Forgotten Soldier (Great War Stories) (English and French Edition)

History

Guy Sajer

Europe

Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer

''Boney'' Fuller, is the story of the life and work of one of the original and creative thinkers on military philosophy, who was a soldier, strategist, and writer. This book is the first biography of Major-General Fuller and includes an account of the career of this controversial figure both entertaining and provoking.

Boney Fuller: Soldier, Strategist, and Writer 1878-1966 (Great War Stories)

Trythall, Anthony John

Americas

First published in 1957, this revised edition with new photographs and expanded text also features a a revised and augmented collection of three-view drawings. This book provides a comprehensive guide to every aircraft ever used by the RAF since the establishment in April 1918 to the present day, ranging from the Snipe and Bristol Fighter of World War I and the 1920s, to the Tornado and Eurofighter 2000 of modern times. All aspects are covered, including general evolution, service history, the personalities involved, allocation to squadrons, technical and performance data, serial number details and production statistics. The major RAF aircraft are supplemented by a lengthy appendix covering all miscellaneous types, from the Airspeed Courier to the EH 101 helicopter. The book also encompasses other significant subjects, such as civil aircraft impressed for wartime service, RAF gliders, nuclear weapons and missiles, Orders of Battle, and inventories of RAF aircraft on strength at key dates in its history.

Aircraft of the Royal Air Force Since 1918

Engineering & Transportation

Thetford, Owen.

Engineering

Victory at High Tide: The Inchon-Seoul Campaign (Great War Stories)

Heinl, Robert Debs

Military

The Battle for Guadalcanal (Great War Stories)

Griffith, Samuel B.

A History of the Great War (Great War Stories)

Buchan, John.

Recounts the exciting story of the PBY flying boats, their bold pilots, and the daring night raids made against Japanese shipping in the South Pacific during World War II

Black Cat Raiders of World War II

Knott, Richard C.

From a tug in Halifax Harbor to a destroyer in Norwegian fiords, from the balmy Caribbean to the frozen reaches of Murmansk, Hal Lawrence spins an engaging personal account of a young man growing up at sea. Witness to the drama of a deadly contest for supremacy in the Atlantic, he commemorates with genuine affection the dedicated men with whom he served and the fighting navy which shaped them. Lawrence was eighteen years old when he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. After weeks of humiliating basic training, he was given his first appointment to an examination vessel, the humble tugboat Andre Dupre. There followed a thorough if severe education in the seaman's art, months in watchful coastal patrols, and years on board the legendary corvettes, escorts to the convoys that became the lifelines of a beleaguered Britain. Life in cramped quarters of a rolling corvette held few comforts: its crew endured wretched weather and suspect rations, the idiosyncracies of shipmates (some of whom went quietly mad in harmless ways) the merciless attacks of the U-boat wolf-packs, and the memory of pathetic survivors left in the water because the safe arrival of the convoy came before the rescue of comrades. During all too brief leaves ashore, the men found solace in the rarified atmosphere of Admiralty House in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or the international camaraderie of England's dockside pubs, or the dazzling sophistication of Manhattan's supper clubs. And there was comic relief in generous measure: doctoring the watch officer's hot chocolate; scrambling with fellow officers for a single fresh egg; confronting the enemy face-to-face on the heaving deck of a surfaced U-boat clad only in a skimpy lifebelt; and other stories. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his part in the sinking of a German submarine, and transformed by the PR men into a front page hero at home, Lawrence at last joined the destroyer Sioux and with her sailed the long convoy runs to Russia.

A Bloody War: One Man's Memories of the Canadian Navy, 1939-1945 (Great War Stories)

Lawrence, Hal.

This is the incredible history of the dive bomber told from both official records and eyewitness accounts. It tears away the many myths and misrepresentations that surrounded this type of warplane and presents a truly original and detailed history, from the first true combat dive bombing by an RAF pilot in 1917 to the last stirring wartime actions. Interviews with the pilots who flew the combat missions in dive bombing aircraft of all the combatant nations give unique first-hand eyewitness viewpoints on many of the major actions and methods employed. From a detailed description of what it was like to fly the very first dive-bomber missions into Poland on 1st September, 1939; through equally enthralling accounts of British attacks on German warships during the Norwegian campaign; Stuka missions against the French and British forces in May and June, 1940, and on throughout the war. Some well known aircraft types include the Curtiss Helldiver, Aichi D3A1, Blackburn Skua and the infamous Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka'. REVIEWS "...a well written wee researched volume on a topic that has until now received very little coverage. This fascinating book, filling a clear void, is a fine addition to any aviation library." LOGBOOK, Summer 2010

The History of Dive Bombing

SMITH, Peter C.

Observer's World Airlines and Airliners Directory

Reference

GREEN, William

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