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A Question of Honor

Author : Lynne Olson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307424502
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book A Question of Honor written by Lynne Olson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Question of Honor is the gripping, little-known story of the refugee Polish pilots who joined the RAF and played an essential role in saving Britain from the Nazis, only to be betrayed by the Allies after the war. After Poland fell to the Nazis, thousands of Polish pilots, soldiers, and sailors escaped to England. Devoted to liberating their homeland, some would form the RAF’s 303 squadron, known as the Kosciuszko Squadron, after the elite unit in which many had flown back home. Their thrilling exploits and fearless flying made them celebrities in Britain, where they were “adopted” by socialites and seduced by countless women, even as they yearned for news from home. During the Battle of Britain, they downed more German aircraft than any other squadron, but in a stunning twist at the war’s end, the Allies rewarded their valor by abandoning Poland to Joseph Stalin. This moving, fascinating book uncovers a crucial forgotten chapter in World War II–and Polish–history.

FORGOTTEN SQUADRON

Author : BRIAN. WILLIAMS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909219502
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book FORGOTTEN SQUADRON written by BRIAN. WILLIAMS and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Forgotten Squadron

Author : Daniel Jackson
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764335372
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Squadron written by Daniel Jackson and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men of the 449th Fighter Squadron called themselves the forgotten squadron. Despite serving to great effect as the only P-38 fighter squadron with the Flying Tigers in China, the 449th received little press or praise during or after the war. Ironically, the unit participated in the 14th Air Forces greatest missions, including the daring Thanksgiving Day raid on Taiwan, accidentally shooting down one of the top-ranking Japanese generals in China, and even supporting Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese in Indochina. Having spread its wings from Taiwan to the Salween Front, the 449th is the perfect case study to investigate Major General Claire Lee Chennaults air war over China in World War II.

The Lost Squadron

Author : David Hayes
Publisher : New York : Hyperion
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Squadron written by David Hayes and published by New York : Hyperion. This book was released on 1994-11-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fleet of war planes locked in ice for over 50 years: can they be freed to fly again.

The Lost Squadron

Author : Alvin E. Kauffman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Squadron written by Alvin E. Kauffman and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Skybreak

Author : Mike Guardia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999644379
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Skybreak written by Mike Guardia and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The top MiG-killing aces of Operation Desert Storm.

303 Squadron

Author : Arkady Fiedler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781607720058
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book 303 Squadron written by Arkady Fiedler and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer of 1940 and the Battle of Britain -- the darkest days of WWII. England stood alone, fighting for its life against the powerful German war machine. The celebrated squadron of Polish fighter pilots whose superb skill in the air helped save England during its most desperate hours -- lionized by the British press, congratulated by the King, ador

The Forgotten Few

Author : Doug Hurst
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1741765234
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Few written by Doug Hurst and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2008-07-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An action-packed story of the men of the RAAF's No 77 fighter squadron, the only RAAF squadron to take part in the Korean War; initially with propeller driven World War II vintage mustangs which were replaced by meteor jet fighters when the Chinese, with their MiG 15s, entered the war. In June 1950, No 77 Squadron RAAF was in Japan, packed up and ready to go home. Instead, they went to Korea, flying Mustang fighters as part of a UN force aiding South Korea fight invading communists from the north. Early flights helped hold the crucial Pusan Perimeter, after which they moved north to fight both the enemy and the deep cold of the Korean winter. When Chinese MiG-15 jet fighters entered the war the squadron re-equipped with twin-jet Meteors. The MiGs were controlled by Russian fighter experts who targeted the Meteors, driving them out of 'MiG Alley'. Adopting ground attack with rockets as their main role, they still fought MiGs, ending the war with a five-all draw. It was valuable but very dangerous work and squadron pilots faced a one in four chance of death or capture for much of the war. Their deeds warranted lasting fame. Instead, they became the Forgotten Few of a largely forgotten war; those who read this book will find they deserve better than that.

Phantom

Author : Philip Warner
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844152189
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Phantom written by Philip Warner and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1990-12-31 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PHANTOM was - and still is - one of the most secret but most effective of the wartime special regiments. It was formed in 1939 with the mission of finding out exactly where all the Allied forward positions were - a task which required linguistic ability, unlimited tact, and radio expertise. After Dunkirk its squadrons at first kept an eye on all invasion points, before deploying to Greece, and to the Middle East. An indispensable direct communication link between the forward patrols and command headquarters, it operated in Italy, Sicily, Austria, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Phantom was at Dieppe with the Commandos, in France with the SAS, at Arnhem with Airborne and in Germany until the surrender. PHANTOM members were as varied and colourful as its tasks. Among its member were two Privy Councillors, three life peers, five hereditary peers, the Master of a Cambridge college, three professors, a famous actor-playwright, a film star, a famous sculptor, a Law Lord, a steward of the Jockey Club, a Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and numerous authors and journalists.As this fascinating history shows, PHANTOM was so successful in its role of tracking both allied and enemy movements and relaying vital information direct to commanders that it became hugely respected and yet retained its aura of mystery.

The Lost Squadron

Author : David Hayes
Publisher : Chartwell
ISBN 13 : 9780785823766
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Squadron written by David Hayes and published by Chartwell. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully illustrated and lavishly produced work, the creators of Titantic: An Illustrated History chronicle the amazing recovery of a fleet of World War II warplanes, "frozen" in Greenland for 50 years. The first rescued plane is due to be flown in air shows nationwide starting in August 1994. Over 300 full-color photos.

The Spray and Pray Squadron

Author : Margaret Mills Kincannon
Publisher : Schiffer + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1507303769
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Spray and Pray Squadron written by Margaret Mills Kincannon and published by Schiffer + ORM. This book was released on 2024-04-28 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese-American Composite Wing combined Chinese and American pilots, crew, and ground personnel into integrated squadrons

Nobody Unprepared

Author : Vernon Holland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903953150
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book Nobody Unprepared written by Vernon Holland and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lost Squadron

Author : David Hayes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781568527666
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Squadron written by David Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated work records the amazing reclamation of a fleet of American World War II warplanes buried in ice in Greenland since the war and recovered by two amateur aviation enthusiasts. 35,000 first printing.

The Forgotten Few; The Indian Air Force in World War II

Author : KS Nair
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9353570689
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Few; The Indian Air Force in World War II written by KS Nair and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forgotten Few is the first contemporary attempt to produce a historical narrative of the nation's contribution, specifically to the Air Force component, of World War II, which was an important part of our journey to Independence and national identity. Close to three million Indians served in uniform during the War. And yet, the Indian chapter of this globe-straddling story, reverberations of which still echo today, are barely known - a symptom of which was the recent controversy over the absence of Indians in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk. This book brings to light some of the lost stories of Indian aviators who built the very foundations of human and physical infrastructure for what is now the world's fourth largest air force. It benefits from several first-person interviews with some of the last Indian survivors of World War II, enabling a level of fidelity that is quite rare among Indian histories.

Forgotten

Author : Linda Hervieux
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445686615
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten written by Linda Hervieux and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of an all-black battalion whose crucial contributions at D-Day have gone unrecognised to this day.

The Aztec Eagles

Author : Walte Zapotoczny Jr
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aztec Eagles written by Walte Zapotoczny Jr and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-12-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few would list Mexico as an ally of the US during the Second World War. Sadly, Mexico s aid to the US has been largely ignored by historians and is mostly absent from American history books. When Mexican aviators had the opportunity to show their courage in battle, they did so with valour. General Douglas MacArthur commended the pilots and 150 support personnel. The thirty-one pilots of Mexican Expeditionary Force 201st Fighter Squadron flew missions supporting troops in the Philippines and sorties over Formosa. The Aztec Eagles helped the Allies defeat Japan, end the isolationism of Mexico and paved the way for important agreements between the United States and Mexico. They helped modernise the Mexican Air Force and demonstrated that Mexico could mount a successful expeditionary force. Significant as these achievements were, perhaps the unit s most important legacy is that the Aztec Eagles fought for dignity, creating pride throughout their homeland. That pride endures and is evident today as the story of the Aztec Eagles can be heard across the nation.

The Marines' Lost Squadron

Author : Mark Carlson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781620067475
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book The Marines' Lost Squadron written by Mark Carlson and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, there is a book that reveals the truth about the worst air disaster to strike a Marine Corps fighter squadron during the Second World War. Marine Fighter Squadron 422 was a group of twenty-four typical young Americans trained to fly the famous F4U Corsair into combat with the legendary Japanese Zero. When they arrived in the Pacific, they suddenly found that not all their enemies carried guns in savage Banzai charges. Their two most dangerous and merciless adversaries were the fury of a tropical typhoon and the cold heartless whims of a Marine Corps general. Together, these two foes seal the fate of VMF-422 and cause the greatest disaster ever to strike a Marine squadron. Aviation historian Mark Carlson has written the first full account of a group of ordinary young men who were suddenly challenged beyond their experience and which forever changed the lives of the survivors. The Marines' Lost Squadron is the dramatic true story of a desperate and courageous fight for survival against the forces of nature and a conspiracy of silence. The Marines' Lost Squadron is a saga of courage and conspiracy, patriotism and pride, fate and futility in a struggle to survive the ferocity of a huge typhoon in the midst of the Second World War.