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“georges van acker”

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  • The Flight of Rudolf Hess

    Myths and Reality

    by Roy Conyers Nesbit, Georges van Acker ...
    On 10 May 1941, Rudolf Hess - Deputy Fuhrer of the Third Reich - embarked on his astonishing flight from Augsburg to Scotland. At dusk the same day, he parachuted on to a Scottish moor and was taken into custody. His arrival provoked widespread curiosity and speculation, which has continued to this day. Why did Hess fly to Scotland? Had Hitler authorized him to attempt to negotiate peace? Was ... Read more

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  • Operation Paperclip

    The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

    by Annie Jacobsen ...
    The fascinating story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51 and Biological War**.****“This book is a remarkable achievement of investigative reporting and historical writing.” ―**Boston GlobeIn the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many ... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Hitler's Forgotten Secret Weapon

    by Leonard James ...
    The last great untold story of World War II, the career of Hitler's "Super Fighter" intended to destroy the RAF in the Battle of Britain and why it never succeeded.The super-secret Heinkel He113 fighter was designed to be a high-speed, high-altitude fighter that could outperform, outgun and outfight any other aircraft in the world when it entered service with the Luftwaffe in 1940. ... Read more

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  • Hitler's Rockets

    The Story of the V-2s

    by Norman Longmate ...
    In Hitler’s Rockets Norman Longmate tells the story of the V-2, the technically brilliant but hated weapon, the ancestor and forerunner of all subsequent ballistic missiles. He reveals the devious power-play within the German armed forces and the Nazi establishment that so influenced the creation of the rockets. He shows through contemporary documents and protagonists’ accounts how the British ... Read more

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  • The Most Dangerous Enemy

    A History of the Battle of Britain

    by Stephen Bungay ...
    Stephen Bungay’s magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain.Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts, for the quality of its strategic analysis and its truly compulsive narrative, this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions – that it was the British in the Battle who displayed all the virtues of efficiency, organisation and even ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Hitler's Engineers

    Fritz Todt and Albert Speer: Master Builders of the Third Reich

    by Blaine Taylor ...
    "An intriguing account of two of Nazi Germany's top architects" and how their work prolonged the war for months—includes hundreds of photos ( WWII History).A Selection of the Military Book Club.While Nazi Germany's temporary ascendancy owed much to military skill, the talent of its engineers not only buoyed the regime but allowed it to survive longer than would normally be expected. This unique ... Read more

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  • A Question of Honor

    The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II

    by Lynne Olson, Stanley Cloud ...
    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 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Arrival of Eagles

    Luftwaffe Landings in Britain 1939–1945

    by Andy Saunders ...
    A fascinating look at German planes that wound up in British territory during World War II, with photos.During the Second World War, a great many Luftwaffe aircraft arrived in the United Kingdom or its coastal waters, but, as with the famous flight of Rudolf Hess, not all of them through "conventional" combat circumstances. Some got lost; others were brought by defectors; some were lured through ... Read more

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  • Escape, Evasion and Revenge

    The True Story of a German-Jewish RAF Pilot Who Bombed Berlin and Became a PoW

    by Marc H. Stevens ...
    "A truly remarkable story . . . Marc Stevens has produced a fitting tribute to his father . . . who played a full part in the defeat of Nazi Germany." —HistoryOfWar.orgPeter Stevens was a German-Jewish refugee who escaped Nazi persecution as a teenager in 1933. He joined the RAF in 1939 and after eighteen months of pilot training he started flying bombing missions against his own country. He ... Read more

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  • Dresden

    Tuesday, February 13, 1945

    by Frederick Taylor ...
    This historical account re-examines the Allied attack on Dresden during World War II, revealing the justification behind the controversial aerial bombing."Passionately written and deeply affecting. . . . A bracing rebuke to the myths and propaganda that have painted over the memory of this tragedy." — PeopleFor decades it has been assumed that the Allied bombing of Dresden was militarily ... Read more

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  • Checkmate in Berlin

    The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World

    by Giles Milton ...
    From a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it’s never been told beforeBERLIN’S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers— the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Poland Alone

    Britain, SOE and the Collapse of the Polish Resistance, 1944

    by Jonathan Walker ...
    Poland was the 'tripwire' that brought Britain into the Second World War, but it was largely the fear of the new Nazi-Soviet Pact rather than the cementing of an old relationship that created the formal alliance. But neither Britain, nor Poland's older ally, France, had the material means to prevent Poland being overrun in 1939. The broadcast, 'Poland is no longer alone' had a distinctly hollow ... Read more

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