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Book Synopsis The Secret Squadrons by : Robert Jackson
Download or read book The Secret Squadrons written by Robert Jackson and published by Robson Books Limited. This book was released on 1983 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver særlige luftoperationer udført af RAF- og USAAF-enheder under 2. verdenskrig - bl.a. nedkastning af agenter og våben til partisaner, landing bag fjendens linier m.m.
Book Synopsis Secret Squadrons of the Eighth by : Pat Carty
Download or read book Secret Squadrons of the Eighth written by Pat Carty and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 1990-06-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Secret Squadrons: Special Duty Units of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. in the Second World War by : Robert Jackson
Download or read book The Secret Squadrons: Special Duty Units of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. in the Second World War written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Major Bernard Victor Moore II Publisher :Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN 13 :1786256525 Total Pages :134 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (862 download)
Book Synopsis The Secret Air War Over France: USAAF Special Operations Units In The French Campaign Of 1944 by : Major Bernard Victor Moore II
Download or read book The Secret Air War Over France: USAAF Special Operations Units In The French Campaign Of 1944 written by Major Bernard Victor Moore II and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents an historical account of the operations of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) special operations units in the French campaign of 1944. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, it is intended to be a brief history of the creation, development and combat record of these units. Second, it is intended for use as an example of the utility and effectiveness of air force special operations in high intensity conventional warfare. The narrative basically begins in early 1943, as the Western Allies began making plans for the cross-Channel invasion of Normandy. At the request of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the USAAF commands in the United Kingdom and North Africa secretly organized a small number of special operations squadrons for use in covert operations over France. Their overall mission was to provide specialized airlift for clandestine warfare activities intended to support the conventional ground forces during the critical days and weeks immediately after D-Day. From October 1943 through September 1944, these squadrons flew thousands of clandestine missions, parachuting guerrilla warfare teams and intelligence agents deep behind German lines, dropping weapons, ammunition, explosives and other supplies to French resistance fighters, and extracting teams from enemy territory. The USAAF squadrons, operating in conjunction with similar British squadrons, enabled American and British special forces and French irregular units to operate with great effectiveness in the vulnerable rear areas behind German lines.
Book Synopsis Secret Squadrons of the Eighth by : Pat Carty
Download or read book Secret Squadrons of the Eighth written by Pat Carty and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in this new series which provides a graphic account of the background, equipment, and the tactics of famous military operations. Many of these operations would see the first use of pioneering new weaponry, equipment or military tactics against an unsuspecting enemy. These fascinating stories will be of interest to military historians, wargamers and historians alike. This fantastic new book analyses the German raid on the Belgian fort of Eben-Emael and its consequences, separating myth from truth. When the Germans launched their offensive against Belgium, Holland and France in May 1940 one major obstacle stood in the way; Eben-Emael. Defending the strategically vital line of the Albert Canal and the Meuse River, it was considered to be the most impregnable fortification in Europe. To overcome the fort's formidable defences the Germans conceived an audacious plan. In the early hours of 10th May a select band of 77 soldiers on board nine DFS230 gliders landed on the perimeter of Eben Emael. The defenders were taken completely by surprise and the fort's guns and other installations were destroyed within minutes. The glider-borne troops held the forte for the next 24 hours, and this was crucial in facilitating the Germans' unstoppable advance towards the Channel.Profusely illustrated, including many contemporary photographs showing the immediate aftermath of the raid, this brilliant book is a truly gripping account of how this incredible feat of arms was accomplished.
Download or read book Red Eagles written by Steve Davies and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy technology and tactics. Red Eagles tells the story of this squadron from the first tests of MiGs following the Vietnam War when the USAF had been woefully under-prepared in aerial combat. These initial flights would develop into the "black" or classified program known internally as Constant Peg. At a secret air base in Nevada, ace American fighter pilots were presented with a range of differnet MiG jets with a simple remit: to expose "the threat" to as many of their brethern as possible. Maintaining and flying these "assets" without without spare parts or manuals was an almost impossible task, putting those flying the MiGs in mortal danger on every flight. Despite these challenges, in all more than 5,900 American aircrews would train against America's secret MiGs, giving them the eskills they needed to face the enemy in real combat situations. For the first time, this book tells the story of Constant Peg and the 4477th Red Eagles Squadron in the words of the men who made it possible.
Book Synopsis The Rising Sun (the Secret Squadron Book 4) by : Robert Jackson
Download or read book The Rising Sun (the Secret Squadron Book 4) written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: December, 1941. Wing Commander Ken Armstrong's Secret Squadron must face a new enemy and turn the tide of the war. In North Africa, the Germans have been halted ... for the time being. But now there is a new enemy... In the Far East, the Japanese strike at Pearl Harbor, Malaya and Burma. While the men want to rush to protect their American allies, they know the whole world is at stake. Wing Commander Ken Armstrong's secret squadron, together with other reinforcements, is immediately rushed to Burma to provide the spearhead of an air strike force - and his pilots soon find themselves locked in combat with a deadly and ruthless foe. The Japanese fight with a fury the likes Armstrong has never seen. The battle takes far more out of his team than he anticipated. The American fleet that survived the bombing and turned the tide against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor arrive to serve side by side against this insidious threat. They survive, but just barely. Stranded, beset by enemies, lost... Cut off at an airstrip deep in the inhospitable jungle, fighting alongside their American comrades, they form a deadly team that takes a fearsome toll of the enemy - until their supplies and aircraft begin to run out... Will the Secret Squadron survive their campaign toward the rising sun? The Rising Sun is an enthralling military adventure. Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. The Rising Sun is the fourth book in The Secret Squadron series .
Book Synopsis The Secret Explorers by : Fred John Wack
Download or read book The Secret Explorers written by Fred John Wack and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Question of Honor by : Lynne Olson
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.
Book Synopsis The Secret Squadron in Germany by : George Ernest Rochester
Download or read book The Secret Squadron in Germany written by George Ernest Rochester and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Intruders (the Secret Squadron Book 1) by : Robert Jackson
Download or read book The Intruders (the Secret Squadron Book 1) written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer 1940... The Battle of Britain is tearing the skies. Ken Armstrong is a fighter pilot in the RAF. Freshly promoted to Squadron Leader, his life is about to get far more dangerous. Armstrong's days of photo-reconnaissance are over. Called to Fighter Command HQ, Armstrong receives exciting new orders: Form a special squadron to take the war to the enemy. This secret squadron must sneak into enemy territory to destroy German bombers in France and the Low countries. This 'intruder' work, carried out mostly at night, is difficult and dangerous, for the pilots must fly Bristol Blenheim fighters - which are no match for the German Messerschmitts. Until something better comes along ... How long can Ken Armstrong and his team survive against the infamous German Messerschmitts? 'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Cold Kill. Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. The Intruders is the first book in The Secret Squadron series.
Book Synopsis Commanding an Air Force Squadron by : Col Usaf Timmons, Timothy
Download or read book Commanding an Air Force Squadron written by Col Usaf Timmons, Timothy and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The privilege of commanding an Air Force squadron, despite its heavy responsibilities and unrelenting challenges, represents for many Air Force officers the high point of their careers. It is service as a squadron commander that accords true command authority for the first time. The authority, used consistently and wisely, provides a foundation for command. As with the officer's commission itself, command authority is granted to those who have earned it, both by performance and a revealed capacity for the demands of total responsibility. But once granted, it much be revalidated every day. So as one assumes squadron command, bringing years of experience and proven record to join with this new authority, one might still need a little practical help to success with the tasks of command. This book offers such help. “Commanding an Air Force Squadron” brings unique and welcome material to a subject other books have addressed. It is rich in practical, useful, down-to-earth advice from officers who have recently experienced squadron command. The author does not quote regulations, parrot doctrine, or paraphrase the abstractions that lace the pages of so many books about leadership. Nor does he puff throughout the manuscript about how he did it. Rather, he presents a digest of practical wisdom based on real-world experience drawn from the reflection of many former commanders from any different types of units. He addresses all Air Force squadron commanders, rated and nonrated, in all sorts of missions worldwide. Please also see a follow up to this book entitled “Commanding an Air Force Squadron in the Twenty-First Century (2003)” by Jeffry F. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF.
Book Synopsis The Secrets of Q Central by : Paul Brown
Download or read book The Secrets of Q Central written by Paul Brown and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quiet market town with no military presence was chosen as the secret communications centre for Britain as the country prepared for war with Germany in 1937. When hostilities began, ' Q Central' attracted a dozen other clandestine operations set up to defend the country or designed to confuse and undermine enemy morale. The headquarters of radar, RAF Group 60, also came to Leighton Buzzard to be hidden from German attack and to be close to the telephone and radio communications needed to run its vast chain of radar stations. These directed the defending fighters that saved the country in the Battle of Britain and then took the bombing war to Germany. Close by, for the same reasons of secrecy and safety, were the satellite stations of Bletchley Park, the now famous code-breaking centre; the Met Office at Dunstable, which gave the all clear for the D-Day landings; Black Ops units that set up false radio stations and wrote propaganda to confuse the enemy; and airfields used for dropping agents behind enemy lines. At Q Central itself was the largest telephone exchange in the world, with more than 1,000 teleprinters communicating with all the armed services in every theatre of war and directing the operations of the secret services. Now the restrictions of the Official Secrets Act have been lifted, enabling eight members of the Leighton Buzzard and District Archaeology and History Society to piece together this compelling story for the first time.
Book Synopsis The Luftwaffe's Secret WWII Missions by : Dmitry Degtev
Download or read book The Luftwaffe's Secret WWII Missions written by Dmitry Degtev and published by Air World. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Full of mystery and intrigue surrounding the Abwehr and the Luftwaffe secret missions supporting the insertion and less frequent extraction of agents.” —Aviation News There are many vivid episodes in the operational service of the Luftwaffe’s special and secret units which engaged in the delivery of agents and saboteurs in the rear of the enemy throughout the Second World War—not just on the Eastern Front but across Asia and Europe. The activities of the pilots and crews of these squadrons, even in the Luftwaffe itself, were closed and secret. Information on the operations and missions of these units was known only to a limited number of people. It was common practice for the crew of one aircraft in these units to know nothing about the assignments of their fellow airmen. The area of activity of such units and aircraft covered the whole of Europe, North Africa, the Arctic circle, the Urals, the Caucasus, and Central Asia including Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The Luftwaffe not only flew to these remote regions, but also created secret bases for their aircraft. Drawn from German and Russian sources, much of the latter only recently declassified, the authors expose for the very first time the Luftwaffe’s secret operations and reveal the fate of many of the pilots, agents and saboteurs in a story as breathtakingly dramatic as any blockbuster novel. “A most interesting account of the special Luftwaffe units that flew agents into enemy territory during WWII . . .What may surprise many readers is the extent of these operations that stretched deep into the Soviet Union and also into the Middle East and Afghanistan.” —Firetrench
Book Synopsis America’s Secret MiG Squadron by : Gaillard R. Peck, Jr
Download or read book America’s Secret MiG Squadron written by Gaillard R. Peck, Jr and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The personal account of the original “Red Eagle” of the establishment, equipment, and training practices of the highly classified MiG squadron of the USAF. America's Secret MiG Squadrons is the story of a group of incredibly brave military pioneers who put their lives on the line to establish a training program that would prepare the US Air Force for a potential Cold War battle with Soviet aircraft. As a F-4 Phantom II pilot in Vietnam, Col. Peck had been shocked by the technological abilities of Soviet-built aircraft, and at the poor level of training available to US pilots to aid them in their battles with Soviet MiGs in the skies over Vietnam. Working with the support of Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr., and under conditions of extreme secrecy, the CONSTANT PEG program was launched with Peck as the original Red Eagle. This is the fascinating history of the men who trained to fly and maintain covertly obtained MiGs, for the first time providing an insider's perspective, personal anecdotes, and photographs, revealing how Peck battled bureaucracy and scepticism to ultimately establish the premier fighter pilot training center – the real Top Gun.
Book Synopsis US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II by : Barrett Tillman
Download or read book US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II written by Barrett Tillman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Marine Corps has a long heritage of aviation excellence, a reputation that was largely built on the impact and performance of the “flying leathernecks” in the bitter fighting in the Pacific during World War II. As the US island-hopping campaign against Japan gathered pace, US Marine Corps fighter squadrons operating legendary Grumman and Vought aircraft became instrumental in the success of amphibious assaults and in breaking fierce enemy resistance, engaging Japanese attack aircraft in the skies and ground-based targets while supporting and protecting US ground forces. The flying legends Marion Carl, Greg “Pappy” Boyington, Joe Foss and others were all World War II Marine fighter pilots, taking to the skies in Corsairs, Wildcats, Venturas and Hellcats. Aviation historian Barrett Tillman's comprehensive account US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II pays homage to these individuals and their mounts, and is packed with historic and organizational details of the squadrons who took to the skies above the Pacific.
Download or read book Secret Squadron written by Bill Spence and published by Ulverscroft. This book was released on 1995 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
