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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 Few

Author : Adam Zamoyski
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781844150908
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Few written by Adam Zamoyski and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the beginning of 1941 there was a fully fledged Polish Air Force operating alongside the RAF. With 14 Squadrons it was larger than any other of the Air Force from Nazi-occupied Europe that had joined the Allies. Over 17,000 men and women passed through the ranks of the Polish Air Force while it was stationed in the UK. They shot down 745 enemy aircraft, with a further 175 unconfirmed. They dropped thousands of bombs and laid hundreds of mines, flying 102,486 sorties notching up a total of 290,895 operation flying hours. They achieved this at a cost of 1,973 killed and 1,388 wounded. They won 342 British gallantry awards.

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.

No Greater Ally

Author : Kenneth K. Koskodan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780962223
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book No Greater Ally written by Kenneth K. Koskodan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth history of the Polish soldiers who served in World War 2, with previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photographs. There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold; the monumental struggles of an entire nation have been forgotten, and even intentionally obscured. This book gives a full overview of Poland's participation in World War II. Following their valiant but doomed defence of Poland in 1939, members of the Polish armed forces fought with the Allies wherever and however they could. Full of previously unpublished accounts, and rare photographs, this title provides a detailed analysis of the devastation the war brought to Poland, and the final betrayal when, having fought for freedom for six long years, Poland was handed to the Soviet Union.

Forgotten Country

Author : Catherine Chung
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101560495
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Country written by Catherine Chung and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2012 pick A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick “A richly emotional portrait of a family that had me spellbound from page one.”—Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild The night before Janie’s sister, Hannah, is born, her grandmother tells her a story: Since the Japanese occupation of Korea, their family has lost a daughter in every generation, and Janie is told to keep Hannah safe. Years later, when Hannah inexplicably cuts all ties and disappears, Janie goes to find her. Thus begins a journey that will force her to confront her family’s painful silence, the truth behind her parents’ sudden move to America twenty years earlier, and her own conflicted feelings toward Hannah. Weaving Korean folklore within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Forgotten Country is a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss, the conflict between obligation and freedom, and a family struggling to find its way out of silence and back to one another.

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.

Forgotten Fifteenth

Author : Barrett Tillman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621572358
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Fifteenth written by Barrett Tillman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November 1943—May 1945—The U.S. Army Air Forces waged an unprecedentedly dogged and violent campaign against Hitler’s vital oil production and industrial plants on the Third Reich’s southern flank. Flying from southern Italy, far from the limelight enjoyed by the Eighth Air Force in England, the Fifteenth Air Force engaged in high-risk missions spanning most of the European continent. The story of the Fifteenth Air Force deserves a prideful place in the annals of American gallantry. In his new book, Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine, Tillman brings into focus a seldom-seen multinational cast of characters, including pilots from Axis nations Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria and many more remarkable individuals. They were the first generation of fliers—few of them professionals—to conduct a strategic bombing campaign against a major industrial nation. They suffered steady attrition and occasionally spectacular losses. In so doing, they contributed to the end of the most destructive war in history. Forgotten Fifteenth is the first-ever detailed account of the Fifteenth Air Force in World War II and the brave men that the history books have abandoned until now. Tillman proves this book is a must-read for military history enthusiasts, veterans, and current servicemen.

Prisoners as Citizens

Author : David Brown
Publisher : Federation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781862874244
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Prisoners as Citizens written by David Brown and published by Federation Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives voice to a diverse range of viewpoints on the debate on prisoners' rights, with contributions from prisoners, human rights activists, academics, criminal justice policy makers and practitioners.

The Forgotten Door

Author : Alexander Key
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497652634
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Door written by Alexander Key and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Well written fantasy with strong character emphasis and empathy” from the author of the sci-fi classic Escape to Witch Mountain (Kirkus Reviews). At night, Little Jon’s people go out to watch the stars. Mesmerized by a meteor shower, he forgets to watch his step and falls through a moss-covered door to another land: America. He awakes hurt, his memory gone, sure only that he does not belong here. Captured by a hunter, Jon escapes by leaping six feet over a barbed-wire fence. Hungry and alone, he staggers through the darkness and is about to be caught when he is rescued by a kind family known as the Beans. They shelter him, feed him, and teach him about his new home. In return, he will change their lives forever. Although the Beans are kind to Little Jon, the townspeople mistrust the mysterious visitor. But Jon has untold powers, and as he learns to harness them, he will show his newfound friends that they have no reason to be afraid.

Professional Journal of the United States Army

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Forgotten Soldier

Author : Guy Sajer
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1574882856
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Soldier written by Guy Sajer and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The illustrated edition of the classic German WWII autobiography

That's Not in My American History Book

Author : Thomas Ayres
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 158979107X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book That's Not in My American History Book written by Thomas Ayres and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tackles the messy details, reclaims disregarded heroes, and sets the record straight. It also explains why July 4th isn't really Independence Day.

From Here to There and Other Places Too

Author : Vern Thornton
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1514400537
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book From Here to There and Other Places Too written by Vern Thornton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Here To There And Other Places Too is, I suppose, a conglomeration. Perhaps a better term would be a con-glob-eration. Why? Because bits and pieces of stories and events came to mind in globs as I was writing at my desk. As a memory occurred, I immediately jotted it down and each glob became a story; hence, the title From Here to There and Other Places Too.

The Forgotten Dead

Author : Ken Small
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472834550
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Dead written by Ken Small and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 27 April 1944. Exercise Tiger. German E-boats intercept rehearsals for the D-Day landings... On a dark night in 1944, a beautiful stretch of the Devon coast became the scene of desperate horror. Tales began to leak out of night-time explosions and seaborne activity. This was practice for Exercise Tiger, the main rehearsal for the Utah Beach landings. This fiasco, in which nearly 1,000 soldiers died, was buried by officials until it was almost forgotten. That is, until Ken Small discovered the story, and decided to dedicate the rest of his life to honouring the brave young men who perished in the disastrous exercise. Pulling a Sherman tank from the seabed, Ken created a memorial to those who died and started to share their story, and his, with the world. This updated edition of a bestselling classic is a gripping tale of wartime disaster and rescue in the words of the soldiers who were there, and of one man's curiosity that turned into a fight to ensure that they would never be forgotten.

The Windsor Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Windsor Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Bent Tree and the Sleeping Tiger

Author : Christopher Dutton
Publisher : Christopher Dutton Broken Walls Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bent Tree and the Sleeping Tiger written by Christopher Dutton and published by Christopher Dutton Broken Walls Publishing. This book was released on with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old hermit monk journeys to the edge of a vast plain of long grass and resides under a great Bent Tree, where also rests a sleeping tiger. While there, he is visited by various characters who seek some solution to their life problems. The old man uses tales, debate and taoist philosophy to help them weave their way back into a happier tapestry of life. These tales mix humour with deep thought, which at first confounds, but always enlightens in the end. Far from the Road, the road more or less travelled, there is, under the Bent Tree, surrounded by long grass, an Old Man and a sleeping Tiger. That is to say that sometimes the man sleeps and sometimes the tiger sleeps. There are times too that both sleep, but because there is always peace, there are never times that both do not sleep. Strangely too, there is always one tiger for one man or one woman...never more , never less. What does this mean? We know the road is life, more or less travelled. We know the long grass is the vagueness of fates between living and wisdom. We "see" things in the distances of our destiny but how do we get there? Do we want to get there? The Bent Tree is easy. It is Death and it is Wisdom. For all knowledge comes with Death, the Great Portal...and then, that is the end of all Knowledge. Which is Wisdom also. The Death of all Knowledge. Under the Bent Tree, knowledge sleeps. We are left to explain a man and a tiger. The tiger sleeps and the man is awake. The man is Logic, Reason, Consciousness. The man sleeps and the tiger roams. Do not be alarmed, however. Though the tiger is indeed a man or woman's passions, without reason and logic, passion is only passion. It is Natural. It creates. It knows nothing of evil. Unless the man or woman awakens also. Then we have a soul to deal with.

The Great War

Author : Kellen Kurschinski
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN 13 : 1771120525
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The Great War written by Kellen Kurschinski and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great War: From Memory to History offers a new look at the multiple ways the Great War has been remembered and commemorated through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. Drawing on contributions from history, cultural studies, film, and literary studies this collection offers fresh perspectives on the Great War and its legacy at the local, national, and international levels. More importantly, it showcases exciting new research on the experiences and memories of “forgotten” participants who have often been ignored in dominant narratives or national histories. Contributors to this international study highlight the transnational character of memory-making in the Great War’s aftermath. No single memory of the war has prevailed, but many symbols, rituals, and expressions of memory connect seemingly disparate communities and wartime experiences. With groundbreaking new research on the role of Aboriginal peoples, ethnic minorities, women, artists, historians, and writers in shaping these expressions of memory, this book will be of great interest to readers from a variety of national and academic backgrounds.