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Hurricanes Over Singapore
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Author : Brian Cull
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Hurricanes Over Singapore written by Brian Cull and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Hurricanes over Singapore is the companion volume to the successful Buffaloes over Singapore published in 2003. It continues the story of the RAF's gallant but futile attempt to stop the might of the Japanese invasion force in its quest to conquer not only Singapore, but also Sumatra and Java and all the other islands that constituted the Netherlands East Indies. The Hurricanes went into action over Singapore on 20 January 1942 and the last two aircraft made the final flight at Java on 8 March that year. During the intervening time the Hurricane pilots and ground crew - British, New Zealanders, Australians, Canadians, Dutch and Americans - gave their all, with many making the supreme sacrifice. The majority of survivors would spend the next 3 1⁄2 years as prisoners of the Japanese - and some of their heart-rending stories are detailed here. This expertly researched account, the most comprehensive to date, and accompanied by rare photographs, is told wherever possible by the pilots themselves, the majority of whom were young and inexperienced. Their efforts should not be forgotten and this book is a dispassionate tribute to those who fell in battle, those who died as prisoners and those who survived the trials and tribulations of imprisonment.
Hurricanes Versus Zeros
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Author : Terence Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword
Release Date : 2007
Hurricanes Versus Zeros written by Terence Kelly and has been published by Pen & Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
In this book the author not only tells his story of flying against the Japanese but he succeeds in painting a much wider picture embracing the events leading up to and during the Japanese invasion of Singapore and the Dutch West Indies.
Buffaloes Over Singapore
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Author : Brian Cull
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-09
Buffaloes Over Singapore written by Brian Cull and has been published by Grub Street Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-09 with History categories.
This WWII history recounts how RAF pilots, outgunned by superior Japanese aircraft, nevertheless flew and fought their way to victory. In 1940, the Royal Air Force Purchasing Commission acquired more than 100 Brewster B-339 Buffalo fighter planes from the US. But when the aircraft were deemed below par for service in the UK, the vast majority were diverted for use in the Far East, where it was believed they would be superior to any Japanese aircraft encountered should hostilities break out there. This assessment was to prove tragically mistaken. When war erupted in the Pacific, the Japanese Air Forces proved vastly superior in nearly all aspects. Compounding their advantage was the fact that many of the Japanese fighter pilots were veterans of the war against China. By contrast, most of the young British, New Zealand, and Australian pilots who flew the Buffalo on operations in Malaya and in Singapore were little more than trainees. Yet these fledgling fighter pilots achieved much greater success than could have been anticipated. Buffaloes Over Singapore tells their story in vivid detail, complete with previously unpublished source material and wartime photographs.
Hurricanes Over Malta
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Author : Brian Cull
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Hurricanes Over Malta written by Brian Cull and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Hurricane (Fighter plane) categories.
Based on the classic 1987 Grub Street publication, Malta: The Hurricane Years, telling the story of the pilots of the RAF who flew Hurricanes in defense of Malta, June 1940 to April 1942. Since the earlier publication, a number of personal diaries and journals have been found. Especially valuable are the personal experiences of Flt Lt James Pickering AFC, who flew Hurricanes with the 261 Squadron. He has also written the Foreword and provided many previously unpublished photographs.
Malta The Hurricane Years 1940 41
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Author : Christopher F. Shores
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Malta The Hurricane Years 1940 41 written by Christopher F. Shores and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Malta categories.
Research has taken over ten years as the authors have pieced together information gleaned from official records, surviving participants or relatives.
Hurricane Over The Jungle
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Author : Terence Kelly
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2005-07-19
Hurricane Over The Jungle written by Terence Kelly and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The author and WWII fighter pilot offers a firsthand look at an RAF squadron’s harrowing fate in this candid combat memoir. Before he became a prolific author of history and fiction, Terence Kelly served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, flying Hawker Hurricanes in combat against the Japanese. Hurricanes Over the Jungle is Kelly’s personal account of what happened to the twenty-two pilots of No. 258 Squadron, RAF, after leaving Scotland in late October 1941. One hundred and twenty days later, all those who had not been killed became prisoners of the Japanese. This heartbreaking story takes readers to the final defense of Singapore and then on to Sumatra and Java. In his vivid narrative, Kelly recaptures the atmosphere of squadron life, the bitter aerial engagements with the Japanese enemy, and the hostile jungle terrain over which they fought. For its honest depiction of front line combat, and its criticism of British and Allied failures that resulted in lost lives, Hurricane Over the Jungle offers an important perspective on the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Hurricanes Over Tobruk
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Author : Brian Cull
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street the Basement
Release Date : 1999
Hurricanes Over Tobruk written by Brian Cull and has been published by Grub Street the Basement this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Hurricane (Fighter plane) categories.
At the beginning of 1941, the strategically vital port of Tobruk and its Allied garrison was under siege from Rommel's troops and the Luftwaffe and Italian Regia Aeronautica. The only air defence standing in the way was a handful of RAF Hurricane pilots, supported by their RAAF and SAAF colleagues.
Fighters Over Malta
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Author : Brian Cull
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-12-14
Fighters Over Malta written by Brian Cull and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-14 with categories.
Brian Cull's definitive Fighters over Malta: Gladiators and Hurricanes 1940-1942 is a highly detailed account of the gallant band of RAF and Commonwealth pilots who flew Gladiators and Hurricanes in defense of Malta between June 1940 and April 1942, when help in the guise of Spitfires finally arrived. Most of the Hurricanes which held this tiny outpost of the British Empire in the heart of Axis-dominated territory had been flown from the decks of aircraft carriers or from bases in North Africa, while a handful of fighter pilots arrived by Sunderland flying boats or other aircraft in transit from the UK via Gibraltar. Many of these pilots were inexperienced and quickly paid the supreme price, particularly when the Messerschmitt pilots of the elite 7/JG26 arrived in Sicily in early 1941, and later in the year when more from JG53 made their presence felt. A number of important personal diaries and journals have come to light, and these have been widely quoted to provide the atmospheric background, the thoughts and the hopes of some of the Hurricane pilots who defended Malta. Not all of the diarists survived, but their impressions provide a fitting tribute to their courage, aspirations and fears. Much of the early period of the air defense of Malta is enhanced by the personal experiences of Flt Lt (then Sgt Plt) James Pickering AFC, who flew Hurricanes with 261 Squadron.
The Early Air War In The Pacific
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Author : Ralph F. Wetterhahn
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-11-15
The Early Air War In The Pacific written by Ralph F. Wetterhahn and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-15 with History categories.
During the first 10 months of the war in the Pacific, Japan achieved air supremacy with its carrier and land-based forces. But after major setbacks at Midway and Guadalcanal, the empire's expansion stalled, in part due to flaws in aircraft design, strategy and command. This book offers a fresh analysis of the air war in the Pacific during the early phases of World War II. Details are included from two expeditions conducted by the author that reveal the location of an American pilot missing in the Philippines since 1942 and clear up a controversial account involving famed Japanese ace Saburo Sakai and U.S. Navy pilot James "Pug" Southerland.
Fighters Over The Aegean
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Author : Brian Cull
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-19
Fighters Over The Aegean written by Brian Cull and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-19 with Bristol Beaufighter (Fighter plane) categories.
This is the first comprehensive account of aerial operations over the Aegean 1943-44