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The 4th Fighter Wing got the call for combat in Korea. They were made up of a combination of new pilots right out of jet training and the older combat veterans of World War II vintage. This book details these pilots and the planes they flew.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

The first VF-2 was a prewar unit that had been dubbed the 'hottest outfit afloat' due to the skill of their non-commissioned pilots. This title tells the story of the ace pilots who comprised the original VF-2 and the second.

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The Grumman F4F Wildcat and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were contemporaries, although designed to very different requirements. With a speed greater than 300mph, exceptional manoeuvrability, long range, and an impressive armament the slick Zero-sen could out-perform any Allied fighter in 1941-42. This title deals with this topic.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

VF-9 was activated in March 1942 as part of Carrier Air Group (CAG) 9, one of the many air groups the US Navy was hurriedly forming in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This title deals with this topic.

(Paperback)

The Grumman F6F Hellcat and Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen were the two principal opposing fighters in the brutal aerial clashes of the Pacific War from 1943 onwards. This title deals with this aircraft.

(Paperback)

In 1948 the USAF, Marine Corps and US Navy were concentrating on converting over to an all-jet force. This title deals with this topic.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

(Paperback)

In 1862 Union General, George B. McClellan attempted to end the Civil War with a single campaign to capture the Confederate capital Richmond. This title shows how McClelland failed to take advantage of the opportunity to change the face of the war.

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The dagger was first used during early Commando raids into occupied Europe but saw action in every theatre of World War II. US Rangers and Marines who had trained with the Commandos took their Fairbairn-Sykes daggers home which also influenced the development of American Special Forces daggers.

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(Paperback)

Beginning on 10 May 1940, this title follows the fortunes of Heeresgruppe A as its three Panzer Korps moved stealthily through the dark, hilly, and thickly forested Ardennes in southern Belgium before forcing a passage across the river Meuse and racing through France to the Channel in one of the daring campaigns in history.

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The great blitzkrieg campaign of May/June 1940 saw German forces pour through Holland and Belgium to confront the French and British. This book charts the unfolding of an unprecedented 'lightning war', which saw the first ever airborne assault at a strategic level, and the largest clash of armour to date.

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Following the defeat at Wabash, in 1792 the Washington administration created a new US Army to replace the one that had been destroyed. The man chosen to lead it was the famous Major-General Mad Anthony Wayne. Having trained his new force, Wayne set out in 1793 to subdue the Ohio Indians.

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Explains the various elements that shaped British fashion in the 1920s, including the strong influences of Paris and Hollywood and looking not only at the clothes worn by the rich and famous but also at those of the common people - and at those who chose to dress conservatively in this age of 'anything goes'.

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Reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing.

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Chronicles the sparkling spectacle of Jazz Age fashion as it moves from the corseted world of the 1910s to flapper dresses, fedoras and bejeweled headbands. This book spans the entire wardrobe of both men and women, including day and evening wear, accessories, casual attire and "fads" like smoking jackets, tiaras and cigarette holders.

(Paperback)

From the etiquette of courtly dress to the evolution of the Elizabethan ruff, this title explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) transformed over time.

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In the spring of 1916 the deployment of the RFC's FE 2, helped wrest aerial dominance from Imperial Germany's Fokker Eindecker monoplanes, and then contributed to retaining it throughout the Somme battles of that fateful summer. This book deals with this topic.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

The CR 32 Falco was a handsome and highly manoeuvrable biplane fighter. By the war's end, the five leading aces of the conflict were all Spanish CR 32 pilots. This title examines their exploits, and those of the other leading CR 32 aces.

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The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. This book examines the extensive employment of the Italian fighter plane during the course of World War II.

(Paperback, 5th edition)

The long-established classic on working with GRP to repair and improve your fibreglass boat.