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  • Airmen of Arnhem

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    A history of the airborne portion of Operation Market-Garden during World War II, from the perspective of the airmen fighting the battle.Martin Bowman presents an unparalleled account of events as they unfolded in the skies above Holland during Operation Market-Garden in September 1944. Market-Garden was a heroic failure conducted at great cost; combined losses—both airborne and ground forces—in ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bombs Away!

    Dramatic First-Hand Accounts of British & Commonwealth Bomber Aircrew in WWII

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    This is a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War II. Their endearing bravery and fortitude and sometimes their despondency and cynicism, shows through in these stirring, daring, often irreverent, humorous and sometimes sardonic but memorable stories. All reflect the ethos, camaraderie, fear and bravery of the largely ... Read more

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  • World War II RAF Airfields in Norfolk

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, this book covers airfields in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire. 12 Group was formed in 1937 within Fighter Command to become responsible for aerial defense of the industrial Midlands. During World War Two this group was the second most important fighter group and as such, it received it's fair share of attacks from the German ... Read more

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  • Last of the Lancasters

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    'The Lancasters looked like enormous deadly black birds going off into the night; somehow they looked different when they came back. The planes carried from this field 117,000 pounds of high explosives and the crews flew all night to drop the load as ordered. Now the trains would not run between France and Italy for a while, not on those bombed tracks anyhow. Here are the men who did it, with ... Read more

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  • The Hercules Story

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    The C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the 'Charlie 130' was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore. Paradrops, airlift and evacuation operations were completed around the clock, often at low ... Read more

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  • A Bridge Too Far?

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series Book 4 - Air War Market Garden
    This final entry in a series on the Allied Operation Market Garden examines the final days of the Battle of Arnhem with eyewitness accounts.This, the fourth and final volume of the series on Market-Garden in September 1944 reveals the final fate of the troops at Oosterbeek and the decision to evacuate all able-bodied men in Operation 'Berlin' as well as the subsequent Operation 'Pegasus' when the ... Read more

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  • London's Airports

    Useful Information on Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and City

    by Martin W. Bowman, Graham M. Simons ...
    This book is for the passengers and aviation buffs who use Londons main airports. It includes a brief history, plans and photographs for each of the five airports, together with directions and information about gates, security, passport control, shopping, restaurants, car parks and other transport connections. Details of Air Traffic Control in London airspace is explained with the inclusion of ... Read more

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  • 1st Air Division 8th Air Force USAAF 1942-45

    Flying Fortress Squadrons in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area—in this case Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. Constituted as the lst Bombardment Division on 30 August 1943 the unit was activated at Brampton Grange, Huntingdon on 13 September 1943. It was assigned to the Eighth Air Force and redesignated lst Air Division in December 1944. ... Read more

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  • Syria's Democratic Years

    Citizens, Experts, and Media in the 1950s

    by Kevin W. Martin ...
    Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
    This study of mid-20th century Syria blends "cultural theory and comparative history" to offer "intellectual depth and relevance beyond the case at hand" ( The Middle East Journal).When Syria became fully independent in 1946, the young republic faced the task of forging a new national identity. From 1954 to 1958, Syria enjoyed a brief period of civilian government—popularly known as "The ... Read more

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  • 2nd Air Division Air Force USAAF 1942-45

    Liberator Squadrons in Norfolk and Suffolk

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series series Bomber Bases of WW2
    A history and guide to historic British airfields where American bombers were prepared to take off at a moment's notice—includes photos.As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area—in this case Norfolk and Suffolk.The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. A total of 95, 948 ... Read more

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  • Daylight Bombing Operations, 1939–1942

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series series Voices in Flight
    There are no records of war more valuable than the first-hand accounts of the individuals who were actually there. The vivid honesty of the stories on display here brings into sharp focus the personal fears as well as the sheer exhilaration of flying sorties by day, often through heavy flak, sometimes at hedge-hopping or wave- skimming heights, as the squadrons of Blenheims, Mosquitoes, Mitchells ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • US 9th Air Force Bases in Essex, 1943–44

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Series series Bomber Bases of WW2
    As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area in this case Essex. It covers the American air bases used by the Martin B-29 Marauders, P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs of the 9th USAAF Air Force during 1943-44 prior to their move south to France after the D-Day invasion on 6 June 1944.The airfields included are Andrews Field, Birch, ... Read more

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