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- Battle of Britain [videorecording] / by Gething, Ashley.; McGregor, Colin.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Lion Television Ltd.;
Composer, Miguel D'Oliveira ; flight instructor, Air Marshall Cliff Spink.Presented by Ewan and Colin McGregor.To mark the Battle of Britain's 70th Anniversary, actor Ewan McGregor and his brother Colin, a former RAF pilot, lead viewers through key moments of the action when "The Few" of the RAF faced the mighty Nazi Luftwaffe. Together, the brothers take us on a journey to honor the heroes of 1940, bringing the amazing story of the Battle of Britain to a new generation. As Spitfires and Hurricanes once again fly over the White Cliffs of Dover, they reveal the inspiring personal stories of "The Few" who were there and those still with us today. Using great aerial footage mixed with impressive archival film, this is the definitive program on the Battle of Britain.E.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital; widescreen presentation.- Subjects: Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2011., Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Above and beyond : the Canadians' war in the air, 1939-45 / by Dunmore, Spencer,1928-;
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- Subjects: Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force; Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c1996., McClelland & Stewart,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Air Force Blue : the RAF in World War Two : spearhead of victory / by Bishop, Patrick(Patrick Joseph); Gilkes, John.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC- Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Aeronautics, Military; Air warfare; World War, 1939-1945;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Rescue at Los Baños : the most daring prison camp raid of World War II / by Henderson, Bruce B.,1946-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The fall of Manila -- Prisoners of the Japanese -- Los Baños Internment Camp -- Sky soldiers -- "You'll be eating dirt" -- Return to the Philippines -- Freedom week -- Under the cover of darkness -- The killings -- "Do it right, joe" -- The escapes -- The Los Baños force -- "Rescue must come soon" -- "The world will be watching" -- The raid -- Rescue -- "God was with us" -- Epilogue: The fate of Sadaaki Konishi.- Subjects: Los Baños Internment Camp.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Masters of the air : America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany / by Miller, Donald L.,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Biographies.; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Bomber pilots;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Return of the Dambusters : what 617 Squadron did next / by Nichol, John,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Dams;
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- Dam busters : Canadian airmen and the secret raid against Nazi Germany / by Barris, Ted,author.; Mansbridge, Peter,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.May 16, 1943, was a night that changed WWII. Nineteen Lancaster bombers filled with 133 hand-picked and specially trained airmen took off on a night mission code-named Operation Chastise; their targets - the Ruhr River dams - whose massive water reservoirs powered Nazi Germany's military industrial complex. This mission cost the lives of fifty-three airmen, including fourteen Canadians. Based on personal accounts, flight logs, maps and photographs of the Canadians involved, 'Dam Busters' recounts the dramatic story of these young Commonwealth bomber crews.- Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617; Operation Chastise, 1943.; Air pilots, Military; Air pilots, Military; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Dams;
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- Vanished : the sixty-year search for the missing men of World War II / by Hylton, Wil S.;
Includes bibliographical references."From mesmerizing storyteller Wil S. Hylton, the gripping search for a missing World War II military crew, their bomber plane, and their legacy in American history"--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Aircraft accidents; Airmen; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Lost destiny : Joe Kennedy Jr. and the doomed WWII mission to save London / by Axelrod, Alan,1952-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Chosen son -- Most dangerous -- The bitter fruit of Peenemünde -- Never so lucky again -- War-weary -- Fogged in -- The drones of August -- A basketful of rattlesnakes -- "I don't want to have to tell him the truth".- Subjects: Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1915-1944.; United States. Navy; Air pilots, Military; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Friendly fire : the untold story of the U.S. bombing that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan / by Friscolanti, Michael,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.; Afghan War, 2001-; Friendly fire (Military science);
- © 2005., J. Wiley & Sons Canada,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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