Hostile Skies

Author : James M. Davis
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781574412093

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In Hostile Skies by James M. Davis Pdf

James "Jim" Davis piloted a B-24, as part of the 8th Air Force, on nearly thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. He flew support missions for Operations Cobra and Market Garden and numerous bombing missions over occupied Europe in the summer and fall of 1944, attacking enemy airfields, airplane factories, railroad marshalling yards, ship yards, oil refineries, and chemical plants. While he and his crew survived without serious injuries, they witnessed the destruction of many of their friends' planes and experienced serious damage to their own plane on several occasions.

Author : James J. Hudson
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1996-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0815604653

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Hostile Skies by James J. Hudson Pdf

A combat history of the American Air Service in World War I.

Author : David Morgan
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780225005

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Hostile Skies by David Morgan Pdf

The gripping personal story of a Falklands Fighter Ace. David Morgan, RAF officer and poet, relives his experiences during the Falklands War in this vivid memoir. On secondment to the Royal Navy when the Argentine invasion of the Falklands began and personally credited with shooting down two Argentine Skyhawks as well as enemy helicopters, Morgan was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Here he recounts his involvement in the first British air-strike against Argentine positions around Port Stanley and describes being first on the scene when enemy jets bombed the landing ships SIR TRISTRAM and SIR GALAHAD. Including the author's heartfelt letters sent back to England to close family and friends, HOSTILE SKIES dramatically recalls what it was really like to fight, live and love during the Falklands War.

Author : Charles F. O'Connell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : UIUC:30112105058827

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First Fighter by Charles F. O'Connell Pdf

Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : Air Force History & Museums Program
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211294041

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Winged Shield, Winged Sword by Bernard C. Nalty Pdf

Beskriver de amerikanske flystyrkers historiske udvikling i perioden 1907-1950.

Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1410209016

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Winged Shield, Winged Sword 1907-1950 by Bernard C. Nalty Pdf

Describes and analyzes, in the context of national policy and international rivalries, the evolution of land-based air power since the United States Army in 1907 established an Aeronautical Division. Provides a clearer understanding of the central role of the Air Force in current American defense policy.

Author : Patrick Gregory,Elizabeth Nurser
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780750969109

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An American on the Western Front by Patrick Gregory,Elizabeth Nurser Pdf

This is the remarkable story of the American First World War serviceman Arthur Clifford Kimber. When his country entered the Great War in 1917, Kimber left Stanford University to carry the first official American flag to the Western Front. Fired by idealism for the French cause, the young student initially acted as a volunteer ambulance driver, before training as a pilot and taking part in dogfights against ‘the Boche’. His letters home give a vivid picture of what Kimber witnessed on his journey from Palo Alto, California to the front in France: keen-eyed descriptions of New York as it prepared for the forthcoming conflict, the privations of wartime Britain and France, and encounters with former president Theodore Roosevelt and Hollywood actress Lillian Gish. Kimber details his exhilaration, his everyday concerns and his horror as he adapts to an active wartime role. Arthur Clifford Kimber was one of the first Americans on the front line after the entry of the US into the war and, tragically, also one of the last to be buried there – killed in action just a few weeks before the end of the war. Here, his frank letters to his mother and brothers, compiled, edited and put in context by Patrick Gregory and Elizabeth Nurser, are published for the first time.

Author : David H. S. Morgan
Publisher : Orion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Falkland Islands
ISBN : 0753821990

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Hostile Skies by David H. S. Morgan Pdf

The gripping personal story of a Falklands Fighter Ace.

Author : Jack S. Ballard
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 9781603445139

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C. A. Brannen Series by Jack S. Ballard Pdf

Capt. Field E. Kindley, with the famous Eddie Rickenbacker, was one of America's foremost World War I flying aces. Like Rickenbacker's, Kindley's story is one of fierce dogfights, daring aerial feats, and numerous brushes with death. Yet unlike Rickenbacker's, Kindley's story has not been fully told until now. Field Kindley gained experience with the RAF before providing leadership for the U.S. Air Service. Kindley was the fourth-ranking American air ace; his exploits earned him a Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster from the United States and a Distinguished Flying Cross from the British government. In February 1920, during a practice drill Kindley led, some enlisted men unwittingly entered the bombing target area. "Buzzing" the troops to warn them off the field, Kindley somehow lost control of his plane and died in the ensuing crash. Using arduously gathered primary materials and accounts of Great War aces, Jack Ballard tells the story of this little-known hero from the glory days of aerial warfare. Through this tale, an era and a daring flyer live again.

Author : Herbert Alan Johnson
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0807826278

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Wingless Eagle by Herbert Alan Johnson Pdf

An analysis of the aerial operations by the American Army during the First World War.

Author : American Aviation Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015022338175

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American Aviation Historical Society Journal by American Aviation Historical Society Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1236 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1957-07
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010102759

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Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Greci
Publisher : Imprint
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250184634

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Hostile Territory by Paul Greci Pdf

In Paul Greci’s Hostile Territory, a catastrophic earthquake strands four teens in the Alaskan wilderness—and leaves them without a civilization to return to. Josh and three other campers at Simon Lake are high up on a mountain when an earthquake hits. The rest of the camp is wiped out in a moment—leaving Josh, Derrick, Brooke, and Shannon alone, hundreds of miles from the nearest town, with meager supplies, surrounded by dangerous Alaskan wildlife. After a few days, it’s clear no rescue is coming, and distant military activity in the skies suggests this natural disaster has triggered a political one. Josh and his fellow campers face a struggle for survival in their hike back home—to an America they might not recognize. An Imprint Book “In Greci’s intense survival tale with a thriller component, four teens endure a harrowing trek across the Alaskan wilderness . . . It’s clear that Greci (The Wild Lands) knows his landscape—Alaska’s beauty and natural hazards become their own vivid character in his handling.” —Publishers Weekly “Readers will feel like they are in Alaska alongside the characters... Recommended for teenagers who like postapocalyptic adventure or are fans of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet.” —School Library Journal

Author : Steven Montano
Publisher : Darker Sunset Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780615488615

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Blood Skies by Steven Montano Pdf

In a world where nightmares stalk the earth and the few survivors must battle the vampire legions of the Ebon Cities, a team of soldiers races to save mankind when a traitor threatens to destroy the future of humanity. Southern Claw warlock Eric Cross is a member of Viper Squad, and his mission is to pursue the witch called Red across the wastelands. His hunt takes him through haunted forests and blighted tundra, into war-torn cities and to the edge of a twisted necropolis. And before the journey is done Cross will uncover the dark origins of magic, and learn the true meaning of sacrifice...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MINN:31951P00060921Z

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Aerospace Historian by Anonim Pdf