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Robert L Evans
The invention by Whittle of the turbo-jet engine, and the determined effort to design, develop and demonstrate that such a novel new method of propulsion would replace piston engines in…
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John Shields
Under cloudless blue skies, the Oakwood Cemetery Annex in Montgomery, Alabama hosts the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the United States. Most of the graves contain young RAF…
Air-Commodore
FIRST OVER EVEREST THE HOUSTON MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION 1933 BY AIRCOMMODORE P. F. M. FELLOWES, D.S.O., L V. STEWART BLACKER, O.B.E., P.S.C., COLONEL T, ETHERTON, AND SQUADRON LEADER THE MARQUESS…
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In the early years of the Second World War, Australian women began lobbying to contribute to the nation's wartime effort. From 1940, women were signing up to serve in the…
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Air Commodore John Mitchell
John Mitchell (1794-1870) a leading Congregational Minister of the 19th century New England wrote this book as a tribute to his mother, Mrs. Abigail Mitchell. One celebrated author of the…
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Title: American husbandry: containing an account of the soil, climate, production and agriculture, of the British colonies in North America and in the West-Indies …Author: John MitchellPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana…
A disturbing though often hilarious memoir, told uniquely through the eyes of a young child. This is a coming-of-age story of a boy, growing up in 1960s England. As shocking…
Title: The present state of Great Britain and North America: with regard to agriculture, population, trade, and manufactures, impartially considered.Author: John MitchellPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin’s…
Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork
Royal Air Force Day by Day
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Title: Notes from over Sea: consisting of observations made in Europe in the years 1843 and 1844: addressed to a brother.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the…
Title: My Grey Goose Quill. and other poems and songs, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of…
A history of the first Royal Air Force squadron to fly jet aircraft in combat
The History of Ireland - From the treaty of Limerick to the present time is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1869. Hansebooks is editor of the…
First hand accounts of adventure and bravery from RAF pilots shot down and forced to flee enemy forces.
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Enthralling stories of adventure and bravery from RAF pilots shot down in the sea during World War II - and those who rescued them.
Air Commodore John Oddie
By turns heart-warming and poignant, the story of an Australian farm boy who carved a military career encompassing service in two international wars.
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Twenty-four aircrew who flew the iconic aircraft with the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force (SAAF) relate their experiences and affection for the…
Nick Thomas
Air Commodore Peter Malam Pete Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC, and Bar (1917-2008) was one of the most heroic and highly praised pilots of the Second World War. Decorated extensively, he…
William Crookes,Air Commodore John Mitchell
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
John Mitchell
""Organized Labor: Its Problems, Purposes, And Ideals And The Present And Future Of American Wage Earners"" is a book written by John Mitchell and published in 1903. The book focuses…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
Jules David
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
The Fall of Napoleon V3: An Historical Memoir is a book written by John Mitchell and published in 1846. The book is the third volume of a series that recounts…
The Life of Wallenstein; Duke of Friedland is a biographical work written by John Mitchell and originally published in 1853. The book chronicles the life of Albrecht von Wallenstein, a…
The Battle of Britain story
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
Fred Waitzkin
Inspired by a true story, artfully told by the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer: A Bahamian island becomes a battleground for a savage private war.
Charismatic expat Bobby Little…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Air Commodore (Ret'd) Dr Peter Gray (University of Birmingham, UK)
Air Warfare provides an introduction to the subject’s theory, history and practice. As well as delivering an up to date look at the strategy, and historiography of air power, Peter…
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John Mitchell, JR.
And Of Diffusing The Light Of The Christian Religion Throughout The Eastern World.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
Air Commodore John Mitchell,Marion Juliet Mitchell
The Poetical works of John Mitchell is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research…
David Burnett
After growing up in rural North America in the 1920s and 1930s, Wilf Burnett (known in his family as Bamp) left Canada to join the RAF in 1937. This book…
Nasim Yousaf
The late Air Commodore M. Zafar Masud helped to mould the Pakistan Air Force into an effective fighting machine. Pakistan will remember him as one who made a great contribution…
