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Gunship Ace: The Wars of Neall Ellis, Helicopter Pilot and Mercenary
A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action throughout the region from the 1970s on, Neall Ellis is the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. Apart from flying Alouette helicopter gunships in Angola, he has fought in the Balkan War...
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Special Agent Man: My Life in the FBI as a Terrorist Hunter, Helicopter Pilot, and Certified Sniper
For decades, movies and television shows have portrayed FBI agents as fearless heroes leading glamorous lives, but this refreshingly original memoir strips away the fantasy and glamour and describes the day-to-day job of an FBI special agent. The...
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Scrappy: Memoir of a U.S. Fighter Pilot in Korea and Vietnam
From World War II to high above the Earth to Vietnam, this memoir tells the story of fighter pilot Howard C. "Scrappy" Johnson. Beginning with his early years in Knoxville, Tennessee, the book follows Johnson through his career at the University of...
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Search and Rescue in Southeast Asia: USAF in Southeast Asia - SAR from World War II to the 1970s, Vietnam Escalation, Son Tay to Cease-fire, Mayaguez, Helicopter Rescues Plucking Fallen Aircrews
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this Air Force publication offers the reader an exciting and exacting history of the evolution of combat search and rescue in America's longest and most grueling...
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Always Another Dawn: The Story Of A Rocket Test Pilot
All his life Test Pilot Scott Crossfield has carried on a love affair with airplanes. As a child he learned secretly how to fly, and the unyielding ambition to become a superb aviator spurred him to overcome a serious childhood disease. Working for...
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A Fighter Pilot's Story: An Inspirational Journey from Failure to Success
Read One Man's Success Story and Let It Inspire You to Create Your Own!Mark LaVerdiere always had a goal. From his first trip into the air with his father as a young boy, he followed his dream of becoming a Fighter Pilot. Some dream of being a...
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Kamikaze: A Japanese Pilot's Own Spectacular Story of the Famous Suicide Squadrons
Originally published in 1957, this enduring classic—the first-ever English publication cowritten by a Japanese suicide pilot—remains a touching and insightful look into the world of the kamikaze. This edition, now...
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The Rattler & Other Stories
This entertaining collection includes a romp of a novella called The Rattler, as well as short stories and micro fictions all set in and around contemporary Melbourne. Sometimes serious, sometimes seriously playful - always written in breathtakingly...
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Scars and Stripes: The True Story of One Man's Courage Facing Death as a POW in Vietnam
The word ‘hero’ is used far too often. So is the word ‘courage.’ In the case of Capt. Eugene McDaniel and his hellish experience during the Vietnam War, neither word accurately describes his struggle in enduring the horrors of being one of the most...
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Vietnam Studies - Allied Participation In Vietnam [Illustrated Edition]
[Includes 2 tables, 5 charts, 7 maps, and 28 illustrations]This book forms part of the “Vietnam Studies” series produced by various senior commanders who had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; each officer was chosen for their...
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Unforgettable Vietnam War: The American War in Vietnam - War in the Jungle
Note: ***** This is a short Vietnam war book ***** The Vietnam War was fought like a war and it ended with both sides believing that they won. But it was not a war that started with a formal declaration of war. The number of...
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History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The War in Vietnam 1971-1973 - Defoliation, Agent Orange, Herbicide Operations, Troop Withdrawals, LINEBACKER, Collapse of South Vietnam
The volume describes the formulation of policies and decisions that completed the US withdrawal from Vietnam and shifted the burden of combat to the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces. Using the sources to which he had access, Mr. Willard J. Webb...
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Velocity: Speed with Direction - The Professional Career of General Jerome F. O'Malley - Controversy about North Vietnam Bombing Authorization and President Nixon, the Lavelle Raids of the Vietnam War
The life and career of Air Force General Jerome F. O'Malley is described in remarkable, vivid detail in this biography written by his friends and associates, Patrick and Aloysius Casey. This storyline addresses the only question mark on...
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Helicopter Instructor's Handbook
Compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration, this handbook is the ultimate technical manual for any flight instructor who must teach inexperienced students how to fly helicopters. Whether your course ends in students receiving private,...
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Princesses, Dragons and Helicopter Stories
Stories and fantasy play engage all young children and help them to draw connections and make sense of the world. MakeBelieve Arts Helicopter Stories are tried, tested and proven to have a significant impact on children’s literacy and communication...
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Heartbreak Ranch: Amy's Story / Josie's Story / Harmony's Story / Arabella's Story (Mills & Boon M&B)
Join New York Times bestselling authors Fern Michaels and Jill Marie Landis, with Dorsey Kelley and Chelley Kitzmiller, for four timeless love stories set on one very special California ranch. Heartbreak Ranch is more than a plot of land—it is a...
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21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Utility and Cargo Helicopter Operations Field Manual - FM 3-04.113 / FM 1-113 - Command and Control, Sustainment (Professional Format Series)
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this FM is the Army's doctrine for how to fight and sustain assault helicopter battalions (AHBs) and general support aviation battalions (GSABs). The operational...
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The First Jet Pilot
On 27 August 1939, Flugkapitan Erich Warsitz became the first man to fly a jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178 and in June of the same year he flew the first liquid-fuel rocket aircraft, the Heinkel He 176. His legendary flying skills...
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Pilot Breeder
Helena is very, very overdue. Once a fine starship fighter pilot, she has been captured and put to work in the dungeons of The Kin. It is now her duty to breed with the best aviators The Kin have and to produce a new generation of fighter, but this...
