Knights Of The Skies
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Knights Of The Sky
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Author : Randell Whaley
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2022-10-17
Knights Of The Sky written by Randell Whaley and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-17 with Fiction categories.
Our hero is an experienced test pilot at the start of World War I. As soon as the US enters the war, he joins the US Army and goes to flight training. After flight training, he is assigned to an air base in France. Then he has to meet the German fighter pilots daily in dogfights over Germany. He also escorts bombers on bombing missions. He also fights the Red Baron! He is shot down behind enemy lines, and traveling by night and sleeping by day makes it back to his own lines! This book is loaded with action! He also has a sweetheart in England who is eagerly awaiting the end of the war.
Flashman And The Knights Of The Sky
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Author : Paul Moore
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-06-09
Flashman And The Knights Of The Sky written by Paul Moore and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-09 with Fiction categories.
1906. Harry Flashman, grandson of the famous Victorian General is about to leave Rugby under a cloud. A chip off the old block, one might say. Perhaps more than he realised. Forced to join the army, up to no good at Sandhurst and sent to India. 1914. India. Bored with garrison life, an unwise gamble leads to a flight in one of these new aeroplanes. As a result, and surprisingly smitten by aviation, Flashman returns to England via Sarajevo intending to learn to fly. Meanwhile, Europe is convulsed. Displaying all his charming family traits, he is caught up in the start of the Great War, shanghaied along the way by the head of the fledgling secret service. Fighting for his life over the Western Front in a box of string and dope, sent beyond the lines on reckless missions for 'C', terrified out of his wits, dashing for cover, deflowering the local maidens, lying, stealing and generally behaving badly, Flashman gives his honest account of his life as an RFC pilot and sometime secret agent. From the birth of aerial fighting to the first day on the Somme, from dropping bombs on the enemy to duelling in the skies with Immelmann, from the nocturnal secrets of enemy spies, to murder on the streets of St Omer, Flashman lives up to his family name, emerging quivering but alive and reputation intact from the maelstrom of total war in Europe.
Fighter Aces
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Author : John Sadler
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2017-08-19
Fighter Aces written by John Sadler and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-19 with History categories.
A readable and entertaining introduction to aerial combat in the series that “would be excellent for someone with an early interest in military history” (Army Rumour Service). Just over a decade after the first successful powered flight, fearless pioneers were flying over the battlefields of France in flimsy biplanes. Though the infantry in their muddy trenches might see aerial combat as glorious and chivalric, the reality was very different and undeniably deadly: new Royal Flying Corps subalterns in 1917 had a life expectancy of eleven days. In 1915 the term “ace” was coined to denote a pilot adept at downing enemy aircraft, and top aces like the Red Baron, René Fonck, and Billy Bishop became household names. The idea of the ace continued after the 1918 Armistice, but as the size of air forces increased, the prominence of the ace diminished. But still, the pilots who swirled and danced in Hurricanes and Spitfires over southern England in 1940 were, and remain, feted as “the Few” who stood between Britain and invasion. Flying aircraft advanced beyond the wildest dreams of Great War pilots, the “top” fighter aces of World War II would accrue hundreds of kills, though their life expectancy was still measured in weeks, not years. World War II cemented the vital role of air power, and postwar innovation gave fighter pilots jet-powered fighters, enabling them to pursue duels over huge areas above modern battlefields. This entertaining introduction explores the history and cult of the fighter ace from the first pilots through late twentieth-century conflicts, which leads to discussion of whether the era of the fighter ace is at an end.
Knights Of The Skies
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Author : Michael C. Fox
language : en
Publisher: Crecy Pub
Release Date : 2006
Knights Of The Skies written by Michael C. Fox and has been published by Crecy Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
In June 1940 Billy Drake was shot down in his Hurricane over France. A German cannon shell exploded behind his head, but he survived thanks to a sheet of armor. Had he been shot down a few weeks earlier he would have been killed, because armor was considered µunnecessary'. At the start of the First World War armor had also been considered µunnecessary', its weight reduced the performance of the underpowered aircraft too much, but some pilots and squadrons made and fitted their own protection. By 1918 the view of the Air Ministry had changed and it commissioned designs for an armored µTrench Fighter' that must have a fully armored cockpit v lessons had been learned, but the price in pilots killed had been high. Between the wars performance again became the primary concern and the lessons of the First War were forgotten. So it was that the Hurricane squadrons went to France with no rear armor; and no front armor either. Soon every RAF combat aircraft was fitted with armor, saving hundreds of lives. In this carefully researched book Michael Cox takes the reader through the development of aircraft armor from 1910 to 1945, using the stories of pilots to illustrate how vital it could be. The technology and aircraft design is also examined, with little known aircraft as the µSopwith Salamander' and µFarnborough Ram' playing an important role.
Knights Of Emerald 01 Fire In The Sky
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Author : Anne Robillard
language : en
Publisher: Wellan Inc / Anne Robillard
Release Date : 2016-10-06T00:00:00-04:00
Knights Of Emerald 01 Fire In The Sky written by Anne Robillard and has been published by Wellan Inc / Anne Robillard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-06T00:00:00-04:00 with Fiction categories.
The Knights of Emerald : This epic tale takes place in a forgotten world in a time of great unrest as Amecareth, the Dark Lord of the Insect People, attempts to take over the known universe. It is the story of Kira, the purple child, born of the rape of Queen Fan of Shola by the despicable Emperor, who will ultimately bring about his downfall, and of the brave Knights of Emerald entrusted with her safety. Book 1 of the saga The Knights of Emerald, Fire in the Sky : Upon learning that Amecareth is preparing to invade the continent once again, the King of Emerald, in an effort to protect all the Kingdoms of Enkidiev, revives an ancient knighthood. Chosen for their special gifts and endowed with mystical powers, six men and one woman become the new Knights of Emerald. Their training now completed, these magical soldiers are about to leave for battle when Queen Fan arrives at the castle requesting an audience with Emerald I. Pressed for time, she leaves in his care her two-year old daughter Kira, fully aware of the part she will be playing in the future of mankind. Wellan, the undisputed leader of the knights, falls in love with the beautiful queen. But the Kingdom of Shola is the first to fall and everyone is slaughtered, including Fan. Heartbroken, Wellan will nonetheless have to come up with a plan to defend Enkidiev and repel the forces of evil.
Knights Of Arkyla Sky Knight
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Author : Isabella Steinhauer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-02-25
Knights Of Arkyla Sky Knight written by Isabella Steinhauer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-25 with Fiction categories.
Book 1 of the Knights of Arkyla. Cassandra Bruen, lured into the world of dreams by an elf's trickery, is chosen to be one of ten Knights sworn to protect the land of Arkyla and an ancient alliance. But the peace that has lasted for centuries under the Knights' careful watch is threatened when one of their own order betrays them, and a dark prophecy casts its shadow over their desperate efforts to hold the kingdoms together.
Sky Knight And The Lost Knights
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Author : Matt O'Connor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-28
Sky Knight And The Lost Knights written by Matt O'Connor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-28 with categories.
Two Sky Knights are missing in the dreaded Borcal Pass and Ed is picked for the rescue party. Can he help find the knights when all of the other search parties have failed? Will he survive the dangerous creatures that stalk the pass? Join Ed as he once again flies into danger, intent on becoming a Sky Knight.
Sky Knights
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Author : Larry D. Wagner
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-02-06
Sky Knights written by Larry D. Wagner and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-06 with Fiction categories.
Sky Knights is a unique tale of two WWII pilots who fought in wartime. After the war, they were asked to work together and become friends. The story walks you through the post war years as the two encounter the people, places and events in that era. The story is fun and moves so effortlessly that it might surprise you to find that many of the conversations in the story are actually quoted from historical figures.
Knights Of The Air
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Author : Bennett A. Molter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-06
Knights Of The Air written by Bennett A. Molter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06 with History categories.
A pilot's account of the war in the air Books on the war in the air above the fields, broken landscapes and trenches of France and Belgium in the First World War are not numerous. Those written by pilots who experienced war in the air during the infancy of aviation are fewer still. In the early years of the 20th century the first clumsy attempts at mastering the skies was followed quickly by the necessity, on the part of armies and navies, to find individuals with the ability to learn the skills and tactics of fighting in three dimensions. Those whose learning failed them paid a price rarely expected of young students. This book was written by a young American volunteer during wartime. He informs his readers from the outset that he has a poor opinion of his own abilities and of the contribution he believes he can make, though this is difficult to understand for those who have never taken the air to fight in a primitive flying machine-without a parachute. Molter was one of those remarkable young men, irrespective of his own opinion of himself, who elected to volunteer to fight for France before America had entered the war. He gives us an insightful account of flying combat missions from the sharp end and no one who has an interest in the subject will be disappointed with his story. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Governing From The Skies
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Author : Thomas Hippler
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Governing From The Skies written by Thomas Hippler and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with History categories.
Ever since its invention, aviation has embodied the dream of perpetual peace between nations, yet the other side of this is the nightmare of an unprecedented deadly power. A power initially deployed on populations that the colonizers deemed too restive, it was then used to strike the cities of Europe and Japan during World War II. With air war it is now the people who are directly taken as target, the people as support for the war effort, and the sovereign people identified with the state. This amounts to a democratisation of war, and so blurs the distinction between war and peace. This is the political shift that has led us today to a world governance under United States hegemony defined as 'perpetual low-intensity war', which is presently striking regions such as Yemen and Pakistan, but which tomorrow could spread to the whole world population. Air war thus brings together the major themes of the past century: the nationalization of societies and war, democracy and totalitarianism, colonialism and decolonization, Third World-ism and globalization, and the welfare state and its decline in the face of neoliberalism. The history of aerial bombing offers a privileged perspective for writing a global history of the twentieth century.
