fighter Command from its formation in 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command. It includes descriptions of many notable defensive and offensive campaigns, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and airfields. The main sections of the book include a general historical introduction and overview, operations, operational groups, aircrew training and technical details of each aircraft type. Lengthy Annexes cover personnel, the squadrons in World War II, orders of battle for each wartime year, maps of airfield locations and numbers of enemy aircraft downed.

Gunner Girls And Fighter Boys

Author : Mary Gibson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781855943
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Gunner Girls And Fighter Boys written by Mary Gibson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incredible story of ordinary women living extraordinary lives, from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts. London, 1939. As the Blitz hits London, two sisters from Bermondsey find their lives changed beyond all recognition. May is known to her family as the homing pigeon because of her uncanny sense of direction. She will need it when a bombing raid destroys nearly everything she holds dear. With her home in ruins, she joins the ATS and becomes a gunner girl. Here she finds dangerous work, new friends and rivals – and painful choices in love. May's elder sister, Peggy, is trapped in a stifling marriage to a small-time crook. Amid the chaos of war, a route to freedom suddenly beckons and, along with it, new and passionate love. From the melting pot of war will come hardship and tragedy, as well as new, unexpected friendships and love affairs. PRAISE FOR GUNNER GIRLS AND FIGHTER BOYS: 'I learned so much, as the history of the Second World War was brought alive through vivid writing and wonderful storytelling. From the bomb sites of London to the countryside of Surrey, to the Middle East this is one book which will take you on a journey like no other book ever written' Petra, Amazon reviewer. 'A poignant saga of an East End of London family; their lives, loves, and losses during World War 2' Barbara Bee, Amazon reviewer. 'She makes Blitz time Bermondsey come to life' Abbie Scanlon, Amazon reviewer. 'Transported me back in time with a truly wonderful story. Lots of twists and turns and I absolutely loved the way it captures all the spirit and nostalgia from those times. Love love loved it!' Jojo's, Amazon reviewer. 'Gripping to the end. Wartime heartbreak, sadness, short lived happiness and love, you can taste the debris of war and share the odd moments of emotions' Sue Thornton, Amazon reviewer.

Fighter Commands Air War, 1941

Author : Norman Franks
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473847230
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Commands Air War, 1941 written by Norman Franks and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive history of the Royal Air Force’s Circus offensive against Nazi Germany in World War II, by the author of Jasta Boelcke. Following the Battle of Britain, the RAF started taking the air war to the Germans. A small number of bombers, escorted by large numbers of fighters, tried to force the Luftwaffe into battle. Much air combat ensued, but it was not until Germany invaded Russia in June, 1941, that operations were stepped up in an effort to take pressure off Stalin’s Russian Front. Two major German fighter groups, JG26 and JG2, were, however, more than able to contain the RAF’s operations, generally only intercepting when conditions were in their favor. As author Norman Franks describes, over-claiming combat victories by pilots of both sides is amazing, and several of the top aces had inflated scores. Fighter Command, however, lost massively even though they believed they were inflicting equal, if not better, losses on the Luftwaffe. This battle of attrition was virtually a reverse of the 1940 battles over England, and pilots who had to bail out over France, were lost completely. The book covers the 100+ Circus operations and their accompanying fighter sweeps in detail, while also mentioning lesser operations where the RAF were concerned. The tactics employed by both sides are examined and show how each fighter force quickly adapted to changing conditions tempered by experiences gained in air combat.

Night Fighter Navigator

Author : Dennis Gosling
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526739097
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Night Fighter Navigator written by Dennis Gosling and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British Royal Air Force navigator shares his experiences during World War II in this compelling memoir. Yorkshireman Dennis Gosling joined the RAF on 24 May 1940. Having completed his training, he was posted to 219 Squadron flying the night-fighter version of the Beaufighter from Tangmere in 1941. As a navigator, he became part of a two-man team that would endure throughout his first operational tour. In those infant days of radar interception, he honed his skills in the night skies above southern England and the English Channel but without a firm kill. On 12 February 1942, he and his pilot were instructed to pick up a brand-new aircraft and deliver it to North Africa, flying via Gibraltar, a hazardous flight at extreme range. In March the crew were posted to 1435 Flight of 89 Squadron with the task of defending the besieged island of Malta. The flight’s four Beaufighters flew into incessant bombing raids by the Luftwaffe and Italian Air Force. Because of these raids the damage to aircraft on the ground was devastating and the flight was often reduced to a single serviceable aircraft. Gosling’s first success came in April 1942 with a confirmed kill, and then shortly after his twenty-first birthday on 13 May, a triumphant night on the seventeenth brought three certain kills and one damaged enemy aircraft. After being the squadron’s virgins, they shot into the record books—Gosling’s pilot being awarded the DFC. Flight Sergeant Gosling, however, received no award. At this stage he became somewhat embittered by the class system he felt was operated by the RAF. Having endured the torment of constant bombardment, serious stomach complaints (even flying with a bucket in the aircraft) and near starvation, he completed his tour and was repatriated to the UK via Brazil and Canada in the Queen Mary. After a spell instructing new night navigators, he joined 604 Squadron and in December 1943 he was promoted to Warrant Officer. February 1944 saw the squadron reequipped with the Mosquito and assignment to 2 Tactical Air Force in preparation for D-Day. Now once again he was flying initially over southern England and the Channel. The squadron became mobile after the landings and were based in various captured airfields in France, but the conditions were so inadequate for operations that the squadron returned to English bases, from where they operated over and beyond the advancing Allied troops. Eventually, after having been awarded a much-deserved DFC, he accepted the King’s Commission. This autobiography is written as stated by the author, “I want my readers to relive my experiences as they happened to me—to take their hands and have them walk beside me. I want them to feel the joy and the pain, share the laughs and the heartache, take pleasure in the triumphs, agonise with me when things went wrong and understand why my Service years influenced so much of my life.” He has succeeded magnificently

Britain at Bay

Author : Alan Allport
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101974699
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Britain at Bay written by Alan Allport and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From statesmen and military commanders to ordinary Britons, a bold, sweeping history of Britain's entrance into World War II—and its efforts to survive it—illuminating the ways in which the war permanently transformed a nation and its people “Might be the single best examination of British politics, society and strategy in these four years that has ever been written.” —The Wall Street Journal Here is the many-faceted, world-historically significant story of Britain at war. In looking closely at the military and political dimensions of the conflict’s first crucial years, Alan Allport tackles pressing questions such as whether the war could have been avoided, how it could have been lost, how well the British lived up to their own values, and ultimately, what difference the war made to the fate of the nation. In answering these questions, he reexamines our assumptions and paints a vivid portrait of the ways in which the Second World War transformed British culture and society. This bracing account draws on a lively cast of characters—from the political and military leaders who made the decisions, to the ordinary citizens who lived through them—in a comprehensible and compelling single history of forty-six million people. A sweeping and groundbreaking epic, Britain at Bay gives us a fresh look at the opening years of the war, and illuminates the integral moments that, for better or for worse, made Britain what it is today.

A Fighter's Heart

Author : Sam Sheridan
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802143431
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book A Fighter's Heart written by Sam Sheridan and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-01-21 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the personal story and international travels of a professional fighter, from his initial discovery of his passion for fighting upon his arrival in Australia, to his training at Bangkok's legendary Fairtex gym, to his research throughout the world in search of historical and contemporary fighting disciplines. Reprint.

Fighter Boys

Author : Patrick Bishop
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighter Boys written by Patrick Bishop and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1940, the future of Britain and the free world depended on the morale and skill of the young men of Fighter Command. This is their story.

Boeing Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boeing Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Boys' Life

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boys' Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

Ten Fighter Boys

Author : Wing Commander Athol Forbes, D.F.C.
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007362463
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Ten Fighter Boys written by Wing Commander Athol Forbes, D.F.C. and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary stories of ten fighter pilots, told in their very own words during the Second World War.

Kieron Smith, boy

Author : James Kelman
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141919396
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Kieron Smith, boy written by James Kelman and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rejected by his brother and largely ignored by his parents, Kieron Smith finds comfort - and endless stories - in the home of his much-loved grandparents. But when his family move to a new housing scheme on the outskirts of the city, a world away from the close community of the tenements, Kieron struggles to find a way to adapt to his new life. Warm, funny, with searing insight and astonishing empathy, in Kieron Smith, James Kelman has created an unforgettable boy.

Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys: Saving Britain 1940-1945

Author : Patrick Bishop
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007511035
Total Pages : 1009 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys: Saving Britain 1940-1945 written by Patrick Bishop and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of Patrick Bishop’s bestselling books, ‘Fighter Boys’ and ‘Bomber Boys’, are combined in one eBook edition.

Dogfight

Author : Adam Claasen
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1775590046
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book Dogfight written by Adam Claasen and published by Exisle Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of Australians and New Zealanders in one of the Second World War’s defining and most memorable campaigns. From July until October 1940, the German air force (the Luftwaffe) sought aerial supremacy in skies over England as a prerequisite for an invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion). The ensuing conflict of Luftwaffe and RAF aircraft in the long summer of 1940 became forever known as the Battle of Britain. Of the 574 overseas pilots in the campaign, the New Zealand contingent of 134 airmen was second in size only to the Polish contribution. The Australian involvement, though smaller, was a healthy 37. Thus a fifth of overseas pilots were Anzacs. Among these colonials were some of the Battle of Britain’s widely admired aces. Of the top ten pilots with the greatest number of victories two were New Zealanders (C. F. Gray and B. Carbury) and one an Australian (P. Hughes). Australian and New Zealand aircrew were also employed in attacking enemy Channel ports and airfields as part of Bomber and Coastal Command’s attempts to thwart invasion preparations and blunt the Luftwaffe aerial onslaught. The Anzacs also had a fellow compatriot at the highest level in the Fighter Command system: the highly regarded New Zealander Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park, who was instrumental in devising and implementing the integrated air defence of Britain around Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, radio control and radar. In the spring of 1940, he was given the command of Group 11, which would face the brunt of the German aggression in south-east England. The success of Park’s plans and operational initiatives, and the role played by Anzac pilots and aircrew, would all contribute to the conflict’s eventual successful outcome.

The Liberty Boys and the Indian Fighter

Author : Harry Moore
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479419702
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book The Liberty Boys and the Indian Fighter written by Harry Moore and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of '76," #475, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on February 4, 1910.