Author: Peter Campbell
Publisher: Cirrus Assoc
ISBN: 9780951559895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Tail Ends of the Fifties
Author: Peter Campbell
Publisher: Cirrus Assoc
ISBN: 9780951559895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher: Cirrus Assoc
ISBN: 9780951559895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Tail-End Charlies
Author: John Nichol
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312378066
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Night after night they stifled their fears and flew through flak and packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that would demolish the Third Reich. The airmen of the United States 8th Army Air ForceAmerican and British Bomber Command were among the greatest heroes of the Second World War, defying Hitler in the darkest early days of the war and taking the battle to the German homeland when no one else would. Toward the end of the conflict, too, they continued to sacrifice their lives to shatter an enemy sworn never to surrender. Blasted out of the sky in an instant or bailing out from burning aircraft to drop helplessly into hostile hands, they would die in their tens of thousands to ensure the enemy's defeat. Especially vulnerable were the "tail-end Charlies"---for the Americans, which meant two things: the gunners who flew countless missions in a plexiglass bubble at the back of the bomber, and the last bomber in the formation who ended up flying through the most hell, and for the British, the rear-gunners who flew operations in a Plexiglas bubble at the back of the bomber. Following their groundbreaking revelations about the ordeals suffered by Allied prisoners of war in their bestselling book, The Last Escape, John Nichol and Tony Rennell tell the astonishing and deeply moving story of the controversial last battles in the skies of Germany through the eyes of the forgotten heroes who fought them. "This is the best account that has been written of the heroic American and British bomber crews . . . the best of its kind." ---George McGovern "Rivaling the best of Stephen Ambrose's work, Tail-End Charlies gives a breathtakingly intimate look at the lives, loves, and deaths of the brave airmen of the greatest generation. This fascinating book is as valuable for its stories of joyous life on the ground as it is for its sobering tales of death in the air. You see the whole picture of the war here from the eyes of the strong young men who fought it." ---Walter J. Boyne, bestselling author of Beyond the Wild Blue "Adds new dimensions to the saga of the air war in Europe. The eyewitness accounts, reported within the context of the battle against Nazi Germany, provide a sense of the ordeals, the terror, the gore, and the heroism of ordinary men thrust into the savagery of aerial combat." ---Gerald Astor, author of The Mighty Eighth
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312378066
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Night after night they stifled their fears and flew through flak and packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that would demolish the Third Reich. The airmen of the United States 8th Army Air ForceAmerican and British Bomber Command were among the greatest heroes of the Second World War, defying Hitler in the darkest early days of the war and taking the battle to the German homeland when no one else would. Toward the end of the conflict, too, they continued to sacrifice their lives to shatter an enemy sworn never to surrender. Blasted out of the sky in an instant or bailing out from burning aircraft to drop helplessly into hostile hands, they would die in their tens of thousands to ensure the enemy's defeat. Especially vulnerable were the "tail-end Charlies"---for the Americans, which meant two things: the gunners who flew countless missions in a plexiglass bubble at the back of the bomber, and the last bomber in the formation who ended up flying through the most hell, and for the British, the rear-gunners who flew operations in a Plexiglas bubble at the back of the bomber. Following their groundbreaking revelations about the ordeals suffered by Allied prisoners of war in their bestselling book, The Last Escape, John Nichol and Tony Rennell tell the astonishing and deeply moving story of the controversial last battles in the skies of Germany through the eyes of the forgotten heroes who fought them. "This is the best account that has been written of the heroic American and British bomber crews . . . the best of its kind." ---George McGovern "Rivaling the best of Stephen Ambrose's work, Tail-End Charlies gives a breathtakingly intimate look at the lives, loves, and deaths of the brave airmen of the greatest generation. This fascinating book is as valuable for its stories of joyous life on the ground as it is for its sobering tales of death in the air. You see the whole picture of the war here from the eyes of the strong young men who fought it." ---Walter J. Boyne, bestselling author of Beyond the Wild Blue "Adds new dimensions to the saga of the air war in Europe. The eyewitness accounts, reported within the context of the battle against Nazi Germany, provide a sense of the ordeals, the terror, the gore, and the heroism of ordinary men thrust into the savagery of aerial combat." ---Gerald Astor, author of The Mighty Eighth
A cat with four hundred and fifty tails
Author: Tom Plumb (pseud.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Sew Over It
Author: Lisa Comfort
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 009194709X
Category : Machine sewing
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Expert crafter, Lisa Comfort shares the secrets of her sewing passion. She guides you through all the basics of sewing by hand and machine, as well as providing you with the skills you need to follow her simple but stylish projects.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 009194709X
Category : Machine sewing
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Expert crafter, Lisa Comfort shares the secrets of her sewing passion. She guides you through all the basics of sewing by hand and machine, as well as providing you with the skills you need to follow her simple but stylish projects.
Dreams & Dead Ends
Author: Jack Shadoian
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195142921
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Table of contents
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195142921
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Table of contents
Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Worldwide Tales and the Tails End
Author: George Goritz
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546265201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Worldwide Tales and the Tails End consists of fifteen short tales that are good reads. I hope these stories will inspire readers.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546265201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Worldwide Tales and the Tails End consists of fifteen short tales that are good reads. I hope these stories will inspire readers.
The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies
Author: Ian Whitelaw
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613127839
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
A look at the development of the sport over the past six centuries. Once limited to trout and salmon, today fly-fishing techniques are used to catch every fish species from minnows to marlin in rivers, lakes and oceans from the Amazon to the Arctic. From the many thousands of fly patterns developed over the centuries, The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies focuses on fifty iconic flies chosen to represent the evolution not only of fishing flies and fly tying but also the sport itself. Filled with illustrations and photographs of the flies (the fifty are just the starting point—more than 200 flies are mentioned or shown in the book), as well as profiles of key characters, The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies charts the growth and diversification of this fascinating sport from the fifteenth century to the present day and its spread from Britain, Europe and Japan to North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, and now to every country in the world. The evolution of fly-fishing tackle—rods, reels, lines and hooks—is also covered in a series of essays spread throughout the book. Praise for The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies “A delightful ramble along the stream of fishing history.” —Star Tribune “This glorious book of lures will get you itching for a new toy, a new boat, a new rod—anything to experience the relaxation of this old hobby.” —Foreword Reviews
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613127839
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
A look at the development of the sport over the past six centuries. Once limited to trout and salmon, today fly-fishing techniques are used to catch every fish species from minnows to marlin in rivers, lakes and oceans from the Amazon to the Arctic. From the many thousands of fly patterns developed over the centuries, The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies focuses on fifty iconic flies chosen to represent the evolution not only of fishing flies and fly tying but also the sport itself. Filled with illustrations and photographs of the flies (the fifty are just the starting point—more than 200 flies are mentioned or shown in the book), as well as profiles of key characters, The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies charts the growth and diversification of this fascinating sport from the fifteenth century to the present day and its spread from Britain, Europe and Japan to North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, and now to every country in the world. The evolution of fly-fishing tackle—rods, reels, lines and hooks—is also covered in a series of essays spread throughout the book. Praise for The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies “A delightful ramble along the stream of fishing history.” —Star Tribune “This glorious book of lures will get you itching for a new toy, a new boat, a new rod—anything to experience the relaxation of this old hobby.” —Foreword Reviews
Civilian Slaughter
Author: James Rouch
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1612329187
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1612329187
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
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Forest and Stream
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
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