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On a Wing and a Prayer
First-hand accounts of bravery and adventure from the individuals who embraced the exciting e" and dangerous e" new world of flying at the start of the First World War.
On a Wing and a Prayer
The Untold Story Of The Pioneering Aviation Heroes Of Ww1, In Their Own Words First-Hand Accounts Of Bravery And Adventure From The Individuals Who Embraced The Exciting And Dangerous New World Of Flying At The Start Of The First World War. Few Are Aware Of The Risks That The Pioneering Airmen Of The First World War Took. On A Wing And A Prayer Is A Narrative History That Conveys The Perils Of Those Early Days, The Thrills Of Learning To Fly, And The Horrors Of War In The Air At A Time When Pilots Carried Little Defensive Armament And No Parachutes. The Men Who Joined The Royal Flying Corps In 1914 Were The Original Heroes Of Flying, Treading Into Unknown Territory, And Paving The Way For La...
Dunkirk
In 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The true history of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians involved in the nine-day skirmish has passed into legend. Now, in this gift edition, the story Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle' is narrated by bestselling author Joshua Levine in its full, sweeping context, including new interviews with veterans and survivors.
The Secret History of the Blitz
The Blitz of 1940-41 is one of the most iconic periods in modern British history - and one of the most misunderstood. The 'Blitz Spirit' is often celebrated, whereas others dismiss it as a myth. Joshua Levine's thrilling biography rejects the tired arguments and reveals the human truth: the Blitz was a time of extremes of experience and behaviour. People werepulling together and helping strangers, but they were also breaking rules and exploiting each other. Life during wartime, the author reveals, was complex and messy and real. From the first page readers will discover a different story to the one they thought they knew - from the sacrifices made by ordinary people to a sudden surge in the ...
Beauty & Atrocity
Irish history (from the Easter Rising and partition through to the recent troubles) will come alive through letters, diaries and meetings with those who experienced first-hand the monumental changes of the past century.
Beauty and Atrocity: People, Politics and Ireland’s Fight for Peace
An ambitious and powerful account of modern Irish history through the eyes of those who experienced it at first hand.
Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain
Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler's troops had overrun Holland, Belgium and France in quick succession, and the British people anticipated an invasion would soon be upon them. From July to October, they watched the Battle of Britain play out in the skies above them, aware that the result would decide their fate. Over the next nine months, the Blitz killed more than 43,000 civilians. For a year, the citizens ...
The Rise and Fall of the House of Barneys
It took three generations to build Barneys into the world's most fabulous clothing store--and less than a decade to tear it down. This fascinating book is at once a family saga, a cautionary business tale, and a riveting, superbly detailed, behind-the-scenes account of how a secondhand store founded on pluck and chutzpah grew into a glittering international retail empire, only to founder on greed and hubris. Book jacket.
SAS
AN AUTHORIZED HISTORY OF THE SAS This is the authorized history of the SAS by bestselling author Joshua Levine. Never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories bring the history of this special force to life in vivid colour and astonishing detail. Created during World War II, the SAS was a small band of men brought together in the North African desert. They were the toughest and brightest of their cohort, the most resilient, most capable in close combat and most careful in surveillance. Winning approval for this radical new form of warfare was no small feat, but eventually it was achieved. The SAS was born, their mission to take on small-scale but often devastating raids and risks behind e...
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