Author: Ian Gordon Publisher: ISBN: 9780994355881 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 260
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455 Squadron RAAF was the sole Australian strike squadron in RAF Coastal Command, and flew the formidable Bristol Beaufighter, armed with 20 mm cannon, bombs and rockets. A salvo of eight of these rockets could smash through a large merchant ship and send it to the bottom. As part of the devastating strike wings of Coastal Command, 455 Squadron attacked German shipping off Holland and Denmark, and in Norwegian fiords. Here some of the fiercest battles were fought, the strike squadrons diving into concentrated automatic flak, among defending Focke-Wulfs and over merciless freezing waters. The deep fiords, with precipitous rocky sides, were unforgiving; precise flying was necessary for survival. 455 Squadron, 'the Viking Boys', mastered some of the most demanding and perilous operational flying of the war. This history describes the men who flew, the ground crews who gave unstinting support, and includes full appendices of personnel, aircraft on strength and operations. 'The type of work carried out by this Squadron is akin to that of the Viking - short sharp swoops across the sea by a compact, well armed force... The spirit of the Australians is like that of the Vikings, adventurous and free.' 455 Squadron Commanding Officer, Jack Davenport
Author: Sarah Eagle Heart Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY ISBN: 1558612947 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 274
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"In Warrior Princesses Strike Back, Lakhota twin sisters Sarah Eagle Heart and Emma Eagle Heart-White recount growing up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and overcoming odds throughout their personal and professional lives. Woven throughout are self-help strategies centering women of color, that combine marginalized histories, psychological research on trauma, perspectives on "decolonial therapy," and explorations on the possibility of healing intergenerational and personal trauma"--
Author: J. Torres Publisher: ISBN: 9781401228965 Category : Batman (Fictitious character) Languages : en Pages : 0
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Written by LANDRY Q. WALKER and J. TORRES Art by ERIC JONES, CARLO BARBERI and others Batman battles evil in these adventures from BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #7-12, with the help of heroes including Green Arrow, Catman, the Doom Patrol, The Atom, Adam Strange and more, along with appearances by Two-Face, The Joker and more! On sale NOVEMBER 17 - 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US
Author: C. J. Cherryh Publisher: Astra Publishing House ISBN: 1101660813 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 301
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The third volume of the Chanur saga, set in the Alliance-Union universe, featuring the alien spaceship captain Pyanfar Chanur and her human crewmate Tully. When the kif seized Hilfy and Tully, hani and human crewmembers of The Pride of Chanur, they issued a challenge Pyanfar, the captain of the Pride, couldn't ignore, a challenge that would take Pyanfar and her shipmates to Mkks station and into a deadly confrontation between kif, hani, mahendo'sat, and human. And what began as a simple rescue attempt soon blossomed into a dangerous game of interstellar politics, where today's ally could become tomorrow's executioner, and where methane breathers became volatile wild cards playing for stakes no oxy breather could even begin to understand....
Author: Lisa Lutz Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416594175 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 482
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Izzy Spellman, a twenty-eight-year-old amalgamation of Nancy Drew and Bridget Jones, launches her career as a private investigator while working for the firm of her outlandishly dysfunctional family. A first novel. Reprint.
Author: Chris Ryan Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1407069896 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 482
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Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will love this pulse-pounding action thriller from multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan. Guaranteed to keep you awake until the early hours! 'Hard as nails' -- Mirror 'Hard to put down...There's plenty of action, loads of claret, emotional and physical kickings a-plenty. It's a rock-solid story which is soundly told by Ryan -- Daily Sport 'Explosive plot...gritted teeth adrenaline' -- Financial Times 'A great piece of work, can't recommend it enough. Definitely hit the spot' -- ***** Reader review 'Could not put this book down, gripping right through to the last page' -- ***** Reader review 'An unstoppable read' -- ***** Reader review 'Got to be the best book I have read' -- ***** Reader review 'Loved it from start to finish. Great read - I could hardly put it down' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************** THREE MEN DEAD. ONE LIFE DESTROYED - THE STRIKE BACK BEGINS... John Porter was involved in a disastrous hostage extraction in Lebanon in 1989. Torn by guilt over the deaths, and struggling to come to terms with the past, John is an alcoholic rough sleeper. Colonel Peregrine Collinson was involved in the same raid. He was awarded a Military Cross and is heralded as a hero. After the raid, their lives couldn't have been further apart. Until now. A hostage crisis in the Middle East draws them back together for the first time in decades, but both men have secrets they've kept all this time - which might be dragged into the light...
Author: Haruka Takachiho Publisher: ISBN: 9781595821010 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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When a miner on the industrial planet Chakra is attacked by an unknown animal yet somehow survives trouble consultants Kei and Yuri are called in to investigate. How did the miner survive his wounds, and what are the ulterior motives of the company-town's superiors - the enigmatic religious leader, the town mayor, and the owner of the mining facilities? The answers will shock the two women and embroil them in yet another highly dangerous - and highly destructive - adventure!
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