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May 2013 (16)
No Parachute
ISBN: 9781909166042 Author: Arthur Gould Lee Publisher: Grub Street From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat there emerged a renowned compa... From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat there emerged a renowned company of brilliant aces - among them Ball, Bishop, McCuddon, Collishaw and Mannock - whose legendary feats have echoed down half a century. But behind the elite there were, in the Royal Flying Corps, many hundreds of other airmen who flew their hazardous daily sorties in outdated planes without ever achieving fame. Here is the story of one of these unknown flyers - a story based on letters written on the day, hot on the event, which tells of a young pilot's progress from fledgling to seasoned fighter. His descriptions of air fighting, sometimes against the Richtofen Circus, of breathless dog-fights between Sopwith Pup and Albatros, are among the most vivid and immediate to come out of World War I. Gould Lee brilliantly conveys the immediacy of air war, the thrills and the terror, in this honest and timeless acount. Rising to the rank of air vice-marshal, Gould Lee never forgot the RFC's needless sacrifices - and in a trio of trenchant appendices he examines, with the mature judgement of a senior officer of the RAF and a graduate of the Staff and Imperial Defence Colleges, the failure of the Army High Command to provide both efficient aeroplanes until mid-1917 and parachutes throughout the war, and General Trenchard's persistence in a costly and largely ineffective conception of the air offensive. Bind: hardback Pages: 256 Dimensions: 135 x 210 mm Publication Date: 20-05-2013 |
$39.99 |
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Malta Spitfire Pilot
ISBN: 9781909166035 Author: Denis Barnham Publisher: Grub Street Malta in the summer of 1942, a Malta wide open to air attack from the Germans and Italians and defended by a handful of Spitfires and a few anti-aircraft guns. ... Malta in the summer of 1942, a Malta wide open to air attack from the Germans and Italians and defended by a handful of Spitfires and a few anti-aircraft guns. Denis Barnham, a young and inexperienced flight lieutenant, spent ten hectic weeks on this indomitable island; he left a well-ordered English aerodrome for the chaos and disillusionment of Luqa. His task was to engage the overwhelming number of enemy bombers, usually protected by fighter escorts, and shoot down as many as possible. The Spitfires were bomb-scarred and battered; often they could only get two or three in the air together, and the airfields were riddled with bomb craters, but they managed to keep going and they made their mark on enemy operations. The author has written a powerful account of his experiences in Malta starting with his trip out in an American aircraft carrier through the ceaseless battle and turmoil during the desperate defence of the island, until his departure by air back to England, having seen the reinforcements safely landed and the tide of battle turning. His descriptions and illustrations of the air action are thrilling, but terrifying. It is at times a very grim story but is told with humour and compassion to bring, arguably, one of the best first-hand accounts of aerial combat ever written. Bind: paperback Pages: 208 Dimensions: 135 x 210 mm Publication Date: 20-05-2013 |
$29.99 |
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Nimrod Rise and Fall
ISBN: 9781909166028 Author: Tony Blackman Publisher: Grub Street Now in Paperback. Now in Paperback. Bind: paperback Pages: 224 Dimensions: 170 x 240 mm Publication Date: 22-05-2013 |
$34.99 |
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It's Not Yours! It's Mine!
ISBN: 9781846435959 Author: Susanna Moores Publisher: Child’s Play Blieka has a present. It's a lovely red ball, and it's not for sharing! But what happens when the ball loses its air? Will help arrive, and will Blieka learn th... Blieka has a present. It's a lovely red ball, and it's not for sharing! But what happens when the ball loses its air? Will help arrive, and will Blieka learn that sharing brings some unexpected benefits? Bind: paperback Pages: 32 Dimensions: 250 x 250 mm Publication Date: 01-05-2013 |
$19.99 |
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The Pied Piper Of Hamelin (with CD)
ISBN: 9781846435195 Author: Natalia Vasquez Publisher: Child’s Play Much-loved fairy tales leap to life in this series of lively retellings. There's a surprise under each lift-up flap to add to the fun. Much-loved fairy tales leap to life in this series of lively retellings. There's a surprise under each lift-up flap to add to the fun. Bind: paperback Pages: 24 Dimensions: 210 x 210 mm Publication Date: 28-09-2012 |
$24.99 |
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The Stonecutter (with CD)
ISBN: 9781846435171 Author: Laura Barella Publisher: Child’s Play Much-loved fairy tales leap to life in this series of lively retellings. There's a surprise under each lift-up flap to add to the fun. Much-loved fairy tales leap to life in this series of lively retellings. There's a surprise under each lift-up flap to add to the fun. Bind: paperback Pages: 24 Dimensions: 210 x 210 mm Publication Date: 28-09-2012 |
$19.99 $7.99 |