Airman To The Rescue
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Airman To The Rescue
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Author : Heatherly Bell
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2017-06-01
Airman To The Rescue written by Heatherly Bell and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-01 with Fiction categories.
She's off-limits…and perfect for him! It was supposed to be easy. Sarah Mcallister was going to flip her late father's house and head back to Colorado for a fresh start. But when her shady contractor gets arrested, taking most of her budget with him, she's at risk of losing everything. Enter Matt Conner…sexy pilot, single dad, Sarah's brother's best friend…and far too good with his hands for her peace of mind. Moving into Sarah's spare bedroom is just asking for trouble, but Matt's trying to make amends with his troubled teen son, and a key step is finding a decent place to crash for as long as it takes. And the woman needs his help…
Lost Airmen
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Author : Charles E. Stanley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-03-15
Lost Airmen written by Charles E. Stanley and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with History categories.
Late in 1944, thirteen U.S. B-24 bomber crews bailed from their cabins over the Yugoslavian wilderness. Bloodied and disoriented after a harrowing strike against the Third Reich, the pilots took refugee with the Partisan underground. But the Americans were far from safety. Holed up in a village barely able to feed its citizens, encircled by Nazis, and left abandoned after a team of British secret agents failed to secure their escape, the airmen were left with little choice. It was either flee or be killed. In The Lost Airmen, Charles Stanely Jr. unveils the shocking true story of his father, Charles Stanely-and the eighteen brave soldiers he journeyed with for the first time. Drawing on over twenty years of research, dozens of interviews, and previously unpublished letters, diaries, and memoirs written by the airmen, Stanley recounts the deadly journey across the blizzard-swept Dinaric Alps during the worst winter of the Twentieth Century-and the heroic men who fought impossible odds to keep their brothers in arms alive.
One Mission To Ploesti
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Author : Robert P. Moore
language : en
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-19
One Mission To Ploesti written by Robert P. Moore and has been published by Dog Ear Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-19 with History categories.
Lost among the great stories of World War II was the escape and rescue of hundreds of Allied airmen shot down over German-occupied Yugoslavia. Their target had been the vital Axis oil fields at Ploesti, Romania. Robert P. Moore and his B-17 crewmates were among the first wave of high altitude bombing raids that intensified in April, 1944. Enemy flak and engine trouble brought down their aircraft short of the target. It was Moore’s first mission, in an unfamiliar aircraft, with a crew he had met only moments before take-off. He bailed out into a completely unknown and rugged country, and was confronted by local militia carrying axes and firearms. The men were part of a larger nationalist army—Chetniks. Fiercely anti-communist, the Chetniks desperately wanted Allied help. The Chetniks guided Moore and hundreds of other airmen, traveling in rugged mountains to get them to a safe zone for rescue. Moore’s escape and rescue is here recounted in his own words. Moore and his airmen bailed out into a country that was at war with itself as well as the Germans. The Chetniks under the leadership of Gen. Draja Mihailovich were engaged not only in a war with the Nazi occupiers, they were also at odds with an army of their fellow countrymen, called Partisans, under the leadership of communist-leaning Josip Tito. Mihailovich and his Chetniks, in part to show solidarity with the Allies, guided downed American airmen to a secret airstrip in the mountains south of Belgrade. Mihailovich and American intelligence cooperated in Operation Halyard, the secret mission to rescue almost 500 airman and return them to their base. Following the war, many of the surviving airmen shared their story with family and friends. A few wrote about their adventure, and a few of those stories made it into print. Moore’s hometown newspaper ran a lengthy piece shortly after his return. Only now has Moore put together the complete experience, as a way to honor his wartime crewmen.
The Longest Rescue
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Author : Glenn Robins
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2013-09-20
The Longest Rescue written by Glenn Robins and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam, on September 20, 1965. After a brief stint at the "Hanoi Hilton," Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps, including the notorious Briarpatch and various compounds at Cu Loc, known by the inmates as the Zoo. No enlisted man in American military history has been held as a prisoner of war longer than Robinson. For seven and a half years, he faced daily privations and endured the full range of North Vietnam's torture program. In The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson, Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources, including declassified U.S. military documents, translated Vietnamese documents, and interviews from the National Prisoner of War Museum. Unlike many other POW accounts, this comprehensive biography explores Robinson's life before and after his capture, particularly his estranged relationship with his father, enabling a better understanding of the difficult transition POWs face upon returning home and the toll exacted on their families. Robins's powerful narrative not only demonstrates how Robinson and his fellow prisoners embodied the dedication and sacrifice of America's enlisted men but also explores their place in history and memory.
Airman
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Airman written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Aeronautics categories.
The Rescue Of Bat 21
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Author : Darrel D. Whitcomb
language : en
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Release Date : 1999
The Rescue Of Bat 21 written by Darrel D. Whitcomb and has been published by Thorndike Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
The story of the biggest and most controversial air rescue effort of the Vietnam War.
That Others May Live
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Author : Forrest L. Marion
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2004
That Others May Live written by Forrest L. Marion and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Korean War, 1950-1953 categories.
Airmen Against The Sea
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Author : George Albert Llano
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Airmen Against The Sea written by George Albert Llano and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Airplane crash survival categories.
Airmen Against The Sea is the fourth in a series of ADTIC studies to determine how military personnel survived under meegency conditions in variaous parts of the world. Its predecessors, 999 Survived, Sun, Sand and Survival, and Down In the North, dealt with survival respectively in the Southwest pacific Tropics, in ther African Deserts, and in the Arctic. This study concerns survival at sea dn, like its predecessors, employs the topical approach. It is not a water survival manual, but is a factual report of what happened to men who bailed out or ditched at sea, and whose only refuge for days on end was a rubber lifeaft. Under such topical headings as bailout versus ditching, survival equipment, the lifeaft, food, hazards, injuries, morale, and many others, the experiences of the survivors themselves are emphasized. The result is a new and fresh insight into the problems of survival at sea which will eb of inteest to all those wh ofly over water, and of particular value to those concerned directly with rescue operations, with water survival training, and with the development of survival materiel.
Survival In The South Pacific
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Author : Robert Richardson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06-15
Survival In The South Pacific written by Robert Richardson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-15 with History categories.
A young pilot disappears on a routine mission, resulting in a rescue attempt on a remote and inhospitable island in the South Pacific.
Rescue At 2100 Hours
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Author : Tom Trumble
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books
Release Date : 2014
Rescue At 2100 Hours written by Tom Trumble and has been published by Penguin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Australians categories.
February 1942. The Japanese invasion of Timor has begun and attempts to evacuate a group of 29 Australian airmen, charged with keeping an airfield operational until the last moment, are thwarted. Under the leadership of Bryan Rofe, a 24-year-old meteorological officer, the airmen make for remote jungle along the northwest coast. All attempts to rescue the group fail. Malaria-ravaged and starving, these men are taken to the limits of their endurance for 58 days. When a 300-strong Japanese patrol is sent to hunt them down all hope seems lost, until they receive a strange signal from sea - an American submarine has been dispatched to their position. With the Japanese closing in, only courage will keep them alive. Using diaries of the airmen and wartime records, Rofe's grandson Tom Trumble brings to life one of the greatest stories of survival and escape of the Second World War. From the young man who stepped up to bring his men home and the Japanese soldier sent to hunt down the Australians, to the American submarine captain and the Timorese fisherman who saved them, this is an insight into the extraordinary things that happen to ordinary men in war. 'Fascinating . . . Intimate passages exploring passion, separation and loneliness bring the protagonists to life in a way rarely achieved in narratives dealing with events now 70 years in the past . . . Trumble, a master of his material, builds the suspense without running aground on the rocky shallows of melodrama. His characters appear true to life and the events he describes are related with what appears to be unfailing historical accuracy. This is one of the few recent works of military history that can be read as a thriller. There should be more like it.'Canberra Times 'Gripping from the get-go . . . Vivid images inflame the pages and the book smoulders with intensity . . . Driven by love and respect [for the airmen], Tom Trumble recounts their journey into hell with journalistic flair, empathy and restraint . . . This book resonates.' Sunday Tasmanian 'a gripping tale . . . which has you glued to the page'. Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald 'A ripping yarn of courage against the odds, great resourcefulness and a daring night rescue by submarine.' Courier-Mail 'Trumble gives a gripping account of one of those many little-known stories worthy of a big-budget Australian film.' Daily Telegraph