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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The versatile "wooden wonder" of World War II, with stories of the pilots and navigators who carried out daring wartime operations The Mosquito was for many the perfect synthesis of power and beauty and arguably the most versatile of all Allied aircraft built during World War II, and this is its incredible story. No one in authority would believe that a small, unarmed aircraft built almost entirely of wood and with a crew of just two could survive...
62) To Do or Die
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Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Treachery and valor square off in a series debut set during the Second World War from the author of Right and Glory and Operation XD.
As Hitler's armies march across Europe, Eddie Dawson, an explosives expert and lance-corporal in the Royal Engineers, is sent to France on an assessment mission.
His task completed, he anticipates an early return to Britain. Instead, he's sent to German territory where the French have launched an ill-advised...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From the author of Sword of the Caliphate : "a thrilling adventure that . . offers real insight into the mind of a Special Forces soldier" ( Guns America Digest ). In the backcountry of Idaho, a tribe of men are hunting and killing with a dream of returning the world to an earlier time. A time when courage and prowess in the field determined a man's worth. A time when the strong took what they wanted, and the weak cowered in fear. Mike Bryant has...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and rich trading centre. Industry flourished, too, with manufacturing and processing industries like soap making and gunpowder production responsible for Bristol's considerable wealth. In consequence, control of the town became one of the chief objectives of both armies during the civil war which raged in England...
65) The horizon
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English
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World War I, 1915, Jonathan Blackwood fights from the sea, supported by the Royal Navy in the battlefields of the Dardanelles and Gallipoli, watching the slaughter mounting around him, helpless to save either himself or his men. The days of the scarlet-coated marines of his forefathers are gone, giving way to a new warfare of grim trenches and ruthlessly efficient machine-guns.
66) Dust on the sea
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English
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The Mediterranean, 1943: At long last the British Army has won a victory, and Rommel's Afrika Korps is in retreat. Into this new phase of the war comes Captain Mike Blackwood, Royal Marine Commando. Already bloodied in the disastrous retreat from Burma, Blackwood goes to Alexandria as part of an elite unit, poised to strike the first blows against the Nazi fortress of mainland Europe.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
London's military structures and the history behind them, from early times to the presentDescribing the various elements of London's military heritage, this book places them in their historical, archaeological, and social context. It covers the castles and strong houses of the medieval and Tudor monarchs and statesmen, the pseudo-fortresses of the Victorian militia and rifle volunteers, the airfields of the anti-Zeppelin fighters of the Royal Flying...
68) A deniable death
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English
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Pulled from home country duty to carry out a covert mission to assassinate a roadside bomber in the Middle East, a talented surveillance operative engages in a painstaking process to save lives while working under a constant threat of disavowal.
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English
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The Ypres Salient in Belgian Flanders was the most notorious and dreaded territory in all of World War I-possibly of any war in history. After Germany's failed attempt to capture Britain's critical ports along the English Channel, a bloody stalemate ensued in this pastoral area no larger than the island of Manhattan. Ypres became a place of horror, heroism, and terrifying new tactics and technologies: poison gas, tanks, mines, air strikes, and the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Students will meet a modern-day drone pilot and learn about the combat missions he performs. They will read about the history of UAVs, such as the use of pilotless balloons during the Civil War, and how these unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are used in military operations today. Full-color photos highlight the technology behind drones and fact boxes detail how to prepare for a career as a UAV pilot.
Author
Publisher
Beast Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Presents an analysis of Barack Obama's views on war and the military in the first two years of his presidency, discussing his evolution from being a peace candidate to being a president conducting two wars and how this change affects national security and the nation's future.
72) Dirty wars
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. The rules of the game and of engagement have fundamentally changed. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government targeted killings occur in corners across the globe, killing untold numbers of civilians. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history, exposing...
73) Act of war
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English
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Jason Richter, head of a top-secret high-tech military unit code-named Task Force TALON, is called in to save America when terrorists target one of the world's largest multinational energy companies.
75) Once an eagle
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 66
Language
English
Description
Soldier Sam Damon and his adversary, fellow officer Courtney Massengale try to overcome their lifelong conflicts at the end of the Vietnam War.
76) The Victors
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Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Martin Falconer had one big anxiety: would they let him fly again?
Grounded in England at the beginning of 1918, it was a struggle, for escaped prisoners of war weren't generally allowed to return to the front, but Martin pestered the authorities and, at last, found himself back in France.
But the character of the war was changing. Everyone had suddenly become efficiency-conscious, and the freedom of choice which he had valued so much in his life...
77) The Interceptors
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The First World War is over. But Martin Falconer's story is only just beginning. 1919. Martin Falconer , a veteran airman while still in his teens and now adjusting to peacetime, is asked to go to Russia to fight the Bolsheviks. His answer? 'Try and stop me.' The Great War had taken away much of Martin's idealism, shown him the gruesome realities of battle. But the Russia of 1919, a chaotic, desperate country, shows him another sort of conflict, a...
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In 1795 - the year Napoleon Bonaparte was appointed commander-in-chief in Italy - the seventeen-year-old Jean-Nicolas-Auguste Noel entered the Artillery School at Chalons. A year later, with Napoleon proclaiming himself the liberator of Italy, Noel was appointed second lieutenant in the 8th Regiment of Horse Artillery. Written in 1850, With Napoleon's Guns is his remarkable memoir of twenty years in the Emperor's service. A trained artilleryman himself,...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Out of 193 countries that are currently UN member states, we've invaded or fought conflicts in the territory of 171. That's not far off a massive, jaw-dropping 90 per cent. Not too many Britons know that we invaded Iran in the Second World War with the Soviets. You can be fairly sure a lot more Iranians do. Or what about the time we arrived with elephants to invade Ethiopia? Every summer, hordes of British tourists now occupy Corfu and the other Ionian...
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