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Damn Lucky : one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history / by Maurer, Kevin,author.;
"The incredible true story of John "Lucky" Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. When Second Lieutenant John "Lucky" Luckadoo-a wide-eyed 21-year-old assigned to the Eighth Air Force's 100th Bomb Group-arrived in England, "Axis Sally," an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during World War II, welcomed his squadron by name. "This isn't your war," she told them. "You don't have any business being here, but as long as you're here we're going to teach you a lesson." And they did. Kevin Maurer's Damn Lucky tells the true story of "Lucky" Luckadoo who flew some of the deadliest missions of World War II during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. Lucky served with the 100th Bomber Group during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany from England. His story starts with his quest to join the Royal Air Force with his best friend before the war, through 25 missions in combat over Germany to the one mission-a raid over Bremen-where Luckadoo felt like his luck had run out. The statistical chances for a heavy Bomber crew in Europe to be lost on a mission were 1-in-10. At a 25-mission tour of duty, statistically, once a flyer made it to 10 missions they were literally on borrowed time. Anyone who served a full tour and survived was remarkably lucky. Drawn from Lucky's firsthand accounts, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Kevin Maurer delves into this extraordinary tale, uncovering astonishing accounts of bravery during an epic clash in the skies over Nazi Germany"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Luckadoo, John, 1922-; United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 100th.; United States. Army Air Forces; Bomber pilots; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Rogue heroes : the history of the SAS, Britain's secret special forces unit that sabotaged the Nazis and changed the nature of war / by Macintyre, Ben,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Special forces (Military science);
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Kingdom Come Deliverance [graphic novel] / by Murphy, Brett(Comic book writer),author.; Gandolpho, Wilson,artist.;
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Action and adventure comics.; Historical comics.; Military art and science;
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One day in August : the untold story behind Canada's tragedy at Dieppe / by O'Keefe, David R.,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Dieppe Raid, 1942.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The secret world : behind the curtain of British intelligence in World War II and the Cold War / by Trevor-Roper, H. R.(Hugh Redwald),1914-2003.; Harrison, E. D. R.(Edward David Robert),1954-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Intelligence service; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Cold War.;
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The making of Billy Bishop the First World War exploits of Billy Bishop, VC / by Greenhous, Brereton,1929-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- "The Greatest Game in the World"; Chapter 2 -- A Pilot at the Front; Chapter 3 -- Tricks of the Trade; Chapter 4 -- Flight of Fancy; Chapter 5 -- Flying High; Chapter 6 -- A Statistical Interlude; Chapter 7 -- "I Have Never Been So Furious in My Life"; Epilogue; Appendix -- Bishop's Citations for British Decorations; Endnotes; Publisher's Afterword; Index.It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfield in an early morning raid at the height of the Great War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, and a place in Canadian history. And yet, the attack never happened. In this explosive new biography, Brereton Greehous exposes the myth of Billy Bishop. While his bravery never comes into question (Bishop was as courageous as any of the men who risked their lives in those early warplanes) his credibility as a storyteller does. From exagger.
Subjects: Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps; World War, 1914-1918; Fighter pilots; Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Grande-Bretagne. Royal Flying Corps; Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918; Pilotes de chasse; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HISTORY;
© 2002., Dundurn Press,
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Road to surrender : three men and the countdown to the end of World War II / by Thomas, Evan,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This suspenseful and propulsive account of the days leading up to the end of World War II, is told through the stories of three men: Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War, who had overall responsibility for decisions about the atomic bomb; Gen. Carl "Tooey" Spaatz, head of strategic bombing in Europe and the Pacific, who was in charge of actually dropping the bombs; and Shigenori Tōgō, the Japanese Foreign Minister, who was the only one in Emperor Hirohito's Court and Supreme War Council who knew and believed that Japan must surrender. 1945 was Stimson's last year of his career as a statesman in the administrations of five presidents. When Truman, a peripheral figure in the momentous decision, accepted Stimson's recommendation to drop the bomb, you are there as Army Air Force commander General Spaatz accepts the order, gets into one of the planes, and the planes take off. Like Stimson, Spaatz agonized over the command even as he recognized it would end the war, and that a prolonged war would cause even greater destruction. But Spaatz and Stimson were on only one side of the story. On the other side of the world was a commander whom they would never meet. From the start of the Pacific war, Foreign Minister Tōgō worked to mediate negotiations between the Japanese Prime Minister, the Emperor, and his Court, all of whom believed surrender was impossible. Finally, Tōgō convinced the Emperor that surrender was the best option for Hirohito, and for Japan"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974.; Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.; Tōgō, Shigenori, 1882-1950.; Atomic bomb.; Capitulations, Military; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare [videorecording] / by Amel, Arash,screenwriter.; Bruckheimer, Jerry,film producer.; Cavill, Henry,1983-actor.; González, Eiza,1990-actor.; Johnson, Eric,screenwriter.; Lewis, Damien,author.; Pettyfer, Alex,1990-actor.; Ritchie, Guy,film director,screenwriter.; Ritchson, Alan,1984-actor.; Tamasy, Paul,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Lewis, Damien.Churchill's secret warriors.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;
Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Eiza Gonzalez, Babs Olusanmokun, Cary Elwes, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Henry Golding, Til Schweiger, Freddie Fox.British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a group of military officials hatch a daring plan to neutralize Hitler's fleet of German U-boats during World War II. Made up of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, the top-secret combat unit uses unconventional techniques to battle the Nazis and change the course of the war.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; War films.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Great Britain. Special Operations Executive; World War, 1939-1945; Special forces (Military science);
For private home use only.
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare [videorecording] / by Amel, Arash,screenwriter.; Bruckheimer, Jerry,film producer.; Cavill, Henry,1983-actor.; González, Eiza,1990-actor.; Johnson, Eric,screenwriter.; Lewis, Damien,author.; Pettyfer, Alex,1990-actor.; Ritchie, Guy,film director,screenwriter.; Ritchson, Alan,1984-actor.; Tamasy, Paul,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Lewis, Damien.Churchill's secret warriors.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;
Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Eiza Gonzalez, Babs Olusanmokun, Cary Elwes, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Henry Golding, Til Schweiger, Freddie Fox.British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a group of military officials hatch a daring plan to neutralize Hitler's fleet of German U-boats during World War II. Made up of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, the top-secret combat unit uses unconventional techniques to battle the Nazis and change the course of the war.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; War films.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Great Britain. Special Operations Executive; World War, 1939-1945; Special forces (Military science);
For private home use only.
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Storming Juno [videorecording] / by Adair, Alden.; Cyr, Craig.; Dafoe, Drew.; Gagosz, Christopher.; Muir, Benjamin.; Pettitt, James.; Rella, Anthony.; Ritchie, Joshua.; Wolochatiuk, Tim.; Entertainment One (Firm);
Director of photography, Marcus Elliot ; composer, James Mark Stewart ; edited by John Whitcher.Benjamin Muir, Alden Adair, Craig Cyr, Drew Dafoe, James Pettitt, Anthony Rella, Joshua Ritchie.Discover the crucial role the Canadian military played in one of the most decisive battles of World War II as director Tim Wolochatiuk details the battle at Juno beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The date: June, 6th, 1944. The mission: Operation Overlord. Never before in history had a seaborne invasion of this magnitude been attempted. As 160,000 Allied soldiers made their way across the English Channel on a mission to penetrate "Fortress Europe," Canadian forces targeted Juno Beach. Incredibly, they would push deeper into France than any other Allied force. Though victory came at a high price, the sacrifices made by those brave Canadian soldiers during that fateful mission played a crucial role in shifting the tide in favor of the Allies, and heralding the downfall of a ruthless tyrant.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Division, 3rd; Great Britain. Army. Armoured Division, 79th; Battlefields; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Operation Overlord.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2011., Entertainment One,
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