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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked:...
Author
Publisher
History Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
During World War II, thousands of volunteer combat aviators trained at places like Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Hancock Field in Santa Maria. Some air cadets and WASPs--young women pilots--lost their lives in training accidents. The graduates would go on to fight in both the Pacific and European theaters. They faced flak bursts and collisions that resulted in horrifying explosions and were sent on strafing runs that made them targets in a lethal...
Publisher
Amber Books
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive illustrative guide to the best-known aircraft of World War II. Three view artworks and annotations outline the powerplant, performance, weight, dimensions, and armament of every aircraft featured, with all measurements given in metric and imperial.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Follows the history of the aerial assault vehicle from the creation of the aeroplane to its militarization during World War I and the Russian Revolution. Viewers learn that it was the Spanish Civil War that served as the testing ground for the German airplanes of the Third Reich in the lead-up to the Second World War, and more.
Publisher
Sentai Filmworks
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
As the Empire of the Sun crumbles upon itself and a rain of firebombs falls upon Japan, the final death march of a nation is echoed in millions of smaller tragedies. Seita and his younger sister Setsuko are two children born at the wrong time, in the wrong place, and now cast adrift in a world that lacks not the care to shelter them, but simply the resources. They are forced to fend for themselves in the aftermath of fires that swept entire cities...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
Author
Publisher
Jerald "Jerry" W. Berry
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This film recounts the exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division in Vietname, such as the battles fought, soldiers wounded/injured and soldiers that were killed in action (KIA). Documentaries and photos capture the heroism and horror of the battle they faced and fought.
Author
Publisher
Lowe & B. Hould
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Fighter Pilots of World War II is packed with the personal testimonies of the American pilots and their German adversaries, and various ground personnel. Their stories mesh with amazingly lucid photographs to allow an uncommon glimpse into the war from the skies, from combat to USO shows to everyday life at the base.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"A Question of Honor is the gripping, little-known story of the refugee Polish pilots who joined the RAF and played an essential role in saving Britain from the Nazis, only to be betrayed by the Allies after the war. After Poland fell to the Nazis, thousands of Polish pilots, soldiers, and sailors escaped to England. Devoted to liberating their homeland, some would form the RAF's 303 squadron, known as the Kosciuszko Squadron, after the elite unit...
Publisher
History Channel Club
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Pathfinders: They risked their lives for the most important allied airborne assaults of World War II, dropping behind enemy lines to set up secret radar transmitters and lights to guide the oncoming transport planes. The Germans called them "devils in baggy pants." But we know them simply as the Pathfinders.
Forward observers: From the 15th-century assault on Constantinople to the unmanned high-tech drones of the Gulf War, see how battlefield scouts...
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Series
Osprey combat aircraft volume 99
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Avonmore Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, during which air operations by both sides became a daily occurrence. As Imperial Japanese Navy flying boats and landbased bombers penetrated over vast distances, a few under-strength squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force put up a spirited fight. However it was the supreme power of aircraft carriers that had the biggest impact. Four Japanese fleet...
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Publisher
Columbia River Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
cp2000
Language
English
Description
Documentary of the development of the Royal Air Force and the critical role of the R.A.F. in 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Fighting against the Nazi invasion, the supremely talented pilots of the R.A.F. were almost singlehandedly burdened with the task of holding back the powerful, all-encompassing force of Hitler. The tense battle that these pilots managed to win against many odds stands as one of the integral conflicts of World War II. In two...
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Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A novel inspired by the most celebrated regiment in the Red Army about a woman's sacrifice, courage, and love in a time of war. Russia, 1941. Katya Ivanova is a young pilot in a far-flung military academy in the Ural Mountains. From childhood, she's dreamed of taking to the skies to escape her bleak mountain life. With the Nazis on the march across Europe, she is called on to use her wings to serve her country in its darkest hour. Not even the entreaties...
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