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  • Spitfire's Forgotten Designer

    The Career of Supermarine's Joe Smith

    de Mike Roussel ...
    The Supermarine Spitfire was a classic design, well known for its efforts in defending British shores during the Second World War. However, while Reginald Mitchell is rightly celebrated for his original design of the Spitfire, the role of Joe Smith in the development of the Spitfire is often overlooked. Smith was an integral member of the design team from the earliest days, and on Mitchell's death ... Leer más

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  • Amelia Earhart

    Daring Women of History

    de Mike Roussel ...
    A pioneering aviator and advocate of women's equality, Amelia Earhart was, and continues to be, an inspiration to people the world over. Her fierce determination to break records and push the boundaries of aviation led her to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, as well as the first person (man or woman) to fly solo the trans-Pacific flight from Hawaii to ... Leer más

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  • Southampton - Maritime City from Ocean Liners to Cruise Ships.

    de Mike Roussel ...
    This book charts the development of the ocean liner from the 19th century to the present day. It explores the golden years of transatlantic shipping and the competition from the jet passenger aircraft. The book looks at the history and development of the early ocean-going steamships, and the competition between shipping companies by the end of the 19th century to build liners that were extreme in ... Leer más

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  • The Story of Southampton Docks

    de Mike Roussel ...
    This book offers a fascinating delve into the history and development of Southampton Docks. It is fully illustrated throughout with over 250 photographs and drawings many having their first outing. Southampton has a long maritime history that can be traced from the invasion of Britain by the Romans in AD70, but the construction of the docks really began from an Act of Parliament in 1803 that made ... Leer más

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    Teddy Petter, Aircraft Designer

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    The Lysander, Canberra, Lightning and Folland Gnat are massive names in the world of aviation. Only three aspects bound together these top-class aircraft: they were each radical in design, they were all successful in Britain and overseas, and they were all born of the genius of Teddy Petter. This book tells the story of Petter's life and family, with his ability to inspire the loyalty of his teams ... Leer más

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  • An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

    What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

    Travel to space and back with astronaut Chris Hadfield's enthralling bestseller as your eye-opening guide."Hadfield proves himself to be not only a fierce explorer of the universe, but also a deeply thoughtful explorer of the human condition." —Maria Popova, Brain PickingsColonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time ... Leer más

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  • Hurricane Tim

    The Story Of Sir Tim Wallis

    de Neville Peat ...
    The gripping biography of one of New Zealand's most distinguished farmers, entreprenuers and aviation heroes. When Sir Tim Wallis’s Spitfire crashed at Wanaka airfield in 1996, his accident was reported around the world. This lion-hearted Central Otago man, a legendary figure in the aviation, deer farming and business worlds, was suddenly fighting for his life. Sir Tim Wallis is known as the ... Leer más

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  • A Girl Aboard the Titanic

    The Remarkable Memoir of Eva Hart, a 7-year-old Survivor of the Titanic Disaster

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  • Jack Knudsen Northrop: Aviation Pioneer And His Flying Wing

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    Famed aviation pioneer Donald Douglas once said "Every airplane flying today has some Jack Northrop in it." Northrop was an aviation genius who was more interested in developing new technology than selling airplanes or making a fortune. The Northrop story is the story of American aviation history; he worked with the Loughead brothers (who changed their name to Lockheed) and Donald Douglas ... Leer más

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  • The Naked Pilot

    The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents

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    Investigations into the causes of aircraft accidents have for decades focused on what happened and who did it - very rarely Why? It is the question Why? that David Beaty has addressed here, fighting the misnomer of 'pilot error' and propounding that the cause should be sought deeper inside human beings who make apparently simple human errors. ... Leer más

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  • Titanic

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    On the 100th anniversary of Titanic's sinking, National Geographic revisits the romance, glory, and tragedy of this tremendous ship and presents an insider's look at the new findings about the passengers and scientific study of the wreck site. For 100 years the great ship Titanic has rested in its final grave on the ocean floor, lost to deep ocean darkness until its 1985 discovery by National ... Leer más

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  • The Sinking Of The Titanic

    The human imagination is unequal to the reconstruction of the appalling scene of the disaster in the North Atlantic. No picture of the pen or of the painter's brush can adequately represent the magnitude of the calamity that has made the whole world kin. How trivial in such an hour seem the ordinary affairs of civilized mankind--the minor ramifications of politics, the frenetic rivalry of ... Leer más

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