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Birds In The Second World War

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Author : Nicholas Milton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-04-06

Birds In The Second World War written by Nicholas Milton and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-06 with History categories.

A love of birds has always been an important part of the British way of life but in wartime birds came into their own, helping to define our national identity. One the most popular bird books ever, Watching Birds, was published in 1940 while songs like There’ll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover epitomized the blitz spirit. Birds even featured in wartime propaganda movies like the 1941 classic The First of the Few starring Leslie Howard where they inspired the design of the Spitfire. Along the coast flooding to prevent a German invasion helped the avocet make a remarkable return while the black redstart found an unlikely home in our bombed-out buildings. As interesting as the birds were some of the people who watched them. Matthew Rankin and Eric Duffey counted seabirds while looking for U-boats. Tom Harrisson, the mastermind behind Mass Observation, watched people ‘as if they were birds’ while POW Guy Madoc wrote a truly unique book on Malayan birds, typed on paper stolen from the Japanese commandant’s office. For Field Marshall Alan Brooke, Britain’s top soldier, filming birds was his way of coping with the continual demands of Winston Churchill. In comparison Peter Scott was a wildfowler who was roused by Adolf Hitler before the war but after serving with distinction in the Royal Navy became one of the greatest naturalists of his generation. With a foreword by Chris Packham CBE Birds in the Second World War is the story of how ornithology helped to win the war.

Birds In The Second World War

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Author : Nicholas Milton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-04-06

Rare Birds

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Author : Charles R. G. Bain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-05-26

Rare Birds written by Charles R. G. Bain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-26 with Airplanes categories.

Stories of rare airplanes used by Allied and Axis nations during World War II, including plane specifications and photographs.

A Game Of Birds And Wolves

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Author : Simon Parkin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-01-28

A Game Of Birds And Wolves written by Simon Parkin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-28 with History categories.

As heard on the New Yorker Radio Hour: The triumphant and "engaging history" (The New Yorker) of the young women who devised a winning strategy that defeated Nazi U-boats and delivered a decisive victory in the Battle of the Atlantic. By 1941, Winston Churchill had come to believe that the outcome of World War II rested on the battle for the Atlantic. A grand strategy game was devised by Captain Gilbert Roberts and a group of ten Wrens (members of the Women's Royal Naval Service) assigned to his team in an attempt to reveal the tactics behind the vicious success of the German U-boats. Played on a linoleum floor divided into painted squares, it required model ships to be moved across a make-believe ocean in a manner reminiscent of the childhood game, Battleship. Through play, the designers developed "Operation Raspberry," a counter-maneuver that helped turn the tide of World War II. Combining vibrant novelistic storytelling with extensive research, interviews, and previously unpublished accounts, Simon Parkin describes for the first time the role that women played in developing the Allied strategy that, in the words of one admiral, "contributed in no small measure to the final defeat of Germany." Rich with unforgettable cinematic detail and larger-than-life characters, A Game of Birds and Wolves is a heart-wrenching tale of ingenuity, dedication, perseverance, and love, bringing to life the imagination and sacrifice required to defeat the Nazis at sea.

Birds In A Cage

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Author : Derek Niemann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

Birds In A Cage written by Derek Niemann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Bird watchers categories.

This is the inspiring story of how a passion for birds enabled four young men to escape the horror of internment in a German PoW camp - and brought about an extraordinary moment of cooperation and mutual understanding between them and their captors.

Meatballs And Dead Birds

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Author : James P. Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2004

Meatballs And Dead Birds written by James P. Gallagher and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Airplanes, Military categories.

This collection of photographs of downed Japanese aircraft chronicles the last days of World War II through the lens of an American serviceman.

The Role Of Birds In World War One

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Author : Nicholas Milton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2023-02-16

The Role Of Birds In World War One written by Nicholas Milton and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-16 with History categories.

The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as ‘The Best British Army Ever Sent to War’ as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the ‘Best Birdwatching Army Ever Sent to War’ for among its ranks were hundreds of both amateur and professional ornithologists. When not fighting many soldiers turned to birdwatching as a way of wiling away the long hours spent on guard duty or watching over ‘no man's land’. As a result, the hobby ranked as one of the most popular past-times for soldiers at the front, on a par with smoking, writing, games, gambling, sport and shooting rats. The list of birds seen by soldiers serving in all the theatres of war was truly impressive ranging from the common like sparrows, skylarks and swallows to the exotic like golden orioles, hoopoes and bee-eaters. It was not just at the battle front that birds found themselves in the firing line but also on the home front. Birds provided inspiration for politicians, poets and painters who carried on despite the terrible conflict raging all around them. For the Foreign Secretary Edward Grey, who worked tirelessly to preserve peace but ended up convincing the House of Commons to go to war, birds were his hinterland. But as well as declaring war on Germany on 4 August 1914 the government also declared war on the humble house sparrow, farmers falsely accusing it of destroying Britain’s dwindling wheat and oat supplies. When the guns finally fell silent on the 11 November 1918 and the Great War came to an ignoble end, a generation of birdwatchers lay dead. Among them were scientists, researchers, lords, librarians, artists, authors, professors, poets, lawyers, surgeons and explorers, many barely having entered manhood. If they had lived the science of ornithology and the hobby of birdwatching would have undoubtedly been much the richer. A selection of them is included in the Ornithological Roll of honor at the back of this book.