Wings of War
Wings of War

Author: James P. Busha

Publisher: Zenith Press

Published: 2015-09-25

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0760348529

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Experience the exciting combat tales of both Allied and Axis pilots around the world during World War II! Wings of War encompasses the World War II air war from late 1939 through 1945 and provides a chronological snapshot not only of famous and significant events from the global air war, but also of other lesser-known events that are equally thrilling and important. Over three dozen different Allied and Axis airplanes are featured, giving you a unique experience at the controls of a variety of World War II's famed fighters, bombers, liaison, and jet airplanes. The action is truly global--from the skies over England, Greenland, mainland Europe, the African deserts, the CBI Theater, the entire Pacific Theater (including the Aleutians, Russia, Japan, and China) and many more, this is one book no fan of warbirds will want to miss! Here are just a few of the stories included about World War II aces from author Jim Busha's vast archival research and interviews: - A pilot that flew a P-36 against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, while still in his Sunday pajamas. - A B-25 pilot who launched off the USS Hornet along with his fellow Doolittle Raiders. - P-40 pilots who flew against Rommel and his Afrika Korps. - A PBY pilot helped locate and recover a downed Zero over the Aleutians, which was later used as a test bed to learn its deadly tricks.

War Cloud's Passion
War Cloud's Passion

Author: Karen Kay

Publisher: Avon

Published: 2001-07-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780380803422

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When her train is attacked by hotblooded Cheyenne warrior War Cloud, Anna Wiley must learn to trust this fierce brave as he leads her and the twelve children in her care to safety, and as they embark on a dangerous journey, forbidden passion flares between them, forcing War Cloud to choose between love and honor. Original.

The Pacific War
The Pacific War

Author: William B. Hopkins

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2010-11-04

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1616732407

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This “important comprehensive study” of WWII in the Pacific examines the high-level decision-making and strategy that led to victory (Roanoke Times). Once the stories have been told of battles won and lost, most of what happens in a war remains a mystery. So it has been with accounts of World War II in the Pacific, a complex conflict whose nature is often obscured by simple chronological narratives. In The Pacific War, William B. Hopkins, a Marine Corps veteran of the Pacific war and respected military history author, opens the story of the Pacific campaign to a broader and deeper view. Hopkins investigates the strategies, politics, and personalities that shaped the fighting. His regional approach to this complex war conducted on land, sea, and air offers an insightful perspective on how this multifaceted conflict unfolded. As expansive as the immense reaches of the Pacific, and as focused as the most intensive pinpoint attack on a strategic island, Hopkins’ account offers a fresh way of understanding the hows—and more significantly, the whys—of the Pacific War.

At the Sign of the Sword A Story of Love and War in Belgium
At the Sign of the Sword A Story of Love and War in Belgium

Author: Le Queux William

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9359951943

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The book "At the Sign of the Sword" by using William Le Queux could be very thrilling. This interesting story, which came out in 1897, is ready in a international of political intrigue and spying. The predominant character of the story is espionage agent Alan Arnold, who gets stuck up in a web of foreign plots. Le Queux skillfully weaves a story of political unease and secretive operations as Arnold, despatched via the British government, unearths his manner via a world complete of secrets and techniques and hidden plans. The story takes quite a few unexpected turns and has quite a few complicated human beings. It takes readers proper into the middle of espionage, chance, and political change. The author skillfully builds mystery and anxiety into his or her testimonies, giving a clean image of the world of espionage at the flip of the 20th century. As Arnold digs deeper into the plot, the story turns into a thrilling journey of spying, locating out about hidden goals, and warding off chance. "At the Sign of the Sword" is one among Le Queux's maximum thrilling works. It suggests how proper he is at writing a nerve-racking secret agent story and offers readers a fascinating inspect the secret international of international politics through the eyes of a brave foremost character.

The "Japanese" War
The

Author: Sadao Ōba

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781873410332

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How British school pupils were recruited to learn in 18 months or less what was then considered to be the most difficult language in the world, in order to become translators, interpreters and interrogators for the allied effort in the Pacific War.

China's War Clouds: The Great Chinese Checkmate
China's War Clouds: The Great Chinese Checkmate

Author: Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd)

Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers

Published: 2024-08-20

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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Internationally well-known defence and strategic affairs analyst and awardee of several awards in the field of media, Lt Col. JS Sodhi (Retd) analyzes the rise of China economically and militarily since the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 and how China poses the greatest danger to world peace and world order, as not only does it challenge the superpower status of the USA, but it has also emerged as a superpower itself with unbridled economic and military prowess. With six wars on the horizon that China will wage in the next 39 years, it will be a challenge to contain China unless bold steps are taken immediately before it is too late.

Lights Camera War!
Lights Camera War!

Author: Rammesh

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2021-05-14

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1636335039

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Lights Camera WAR! looks at 50 Indian war films from 1950 to 2020 across various Indian languages and examines their balance between entertainment and history. It looks at factors such as the real history behind the plots; the equipment and uniforms depicted; the use of music in the context and setting or, as often in Indian films, as a narrative device in the nautanki tradition, or for temporary relief; and the use of “filmy” coincidences, and other plot devices. The author’s sometimes surprising view is that some Indian war films classified as “flops” deserved more respect, at least in that they have been authentic in the depiction of history while some “hits” leave much to be desired. There are also comparisons with Hollywood and the West, where war films form a distinct genre. Some Indian war films, including major hits, are clearly “inspired” by such Hollywood films, and what they lose (or gain) in transplanting to the Indian screen is also discussed. The book also includes small historical capsules for comparison with the on-screen action, to illustrate how far the Indian war film accurately presents the history, serves as ‘masala’ entertainment, or manages a balance between them.

Frome at War 1939–45
Frome at War 1939–45

Author: David Lassman

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

Published: 2020-03-20

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1526706024

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Frome at War 1939-1945 is a comprehensive account of this Somerset market town’s experience of the conflict, covering in detail life on the Home Front set against the background of the wider theatres of war. The narrative of that global struggle is given with a focus on the ordeals endured by the people of Frome, as they cheered their men and women fighters off to war, welcomed hundreds of evacuated men, women and children to the town, and contributed their part to the fight against Hitler and the Nazi threat. Rare insights into the life of the town are included, along with seldom told stories from the footnotes of history; from Frome’s part within the secret underground resistance movement and the national fight for women’s equality, to the gradual influx of American GIs and Field-Marshall Montgomery's stay in the aftermath of Dunkirk. The book incorporates memoirs and memories, along with in depth research from official records and newspaper accounts, which allow the reader to see the war not only from ordinary people’s perceptive, but the military experiences of Frome’s heroic men and women - and in many cases their tragic sacrifices – as well. More controversial aspects are also touched on, including injustice, espionage, racism and politics, to give a full and fascinating picture of a town facing profound trials of endurance and courage, but at the same time revealing the characteristics that have sustained Frome throughout its illustrious and turbulent history.