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23 produkter
More Luck of a Lancaster
109 Operations, 315 Crew, 101 Killed in Action
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
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From 11 June 1943, the date of Lancaster Mark III EE136 WS/R’s very first op, to her last with 9 Squadron (on 19 October 1944), eighty-six Lancasters were assigned to Number 9. Of these, fifty were lost to enemy action, another five crashed at home, three crashed in Russia on the first Tirpitz raid …
Bomber Command, 1939–1940
The War Before the War
Häftad, 2024
171 kr
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For Bomber Command, the term 'Phoney War' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back.On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors …
Jocks in the Jungle
The Black Watch and Cameronians as Chindits
Häftad, 2022
171 kr
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In 1943, there was no thought of good times for two battalions of Scottish soldiers. For them, India meant a new and unimaginably arduous kind of training.Some of the Black Watch boys had seen action in Somaliland, Crete and Tobruk. Some of the Cameronians had fought the Japs in the Burma retreat. …
Bomber Command 1939-1940
The War before the War
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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For Bomber Command, the term 'Phoney War' never really meant much. Five Blenheims of 107 Squadron were among the blood and bullets the day after war was declared and only one came back. On 14 December 1939, in a disastrous raid on shipping, 99 Squadron lost six Wellingtons with only three survivors …
A Century of Air Warfare With Nine (IX) Squadron, RAF
Still Going Strong
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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n the earliest days of World War One, when IX Squadron was formed, we went to the fight in little 50mph machines that were barely capable of taking pilot and observer, a gun and a few small, hand-held bombs into the sky, especially on a windy day. When we took a wireless set, to spot for the …
Superpiss, Meltykiss, Spankers and Muff
Inbunden, 2012
110 kr
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Superpiss used to be a brand of windscreen washer fluid in Finland but they've changed the name for some reason. Bra milk has gone the same way.Luckily, there is still an Italian detergent called BumBum, a Ghanaian pepper sauce called Shitto, Jamaicans can buy Mannish Water Ram Goat Soup, those …
Superpiss, Meltykiss, Spankers and Muff
E-bok, 2012
62 kr
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Superpiss used to be a brand of windscreen washer fluid in Finland but they''ve changed the name for some reason. Bra milk has gone the same way. Luckily, there is still an Italian detergent called BumBum, a Ghanaian pepper sauce called Shitto, Jamaicans can buy Mannish Water Ram Goat Soup, those …
Holidays in Victorian England
E-bok, 2012
15 kr
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In the country, holidaymakers were a rarity. The railways could take you almost anywhere, but it was only the middle classes who went. So there were no crowds, and many of our pictures show tourist hotspots before they were hot, before there was any such thing as a car park. The text provides local …
Jocks in the Jungle
The History of the Black Watch in India
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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In 1943, there was no thought of good times for two battalions of Scottish soldiers. For them, India meant a new and unimaginably arduous kind of training. Some of the Black Watch boys had seen action in Somaliland, Crete and Tobruk. Some of the Cameronians had fought the Japs in the Burma retreat. …
Me and My MG
E-bok, 2011
181 kr
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A collection of heartwarming personal stories from MG owners around the world.Read about the Berkshire restorer who saw a heap of old iron in the bushes and realized it used to be a 1926 bullnose Super Sports; and the seven-year-old boy in Norfolk, Virginia, who read a book called The Red Car and …
Remembering the High Street
A Nostalgic Look at Famous Names
E-bok, 2012
147 kr
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A nostalgic trip down the British high street, remembering once famous names such as Woolworths, Athena and C&A and also featuring current favorites, including the ubiquitous Tesco and Marks & Spencer which started life as a penny market stall to become a retail giant that has had to adapt to …
Luck of a Lancaster
107 Operations, 244 Crew, 103 Killed in Action
E-bok, 2013
16 kr
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The saga of a squadron, a plane, and the action, triumphs, and tragedies they saw during World War II—includes photos. No 9 Squadron of Bomber Command converted from the Wellington to the Lancaster in August 1942. W4964 was the seventieth Lanc to arrive on squadron, in mid-April 1943. She flew her …
Luck of a Lancaster
107 Operations, 244 Crew, 103 Killed in Action
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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No 9 Squadron of Bomber Command converted from the Wellington to the Lancaster in August 1942. W4964 was the seventieth Lanc to arrive on squadron, in mid April 1943. She flew her first op on the 20th, by which time No 9 had lost forty-one of their Lancs to enemy action and another five had been …
Squadron That Died Twice - The story of No. 82 Squadron RAF, which in 1940 lost 23 out of 24 aircraft in two bombing raids
The story of No. 82 Squadron RAF, which in 1940 lost 23 out of 24 aircraft in two bombing raids
E-bok, 2015
71 kr
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"Where''s everybody else, Morrison?" –Wing Commander Paddy Bandon to Sergeant Jock Morrison, May 17, 1940 Morrison had brought home the sole surviving 82 Squadron aircraft of 12 that had set out on a bombing sortie over France earlier that day. His aircraft was so badly damaged by enemy fire that …
Classic Allotment
Av Terry Walton, Sarah Cuttle m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
152 kr
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Allotments are enjoying a renewed popularity because people want to know exactly what theyre eating, save money, eat seasonally and save on carbon footprints. As well as men, more and more women are taking up the challenge to create their own sustainable food source with allotments, as well as …
Pocket Guide to Sheds
E-bok, 2011
15 kr
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As the globe warms, everything runs out and people become the willing slaves of small electronic machines, we have our response: the Golden Age of Sheds. We can look out from our sheds and see those unfortunates, the slaves in question, the ones who would rather be stripped naked and whipped …
Me and My MG
E-bok, 2021
88 kr
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Read about the Berkshire restorer who saw a heap of old iron in the bushes and realized it used to be a 1926 bullnose Super Sports, and the seven year old boy in Norfolk, Virginia, who read a book called The Red Car and knew that, one day, he would have to have a TC, and the Dutch boy who saw an …
Remembering the High Street
A Nostalgic Look at Famous Names
E-bok, 2021
79 kr
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A nostalgic trip down the British high street, remembering once famous names such as Woolworth’s, Athena and C&A and also featuring current favorites, including the ubiquitous Tesco and Marks & Spencer which started life as a penny market stall to become a retail giant that has had to adapt to …
Pocket Guide to Pubs and Their Histories
E-bok, 2011
74 kr
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The portable guide to potable purveyors. "From alehouses, inns, and taverns, to the pubs we know today, Gordon Thorburn explains all . . . Cheers!" —Best of British Is there really a pub called The Toad Rock Retreat? Which one town has the pubs with both the longest and the shortest names? How many …
Cassius - The True Story of a Courageous Police Dog
The True Story of a Courageous Police Dog
E-bok, 2010
71 kr
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Cassius was a truly exceptional police dog whose career became the stuff of legend and the gold standard for all dogs coming after. In just five years he scored a century of arrests, saved lives, bit half a dozen policemen, and gave his handler, PC Joe Sleightholm, the most exciting, exhilarating, …
Travelling Art
Gypsy Caravans and Canal Barges
Av Gordon Thorburn, John Baxter
Häftad, 2010
218 kr
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The hey-day of the British gypsy caravan was short, only about 70 years, during which period it grew from a simple utility vehicle, blossomed and flourished as a mobile work of art, then disappeared from common sight. These caravans were masterpieces of woodcraft and design, and the best of them …
Merlin - The True Story of a Courageous Police Horse
Inbunden, 2014
144 kr
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This is the true story of an unusual hero. Tall, dark and handsome and often surrounded by an admiring crowd, this is no film star but an eight-year old bay gelding from the Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police. Horses such as Merlin go through a challenging training process to prepare them …
Cassius - The True Story of a Courageous Police Dog
Häftad, 2010
113 kr
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Cassius was an exceptional police dog. In just five years he scored a century of arrests, saved lives, bit half a dozen policemen, and gave his handler, PC Joe Sleightholm, the most exhilarating and nerve-wracking experiences of his life. Things did not go according to plan in Joe's first years as …
