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Author: Sam Caulkins Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1508144559 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
Book Description
The world’s largest and most technically advanced air force is the U.S. Air Force, which became its own branch of the military in 1947. It’s staffed by men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. This text employs a narrator whose uncle serves in the U.S. Air Force to teach readers what it’s like to be from a military family. Age-appropriate language is used to cover topics such as the branch’s past and present, its specialized tools and technology, and the unique career opportunities it offers. Readers gain a sensitivity to the sacrifice military families around the country make for our safety. Fact boxes and photographs help engage readers’ attention.
Author: Sam Caulkins Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1508144559 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
Book Description
The world’s largest and most technically advanced air force is the U.S. Air Force, which became its own branch of the military in 1947. It’s staffed by men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. This text employs a narrator whose uncle serves in the U.S. Air Force to teach readers what it’s like to be from a military family. Age-appropriate language is used to cover topics such as the branch’s past and present, its specialized tools and technology, and the unique career opportunities it offers. Readers gain a sensitivity to the sacrifice military families around the country make for our safety. Fact boxes and photographs help engage readers’ attention.
Author: A. J. Kehl Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1611214688 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 177
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“A no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is guide to pursuing a successful military career” from a Senior Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force (Midwest Book Review). A.J. Kehl’s well-crafted guide is designed with one purpose in mind: To make sure you make the most out of your time in the armed forces. Sgt. Kehl distinguishes his book from any other you will read, pointing out all the important things that rarely, if ever, make it to print. Hot items such as promotion, leadership, networking, and traveling make this a must-read for anyone now on active duty, thinking of joining the military, or who has spent time within this unique lifestyle. My Rich Uncle includes an invaluable collection of knowledge, wisdom, and insight from numerous USAF leaders, all of which is geared toward helping fellow airmen find success in their careers by highlighting the cultural things we expect airmen to know, or at least figure out, but which are rarely taught. This book will help you successfully navigate an Air Force career by providing insight into the expectations and the steps for YOU to take in order to maximize your service time and set yourself up for success. It also highlights little known programs, like Air Force Lean and Continuous Process Improvement, that empower airmen to find root cause solutions and reduce time-wasting practices that do not further your career. My Rich Uncle: An Informal Guide to Maximizing Your Enlistment is written by an airman for men and women who want to get the most out of their service. “This is a military guide like no other!” — J. Lewis, Command CMSgt (Ret.)
Author: Sam Caulkins Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 1508144567 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 26
Book Description
The world’s largest and most technically advanced air force is the U.S. Air Force, which became its own branch of the military in 1947. It’s staffed by men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. This text employs a narrator whose uncle serves in the U.S. Air Force to teach readers what it’s like to be from a military family. Age-appropriate language is used to cover topics such as the branch’s past and present, its specialized tools and technology, and the unique career opportunities it offers. Readers gain a sensitivity to the sacrifice military families around the country make for our safety. Fact boxes and photographs help engage readers’ attention.
Author: Bruce H. Wolk Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786499958 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 225
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More than 150,000 American Jews served in the air war during World War II. Despite acts of heroism and commendations, they were subject to bigotry and scorn by their fellow servicemen. Jews were sometimes characterized as disloyal and cowardly, malingering in the slanderous (and non-existent) "Jewish Quartermaster Corps" or sitting out the war in easy assignments. Based on interviews with more than 100 Jewish air veterans, this oral history features the recollections of pilots, crew members and support personnel in all theaters of combat and all branches of the service, including Jewish women of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The subjects recall their combat experiences, lives as POWs, and anti-Semitism in the ranks, as well as human interest anecdotes such as encounters with the Tuskegee Airmen.
Author: Tom Faulkner Publisher: University of North Texas Press ISBN: 1574417428 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 265
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In 1944 and 1945, Tom Faulkner was a B-24 pilot flying out of San Giovanni airfield in Italy as a member of the 15th Air Force of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Only 19 years old when he completed his 28th and last mission, Tom was one of the youngest bomber pilots to serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Between September 1944 and the end of February 1945, he flew against targets in Hungary, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Yugoslavia. On Tom’s last mission against the marshalling yards at Augsburg, Germany, his plane was severely damaged, and he had to fly to Switzerland where he and his crew were interned. The 15th Air Force generally has been overshadowed by works on the 8th Air Force based in England. Faulkner’s memoir helps fill an important void by providing a first-hand account of a pilot and his crew during the waning months of the war, as well as a description of his experiences before his military service. David L. Snead has edited the memoir and provided annotations and corroboration for the various missions.
Author: Whitley Strieber Publisher: Crossroad Press ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 288
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In his worldwide bestseller Communion, Whitley Strieber told of his remarkable encounters with alien beings, and convinced millions of us that we are not alone. But that was just the beginning of his incredible true-life odyssey. Since then Strieber has been led by the visitors on an astounding journey of revelation, and with their inspiration, has discovered a passageway to profound personal insight. He has seen them enter the lives of others and witnessed the extraordinary effects of their presence. And he has received their vast wisdom about the wonder of life and the rich, almost totally unexplored experience we call death. Powerfully moving and stunning in its implications, Breakthrough gives us a truly illuminating look at these mysterious, yet prescient, agents of change and reveals their inspiring message of hope for our chaotic and troubled world.
Author: Barbara Sillery Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company ISBN: 1455620688 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 343
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Return to the beach in these vintage images and stories! Based on the acclaimed documentary Biloxi Memories and the Broadwater Beach Hotel, produced and written by Barbara Sillery, this illustrated celebration of the community on the Mississippi Gulf Coast looks at its history from the first inhabitants until today. Biloxi continues to draw visitors from the Midwest, South, and abroad to see its many landmarks, including the resilient Biloxi Lighthouse. Sillery has captured the memories of generations who visited the shores through vintage postcards, photographs, and memorabilia. From the famous visitors and residents including Elvis, Jayne Mansfield, and Jefferson Davis to the curious characters like the “Mad Potter,” Sillery celebrates them all.
Author: T. E. Cruise Publisher: Hachette+ORM ISBN: 0446567094 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 285
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The Gold family learns that the relatively peaceful period of the seventies is just as dangerous as wartime, when they face industry changes that threaten the existence of the powerful Gold Aviation empire.
Author: Ginger Strand Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416564810 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 363
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Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the Falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized and landscape redesigned, the Falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery -- waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films and ersatz Indian tales. A symbol of American manifest destiny, they are shared politely with Canada. Emblem of nature's power, they are completely human-controlled. Archetype of natural beauty, they belie an ugly environmental legacy still bubbling up from below. On every level, Niagara Falls is a monument to how America falsifies nature, reshaping its contours and redirecting its force while claiming to submit to its will. Combining history, reportage and personal narrative, Inventing Niagara traces Niagara's journey from sublime icon to engineering marvel to camp spectacle. Along the way, Ginger Strand uncovers the hidden history of America's waterfall: the Mohawk chief who wrested the Falls from his adopted tribe, the revered town father who secretly assisted slave catchers, the wartime workers who unknowingly helped build the Bomb and the building contractor who bought and sold a pharaoh. With an uncanny ability to zero in on the buried truth, Strand introduces us to underwater dams, freaks of nature, mythical maidens and 280,000 radioactive mice buried at Niagara. From LaSalle to Lincoln to Los Alamos, Mohawks to Marilyn, Niagara's story is America's story, a tale of dreams founded on the mastery of nature. At a time of increasing environmental crisis, Inventing Niagara shows us how understanding the cultural history of nature might help us rethink our place in it today.
Author: Eileen A. Bjorkman Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 1640123636 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 292
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On November 18, 1965, U.S. Navy pilot Willie Sharp ejected from his F-8 fighter after being hit while positioned over a target in North Vietnam. With a cloud layer beneath him, he did not know if he was over land--where he would most certainly be captured or killed by the North Vietnamese--or over the Gulf of Tonkin. As he ejected, both navy and air force aircraft were already heading toward him to help. What followed was a dramatic rescue made by pilots and other airmen with little or no training or experience in combat search-and-rescue. Told by former military flight test engineer Eileen A. Bjorkman, this story includes nail-biting descriptions of air combat, flight, and rescue. Bjorkman places Sharp's story in the larger context of the U.S. military's bedrock credo--No Man Left Behind--and calls attention to the more than eighty thousand Americans still missing from conflicts since World War I. She also explores the devastating aftershocks of the Vietnam War as Sharp struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder. Woven into this gripping tale is the fascinating history of combat search-and-rescue missions that officially began in World War II. Combining the cockiness and camaraderie of Top Gun with the heroics of Sully, Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin is a riveting tale of combat rescue and an unforgettable story about the U.S. military's commitment to leave no man behind.
Author: Sam Caulkins
Author: Sam Caulkins
Author: A. J. Kehl
Author: Sam Caulkins
Author: Bruce H. Wolk
Author: Tom Faulkner
Author: Whitley Strieber
Author: Barbara Sillery
Author: T. E. Cruise
Author: Ginger Strand
Author: Eileen A. Bjorkman