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The life and times of First World War fighter ace Keith Caldwell

By: Adam Claasen

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The life and times of First World War fighter ace Keith Caldwell

By: Adam Claasen

This gripping biography of Air Commodore Keith &‘ Grid' Caldwell CBE, MC, DFC & bar, Croix de guerre, tells the story of his remarkable exploits during the First World War. Flying single-seat fighters against the best of the German air force, including the Red Baron' s Flying Circus and airmen such as Werner Voss, Caldwell accumulated 26 victories in aerial combat.Over his illustrious career he flew with numerous &‘ stars' of the British air service, including Albert Ball, William &‘ Billy' Bishop and Edward &‘ Mick' Mannock. In the last year of the war, aged only 22, he was given command of the new 74 Squadron. Under his leadership 74 &‘ Tiger' Sqaudron become one of the war' s most feared and revered units.Written by a leading military historian, Grid details Caldwell' s journey from early flight training in Auckland to his death-defying sorties over enemy lines on the Western Front. It also details his pivotal role in sustaining military aviation in interwar New Zealand, and his role in reinvigorating interest in the airmen of the First World War during the 1960s and 1970s.

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1991016913

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Dogfight

The Battle of Britain

By: Adam Claasen

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Dogfight

The Battle of Britain

By: Adam Claasen

This book tells the story of Australians and New Zealanders in one of the Second World War’s defining and most memorable campaigns. From July until October 1940, the German air force (the Luftwaffe) sought aerial supremacy in skies over England as a prerequisite for an invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion). The ensuing conflict of Luftwaffe and RAF aircraft in the long summer of 1940 became forever known as the Battle of Britain. Of the 574 overseas pilots in the campaign, the New Zealand contingent of 134 airmen was second in size only to the Polish contribution. The Australian involvement, though smaller, was a healthy 37. Thus a fifth of overseas pilots were Anzacs. Among these colonials were some of the Battle of Britain’s widely admired aces. Of the top ten pilots with the greatest number of victories two were New Zealanders (C. F. Gray and B. Carbury) and one an Australian (P. Hughes). Australian and New Zealand aircrew were also employed in attacking enemy Channel ports and airfields as part of Bomber and Coastal Command’s attempts to thwart invasion preparations and blunt the Luftwaffe aerial onslaught. The Anzacs also had a fellow compatriot at the highest level in the Fighter Command system: the highly regarded New Zealander Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park, who was instrumental in devising and implementing the integrated air defence of Britain around Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, radio control and radar. In the spring of 1940, he was given the command of Group 11, which would face the brunt of the German aggression in south-east England. The success of Park’s plans and operational initiatives, and the role played by Anzac pilots and aircrew, would all contribute to the conflict’s eventual successful outcome.

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Exisle Publishing

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1775590046

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Bestsellers of the Third Reich

Readers, Writers and the Politics of Literature

By: Christian Adam

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Bestsellers of the Third Reich

Readers, Writers and the Politics of Literature

By: Christian Adam

Despite the displacement of countless authors, frequent bans of specific titles, and high-profile book burnings, the German book industry boomed during the Nazi period. Notwithstanding the millions of copies of Mein Kampf that were sold, the era’s most popular books were diverse and often surprising in retrospect, despite an oppressive ideological and cultural climate: Huxley’s Brave New World was widely read in the 1930s, while Saint-Exupéry’s Wind, Sand and Stars was a great success during the war years. Bestsellers of the Third Reich surveys this motley collection of books, along with the circumstances of their publication, to provide an innovative new window into the history of Nazi Germany.

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Berghahn Books

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1800730403

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Fearless

The Extraordinary Untold Story of New Zealand's Great War Airmen

By: Adam Claasen

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Fearless

The Extraordinary Untold Story of New Zealand's Great War Airmen

By: Adam Claasen

During the Great War, 19141918, New Zealanders were keen participants in the new field of military aviation. Close to 850 men, and a small number of women sought positions in the British and Australian air services. Drawing on extensive archival material, historian Dr Adam Claasen explores the journey undertaken by the New Zealanders to the battlefields of the Great War. New Zealand aviators could be found flying from the Middle East and Mesopotamia to the North Sea, and from East Africa to the Western Front. Flying the open cockpit wood-and-wire biplanes of the Great War, New Zealanders undertook reconnaissance sorties, carried out bombing raids, photographed enemy entrenchments, defended England from German airships, strafed artillery emplacements and engaged enemy fighters. By the time the war ended many had been killed, others highly decorated, some elevated to ace status and a handful occupied positions of considerable command. Heroes like Keith Park and Keith Caldwell had made their mark. This book tells their unique and extraordinary untold story.

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0994140789

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Dogfight

The Battle of Britain

By: Adam Claasen

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The Garden of Eden

A Play in Three Acts

By: Adam Pfeffer

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The Garden of Eden

A Play in Three Acts

By: Adam Pfeffer

In the beginning...there was paradise. Meet God, Adam and Eve and, of course, the Serpent as they live in the legendary place known as The Garden of Eden. Apples abound as Adam and Eve try to avoid being cursed and thrown out of the garden forever. Theres also Cain and Abel and the fight for supremacy. Watch as Eve tries to save her sisters of the human race from being cursed for centuries. Its all in there just as you remember and yet, a little different. Come back to the beginning when man and woman were peaceful and content. Before human nature took hold and the Fall began. See as human history begins and the folly of the human race unfolds. Youll have so much fun, you wont want to leave the Garden of Eden ever again!

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iUniverse

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1475977077

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The Sacred Book of Adam

Adam, The Chosen One on the earth today. Beware of 2041

By: Ben Adam

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The Sacred Book of Adam

Adam, The Chosen One on the earth today. Beware of 2041

By: Ben Adam

SON OF MAN I'm known as: Michael - The Chosen One - Ancient of Days - Elect One - Adam As foretold by the scriptures who liveth amongst you now for these last days in this sacred Book of Adam 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last cAdam was made a dquickening spirit 1 Corinthians 15:45

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The 7 Kingdoms of the Telestial World

Adam from the Old Testament wrote these

By: Ben Adam

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The 7 Kingdoms of the Telestial World

Adam from the Old Testament wrote these

By: Ben Adam

There are 7 Kingdoms that are inside the Telestial Kingdom. Adam of the Old Testament breaks this sacred information in the last days. This translation was orginally written in Hebrew. Ben Adam translates it to perfect English. The seven kingdoms are from top to bottom. When one arrives after the 1000 year millenium and after Christ's final judgement, if assigned to this kingdom you start at what Adam calls "Telestial 0". There are 3 kingdoms below Telestial zero and 3 above. Adam says they surpass all understanding and comprehension but gives us the first real indepth look of each kingdom which are all found here: sites.google.com/view/lawsofthetelestialkingdom/ The 3 Kingdom's above are "beyond imagination" but explained in detail The 3 Kingdom's below are "from similarities to earth life with a real purge to take place yearly, however since the body is resurrected, one cannot die". -Adam, Prophet of the Old Testament and first born with Eve

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