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Book Synopsis Eagles of the RAF by : Philip D. Caine
Download or read book Eagles of the RAF written by Philip D. Caine and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. citizens fought and died in WW II long before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Among them were the pilots of the Eagle Squadrons, three fighter squadrons of Britain's Royal Air Force manned by young U.S. flyers. This book tells how the Eagle squadrons were formed and summarizes the history of the units and evaluates their deeds, motivations, and contributions. Draws on interviews from more than 35 surviving Eagles, their letters and memoirs, and official records. Depicts their daily lives along with special heroes and amazing sacrifices. "An important contribution to the study of American involvement in WWII. Highly recommended."
Book Synopsis Eagles of the Raf by : Caine D. Philip
Download or read book Eagles of the Raf written by Caine D. Philip and published by . This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orginally published in 1991. From the foreword: "Although the United States did not enter World War II until the end of 1941, US citizens fought and died in the war long before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Among them were the pilots of the Eagle Squadrons, three fighter squadrons of Britain's Royal Air Force manned by young US flyers risking their lives in another nation's war. In this book, Colonel Philip D. Caine, US Air Force, tells how the Eagle Squadrons were formed, describes their RAF experiences, and evaluates their contribution to Britain's defense. Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives. Drawing almost exclusively on interviews with more than thirty-five surviving Eagles, on their letters and memoirs, and on official records of the squadrons, Caine shows who these men were and what drove them to endure the burdens of joining a foreign air force. We see them adjusting to life in a new country as they train, fly patrol and escort missions, and sit on alert in dispersal huts or in airplane cockpits. We see their routine suddenly shattered by the momentary chaos and exhilaration of aerial combat. The Eagles' story is a unique chapter in American military history; it deserves to be told as it really happened-not as romanticized by Hollywood or nostalgic recollection. Beyond reliably telling the story, Colonel Caine reveals much about why people enter the military, how military life satisfies or disappoints their preconceptions, and how at least some of them reacted to the realities of combat."
Book Synopsis Eagles of the RAF by : Philip D. Caine
Download or read book Eagles of the RAF written by Philip D. Caine and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Eagles of the Raf by : Philip D. Caine
Download or read book Eagles of the Raf written by Philip D. Caine and published by Military Bookshop. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orginally published in 1991. From the foreword: "Although the United States did not enter World War II until the end of 1941, US citizens fought and died in the war long before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Among them were the pilots of the Eagle Squadrons, three fighter squadrons of Britain's Royal Air Force manned by young US flyers risking their lives in another nation's war. In this book, Colonel Philip D. Caine, US Air Force, tells how the Eagle Squadrons were formed, describes their RAF experiences, and evaluates their contribution to Britain's defense. Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives. Drawing almost exclusively on interviews with more than thirty-five surviving Eagles, on their letters and memoirs, and on official records of the squadrons, Caine shows who these men were and what drove them to endure the burdens of joining a foreign air force. We see them adjusting to life in a new country as they train, fly patrol and escort missions, and sit on alert in dispersal huts or in airplane cockpits. We see their routine suddenly shattered by the momentary chaos and exhilaration of aerial combat. The Eagles' story is a unique chapter in American military history; it deserves to be told as it really happened-not as romanticized by Hollywood or nostalgic recollection. Beyond reliably telling the story, Colonel Caine reveals much about why people enter the military, how military life satisfies or disappoints their preconceptions, and how at least some of them reacted to the realities of combat."
Book Synopsis War Eagles by : Col. James Saxon Childers
Download or read book War Eagles written by Col. James Saxon Childers and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Colonel James Saxon Childers, who served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, this book, which was first published in 1943, provides an informal account of the American Eagle Squadron attached to Great Britain’s Royal Air Force. Contains over 100 illustrations, including maps.
Book Synopsis The Eagle Squadrons by : Vern Haugland
Download or read book The Eagle Squadrons written by Vern Haugland and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The First Eagles by : Gavin Mortimer
Download or read book The First Eagles written by Gavin Mortimer and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incredible history of the American WWI pilots who refused to be grounded. There was a time when the United States didn’t believe in aerial warfare. Wars, after all, were for men—not flying machines. When Europe went to war in the summer of 1914, the U.S. military boasted a measly collection of five aircraft, with no training programs or recruitment procedures in place. But that didn’t mean the country lacked skilled pilots. In fact, it was just the opposite. In The First Eagles, award-winning historian Gavin Mortimer engagingly profiles the restless, determined American aviators who grew tired of waiting for the their country to establish an aerial military force during World War I. It was these men who enlisted in Britain’s desperate and battered Royal Flying Corps when, in 1917, it opened a recruitment office in New York. After an intensive and deadly year of training that gave recruits a frighteningly realistic taste of the combat they would face, 247 fresh American RFC pilots were shipped over to Europe, with hundreds more following in the next two months. Twenty-eight of them claimed five or more kills to become feted as “aces,” their involvement lauded as pivotal to the Allied victory. In this book, Mortimer compiles their history through letters, diaries, memoirs, and archives from top museums in the United States and Britain—from John Donaldson, who left for France at age twenty and shot down seven Germans before being downed himself, to the Iaccaci brothers, who accounted for twenty-nine German aircraft between them. Complete with 150 period photographs, The First Eagles captures the bravery of these intrepid American pilots, who chose courage over idleness and saved the European skies.
Book Synopsis American Pilots in the RAF by : Philip D. Caine
Download or read book American Pilots in the RAF written by Philip D. Caine and published by Potomac Books Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-07-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of the U.S. citizens who fought and died in World War II long before their country entered the war. Drawn from interviews with dozens of surviving Eagles, from their letters and memoirs, and from official records of the squadrons -- and containing numerous photos from the pilots' personal collections -- the Eagles' story is a unique chapter in American military history.
Download or read book Flight of Eagles written by Jack Higgins and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in the United States but separated since they were boys, twin brothers Max and Harry Kelso found themselves fighting on opposite sides when the Second World War broke out, Max as one of the Luftwaffe’s most feared pilots, Harry as a Yank ace in the RAF...
Book Synopsis War Eagles by : James Saxon Childers
Download or read book War Eagles written by James Saxon Childers and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Eagles is the story of the Eagle Squadron, a group of courageous young Americans who joined the RAF because they loved flying and because they couldn't wait for the U.S. to get into war. Why they left home for the battle front, how they were trained, how they took part in such raids as that on Dieppe, how they spent their leisure time-these are only a few of the many subjects covered in a book which contains laughter and tears, horseplay and tragedy, modesty and heroics. War Eagles is filled with rapid-fire action, memorable characters, exciting information. Interviews with the pilots themselves and official records of the British Air Ministry form the basis of this thrilling true story of aerial warfare. War Eagles was published in 1943. "War Eagles . . . is a story about the American Spitfire pilots in the famous Eagle Squadron of the Royal Air Force. It's the only authentic story yet published of how they lived and fought and died. For the first time the British Air Ministry have opened official records-combat reports, the squadron's history. It's the story of those American volunteers in the R.A.F. Fighter Command who flew into battle when the clouds hung dark over 'The tight little isle.' "War Eagles . . . is also a complete and up-to-date story about today's air fighting on the Western front: about the tactics and strategy behind the planes and behind the pilots in the gigantic air war over Europe. "War Eagles . . . is written by a famous author who is also a flyer. He lived with the Eagle pilots. He describes them exactly as they are-flying into combat, returning, playing. He caught the picture of how adventurous young men lived and laughed and loved when tomorrow, perhaps, might never come. "War Eagles . . . is a living story of high adventure-in the skies of England, Holland, Belgium, France."
Book Synopsis The Eagle Squadrons by : Vern Haugland
Download or read book The Eagle Squadrons written by Vern Haugland and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The RAF Eagle Squadrons by : Philip D. Caine
Download or read book The RAF Eagle Squadrons written by Philip D. Caine and published by Fulcrum Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the most remarkable organizations in the history of air power are the three RAF Eagle Squadrons. Made up of American volunteers they helped stop Hitler's mighty Luftwaffe prior to American entry into the war and subsequently became the initial cadre of the legendary Fourth Fighter Group.
Book Synopsis White Eagles by : Bartłomiej Belcarz
Download or read book White Eagles written by Bartłomiej Belcarz and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polish fliers had to fight for their existence from the chaotic beginnings in the aftermath of World War I, through the Nazi and Soviet juggernauts in September 1939. In White Eagles the authors describe, squadron by squadron in enormous detail, exactly how the well trained but isolated Poles fought bitterly against their invaders. Using outdated tactics and old equipment, they proved to be the most successful and courageous airmen to defend England during the summer of 1940.
Book Synopsis 4th Fighter Group by : Chris Bucholtz
Download or read book 4th Fighter Group written by Chris Bucholtz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formed around a nucleus of pilots already seasoned by their experience as volunteers in the RAF's Eagle Squadrons, the 4th Fighter Group was established in England in October 1942. Initially flying Spitfires, the Debden Eagles went on to fly the P-47 and P-51, becoming, in July 1943, the first Eighth Air Force fighter group to penetrate German air space. The group's record of 583 air and 469 ground victories was unmatched in the Eighth Air Force, and the group produced a cast of characters that included legendary aces Don Blakeslee, Pierce McKennon, “Kid” Hofer, Duane Beeson, Steve Pisanos and Howard Hively.Involved in the D-Day landings, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine, the group's achievements came at a high price, with a 42 percent casualty rate. Packed with first-hand accounts, detailed aircraft profiles and full combat histories, this book is an intriguing insight into the best-known American fighter unit in World War II.
Book Synopsis Eagles of Destiny by : Usman Shabbir
Download or read book Eagles of Destiny written by Usman Shabbir and published by Asia@War. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From inception PAF was in the thick of things supporting ground troops in Kashmir, and later, two major wars ensued against India. This book covers the early years of Royal Pakistan Air Force, led by seconded Royal Air Force personnel, through to being led by Pakistani officers and based on the American approach to air operations.
Book Synopsis Where Eagles Never Flew by : Helena P. Schrader
Download or read book Where Eagles Never Flew written by Helena P. Schrader and published by Cross Seas Press. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb novel about the Battle of Britain, based on actual events and eye-witness accounts, shows this pivotal battle from both sides of the channel through the eyes of pilots, ground crews, staff -- and the women they loved.
Download or read book Duel of Eagles written by Peter Townsend and published by Booksales. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former RAF ace chronicles the growth of the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe and their decisive engagements during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
