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The French Squadron
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Author : Barbara Harper-Nelson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The French Squadron written by Barbara Harper-Nelson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Bright Squadrons
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Author : Barbara Harper-Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-07-15
The Bright Squadrons written by Barbara Harper-Nelson and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Literary Collections categories.
The most extraordinary memoir of World War Two in the air since First Light by Geoffrey Wellum
The Raf S French Foreign Legion
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Author : G. H. Bennett
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-04-28
The Raf S French Foreign Legion written by G. H. Bennett and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-28 with History categories.
This book examines and analyses the relationship between the RAF, the Free French Movement and the French fighter pilots in WWII. A highly significant subject, this has been ignored by academics on both sides of the Channel. This ground-breaking study will fill a significant gap in the historiography of the War. Bennett's painstaking research has unearthed primary source material in both Britain and France including Squadron records, diaries, oral histories and memoirs. In the post-war period the idea of French pilots serving with the RAF seemed anachronistic to both sides. For the French nation the desire to draw a veil over the war years helped to obscure many aspects of the past, and for the British the idea of French pilots did not accord with the myths of "the Few" to whom so much was owed. Those French pilots who served had to make daring escapes. Classed as deserters they risked court martial and execution if caught. They would play a vital role on D-Day and the battle for control of the skies which followed.
The Secret Air War Over France Usaaf Special Operations Units In The French Campaign Of 1944
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Author : Major Bernard Victor Moore II
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
The Secret Air War Over France Usaaf Special Operations Units In The French Campaign Of 1944 written by Major Bernard Victor Moore II and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
This paper presents an historical account of the operations of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) special operations units in the French campaign of 1944. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, it is intended to be a brief history of the creation, development and combat record of these units. Second, it is intended for use as an example of the utility and effectiveness of air force special operations in high intensity conventional warfare. The narrative basically begins in early 1943, as the Western Allies began making plans for the cross-Channel invasion of Normandy. At the request of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the USAAF commands in the United Kingdom and North Africa secretly organized a small number of special operations squadrons for use in covert operations over France. Their overall mission was to provide specialized airlift for clandestine warfare activities intended to support the conventional ground forces during the critical days and weeks immediately after D-Day. From October 1943 through September 1944, these squadrons flew thousands of clandestine missions, parachuting guerrilla warfare teams and intelligence agents deep behind German lines, dropping weapons, ammunition, explosives and other supplies to French resistance fighters, and extracting teams from enemy territory. The USAAF squadrons, operating in conjunction with similar British squadrons, enabled American and British special forces and French irregular units to operate with great effectiveness in the vulnerable rear areas behind German lines.
Fighter Pilot
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Author : Paul Richey
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-05-02
Fighter Pilot written by Paul Richey and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
One of 'The 30 Best Travel and Adventure Books of All Time', as selected by Gear Patrol, Winner 2015 US Travel and Adventure website. Fighter Pilot was written from the immediate and unfettered personal journal that 23-year-old Flying Officer Paul Richey began on the day he and No. 1 Squadron landed their Hawker Hurricanes on a grass airfield in France. Originally published in September 1941, it was the first such account of air combat against the Luftwaffe in France in the Second World War, and it struck an immediate chord with a British public enthralled by the exploits of its young airmen. It is the story of a highly skilled group of young volunteer fighter pilots who patrolled, flew and fought at up to 30,000 feet in unheated cockpits, without radar and often from makeshift airfields, and who were finally confronted by the overwhelming might of Hitler's Blitzkreig. It tells how this remarkable squadron adapted its tactics, its aircraft and itself to achieve a brilliant record of combat victories – in spite of the most extreme and testing circumstances. All the thrills, adrenalin rushes and the sheer terror of dog-fighting are here: simply, accurately and movingly described by a young airman discovering for himself the deadly nature of the combat in which he is engaged.
Memoirs Of The History Of France During The Reign Of Napoleon
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Author : Napoleon I (Emperor of the French)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1823
Memoirs Of The History Of France During The Reign Of Napoleon written by Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1823 with France categories.
Kings Of The Air
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Author : Ian Sumner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Kings Of The Air written by Ian Sumner and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
“Simply superb! . . . easily the best book (in English) available on the French Air Service . . . The book is a gem.”—The Aerodrome In comparison to their British and German counterparts, the French airmen of the Great War are not well known. Yet their aerial exploits were just as remarkable, and their contribution to the war effort on the Western Front was equally important. That is why Ian Sumner’s vivid history of the men of the French air force during the war is of such value. He tells their story using the words of the pioneering pilots and observers themselves, drawn from memoirs, diaries, letters, and contemporary newspapers, magazines and official documents. The recollections of the airmen give an authentic portrait of their role and their wartime careers. They cover recruitment and training, reconnaissance and artillery spotting, aerial combat, ground strafing and bombing, and squadron life. They also highlight the technical and tactical innovations made during those hectic years, as well as revealing the airmen’s attitude to the enemy—and their thoughts about the ever-present threat of injury and death. “No stone unturned, well researched and well written, Kings of the Air should become the ‘go to’ title for information about the French contribution to the air war of the Great War.”—The Past in Review “The narrative provides a complete overview of developments in technology, service organization, naval aviation and the principle missions of the French Air Service, all laced with first-person accounts . . . Kings of the Air should be in the collection of any student of the first air war.”—Over the Front
The French Navy In World War Ii
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Author : Auphan (amiral, Paul)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The French Navy In World War Ii written by Auphan (amiral, Paul) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Government publications categories.
The Story Of The Lafayette Escadrille
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Author : Georges Thenault
language : en
Publisher: Red and Black Publishers
Release Date : 2014-10-18
The Story Of The Lafayette Escadrille written by Georges Thenault and has been published by Red and Black Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-18 with History categories.
When the First World War broke out in August 1914, the United States declared its neutrality. But a handful of American citizens nevertheless went to Europe and volunteered to fight for France against the Germans. Using French aircraft, they formed a squadron that became known as the "Lafayette Escadrille." This is the story of the Lafayette Squadron, as told by its French Commander, Captain Georges Thenault. Illustrated, and with new Introduction.
The Lafayette Flying Corps
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Author : James Norman Hall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Lafayette Flying Corps written by James Norman Hall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.