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Las escaleras de Strudlhof
by Heimito von Doderer«Un gigante de la novela alemana contemporánea.»The Times Las escaleras de Strudlhof es a un tiempo el retrato magistral de la sociedad vienesa entre 1911 y 1925, una novela panorámica sobre el fin de una época y una de las más altas cumbres literarias del siglo XX. La figura central de la trama es el ex teniente y empleado público Melzer, un hombre corriente, casi trivial, que en el ocaso de Austria-Hungría empieza su carrera militar en Bosnia para luego luchar con el ejército imperial en la Gran Guerra de 1914. Al finalizar la contienda regresa a Viena y se da cuenta de que el poder se sustenta de un nuevo tejido de relaciones. Reseña:«Al nivel más alto: Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann, Robert Musil.»Le Figaro
Las fuerzas del orden
by Malcolm DeasEn estos doce ensayos escritos en las últimas dos décadas, Malcom Deas habla sobre historia militar y económica en Colombia historia política venezolana y fronteras y choques culturales en las Américas. Con gran sentido de los contextos y un uso perspicaz de las fuentes este texto ilumina personajes, hechos y fuerzas, que en su mayoría comprenden episodios de finales de la Colonia y de las posteriores jóvenes repúblicas. La prosa de Malcolm Deas se nutre de sutil ironía y humor lúcido, y sus ensayos, por polémicos que resulten, tienen la ventaja de ser entretenidos. Armas, letras, economistas y tempranas economías, historia electoral, Francisco Miranda -el pensador y el militar-, fronteras culturales en América, y hasta el traslado de los huesos de Jorge Isaacs, se conjugan en un libro abierto a los descubrimientos. Su diversidad y amplitud componen un panorama que anima a la historia comparada, y que individualmente, y en suma, son una defensa del ensayo como género.
Las grandes batallas de la historia
by Canal HistoriaLas treinta batallas que derribaron imperios, frenaron invasiones, hicieron triunfar revoluciones y forjaron el mundo moderno tal y como lo conocemos. De Trafalgar a las Malvinas, de las Termópilas a Little Big Horn, de Navas de Tolosa a la batalla del Ebro, de las Cruzadas a Vietnam, de las legiones romanas a los tercios españoles, de los caballeros medievales a los kamikazes japoneses, Las grandes batallas de la historia es un apasionante viaje por los conflictos armados más famosos de la historia bélica mundial. Con la exhaustiva investigación de las fuentes y la amenidad divulgativa que caracterizan a Canal de Historia, este volumen recrea asedios agónicos como la toma de Jerusalén, batallas puramente aéreas, como la de Inglaterra en 1940, o la mayor operación naval de la historia llevada a cabo el Día D, sin olvidar el papel decisivo de los más famosos estrategas: Aníbal, Alejandro Magno, Julio César, Nelson, Napoleón, Toro Sentado o Churchill. Causas y consecuencias, armamento y táctica, éxitos y fracasos, curiosidades y anécdotas... todos los ángulos tienen su análisis, entretenido y didáctico, en un libro que ningún aficionado a la historia puede perderse. Reseña:«Nombres cargados de épica, hazañas y horrores bélicos narrados con el pulso que les ha hecho famosos en la televisión.»El Cultural
Las lanzas (La senda de los Tercios #1)
by Fernando Martínez LaínezFernando Martínez Laínez novela en esta serie la historia de uno de los ejércitos más importantes de todos los tiempos: los Tercios de Flandes, un ejército que marcó un hito en la historia militar universal. «La senda de los Tercios» es una obra con una labor de documentación impresionante y de rigor histórico colosal. «Ante todo era un soldado, y en las banderas, con sus camaradas, pasó sus mejores años. De soldado, tal como había vivido, pensaba fenecer, pobre y solitario, pero honrado. Todo lo honrado que se puede ser después de haber luchado en Flandes.» Las lanzas narra el primer tercio de la guerra de Flandes, centrándose en dos personajes principales: un soldado de nombre Alonso de Montenegro y el general Ambrosio Spínola. La historia del primero comienza cuando, con solo diecisiete años, se alista para huir de las consecuencias de dos crímenes desangre. Conocía a Federico Spínola, hermano de Ambrosio, de su época de estudiante, y este lo hace llamar para que sirva a su mando. Federico pretendía llevar la guerra hasta Inglaterra, pero muere sin poner en práctica su plan. Ambrosio Spínola siempre ha envidiado la inteligencia y capacidad de su hermano menor, y se propone emularlo. Toma bajo su mando a Montenegro y dirige una serie de campañas, muchas de ellas con éxito, pero lidiando siempre con la falta de recursos, sobre todo económicos. Fernando Martínez Laínez relata en esta historia novelada las hazañas de los legendarios Tercios en campañas tan relevantes en la historia militar española como las de Ostende, Frisia y Breda.
Las tres Españas del 36
by Paul PrestonUna perspectiva radicalmente distinta, original e innovadora de la compleja trama de la Guerra Civil española. Paul Preston, probablemente el más importante hispanista de la actualidad, ofrece en este ensayo una perspectiva completamente innovadora de la guerra civil española a partir de las biografías de los personajes que marcaron con su paso el devenir de todos, como José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Manuel Azaña y Francisco Franco. Descifra así un país distinto, la tercera España, que, con el paso del tiempo, desembocaría en la España democrática de hoy, y rompe con el tópico de que la Guerra Civil fue una lucha entre extremos llevada a cabo por fanáticos de la derecha y de la izquierda, fascistas y comunistas, católicos y ateos, campesinos hambrientos y terratenientes ricos. Este libro -galardonado con el Premio Así Fue 1998- es una reflexión sobre la profundidad del drama sufrido por los españoles, una reflexión conmovedora que no se olvidará fácilmente. Reseñas:«Paul Preston es un historiador que se distingue por el rigor científico de sus trabajos y por un permanente esfuerzo de objetividad.»Luis María Anson, El Cultural «Un libro de los que no se leen, porque se devoran.»La Vanguardia
Las vidas perdidas
by Mario EscobarUno de los autores españoles más traducidos y leídos en Estados Unidos y en otros catorce países. Más de 300.000 ejemplares vendidos. Esta narración impecablemente documentada nos cuenta la increíble historia de una mujer dispuesta a sacar la verdad a la luz. Una novela basada en hechos reales que recupera uno de los más conmovedores testimonios de humanidad y altruismo. Esta es la apasionante historia de una mujer, Valérie Portheret, que descubrió en un archivo olvidado los nombres de ciento ocho niños y dedicó el resto de su vida a devolverles la identidad. Una joven decidida a mostrar la verdad. Lyon, 1992. Una estudiante tiene que enfrentarse a un país y a una universidad que quieren pasar página y dejar atrás el pasado, pero el hallazgo de una vieja caja con las fichas de unos niños judíos, en paradero desconocido desde el verano de 1942, la anima a indagar en el pasado de su ciudad y a rescatar del olvido a un puñado de héroes anónimos. Un grupo de personas corrientes dispuestas a arriesgarlo todo. Lyon, 1942. Los nazis han aprobado la «solución final» y empiezan las deportaciones masivas de cientos de miles de judíos provenientes de los países ocupados, entre ellos, Francia. Klaus Barbie, un cruel funcionario de las SS, ha recibido la orden de expulsar a todos los judíos de la región, pero un grupo de hombres y mujeres intentará, en una endiablada carrera contrarreloj, salvar a los más pequeños antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Más de un centenar de niños perdidos a quien devolver sus vidas. Mientras por las calles de Lyon corre un pasquín con el lema «No os llevaréis a los niños», varios miembros de asociaciones humanitarias buscan la forma de salvar a todos los menores de dieciséis años de los campos de concentración alemanes. Un pueblo unido para salvaguardar su dignidad y demostrar así al mundo que, incluso en sus horas más oscuras, el bien puede vencer al mal. Reseñas:«Una mirada importante y sensible al triunfo del espíritu humano».New York Journal of Books «El relato de Escobar atrae a los lectores con descripciones convincentes, emotivas y deslumbrantes, mientras profundiza en la naturaleza humana, la maldad, los prejuicios y el perdón».Historical Novel Society «Mario Escobar se ha convertido en un detective de lupa y archivo histórico. Sus últimas obras se han propuesto novelar hechos apartados de un manotazo de nuestro pasado y revivir personajes olvidados».Manuel P. Villatoro, ABC Historia «Mario Escobar saca el lado más humano de la gente».Nacho Ares, SER Historia «Las novelas de Mario Escobar son una vacuna contra el mal».Herrera en COPE
Laser Radar
by National Research Council Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Committee on Review of Advancements in Active Electro-Optical Systems to Avoid Technological Surprise Adverse to U.S. National SecurityIn today's world, the range of technologies with the potential to threaten the security of U.S. military forces is extremely broad. These include developments in explosive materials, sensors, control systems, robotics, satellite systems, and computing power, to name just a few. Such technologies have not only enhanced the capabilities of U.S. military forces, but also offer enhanced offensive capabilities to potential adversaries - either directly through the development of more sophisticated weapons, or more indirectly through opportunities for interrupting the function of defensive U.S. military systems. Passive and active electro-optical (EO) sensing technologies are prime examples. Laser Radar considers the potential of active EO technologies to create surprise; i.e., systems that use a source of visible or infrared light to interrogate a target in combination with sensitive detectors and processors to analyze the returned light. The addition of an interrogating light source to the system adds rich new phenomenologies that enable new capabilities to be explored. This report evaluates the fundamental, physical limits to active EO sensor technologies with potential military utility; identifies key technologies that may help overcome the impediments within a 5-10 year timeframe; considers the pros and cons of implementing each existing or emerging technology; and evaluates the potential uses of active EO sensing technologies, including 3D mapping and multi-discriminate laser radar technologies.
Lasers, Death Rays, and the Long, Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon
by Jeff HechtThe whole story of laser weapons with a focus on its many interesting characters and sometimes bizarre schemesThe laser--a milestone invention of the mid-twentieth century--quickly captured the imagination of the Pentagon as the key to the ultimate weapon. Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht tells the inside story of the adventures and misadventures of scientists and military strategists as they exerted Herculean though often futile efforts to adapt the laser for military uses. From the 1950s' sci-fi vision of the "death ray," through the Reagan administration's "Star Wars" missile defense system, to more promising developments today, Hecht provides an entertaining history. As the author illustrates, there has always been a great deal of enthusiasm and false starts surrounding lasers. He describes a giant laser that filled a Boeing 747, lasers powered like rocket engines, plans for an orbiting fleet of robotic laser battle stations to destroy nuclear missiles, claims that nuclear bombs could produce intense X-ray laser beams, and a scheme to bounce laser beams off giant orbiting relay mirrors. Those far-out ideas remain science fiction. Meanwhile, in civilian sectors, the laser is already being successfully used in fiber optic cables, scanners, medical devices, and industrial cutting tools. Now those laser cutting tools are leading to a new generation of laser weapons that just might stop insurgent rockets. Replete with interesting characters, bizarre schemes, and wonderful inventions, this is a well-told tale about the evolution of technology and the reaches of human ambition.
Lash-Up
by Larry BondNew York Times bestselling author Larry Bond thrills again in Lash-Up, an explosive new novel. In a bid to dominate Asia and the western Pacific, China provokes a military crisis with the United States and then starts shooting down GPS satellites. America has only a short amount of time to devise some way of protecting its remaining satellites or China will gain an enormous advantage in the coming conflict. The only way the satellites can be protected is from orbit, so an armed spacecraft must be quickly designed, built, and launched to fight on this new battlefield.A team of soldier-scientists must construct a craft capable of knocking space weapons out of the sky. The fate of the United States rests on the shoulders of these determined people.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Last Argument Of Kings: Book Three (The First Law #Bk. 3)
by Joe AbercrombieThe end is coming.Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him - but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. It's past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home.With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no-one is safe, and no-one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It's a good thing blackmail, threats and torture still work well enough.Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful, and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too, and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it.While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead, the peasants revolt and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No-one believes that the shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First of the Magi has a plan to save the world, as he always does. But there are risks. There is no risk more terrible, after all, than to break the First Law...
Last Argument Of Kings: Book Three (The First Law #Bk. 3)
by Joe AbercrombieThe end is coming.Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him - but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. It's past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home.With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no-one is safe, and no-one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It's a good thing blackmail, threats and torture still work well enough.Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful, and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too, and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it.While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead, the peasants revolt and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No-one believes that the shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First of the Magi has a plan to save the world, as he always does. But there are risks. There is no risk more terrible, after all, than to break the First Law...
Last Argument Of Kings: Book Three (The First Law)
by Joe AbercrombieThe end is coming.Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him - but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. It's past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home.With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no-one is safe, and no-one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It's a good thing blackmail, threats and torture still work well enough.Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful, and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too, and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it.While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead, the peasants revolt and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No-one believes that the shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First of the Magi has a plan to save the world, as he always does. But there are risks. There is no risk more terrible, after all, than to break the First Law...
Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign
by Bill Ward Scott BowdenAn award-winning, groundbreaking, and controversial reappraisal of the most written-about battle in American history.
Last Chapter
by Ernie Pyle"No man in this war has so well told the story of the American fighting man as American fighting men wanted it told," wrote Harry Truman. "He deserves the gratitude of all his countrymen."THIS is the final book of Ernie Pyle's war reporting. After Africa, Italy, and D-Day on the European continent, Pyle took it the hard way again. There was still the Pacific war to win, and where the fighting was Ernie had to go, soul-sick though he was with the thousands of scenes of death and destruction he had already witnessed.He was attached to the Navy early in 1945. In the Marianas first and then living with the boys who flew the B-29s over the Japanese homeland, Pyle was experiencing a side of the war that was new to him. Next he joined an aircraft carrier on the invasion of Okinawa. He made the landing with the Marines and saw Okinawa secured.Then his luck ran out. A Japanese bullet killed Ernie Pyle on April 17th, 1945 on Ie Shima, and Americans lost their greatest and best-loved correspondent. Millions mourned the going of this modest man who wrote of the war with all honesty and no pretensions, and whose writings will stand as one of the most vital records of the struggle. LAST CHAPTER is a brief, brave little book to complete that record permanently. There is a sixteen-page picture section and an index of names and places.
Last Citadel
by David L. RobbinsAfter the cataclysmic fall of Stalingrad, Germany's campaign in Russia stood on a knife's edge. Hitler had to break Russia quickly or the war would be over. Thus 'Operation Citadel' was conceived. This was a plan to eliminate the huge salient around the Russian city of Kursk and trap the enormous Soviet Army in a noose of German steel. The only trouble was that the Russians knew it was coming. . . This is the story of that battle through the eyes of a remarkable group of people - the men and women who fought it. All in all, two million soldiers, 6000 tanks and 4000 aircraft fought in the seven day offensive and after their defeat, the Germans never took another step forward into the motherland.
Last Citadel
by David L. RobbinsThe riveting new military novel from the bestselling author of WAR OF THE RATSAfter the cataclysmic fall of Stalingrad, Germany's campaign in Russia stood on a knife's edge. Hitler had to break Russia quickly or the war would be over. Thus 'Operation Citadel' was conceived. This was a plan to eliminate the huge salient around the Russian city of Kursk and trap the enormous Soviet Army in a noose of German steel. The only trouble was that the Russians knew it was coming... A powerful look into the maelstrom of the greatest battle in history, LAST CITADEL follows the story through the eyes of a remarkable group of people - the men and women who fought for family, pride, country and, finally, for survival . . .
Last Days of the Luftwaffe: German Luftwaffe Combat Units, 1944–1945
by Manfred GriehlDrawn from newly-available historical archives, this German air force history is “packed with many fascinating revelations.” (IPMS/USA)The end of the Second World War in Europe was an epoch of complete social, cultural and technological upheaval. In the realm of military and aviation history this period was revolutionary. The eclipse of the piston-engine, and the introduction of electronic detection equipment, rockets and airborne weapons in previously unknown quantities changed the face of the air war and paved the way for post-war developments in aviation technology.Many details of this crucial phase of the war remained hidden for many years in top-secret files, but in this fascinating new history Manfred Griehl makes use of recently declassified sources, alongside his own vast collection of photographs, to provide a fresh look at the story of the Luftwaffe. Among the many aspects he covers are the new models of Bf 109 and Fw 190; the Me 262 jet plane; the establishment of He 162 squadrons; Stukas and Fw 190 fighter-bomber operations on the Eastern Front; Me 262 Blitzbombers in the West, the recruitment of 1928-born Hitler Youth into the two hundred glider schools; the increasing importance of remote-controlled air-to-air rockets; and the development of heavy bombs, remote-controlled bombs, atom bombs and Germany’s chemical and bacteriological arsenal. Brimming with intriguing discoveries, such as the existence of the real-life Luftwaffe kamikaze squadron, this meticulously researched and fully illustrated book will be of interest to historians and enthusiasts alike.
Last Days of the Reich: The Diary of Count Folke Bernadotte
by Folke BernadotteCount Folke Bernadotte was one of those rare figures in war ' a man trusted by both sides alike. Shortly before the war ended, Bernadotte was the leader of a rescue operation to transfer western European inmates to Swedish hospitals in the so-called 'White Buses'. This work through the Swedish Red Cross involved mercy missions to Germany and it was through this link that Bernadotte came into touch with prominent Nazi leaders in the 1940s. During the last months of the war, Bernadotte was introduced to Heinrich Himmler ' one of the most sinister men of the Third Reich. Bernadotte was asked by Himmler to approach the Allies with the proposal of a complete surrender to Britain and the US ' providing Germany could continue to fight the Soviet Union. The offer was passed to Winston Churchill and Harry Truman, but rejected. The course of these negotiations is narrated in this book with a simple, compelling clarity and thrilling immediacy. This new edition of Bernadotte's memoir includes a Preface by his two sons, and an Introduction by a leading Swedish author discussing Count Bernadotte's wartime record and his post-war assassination.
Last Descendants: An Assassin's Creed Novel Series (Last Descendants: An Assassin's Creed Series #1)
by Matthew J. KirbyAn all-new series based on the hit Ubisoft(R) video game franchise "Assassin's Creed." Part historical fiction, part tie-in, this novel creates an all-new narrative fans of the video games will love.Nothing in Owen's life has been right since his father died in prison, accused of a crime Owen is certain he didn't commit. Monroe, the IT guy at school, might finally bring Owen the means to clear his father's name by letting him use an Animus-a device that lets users explore genetic memories buried within their own DNA. During a simulation, Owen comes uncovers the existence of a powerful relic long considered a legend-the Trident of Eden. Now two secret organizations will stop at nothing to take possession of this artifact-the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order. It becomes clear the only way to save himself is to find the Trident first.Under the guidance of Monroe, Owen and a group of other teenagers go into a memory they all share within their DNA: the 1863 Draft Riots in New York City. Owen and his companions will find themselves tested on the violent streets of New York, and their experiences in the past will have far-reaching consequences in the present.
Last Flag Down
by Ron Powers John BaldwinAs the Confederacy felt itself slipping beneath the Union juggernaut in late 1864, the South launched a desperate counteroffensive to shatter the U. S. economy and force a standoff. Its secret weapon? A state-of-the-art raiding ship whose mission was to prowl the world’s oceans and sink the U. S. merchant fleet. The raider’s name was Shenandoah, and her executive officer was Conway Whittle, a twenty-four-year-old warrior who might have stepped from the pages of Arthurian legend. Whittle would share command with a dark and brooding veteran of the seas, Capt. James Waddell, and together with a crew of strays, misfits, and strangers, they would spend nearly a year sailing two-thirds of the way around the globe, destroying dozens of Union ships and taking more than a thousand prisoners, all while continually dodging the enemy. Then, in August of 1865, a British ship revealed the shocking truth to the men of Shenandoah: The war had been over for months, and they were now being hunted as pirates. What ensued was an incredible 15,000-mile journey to the one place the crew hoped to find sanctuary, only to discover that their fate would depend on how they answered a single question. Wondrously evocative and filled with drama and poignancy,Last Flag Downis a riveting story of courage, nobility, and rare comradeship forged in the quest to achieve the impossible.
Last Flag Flying: A Novel
by Darryl PonicsánNow a major movie starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne, directed by Richard Linklater!Darryl Ponicsan's debut novel The Last Detail was named one of the best of the year and widely acclaimed, catapulting him to fame when it was first published. The story of two career sailors assigned to escort a young seaman from Norfolk to the naval prison in Portsmouth, New Hampshire—and of the mayhem that ensues—was made into an award-winning movie starring Jack Nicholson. Last Flag Flying, set thirty-four years after the events of The Last Detail, brings together the same beloved characters—Billy Bad-Ass Buddusky, Mule Mulhall, and Meadows—to reprise the same journey but under very different circumstances. Now middle-aged, Meadows seeks out his former captors in their civilian lives to help him bury his son, a Marine killed in Iraq, in Arlington National Cemetery. When he learns that the authorities have told him a lie about the circumstances of his son's death, he decides, with the help of the two others, to transport him home to Portsmouth. And so begins the journey, centered around a solemn mission but, as in the first book, a protest against injustice and celebration of life too, at once irreverent, funny, profane, and deeply moving.Last Flag Flying is now a major movie from Amazon Studios, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne.
Last Flight From Saigon [Illustrated Edition] (USAF Southeast Asia Monograph Series #4)
by Lt.-Col. A. J. C. LavalleIllustrated with over 30 maps, diagrams and photosThe Southeast Asia Monograph Series is designed and dedicated to telling the story of USAF's participation in the Vietnam War. This monograph, the sixth in the Series, adds another exciting chapter to our continuing effort to bring forth and highlight the dedication, courage, and professionalism of the U.S. airman in combat. The primary intent of this series is to emphasize and dramatize the human aspects of this long and frustrating struggle, straying somewhat away from the cold hard statistics of "tons of bombs dropped" and "structures destroyed," etc., frequently the headliners in historical presentations."Last Flight From Saigon" is an exciting and moving account of how all our Services, as well as several civilian agencies, pulled together to pull-off the largest aerial evacuation in history-what many have referred to as a modern day Dunkirk. The three authors, intimately involved with the evacuation from beginning to end, have carefully pieced together an amazing story of courage, determination and American ingenuity. Above all, it's a story about saving lives; one that is seldom told in times of war. All too often, critics of armed conflict make their targets out to be something less than human, bent on death and destruction. One need only study the enormity of the effort and cost that went into the "evacuation of Saigon," and the resultant thousands of lives that were saved, to realize that the American fighting man is just as capable, and more eager, to save lives than he is in having to wage war.
Last Flight From Singapore [Illustrated Edition]
by Flt. Lt. Arthur G. Donahue DFCIncludes 20 illustrations.Arthur "Art" Gerald Donahue, a native of Minnesota, bravely entered the fray of the Second World War as volunteer pilot in the Royal Air Force by falsely claiming to be a Canadian in 1940. He was already an experienced pilot before he took off in his Spitfire in 64 Squadron based at RAF Kenley, and then 71 Squadron. His experiences and victories during the Battle of Britain are recounted in his first book "Yankee In A Spitfire" but suffice it to say he flew with great skill and courage as one of the "Few". After a period of brief leave in America he was transferred to the Far East with 258 Squadron, a part of the belated effort to reinforce Singapore. In this book he recounts his adventures in the air over Singapore and Sumatra in the chaotic fighting that saw the British troops routed by a brilliant offensive by the Japanese. Surviving the overwhelming odds in the air, the author managed to escape back to England via India; but was listed as missing in action in 1942."Donahue makes no attempt either to dramatize or underplay his experiences. He tells them in a simple, unvarnished manner, much as if he were sitting down with some friends back home. The result is pretty close to what the real thing must have been."--New York Times
Last Flight of the Luftwaffe
by Adrian WeirThe account of one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.Desperate times drive determined men to desperate measures. In April 1945, their cause already clearly lost, an ill-assorted, ill-equipped group of Luftwaffe crew decided on one final 'death or glory' kamikaze mission - their trage an incoming USAAF Eighth Air Force bomber formation, their only weapons their aircraft.Adrian Weir has researched this remarkable flight to retell it minute by minute: a hopeless gesture of immense courage, thrilling as the reader flies in the cockpit with the German pilots towards the unstoppable aircarft of the Mighty Eighth. Including accounts from the survivors of the mission, this is one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.
Last Flight of the Luftwaffe: The Suicide Attack On The Eigth Air Force, 7 April 1945 (Sven Hassel War Classics)
by Adrian WeirThe account of one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.Desperate times drive determined men to desperate measures. In April 1945, their cause already clearly lost, an ill-assorted, ill-equipped group of Luftwaffe crew decided on one final 'death or glory' kamikaze mission - their trage an incoming USAAF Eighth Air Force bomber formation, their only weapons their aircraft.Adrian Weir has researched this remarkable flight to retell it minute by minute: a hopeless gesture of immense courage, thrilling as the reader flies in the cockpit with the German pilots towards the unstoppable aircarft of the Mighty Eighth. Including accounts from the survivors of the mission, this is one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.