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Malta's Greater Siege & Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** DFC (USA)

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473860105
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Malta's Greater Siege & Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** DFC (USA) written by Paul McDonald and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true historical account of war in the air, at sea and on land in the battle for Malta's survival in the Second World War. It was a battle which decided the outcome of the war in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Adrian Warburton, the airman described in the subtitle by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, went missing in 1944 in a single-seat American aircraft. He had flown at least 395 operational missions mostly from Malta. Unusually for a reconnaissance pilot, 'Warby' as he was known was credited with nine aircraft shot down. He lay undiscovered for sixty years. He is the RAF's most highly decorated photo-recce pilot.In Malta, Adrian met Christina, a stranded dancer turned aircraft plotter in the secret world deep beneath Valletta's fortress walls. She too was decorated for heroism. Together, they became part of the island's folklore. How important was Malta and the girl from Cheshire to the man behind the medals? This tale takes the form of a quest opening in a cemetery in Bavaria and closing in another in Malta. In between, the reader is immersed within the tension and drama surrounding Malta's Greater Siege retracing the steps of the main characters over the forever changed face of the island following its heroic victory.

Malta's Greater Siege

Author : PAUL. MCDONALD
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781526796837
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Malta's Greater Siege written by PAUL. MCDONALD and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true historical account of war in the air, at sea and on land in the battle for Malta's survival in the Second World War. It was a battle which decided the outcome of the war in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Adrian Warburton went missing in 1944 in a single-seat American aircraft. He had flown at least 395 operational missions mostly from Malta. Unusually for a reconnaissance pilot, Warby as he was known was credited with nine aircraft shot down. He lay undiscovered for sixty years. He is the RAFs most highly decorated photo-recce pilot. In Malta, Adrian met Christina, a stranded dancer turned aircraft plotter in the secret world deep beneath Vallettas fortress walls. She too was decorated for heroism. Together, they became part of the islands folklore. How important was Malta and the girl from Cheshire to the man behind the medals? This tale takes the form of a quest opening in a cemetery in Bavaria and closing in another in Malta. In between, the reader is immersed within the tension and drama surrounding Maltas Greater Siege retracing the steps of the main characters over the forever changed face of the island following its heroic victory.

Malta's Greater Siege & Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** DFC (USA)

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473860083
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Malta's Greater Siege & Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** DFC (USA) written by Paul McDonald and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true historical account of war in the air, at sea and on land in the battle for Malta's survival in the Second World War. It was a battle which decided the outcome of the war in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Adrian Warburton, the airman described in the subtitle by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, went missing in 1944 in a single-seat American aircraft. He had flown at least 395 operational missions mostly from Malta. Unusually for a reconnaissance pilot, 'Warby' as he was known was credited with nine aircraft shot down. He lay undiscovered for sixty years. He is the RAF's most highly decorated photo-recce pilot. In Malta, Adrian met Christina, a stranded dancer turned aircraft plotter in the secret world deep beneath Valletta's fortress walls. She too was decorated for heroism. Together, they became part of the island's folklore. How important was Malta and the girl from Cheshire to the man behind the medals? This tale takes the form of a quest opening in a cemetery in Bavaria and closing in another in Malta. In between, the reader is immersed within the tension and drama surrounding Malta's Greater Siege retracing the steps of the main characters over the forever changed face of the island following its heroic victory.

Ladies of Lascaris

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526745484
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Ladies of Lascaris written by Paul McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Winged Warriors

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781399077897
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (778 download)

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Download or read book Winged Warriors written by Paul McDonald and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul McDonald is a former RAF fast-jet pilot whose flying career spanned 34 years. He spent 14 years on operational tours overseas including 2 tours at the height of the Cold War on a Tornado tactical nuclear squadron in Germany.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Walliers-Walles

Author : Henry Colin Gray Matthew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Walliers-Walles written by Henry Colin Gray Matthew and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2002.

Ladies of Lascaris

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 9781526751706
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Ladies of Lascaris written by Paul McDonald and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2019-10-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world premiere of the musical stage play Star of Strait Street took place in Valletta on 4 April 2017. It celebrates the life of Christina Ratcliffe, an English singer and dancer who became an aircraft plotter in Malta in the Second World War. She worked in the underground Royal Air Force operational headquarters beneath Lascaris Bastion in Valletta. This is Christina's story and that of other British and Maltese girls employed by the RAF. It is also the story of Philip Glassborow's hit musical Star of Strait Street. In June 1942 fifty-three female civilian plotters worked at Lascaris, some as young as fourteen. Six including Christina were decorated for gallantry. What they did, how they lived and how some of them died is told in part using their own words. Their descriptions of life beneath the most intensive, prolonged bombing the world has ever seen are extraordinary and rare: female perspectives at the heart of military conflict. Described in the Times of Malta in 1942 as 'Christina of George Cross Island', she herself said Malta 'is carved on my heart'. For years after the Second World War in small corner cafés and bars that are such a feature of Malta's towns and villages, people talked about a remarkable RAF photo-recce pilot called Warby and his stunning companion Christina, a true heroine, they said. Yet she died alone and unnoticed and was buried in a shared grave. Now the memory of what she and the LADIES OF LASCARIS achieved has been brought back to life for a well-deserved encore in writing and on the stage.

Warburton's War

Author : Tony Spooner
Publisher : Goodall Publications Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780907579434
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Warburton's War written by Tony Spooner and published by Goodall Publications Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrian Warburton (known to all as Warby) was one of the most highly decorated pilots of the war. Fearless in the air, he won fame in Malta for his invaluable photo reconnaissance work at Taranto, Sicily and North Africa, So invaluable that he was ordered NOT to make detours to shoot down enemy planes, yet he shot down nine A below-average misfit with 22 Squadron of Coastal Command Warby was sent to Malta to avoid trouble in the UK, and guided by an understanding Australian, quickly became famous. Known at first as a loner, he was given his head by AOC Air Vice Marshal Hugh Pughe Lloyd and the spectacular results he achieved enabled his unconventional behaviour to be over-looked. With his glamorous girl-friend Christina, the two became part of Malta's legend, symbols of the island's resistance. Still in Malta, Warby later became CO of first 69 Squadron and then 683 PR Squadron. After contributing greatly to the success of the Sicily landings, for which he was personally thanked by General Alexander, he commanded 336 PR Wing in North Africa. By then he was working closely with the Americans with whom he got on so well, as he did with the Canadians and South Africans. After a serious car accident, which caused him to be grounded, he returned to the UK and, thanks to his friendship with Elliott Roosevelt, the President's son, took up a liason job with the US PR Group at Mount Farm. On April 12, 1944 Warburton departed in an American aircraft on an unusual mission over Europe. Both plane and pilot disappeared without trace, giving rise to a host of rumours that his disappearance was intentional. Only now almost 60 years later, can the mystery be solved with the discovery of both aircraft and human remains near Munich in Germany. Based on interviews with nearly 150 of Warby's colleagues, and fully updated with recently unearthed information, Warburtons War paints a picture of a fascinating man, who over 350 operational missions from Malta alone became a living legend in that much bombed and beleaguered island.

The Ohio and Malta

Author : Michael Pearson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
ISBN 13 : 9781848845213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book The Ohio and Malta written by Michael Pearson and published by Pen and Sword Maritime. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2004.

Historical Dictionary of Malta

Author : Uwe Jens Rudolf
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810873907
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Malta written by Uwe Jens Rudolf and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Malta compiles the unusually rich and long history of the islands comprising the country of Malta. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-reference dictionary entries describing all of the major places, persons, institutions, and events that have shaped the history of the archipelago.

Highest Traditions

Author : John Bennett
Publisher : AGPS
ISBN 13 : 9780644352307
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book Highest Traditions written by John Bennett and published by AGPS. This book was released on 1995 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history tells of the formation of No 2 Squadron formed in Egypt in 1916 as part of the Australian Flying Corps, its service during WWI as a fighter unit on the Western front, its later disbandment, and reformation in 1937, and its operation in the Pacific during WWII. Also describes its involvement in Malaya and Vietnam before its disbandment in 1982. Copiously illustrated. Includes a bibliography and an index. The author is a former squadron leader, and now serves in Canberra as a staff officer for F-111 operational requirements.

Reading Toni Morrison's Beloved

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Humanities-Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 1847602878
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Reading Toni Morrison's Beloved written by Paul McDonald and published by Humanities-Ebooks. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toni Morrison's ground-breaking novel, 'Beloved', is one of the most successful novels of all time, selling millions of copies internationally and inspiring critical commentary from scholars of the highest distinction. Its influence is such that it is studied by students of literature around the world and is often cited as one of the most significant books of modern times. However, its popularity belies its difficulty: many find the novel hard to read, struggling with its structure and occasionally fragmented style. This guide accessible, illuminating guide is designed to help readers engage with this complex work and achieve a deeper understanding of its context, the literary strategies it employs, and the various ways in which it has been interpreted since its publication in 1987. Paul McDonald is Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Course Leader for Creative Writing at the University of Wolverhampton, and is the author of eleven books, including three poetry collections and three comic novels.

Reading 'Catch-22'

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Humanities-Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 1471621510
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Reading 'Catch-22' written by Paul McDonald and published by Humanities-Ebooks. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comic novelist and critic, Paul McDonald, provides an accessible, revealing guide to Joseph Heller’s seminal anti-war novel, Catch-22. In order to help readers deepen their understanding of this perplexing comedy, McDonald succinctly contextualises it both in relation to the author’s life, and key developments in modern American literature. The book offers a thorough summary and analysis of the plot of Catch-22, addresses important characters such as Colonel Cathcart, Lieutenant Scheisskopf, Milo Minderbinder, Major Major, and Doc Daneeka, and explains the various ways in which Yossarian’s hilarious predicament has been interpreted. Among other things it considers Yossarian’s status as a mythic hero, an individualist hero, and a postmodern hero, assessing his relevance to contemporary America, and his re-emergence in the sequel to Catch-22, Closing Time, published in 1994. It also offers a descriptive bibliography of important secondary sources, and links to useful online texts.

Soldiers and Their Horses

Author : Jane Flynn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000030385
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soldiers and Their Horses written by Jane Flynn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The soldier-horse relationship was nurtured by The British Army because it made the soldier and his horse into an effective fighting unit. Soldiers and their Horses explores a complex relationship forged between horses and humans in extreme conditions. As both a social history of Britain in the early twentieth century and a history of the British Army, Soldiers and their Horses reconciles the hard pragmatism of war with the imaginative and emotional. By carefully overlapping the civilian and the military, by juxtaposing "sense" and "sentimentality," and by considering institutional policy alongside individual experience, the soldier and his horse are re-instated as co-participators in The Great War. Soldiers and their Horses provides a valuable contribution to current thinking about the role of horses in history.

The Star System

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231503245
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Star System written by Paul McDonald and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2001-06-13 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the development and changing organization of the star system in the American film industry. Tracing the popularity of star performers from the early "cinema of attractions" to the Internet universe, Paul McDonald explores the ways in which Hollywood has made and sold its stars. Through focusing on particular historical periods, case studies of Mary Pickford, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith illustrate the key conditions influencing the star system in silent cinema, the studio era and the New Hollywood.

Hollywood and the Law

Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1844579298
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood and the Law written by Paul McDonald and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the earliest days of cinema the law has influenced the conditions in which Hollywood films are made, sold, circulated or presented – from the talent contracts that enable a film to go into production, to the copyright laws that govern its distribution and the censorship laws that may block exhibition. Equally, Hollywood has left its own impression on the American legal system by lobbying to expand the duration of copyright, providing a highly visible stage for contract disputes and representing the legal system on screen. In this comprehensive collection, international experts offer chapters on key topics, including copyright, trademark, piracy, antitrust, censorship, international exhibition, contracts, labour and tax. Drawing on historical and contemporary case studies, Hollywood and the Law provides readers with a wide range of perspectives on how legal frameworks shape the culture and commerce of popular film.

The World's War

Author : David Olusoga
Publisher : Head of Zeus
ISBN 13 : 9781781858981
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book The World's War written by David Olusoga and published by Head of Zeus. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WORLD WAR ONE BOOK OF THE YEAR In a sweeping narrative, David Olusoga describes how Europe's Great War became the World's War – a multi-racial, multi-national struggle, fought in Africa and Asia as well as in Europe, which pulled in men and resources from across the globe. Throughout, he exposes the complex, shocking paraphernalia of the era's racial obsessions, which dictated which men would serve, how they would serve, and to what degree they would suffer. As vivid and moving as it is revelatory and authoritative. The World's War explores the experiences and sacrifices of 4 million non-European, non-white people whose stories have remained too long in the shadows.