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  • De Havilland Comet

    The World's First Commercial Jetliner

    by Colin Higgs ...
    Series series World's Greatest Airliners
    "A first-rate review of the history of the world's first commercial jetliner, its early difficulties and their rectification" ( Firetrench).The world got a little smaller in July 1949 when the first jet-powered airliner took to the skies barely four years after the end of the Second World War.Not only was the de Havilland Comet 1 was a lot faster than previous airliners, but it could also fly ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wingate's Men

    The Chindit Operations: Special Forces in Burma

    by Colin Higgs ...
    Series series Images of War
    This volume of rare WWII photographs offers a vivid chronicle of the exploits and operations of the famous British special forces unit stationed in Burma.The Long Range Penetration Groups, more commonly known as the Chindits, were possibly the most famous fighting formations of the Second World War's Burma campaign. Colonel Orde Wingate began the operations deep within enemy territory with the aim ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Best of British Aircraft

    by Colin Higgs ...
    Since AV Roe started building his first aircraft in 1907 at Brooklands in Surrey there have been great designers, engineers and test pilots whose combined skills have created some of the greatest aircraft the World has ever seen. In aircraft archivist Colin Higgs's new ebook you will discover the work of RJ Mitchell, Henry Royce, Geoffrey de Havilland, Sir Frederick Handley Page, Harry Hawker, ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dambuster's Squadron

    by Colin Higgs, Bruce Vigar ...
    Series series Voices in Flight
    They were the Dambusters the pilots and crew of the RAFs elite 617 Squadron. They flew the most difficult missions. They breached the Dams! They sank the Tirpitz! They were the only squadron to drop the immense Grand Slam bombs and with them they destroyed bridges, viaducts and even Hitlers impregnable U-boat pens.In this unique book, introduced by Dams raid survivor, George Johnny Johnson, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 100 Years of The Royal Air Force

    The Men, The Aircraft, The Battles

    by Colin Higgs ...
    The Royal Air Force has been central to the evolution of air power for 100 years. It is also the oldest independent air force in the world with origins that take it back to the earliest days of flight. Formed in 1918 while the outcome of the First World War was still in doubt the Royal Air Force has played a vital part in the defence of Britain and her allies for a century. 100 Years of the Royal ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Long-Term Athlete Development

    by Istvan Balyi, Richard Way, Colin Higgs ...
    Long-Term Athlete Development describes how to systematically develop sporting excellence and increase active participation in local, regional, and national sport organizations. This resource describes the long-term athlete development (LTAD) model, an approach to athlete-centered sport that combines skill instruction with long-term planning and an understanding of human development. By learning ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Test Pilots of the Jet Age

    Men Who Heralded a New Era in Aviation

    by Colin Higgs, Bruce Vigar ...
    Eleven daring test pilots recount their experiences at the forefront of aeronautical innovation in this oral history of the Jet Age.In the years after World War II, a select band of British test pilots risked everything in the quest to fly further, faster, and higher than ever before. Their vital work made our modern age of air transport possible. This book captures the stories of eleven such ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • World's Greatest Warplanes

    by Colin Higgs ...
    The World's Greatest Warplanes are the ones that get the job done. Visionary engineers and inventors have created some of the most impressive fighting machines. RJ Mitchell's Spitfire and Sydney Camm's Hurricane fought for control of the skies against Kurt Tank's FW190 and Willy Messerschmitt's Bf 109. Roy Chadwick's Lancaster and Boeing's mighty B-17 Flying Fortress battled to take the attack to ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Story of the Red Arrows

    by Colin Higgs ...
    The Red Arrows are the world’s greatest aerobatic display team. For decades they have thrilled crowds with their exciting mix of precision formation flying and breathtaking aerobatic manoeuvres.They promote British industry; they represent the Royal Air Force with huge distinction; and they help with recruitment for the British armed forces. But above all they are the great entertainers, ... Read more

    $3.72 CAD

  • Race Across the Atlantic

    Alcock and Brown's Record-Breaking Non-Stop Flight

    by Bruce Vigar, Colin Higgs ...
    "Reveals their race across the Atlantic in stunning pictures . . . includes a first-hand account from Captain Brown of his world-first flight." — Daily Mail OnlineIt was Tuesday, 15 July 1919 and for the residents of Clifden on Ireland's west coast this was not to be a normal day. Just before 08.40 hours, descending out of the gloom, came a large, twin-engine airplane lining up for final approach. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Supermarine Southampton

    The Flying Boat that Made R.J. Mitchell

    by Jo Hillman, Colin Higgs ...
    "Largely photographic coverage of the graceful 1920s flying boat designed by R.J. Mitchell of later Spitfire fame . . . A nostalgic look back." —Helicopter InternationalThe Supermarine Southampton was the first flying boat to be designed for the RAF after the First World War. Produced between 1924 and 1934, it entered into RAF service in 1925 and became the second longest serving (behind the Short ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climate Change and Global Health

    Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Effects

    by Dr Kerryn Higgs, Ågot Aakra, Khaled Abass, Robyn Alders, Kofi Amegah, Janetrix Hellen Amuguni, Gulrez Shah Azhar, Katherine Barraclough, Barbara Berner0, Alex Blum1, Justin Borevitz2, Menno Bouma3, Devin C. Bowles4, Mark Braidwood5, Anne Lise Brantsæter6, Cyril Caminade7, Katrina Charles8, Fiona Charlson9, Moumita Sett Chatterjee0, Matthew Chersich1, Rebecca Colvin2, Namukolo Covic3, Christopher B Daniels4, Richard Dennis5, Cybele Dey6, Hubert Dirven7, Yuming Guo8, Tari Haahtela9, Ivan C Hanigan0, Andrew Harmer1, Budi Haryanto2, Susanne Hyllestad3, Christine Instanes4, Ruth Irwin5, Ollie Jay6, Solveig Jore7, Ke Ju8, Tord Kjellstrom9, Marit Låg0, Jason KW Lee1, Shanshan Li2, Irakli Loladze3, Rosemary A. McFarlane4, Martin McKee5, Helle Margrete Meltzer6, Glen Mola7, Andy Morse8, Juliet Nabyonga-Orem9, Dr Nicholas H. Ogden0, Johan Øvrevik1, Rebecca Patrick2, Rezanur Rahaman3, Delia Randolph4, Shilpa Rao5, Arja Rautio6, Mary Robinson7, Tilman Ruff8, Subhashis Sahu9, Jonathan Samet0, Photini Sinnis1, Julie P Smith2, Jessica Stanhope3, Will Steffen4, Peter Stoett5, Stewart Sutherland6, Cathrine Thomsen7, Collin Tukuitonga8, May van Schalkwyk9, Gro Dehli Villanger0, Sue Wareham1, Philip Weinstein2, Bo Wen3, Robert White4, Kirsty Wild5, Kate Wingett6, Alistair Woodward7, Caradee Y. Wright8, Yao Wu9, Pei Yu0 ...
    There is increasing understanding that climate change will have profound, mostly harmful effects on human health. In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognized areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases. Set in a broad international, ... Read more

    $246.99 CAD