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  • BLINDING FLASH
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    BLINDING FLASH
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Ken Revis was training to be a structural engineer, and had almost qualified, when war broke out in September 1939. He promptly enlisted and, at the age of 23, was commissioned in the Royal Engineers. Training complete, it was during the Christmas festivities of 1940, such as they were in the Army in wartime Britain, that Ken glanced at a typewritten sheet pinned to a noticeboa...

    $274.00

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  • FIGHT FOR THE AIR
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    FIGHT FOR THE AIR
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    This collection of popular air warfare stories covers the entire span of World War II, beginning when the Royal Air Force faced fascist forces on its own until the dropping of the Atomic bombs on the Japanese in 1945. Fight for the Air offers a rich mixture of accounts about such large and well-known battles and operations as the Battle of Britain, the huge Allied bomber raids ...

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  • THE AWARDS OF THE GEORGE CROSS, 1940–2009
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    THE AWARDS OF THE GEORGE CROSS, 1940–2009
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Early in WW2, King George VI was deeply impressed by the heroic deeds of servicemen out of the front line and civilian non-combatants in acts connected with the war such as bomb disposal and rescues after air raids. So in September 1940 the King instituted the George Cross for For Gallantry away from the heat of actual battle, to be awarded to civilians and servicemen and women...

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  • THE LIFE AND SELECTED WORKS OF RUPERT BROOKE
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    THE LIFE AND SELECTED WORKS OF RUPERT BROOKE
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Rupert Brooke's short life was filled to brimming with drama and romance. Today he is the best known of that extraordinary collection of British Poets of the Great War. Tragically his life was cut short but not before he produced arguably the finest poetry of the 20th Century, the best examples of which are in this book. ...

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  • VCS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    VCS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Published for the first time in a single volume, VCs of the Second World War consolidates the accounts of the actions of every recipient. The medal of this ultimate honor is inscribed with the simple words For Valour and this cross of courage was awarded to a total of 180 men - many posthumously.As these stories of bravery are unfolded, they reveal varied exploits of incredible...

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  • BRITISH AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
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    BRITISH AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    This unique book, now republished, was the first of its kind to be published on British aircraft of the Second World War. Aviation enthusiasts and aero-modellers can see British aircraft as they really were, through magnificently reproduced colour photographs. Each of the forty-nine types of aircraft is accompanied by a brief 'biography' together with tables of the most importa...

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  • FIGHT FOR THE SEA
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    FIGHT FOR THE SEA
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    This collection of popular naval stories covers the entire span of World War II, beginning when the British Royal Navy faced fascist forces on its own until the final Allied victory over the Japanese in 1945. Fight for the Sea offers a rich mixture of accounts about such large and well-known battles and operations as the Battle of the Coral Sea, as well as lesser-known actions ...

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  • THE WAAF AT WAR
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    THE WAAF AT WAR
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Highly experienced author John Frayn Turner has succeeded in capturing the indomitable spirit of the WAAF during WW2. His book vividly describes the many roles played by members of this highly respected organization, whether on the ground at air stations, under the ground in control bunkers, reading radar monitors or plotting the course of air operations.In addition the WAAF fl...

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  • THE BADER WING
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    THE BADER WING
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Douglas Bader remains a legendary figure, and the best known of all the Battle of Britain aces. Having lost both his legs in a pre-war flying accident, Bader overcame this disability to become not just a superb fighter pilot but a tough and charismatic leader. At a critical time in the War, Bader persuaded his superiors that fighters were best employed in Big Wings and was give...

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  • INVASION '44
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    INVASION '44
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    In the pre-dawn darkness of 6 June 1944, the greatest armada the world has ever seen began to disembark an Allied invasion force on the beaches of France's Normandy peninsula. Invasion '44 tells the story of that assault from the day over four years earlier, and only a few short weeks after the British disaster at Dunkirk, when a few individuals in the High Command began to tur...

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  • DOUGLAS BADER
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    DOUGLAS BADER
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Douglas Bader was a legend in his lifetime and remains one today 100 years after his birth. A charismatic leader and fearless pilot he refused to let his severe disability (loss of both legs in a flying accident) ground him. He fought the authorities as ruthless as he did the enemy and not only managed to return to the front line but became a top scoring ace. His innovative tac...

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  • BLINDING FLASH
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    BLINDING FLASH
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    Ken Revis was training to be a structural engineer, and had almost qualified, when war broke out in September 1939. He promptly enlisted and, at the age of 23, was commissioned in the Royal Engineers. Training complete, it was during the Christmas festivities of 1940, such as they were in the Army in wartime Britain, that Ken glanced at a typewritten sheet pinned to a noticeboa...

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  • SERVICE MOST SILENT
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    SERVICE MOST SILENT
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    From the very outset of war Nazi Germany demonstrated its determination and ability to lay siege to the British Isles by the laying of mines in shipping lanes. Losses to both merchant ships and naval vessels became a serious factor. If supplies continued to be lost by a combination of U-Boat and mine attacks the very survival of the nation was at risk. Finding counter-measures ...

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  • THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
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    THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    The Battle of Britain was one of the crucial conflicts in the history of civilisation. It started officially on 10 July 1940 and ended on 31 October 1940. Hitlers plans for the invasion of England were thwarted by two types of fighter aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, and a relative handful of young pilots, The Few.This fine book tells the momentous story of this unequal st...

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  • HEROIC FLIGHTS
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    HEROIC FLIGHTS
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    A century after the Wright Brothers first took to the air, the author records those moments of aviation history that stand out from all the others for their pioneering bravery or gallantry in the face of the enemy. A fascinating potpourri embracing the whole story of aviation from those first faltering flights, through the conquest of the world by flight, the drama of war in th...

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  • PERISCOPE PATROL
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    PERISCOPE PATROL
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    The Malta Force submarines had the vital task of interrupting German and Italian convoys crossing the Mediterranean to resupply Rommel and his Army in North Africa. The outcome of the Desert War depended on this.Operations from the beleaguered island were hazardous both at sea and in port. The Naval Base was under constant air attack. Due to the courage and tenacity of the crew...

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  • INVASION '44
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    INVASION '44
    JOHN FRAYN TURNER
    In the pre-dawn darkness of 6 June 1944, the greatest armada the world has ever seen began to disembark an Allied invasion force on the beaches of France's Normandy peninsula. Invasion '44 tells the story of that assault from the day over four years earlier, and only a few short weeks after the British disaster at Dunkirk, when a few individuals in the High Command began to tur...

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