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Author : Sean Rayment
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007517626
This is Leonard Ratcliff’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.
Author : Sean Rayment
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007517633
This is Corran Purdon’s story, one of five true-life recollections from the Second World War in Tales From The Special Forces Club.
Author : Alex Crawford
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007467334
Colonel Gadaffi’s Hat is both a gripping and deeply moving account of the Libyan uprising from the lone journalist who was able to report from the rebel army convoy that captured Green Square, in the heart of Tripoli.
Author : Richard Bath,Tommy Macpherson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781907195389
With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Légion d'honneur and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army. Yet for 65 years the Highlander's story has remained untold. Few know how, aged 21, he persuaded 23,000 SS soldiers of the feared Das Reich tank column to surrender, or how Tommy almost single-handedly stopped Tito's Yugoslavia annexing the whole of north-east Italy. Twice captured, he escaped both times, marching through hundreds of miles of German-held territory to get home. Still a schoolboy when war broke out, Tommy quickly matured into a legendary commando, and his remarkable story features a dizzyingly diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Montgomery and Charles de Gaulle.
Author : Sean Rayment
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007452552
Stories of real-life bravery and courage-under-fire contribute to a unique and poignant record of a club created for heroes.
Author : Craig Armstrong
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526700537
The Royal Air Force had placed a great deal of faith in its force of bombers, Bomber Command, in the event of a future war. The belief in the ability of formations of bombers flying in daylight and unescorted, protecting themselves from enemy fighter attack, informed early tactics but led to bloody losses. Hampered by government restrictions on targets, by late 1941 Bomber Command was in crisis. As a result, and coupled the growing dire war situation, a new and forceful commander, Sir Arthur Harris, was appointed and new strategies allowed Bomber Command to broaden its attacks despite some opposition. The result was the area bombing strategy which focussed attacks upon enemy held towns and cities. This Main Offensive period lasted throughout 1943-1944 and saw both victories and defeats. It was also the period that saw a limited number of precision attacks; on Augsburg, Peenemunde and, most famously, the Ruhr dams. Bomber Command also aided in tactical and strategic support for the invasion of Europe and the subsequent fight to push inland. New technological developments allowed Bomber Command to hit V-Weapons sites and to focus more on precision bombing, but Harris remained determined to hit German towns and cities whenever possible, while the Command's growing power allowed it to rain devastation upon its targets, culminating at Dresden. Much has been written about Bomber Command, but this book focusses largely on those who took part in the raids and on public attitudes towards the campaign in Britain. Using accounts from national and local archives, newspapers and existing historiography, the book seeks to shed light on untold stories from Bomber Command’s war.
Author : Hunter S. Thompson
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307826619
Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels—Hell’s Angels, that is—in this short work of nonfiction. “California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again.” Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson’s vivid account of his experiences with California’s most notorious motorcycle gang, the Hell’s Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial Angels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was first defined, and when such countercultural movements were electrifying and horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy, and brutal honesty, and with a nuanced and incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, “For all its uninhibited and sardonic humor, Thompson’s book is a thoughtful piece of work.” As illuminating now as when originally published in 1967, Hell’s Angels is a gripping portrait, and the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.
Author : W. R. Chorley
Publisher : Midland
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89084474816
This is the second volume in the series which deals with the losses sustained by the RAF Bomber Command during the 2nd World War. It has already found favour with historians, and those friends and relatives affected by the loss.
Author : Jonathan Falconer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472820440
Of the RAF's trio of four-engined heavy bombers in World War 2, the mighty Short Stirling was the first to enter service in August 1940. From its first raid in February 1941, the Stirling was at the forefront of the British night bombing offensive against Germany before unacceptably high losses forced its relegation to second-line duties later in the war. In its modified form as the Mark IV the Stirling fulfilled vital roles with the RAF as a paratroop transport and glider tug on D-Day, at Arnhem and on the Rhine crossing as well as flying countless Special Duties operations over Occupied Europe and Norway. Its last gasp was in 1948-49 when a handful of Mk Vs were acquired by the Royal Egyptian Air Force to bomb Israel in the First Arab–Israeli War. Containing numerous first-hand combat accounts from the crews that flew the bomber and detailed profile artwork, Short Stirling Units of World War 2 uncovers the history of one of the RAF's greatest World War 2 bombers.
Author : Arthur L. Hayward
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465573902
Author : Marion W. Abra
Publisher : [s.l.] : History Committee of the Municipality of Birtle
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Birtle, Man
ISBN : WISC:89062014949
Author : C. J. Davison Ingledew
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Ballads, English
ISBN : OXFORD:N11483456
Author : Terry Copp
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802095220
"Except for a brief period during the Rhineland battle, the First Canadian Army was the smallest to serve under Eisenhower's command. The Canadian component never totalled more than 185,000 of the four million Allied troops serving in Northwest Europe. It is evident, however, that the divisions of 2nd Canadian Corps played a role disproportionate to their numbers. Their contribution to operations designed to secure the channel ports and open the approaches to Antwerp together with the battles in the Rhineland place them among the most heavily committed and sorely tried divisions in the Allied armies. By the end of 1944 3rd Canadian Division had suffered the highest number of casualties in 21 Army Group with 2nd Canadian Division ranking a close second. In the armoured divisions, 4th Canadian was at the top of the list as was 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade among the independent tank brigades. Overall Canadian casualties were 20 per cent higher than in comparable British formations. This was a direct result of the much greater number of days that Canadian units were involved in close combat."--Jacket.
Author : Earl H. Tilford (Jr.)
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428992849
Author : Robert Menzies
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780642192851
Dark and Hurrying Days is the text of a diary kept by Robert Menzies, then Prime Minister of Australia, of his experiences during a wartime trip to England in 1941. It was a grim time when British cities were enduring heavy bombing and German invasion seemed imminent. Menzies' Diary reveals the shifting feelings and fears which these experiences engendered in him, and is of prime importance in capturing the brooding spirit of this grim time.
