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Author: Colin Heaton Publisher: Zenith Press ISBN: 1610584341 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 336
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The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset with technological (particularly the revolutionary engines) and political difficulties, resulting in it not entering combat until August 1944, with claims of nineteen downed Allied aircraft. The performance of the Me 262 so far exceeded that of Allied aircraft that on 1 Sepember 1944, USAAF General Carl Spaatz remarked that if greater numbers of German jets appeared, they could inflict losses heavy enough to force cancellation of the Allied daylight bombing offensive. The story of how the Stormbird came to be is fascinating history, and it comes to life in the hands of noted historian Colin Heaton. Told largely in the words of the German aces who flew it, The Me 262 Stormbird provides the complete history of this remarkable airplane from the drawing boards to combat in the skies over the Third Reich. Features two forewords, one by Jorg Czypionka, Me 262 night fighter pilot, and another by historian and author Barrett Tillman.
Author: Colin Heaton Publisher: Zenith Press ISBN: 1610584341 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 336
Book Description
The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset with technological (particularly the revolutionary engines) and political difficulties, resulting in it not entering combat until August 1944, with claims of nineteen downed Allied aircraft. The performance of the Me 262 so far exceeded that of Allied aircraft that on 1 Sepember 1944, USAAF General Carl Spaatz remarked that if greater numbers of German jets appeared, they could inflict losses heavy enough to force cancellation of the Allied daylight bombing offensive. The story of how the Stormbird came to be is fascinating history, and it comes to life in the hands of noted historian Colin Heaton. Told largely in the words of the German aces who flew it, The Me 262 Stormbird provides the complete history of this remarkable airplane from the drawing boards to combat in the skies over the Third Reich. Features two forewords, one by Jorg Czypionka, Me 262 night fighter pilot, and another by historian and author Barrett Tillman.
Author: Robert Forsyth Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 147285053X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 81
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Using rare first-hand accounts from Me 262 pilots, Robert Forsyth examines what it was like to fly the world's most advanced interceptor in the deadly skies over Germany in 1944–45. Right from its operational debut in the summer of 1944, the Me 262 outclassed anything the Allies had in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm Mk 108 nose-mounted cannon, and a Jumo 004 jet engine. The problem the Luftwaffe faced, however, was one of numbers. Towards the end of the war, availability of machines and trained pilots was scarce, and it is only thanks to the exploits of a handful of veteran Jagdwaffe aces such as Adolf Galland, Walter Krupinski and Johannes Steinhoff, that the aircraft made a significant impact on the air war and was the source of considerable concern to the Allies. Filled with specially commissioned artwork including action-packed ribbon diagrams, battlescenes, armament views and maps, Robert Forsyth offers the definitive technical and historical guide to the state-of-the-art Me 262, using rare photographs and pilots' first-hand accounts.
Author: Todd Mcfarlane Publisher: Image Comics ISBN: Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 32
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Al tries to save Wanda as Lucifer brings down all of his might on him, but Wanda knows there is a choice to be made. Will Al save her in time or will she have to sacrifice herself to save the life of another?
Author: Tripp Bowden Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN: 1602396825 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 225
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Though he was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, home of fabled Augusta National and The Masters, all ten?year?old Trip Bowden knew about golf was that it took up too much of his father?s time. But all that changed once Bowden?s father, a local doctor, introduced him to one of his patients, legendary Augusta National Caddy Master Freddie Bennett. The two formed a friendship and Bowden soon absorbed Bennett?s passion for the sport. But it was the lessons Bennett taught Bowden off the course that had the profoundest impact on his life. Soon to be a major motion picture, Freddie & Me is a heartwarming tale of an uncommon bond forged through sport.
Author: Megan Miranda Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1501107992 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 352
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-Confronted by a restraining order and the threat of a lawsuit, failed journalist Leah Stevens needs to get out of Boston when she runs into an old friend, Emmy Grey, who has just left a troubled relationship. Emmy proposes they move to rural Pennsylvania, where Leah can get a teaching position and both women can start again. But their new start is threatened when a woman with an eerie resemblance to Leah is assaulted by the lake, and Emmy disappears days later. Determined to find Emmy, Leah cooperates with Kyle Donovan, a handsome young police officer on the case---
Author: Robert Forsyth Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472829573 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 81
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Arguably two of the finest fighters built during the course of World War II, the Me 262 and P-51 Mustang heralded new dawns in aircraft performance. Making its operational debut in the summer of 1944, and powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed Allied planes in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm MK 108 nose-mounted cannons. However, in the P-51, fitted with the Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin engine and drop tanks, the USAAF finally had a fighter that had the 'legs' to escort its heavy bombers deep into Reich airspace and back. If flown to its strengths, the P-51 was more than capable of taking on the feared Me 262 on an equal footing, despite the differences in power and top speed. Indeed, the Mustang proved to be the Luftwaffe fighter arm's nemesis. When the P-51D sortied over Germany from the summer of 1944 onwards, it shredded through the ill-trained and depleted Gruppen of the Luftwaffe's defence wings. This book examines the two fighters in detail, exploring their history and development and containing accurate descriptions of the combats between the P-51 Mustang and the Me 262 in what were some of the most bitter and large-scale aerial actions fought over Europe in 1944–45.
Author: Jon Sharpe Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101166738 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 167
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Skye’s been working on the railroad! Skye Fargo has never had a kind word for the railroad barons, but they sure do pay well. While playing bodyguard to a surveying team in Wyoming, Skye catches a glimpse of the famous “Orphan Train,” full of street urchins from New York City hoping to find families among the settlers of the west. Then without warning, a gang of desperadoes attacks the train and kidnaps the children. Led by Dakota Danford, the outlaws demand $100,000 from the railroad barons for the safe return of the orphans, and New York Herald writer Kristen McKenna. Hidden among the caverns known as the Devil’s Catacombs, the bandits believe they’re invulnerable from any rescue attempt. But they didn’t reckon on a confrontation with the Avenging Angel called the Trailsman…
Author: Kathleen Morgan Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 0800719719 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
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Set against the powerful backdrop of the Colorado Rockies in 1879, a young schoolteacher finds herself caught in a clash of cultures as she fights for love against overwhelming odds.
Author: Archie Superstars Publisher: Archie Comic Publications ISBN: 1682555070 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 186
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BRAND NEW LEAD STORY: “Un-Living Doll!” A scary late night movie leaves the girls on edge when they spend a stormy night alone with their imaginations in the Lodge mansion.
Author: John Joseph Adams Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481435000 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
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The Saga book of all contain the line “What the @#&% is That?”—is often humorous, sometimes terrifying, but always incredibly entertaining. Ranging from irreverent humor to straight out horror, What the @#&% Is That? grew from a meme on Twitter when iconic comic book artist Mike Mignola painted a monster. Nobody knew what the F it was, but they loved it. Renowned editors John Joseph Adams and Doug Cohen then asked some of the best writers in the fantasy, horror, and thriller genres including Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Christopher Golden, and Scott Sigler to create a monster story that included the line “WTF is that?” This anthology is a feast for the imagination for anyone who loves monsters.
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