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| F4832 - Air Traffic Control Handbook: The complete guide for all aviation and air band enthusiasts |
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| This is a reincarnation of the Air Band Radio Handbook, an essential reference book first published over 20 years ago and a stronger seller throughout its eight editions. The new title reflects not just the extent of overhaul and updating that has ... - More Details |
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| F4585 - Airbus: The Complete Story |
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| by; Bill Gunston OBE. First published in 1988, Bill Gunston's book simply told the story of how the original Airbus A300B was conceived, how the international Airbus company was formed and how it finally grew to become an aerospace giant. This ... - More Details |
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| F4633 - Blue Sky Warriors: The RAF in Afghanistan in their own words |
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| Since 2006, the RAF has provided major air support in southern Afghanistan to help with reconstruction and to support the authority of the Afghan government. Its personnel and aircraft have been very heavily involved in everything from tactical ... - More Details |
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| F4703 - Boeing: The complete story |
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| by; Alain Pelletier. Founded in 1916, Boeing Commercial Airplanes is the premier aircraft builder in the USA and one of the biggest aerospace constructors in the world. To the man in the street Boeing is inextricably linked with some of the ... - More Details |
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| F4588 - Bouncing-Bomb Man: The science of Sir Barnes Wallis |
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| Barnes Wallis is best known as the "boffin" behind the bouncing bomb used by 617 Squadron to breach the Ruhr dams in 1943, but his work covers a far wider canvas. It ranges from airships, through novel aircraft structures and special ... - More Details |
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| F4707 - Classic Aircraft |
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| by; Richard Havers. Aircraft have revolutionized the way we live. Billions of passengers take to the air every year and around the world airlines operate almost 80,000 flights daily. Before the revolution, flying was, as often as not, a ... - More Details |
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| F4533 - Codename "Valkyrie": General Friedrich Olbricht and the Plot Against Hitler |
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| On 20 July, 1944 the last assassination attempt against Hitler failed. Leading conspirators behind the attempted coup and thousands of supporters and sympathisers were arrested and executed. First to fall to the vicious Nazi retribution was General ... - More Details |
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| F4529 - Concorde: A photographic history |
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| by; Jonathan Falconer. Concorde is the world's most famous passenger transport aircraft and an icon of 20th Century design. When British Airways and Air France withdrew their Concordes from service in 2003 it marked the end of a unique era in ... - More Details |
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| F0618R - Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines (4th Edition) |
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| Expert aviation writer Bill Gunston explains clearly and accessibly the differences between gas-turbine, jet, rocket, ramjet and helicopter turboshaft aero engines, and traces their histories from the early days to the complex units used in today's ... - More Details |
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| F0619R - Development of Piston Aero Engines (2nd Edition) |
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| Bill Gunston takes a thorough look at the theory, history, development and application of piston aero engines, from those used by the Wright Brothers for their pioneering flights right up to the small engines fitted to microlights today. Illustrated ... - More Details |
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| O/P F4542 - Digging Up Plugstreet: The Western Front unearthed |
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| This is the compelling story of the Australian soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division who journeyed to England in 1914, and who fought and died on the Western Front during the First World War. Using archaeology as the vehicle for their story, Martin ... - More Details |
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| F4934 - Family at War: The Foljambe Family and the Great War |
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| BY; Jolyon Jackson. Royal Artillery officer Francis Foljambe's personal diary of his experience on the Western Front forms the basis of this unique account of upper-class English family life in the Great War. Other family letters and diaries ... - More Details |
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| F4541 - Flightpath to Murder: Death of a Pilot Officer |
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| On 16 September 1944, an Allied fighter pilot was shot down near Arnhem, the day before Operation Market Garden. He was captured, beaten and then murdered. War Crimes investigators brought four Germans to trial. One was executed but others involved ... - More Details |
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| F4644 - Flights of Terror; Aerial hijack and sabotage since 1930 (2nd edition) |
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| Terrorism is a real threat to aviation. The thought of a ticking bomb hidden in a suitcase, or a gun or knife-wielding assailant commandeering a commercial flight, is enough to scare even the most seasoned air traveller. Since the first edition of ... - More Details |
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| F4725 - Gamp VC; The wartime story of maverick submarine commander Anthony Miers |
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| Rear Admiral Anthony Miers VC - nicknamed 'Gamp' - was one of the Royal Navy's most controversial submarine commanders of the Second World War. Hot-tempered and incautiously spoken, he was notorious for his outbursts and those on the receiving end ... - More Details |
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| F4657 - Gladiator Ace: Bill 'Cherry' Vale, the RAF's forgotten fighter ace |
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| by; Brian Cull. Brian Cull's careful research provides a rare and unique insight into a forgotten RAF fighter ace: Squadron Leader Bill 'Cherry' Vale DFC, AFC (1914-81). Vale was one of the RAF's top ten fighter aces of the Second World War, ... - More Details |
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| F4984 - John Derry: The story of Britain's first supersonic pilot (paperback) |
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by: B Rivas & A Bullen
On 6 September 1948, John Derry became the first pilot in Britain to fly faster than the speed of sound. Exactly four years later he died tragically as his experimental prototype DH110 jet broke up in the air at ... - More Details |
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| F0620R - Longbow: A social and military history |
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| Robert Hardy is famous throughout the world as an actor. Not so widely known is his deep interest in archery and its history. An acknowledged expert on the longbow, he is a Trustee of the Royal Armouries at HM Tower of London, and of the Mary Rose ... - More Details |
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| F4645 - Military Aviation Disasters: Significant Losses Since 1908 (2nd edition) |
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| Each year dozens of military aircraft come to grief, ranging from fighters and bombers to trainers and transports. David Gero covers major military disasters worldwide and gives full details of the aircraft involved, its operator, route, location of ... - More Details |
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| F4686 - Mountbatten of Burma: Captain of War, Guardian of Peace |
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| Lord Louis Mountbatten achieved great things both in war and peace as a military leader and a public servant. The First World War and its aftermath shaped his early life, in mid-career he was a victorious commander in the Second World War, and when ... - More Details |
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| F4652 - No Need to Die: American flyers in RAF Bomber Command |
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| This is the first book to be written about a group of remarkable men who left the wealth and comfort of America before the Second World War to volunteer for the most dangerous trade in the world. While the everlasting popularity of books and films ... - More Details |
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| F4661 - One Hundred Years of British Naval Aviation |
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| Published in association with the Royal Navy, this is the official history of the first century of British naval aviation. It chronicles naval aviators' involvement in two world wars and other conflicts worldwide, and the crucial dvelopments in the ... - More Details |
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| F4463 - Owners Workshop Manual - Avro Lancaster Manual: An insight into restoring, servicing and flying Britain's legendary World War 2 bomber |
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| The legendary Avro Lancaster receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisation of the Royal Air Force. Here is a unique perspective on what it takes to restore and operate a Lancaster, as well as a wonderful ... - More Details |
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| F4831 - Owners Workshop Manual - Avro Vulcan Manual: An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying Britain's legendary Cold War bomber |
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| by; Alfred Price,Tony Blackman, Andrew Edmondson. The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Cold War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. For many years the RAF's delta-wing jet bomber was the cornerstone of ... - More Details |
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| F4818 - Owners Workshop Manual - Concorde 1969-2003: An insight into owning, flying and maintaining the world's fastest passenger aircraft |
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| by; David Leney & David MacDonald. Written by two of British Airways' most experienced Concorde flight crew, the Concorde Manual is the latest aircraft manual from Haynes, following on from the acclaim received by the Spitfire Manual. ... - More Details |
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| F4586 - Owners Workshop Manual - De Havilland Tiger Moth Manual: An insight into owning, flying and maintaining the legendary British training biplane |
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| The de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane is an iconic and instantly recognisable aircraft. It is also one of a handful of planes that attract the widest possible recognition outside the specialist group. Of nearly 10,000 built, it is thought that more ... - More Details |
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| F4955 - Owners Workshop Manual - Hawker Hurricane Manual: An insight into owning, servicing and flying Britain's classic World War II fighter |
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by: Paul Blackah & M Lowe
During the Battle of Britain the RAF's Hawker Hurricane fighter won lasting fame alongside the Supermarine Spitfire. Over 11,700 examples were eventually built of this versatile and deadly combat aircraft ... - More Details |
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| F4642 - Owners Workshop Manual - Messerschmitt Bf109; An insight into owning, maintaining and flying the Luftwaffe's legendary single seat fighter |
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| The Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Bf109 single-seat fighter was the main combat adversary of the RAF's Hurricanes and Spitfires in the Battle of Britain. This sister volume to the acclaimed Spitfire Manual covers the history of the Bf109, restoration to ... - More Details |
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| F4683 - Owners Workshop Manual - NASA Apollo 11 Manual; An insight into the first hardware from the first manned mission to land on the moon |
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| On 20 July 1969, US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. This is the story of the Apollo 11 mission and the "space hardware" that made it all possible. This manual looks at the evolution and design of the ... - More Details |
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| F4870 - Owners Workshop Manual - North American P-51 Mustang Manual; An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying American's classic World War II fighter |
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| by; Jarrod Cotter & Maurice Hammond. The North American P-51 Mustang holds an important place in US aviation history as its finest fighter aircraft of all time. During the Second World War it was the only Allied fighter capable of flying ... - More Details |
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| F4462 - Owners Workshop Manual - Supermarine Spitfire 1936 Onward (All Marks): An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying Britain's legendary World War 2 fighter |
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| The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisation of the Royal Air Force. Here is a unique perspective on what it takes to own, restore and operate a Spitfire, as well as a ... - More Details |
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| F4941 - Owners Workshop Manual - USS Enterprise |
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| by: Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley & Technical Consultant Michael Okuda. The Starship Enterprise gets the Haynes treatment! This fascinating Haynes Manual features cutaway drawings, technical illustrations and photographs along with ... - More Details |
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| F4932 - Owners Workshop Manual; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying America's legendary World War II bomber |
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| by: Graeme DouglasSpearhead of the US 8th Air Force's daylight bomber offensive over Germany and north-west Europe in the Second World War, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress has become one of the most famous and best-known bomber aircraft of all time. ... - More Details |
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| F5015 - Owners Workshop Manual; Dam Busters; A guide to the weapons technology used against the dams and special targets of Nazi-occupied Europe |
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| By; Iain Murray. The famous dams raid in May 1943 was made possible only by the fusion of cutting-edge technology with the raw courage of a hand-picked squadron of RAF airmen. The incredible bouncing bomb, used to devastating effect by 617 ... - More Details |
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| F5070 - Owners Workshop Manual; Douglas DC-3 Dakota - An insight into owning, flying and maintaining the revolutionary American transport aircraft |
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| by; Paul Blackah MBE and Louise Blackah. The Douglas DC-3 Dakota revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of its lasting impact on the airline industry - and in particular the part it played in the Second World War - the ... - More Details |
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| F4866 - Owners Workshop Manual; NASA Space Shuttle - An insight into the design, construction and operation of the NASA Space Shuttle |
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| by: David Baker. Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept ... - More Details |
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| F5094 - Owners Workshop Manual; North American F86 Sabre - An insight into owning, flying and maintaining the USAFs legendary Cold War jet fighter |
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| by; Mark Linney. The North American F-86 Sabre was the first operational Allied swept-wing transonic jet fighter of the post-war era. It was flown with distinction by the USAF in the Korean War where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15. ... - More Details |
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| F4931 - Owners Workshop Manual; Tiger Tank - Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I Ausf. E (SdKfz 181) Model |
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| by; Michael Hayton, Stevan Vase & David Fletcher. The German Tiger I was the most feared battle tank of the Second World War. Its invincibility lay in its main gun and heavy defensive armour. Using the successful Haynes Manual format, the ... - More Details |
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| F4717 - Plough and Scatter: The Diary-Journal of a First World War Gunner |
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| Ivor Hanson's personal diary describes his experiences as a gunner on the Western Front in the First World War, which left a deep and lasting impression on him. He wrote about the officers and men with whom he served, and the horror and humour of ... - More Details |
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| F4530 - Schneider Trophy to Spitfire: The Design Career of R.J. Mitchell |
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| This is the first book to give a comprehensive account of the entire design career of legendary aircraft designer Reginald J. Mitchell. Renowned as the creator of the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter, Mitchell was also responsible for the sleek ... - More Details |
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| F4949 - The Cold War; an illustrated history |
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by: Andrew Heritage
For over four decades the world lived in the shadow of instant nuclear annihilation. The world map was divided into East and West, and war-scarred Europe was partitioned by the Iron Curtain. Each camp was presided over ... - More Details |
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| F4867 - The Dam Busters: Breaking the great dams of Germany, 16-17 May 1943 |
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by: Jonathan Falconer
The daring attack on the Ruhr dams in May 1943 by RAF Lancasters of 617 Squadron remains one of the greatest feats of arms of the 20th century. It had all the ingredients of a classic adventure story - a miracle ... - More Details |
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| F5090 - The Great Warbow; From Hastings to the Mary Rose |
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| by; Matthew Strickland & Robert Hardy. The Great Warbow is a vivid and exciting exploration of the bow and arrow as weapons of war. From before the Domesday Book, through Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Wales and Ireland, the crusades, ... - More Details |
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| F4820 - The Hardest Day - The Battle of Britain: 18 August 1940 |
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| by; Alfred Price. This is the story of one single day in the Battle of Britain. Sunday 18 August 1940 saw the Luftwaffe launch three major air assaults on Britain and the events of that day changed the destiny of the war. Alfred Price gives a ... - More Details |
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| F4819 - The Spitfire Story |
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| by; Dr Alfred Price, Foreword: Jeffrey Quill The Spitfire is probably the most famous Second World War fighter aircraft. Alfred Price, international authority on the Spitfire, traces the life of the aircraft that has become a ... - More Details |
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| F4632 - The World's Top 500 Airports |
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| Equally loved and loathed by the public and the media, airports are crucial to the operation of passenger and airfreight services worldwide. The World's Top 500 Airports is the leading guide on the subject. It contains a brief history of each ... - More Details |
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| F4842 - When Britain Went to War: The Real Story of Life on the Home Front |
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| When Britain Went to War is the real story of what happened on the home front while Britain was fighting the Nazis. Illustrated with many unseen photographs from the archive of the 'Daily Mirror', When Britain Went to War looks at all aspects of ... - More Details |
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| F4656 - When the Whistle Blows; The story of the Footballer's Battalion in the Great War |
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| This timely history - published in the 90th anniversary year of the end of the Great War - tells the full story of the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballer's Battalion'. Based on extensive original research, Andrew Riddoch and Paul ... - More Details |
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| F4672 - Wings Over The Desert: In action with an RFC pilot in Palestine 1916-18 |
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| Few people know of the battle over the Sinai Desert between the Royal Flying Corps and German airmen, part of Britain's campaign against Turkey in the First World War. Although a smaller conflict than the Western Front, in some ways it was more ... - More Details |
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| F4843 - World War II in 100 Cartoons |
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| World War II in 100 Cartoons provides a unique insight into the second World War through the medium of newspaper cartoons published at the time. The cartoonist's skill in distilling the events and situations which shaped the course of the war ... - More Details |
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| F4681 - Yesterday We Were in America: Alcock & Brown - first to fly the Atlantic non-stop |
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| On 14 June 1919 John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown took off from Newfoundland in their open cockpit Vickers Vimy converted bomber to attempt a non-stop crossing of the Atlantic. Some 16 hours later they landed at Derrygimla in Connemara, Ireland, ... - More Details |
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