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  • The Diary Of A RAF Lancaster Bomber Pilot

    by Les Joy ...
    My name is Leslie Joy (Les to my friends), and I was born on the 16th March 1923 in Bradford, Yorkshire. This is my true story of how at the age of 19 I joined the RAF, fell in love with a Tiger Moth, got my wings and flew as a Lancaster Bomber pilot in World War II, and survived just! ... Read more

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  • The Tank Killers

    A History of America's World War II Tank Destroyer Force

    by Harry Yeide ...
    "A fantastic read . . . Whether your interest is armour or history I would highly recommend this book" ( Military Modelling).The tank destroyer was a bold—though some would say flawed—answer to the challenge posed by the seemingly unstoppable German Blitzkrieg. The TD was conceived to be light and fast enough to outmaneuver panzer forces and go where tanks could not. At the same time, the TD would ... Read more

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  • Into the Darkness

    by Arthur R. Hoyle ...
    Our Lancaster raced over the perimeter track and then tore down the slope through the dispersal area... with its wheels thumping on the grass but still firmly on the ground. It now seemed that nothing could save us and that, in the next couple of moments, we would disappear in a great explosion. I could hear Bob saying "Get off the ground, you bastard, get off," while Harry just said nothing... ... Read more

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  • Under a Bomber's Moon: The true story of two airmen at war over Germany

    by Stephen Harris ...
    They were the best of enemies dedicated, skilled and deadly. In the night skies above wartime Germany an RAF navigator-bomber from New Zealand and a Luftwaffe pilot seek out their targets, testing the gap between success and their own destruction as they cross each others paths. The odds are heavily against either of them making it through the war, but as this sobering realisation displaces their ... Read more

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  • Mosquito Aces of World War 2

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 69 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The Mosquito developed into one of the most versatile aircraft of World War 2, entering service with Fighter Command in early 1942.The 'Mossie' was soon defending raids on Britain's Cathedral cities and became an integral part of the country's night defences. Its airborne radar gave it the ability to 'see' the enemy at night, and its speed and devastating fire power made it the finest nightfighter ... Read more

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  • Coming in to Land – the memoirs of Wing Commander Bill Malins DFC

    by Bill Malins ...
    At the age of 95, Bill Malins still remembers growing up on an Oxfordshire farm in the 1920s, where he would help with the haymaking, steer a horse-drawn harrow, milk a cow and ride sheep for entertainment. Amid the happiness there were moments of tragedy. There was the loss of his baby sister to peritonitis when Bill was seven years old. A couple of years later he had to stand by as the farm was ... Read more

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  • Kenneth Lee DFC

    Battle of Britain & Desert Air Force Fighter Ace

    by Nick Thomas ...
    The heroic life of the pilot who became an ace with one of the most successful fighter squadrons in the RAF and a captive in a notorious Nazi POW camp.Following training, Lee received his commission and was posted to 501 Squadron which was sent to support the Expeditionary Force in France, arriving on 10 May, only hours after the Blitzkrieg had been launched. Lee quickly opened his score, claiming ... Read more

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  • Bomber Flight Berlin

    by Mike Rossiter ...
    'We believed in ourselves so much, no one ever panicked, even when the situation looked so desperate. We all believed that our best chance of staying alive was to stick together.'Flying Lancaster bombers was one of the most dangerous missions of the war. Yet night after night Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey King and the crew of C Charlie risked their lives in the skies over Germany. Together they faced ... Read more

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  • The Hunting Submarine

    The Fighting Life of HMS Tally-Ho

    by Ian Trenowden ...
    HMS Tally Ho, captained by Commander L.W.A. Bennington was a T-class submarine which achieved spectacular success in the Second World War. Her name was chosen for her by Winston Churchill and it proved a very suitable one for a hunting submarine. In a single commission, lasting from 15th March 1943 to 26th February 1945, she operated in the Malacca Strait. Here, surrounded by enemy air bases and ... Read more

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  • Battle of Stalingrad (True Combat)

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    The Germans were masters of Blitzkrieg. But in the rubble of a ruined city, the Russians knew the troops of the Third Reich were reluctant to engage in the hand-to-hand battle that victory required. The Soviet soldiers were fearless; time was blood. The Red Army commander’s tactics were brutally simple – defend the city or die...Read about the Attack by the German army on Stalingrad; the brutal ... Read more

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  • Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot

    Defending the Reich Against the RAF and the USAAF

    by Wolfgang Fischer ...
    Translated by John Weal ...
    A Nazi Germany fighter pilot gives readers a bird's-eye view from the cockpit of aerial combat against the Allied forces in World War II.Within weeks of war being declared, Wolfgang Fischer had volunteered to join the Luftwaffe and spent nearly five of the succeeding six years of hostilities in uniform. During this time he was given a succession of postings varying from a long-range recce unit; as ... Read more

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  • Too Few, Too Far - The True Story of A Royal Marine Commando

    The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando

    by George Thomsen as told by Malcolm Angel ...
    Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny band of brothers on one of the most inhospitable islands on the planet South Georgia.They fought alone besieged, isolated, and against an overwhelming invasion force and yet had the enemy reeling on the ropes.This is the story of true ... Read more

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