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  • Tales of My Time

    Raymond Baxter, WW2 fighter pilot, postwar radio and TV commentator at major events from motor races to great State occasions, was later the famous presenter of television’s Tomorrow’s World. Here he tells his action-packed life story with a wry and amusing eye.From such disparate experiences as hair-raising escapes at the controls of a Spitfire over Sicily and occupied Holland to speaking to the ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Glass Box

    by Karl Hill ...
    Narrated by Raymond Baxter ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 35 min

    A reclusive war veteran takes on an enemy closer to home, in this chilling novel by the author of the Adam Black thrillers . . .This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling.John Smith has never been the same since Afghanistan, even after settling into much more peaceful surroundings in the mountains of Scotland. However, he finds some ... Read more

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  • The Science of Weapons

    Series series Science of War
    Humans have used weapons to fight their enemies since the dawn of history. Today’s military arsenal is filled with the most accurate and sophisticated tools yet. Read all about these high tech weapons and the science that went into their development. ... Read more

    $19.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Science of Military Vehicles

    Series series Science of War
    The mighty Humvee, the stealthy Ohio class submarine, and the speeding B2 bomber. These vehicles and many more use the principles of science to keep the military on the move. But how? Find the answers when you read about the military's incredible mixture of science and technology. ... Read more

    $19.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Science of Soldiers

    Series series Science of War
    What does it take to be a soldier? Strength and intelligence both play a part, but soldiers need extra help to do their job of defending their country. Enter technology such as satellites, robotics, and computers. Learn all about these forms of technology and the scientific principles behind them. ... Read more

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    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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  • Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters

    Series series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... Read more

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  • A Spitfire Girl

    One of the World's Greatest Female ATA Ferry Pilots Tells Her Story

    This WWII biography recounts the heroic contributions of a female pilot who flew Spitfires, Hurricanes and Wellington Bombers for the RAF.A farmer's daughter from Oxfordshire, Mary Ellis fell in love with flying at the age of eleven, when she rode in a biplane at a flying circus. Already a licensed pilot by the time the Second World War broke out, Mary joined the Air Transit Auxiliary in 1941. As ... Read more

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  • The Female Few

    Spitfire Heroines

    by Jacky Hyams ...
    Through the darkest days of the Second World War, an elite group of courageous civilian women risked their lives as aerial courier pilots, flying Lancaster bombers, Spitfires and many other powerful war machines in thousands of perilous missions.The dangers these women faced were many: they flew unarmed, without radio and in some cases without instruments, in conditions where even unexpected cloud ... Read more

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  • Frontline and Experimental Flying With the Fleet Air Arm

    The first Royal Navy pilot to fly transatlantic non-stop (in a Buccaneer) describes his thirty-five-year career in the Fleet Air Arm and as an Empire Test Pilot.The spectacle of Alan Cobham's Flying Circus and the Fleet at anchor in Weymouth inspired the author's lifelong passion for aeroplanes, flying and the Royal Navy. World War Two provided the opportunity to fulfil his ambition and at ... Read more

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  • Blitz Diary

    Life Under Fire in the Second World War

    During the 1930s, war with Germany became increasingly likely. The British Government believed that it would start with massed ranks of enemy planes, dropping bombs and poison gas on civilians in major towns and cities, terrifying them into surrendering. When war broke out, preparations to protect the population were piecemeal and inadequate. As anticipated, people were shocked by the first raids ... Read more

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  • The Last British Dambuster

    One man's extraordinary life and the raid that changed history

    **Johnny Johnson has been awarded an MBE for his remarkable services in World War II'I was anxious to fight. Hitler was the bastard who had started all this and he needed sorting out. We were under threat. Everything we stood for: our country, our families and our way of life was being attacked by this maniac. He could not be allowed to win. So for me and many, many others like me, there was no ... Read more

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