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Biggles: The Camels are Coming

By: Captain W. E. Johns

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Biggles: The Camels are Coming

By: Captain W. E. Johns

A legend is born. Join Biggles as he takes to the skies for the first time over the trenches and battlefields of France in World War One. Flying in his trusty Sopwith Camel fighter with the men of 266 Squadron, Biggles duels German aces, leads daring raids on enemy aerodromes and helps British spies complete their missions in a series of classic adventures. We also meet key characters; Algernon ‘Algy’ Montgomery Lacey appears here for the first time, as does Colonel Raymond and Captain ‘Wilks’ Wilkinson. And Biggles meets the love of his life, Marie Janis, when he crash lands behind the lines... Introducing James ‘Biggles’ Bigglesworth, in his first ever adventures!

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Canelo

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1835980104

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9781835980101

Biggles and the Rescue Flight

By: Captain W. E. Johns

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Biggles and the Rescue Flight

By: Captain W. E. Johns

Biggles helps two friends search for a missing brother, shot down behind the Lines... Devastating news reaches sixteen-year-old Peter ‘Thirty’ Fortymore at his school in England: his older brother, Nigel, is missing in action, believed dead, after being shot down over the Western Front. Thirty is adamant that his brother may still be alive, and is determined to find him. With help of his best friend, Rip, Thirty runs away from school with a ridiculous and daring plan to get to France. The two boys successfully pose as officers in the R.F.C. and steal two Sopwith Camels to cross the Channel. A tumultuous journey lands them in hot water, only to be saved by a pilot from 266 Squadron, a certain James Bigglesworth. Far from home and in dangerous territory, Thirty and Rip have a daunting mission ahead. Will Biggles rumble the boys’ wild plans? Can they rescue Nigel before it’s too late? Join cult hero and flying ace Squadron Leader Biggles on another action-packed adventure!

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Canelo

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1804368660

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9781804368664

Biggles: The Cruise of the Condor

By: Captain W. E. Johns

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Biggles: The Cruise of the Condor

By: Captain W. E. Johns

Biggles flies to Brazil to hunt for the treasure of an ancient civilisation... The Great War is over, and Biggles is bored. The adrenaline-pounding thrill of flying over the trenches seems a lifetime ago. When he receives word that his uncle is back in the country from his own adventures, Biggles takes Algy along to visit him. But Biggles’ uncle is in a spot of hot water. While he was exploring in Brazil, he found himself on the trail of a long-lost treasure. But, before he could locate it, his treacherous porters turned against him, tracked him back to England, and now have him under siege in his own house. Biggles is not going to let this stand. Together, he and Algy help him break out. There is only one thing to do: fly back to Brazil, and be the first ones to find the treasure. A perilous quest to the heart of the Amazon awaits our heroes, where danger lurks around every corner...

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Canelo

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1835980236

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9781835980231

Biggles of the Fighter Squadron

By: Captain W. E. Johns

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Biggles of the Fighter Squadron

By: Captain W. E. Johns

Biggles dogfights over the trenches as World War 1 takes to the skies! The war is in its final two years. The frontline is static, bogged down in mud and warrens of trenches, neither side able to advance. But it’s a different story in the skies. Dramatic dogfights and daring deeds dazzle the soldiers watching from the ground, as British and German pilots scrap for control of the air. Biggles, Algy – and introducing, ‘The Professor’ – along with the rest of 266 Squadron, RFC, bravely fly mission after mission over No Man’s Land and into German airspace, risking their lives to give the Tommies any advantage they can... Grab your flying goggles for explosive, dramatic adventures with Biggles in the skies over France!

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231

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Canelo

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1835980120

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9781835980125

'Mick' Back When

By: Captain Harry 'Mick' Grigsby

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'Mick' Back When

By: Captain Harry 'Mick' Grigsby

Follow the adventuresome story of Harry Mick Grigsby, as he begins his life as a young lad in southern Ohio and wends his way through the tumultuous path of existence. Facing the onerous days, when the going was rough and the blissful times, when things went right and he was able to carve out a successful livelihood.

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690

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iUniverse

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146202887X

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9781462028870

Flight Lines

Assorted lies, recollections and war stories

By: Captain (Retd) A. Kent Smerdon

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Flight Lines

Assorted lies, recollections and war stories

By: Captain (Retd) A. Kent Smerdon

Almost forty years of professional flying in more than a dozen aircraft types—from supersonic RCAF jet fighters to helicopters to B747s—along with summer flying training while attending The Royal Military College of Canada, a solid career on the flight decks of a fleet of Air Canada aircraft, RCAF/Government VIP Challenger flights transporting heads of state and royal houses, and a career finishing in the left seat of the Boeing 767 comprise the high-flying highlights of retired Captain A. Kent Smerdon’s career as a pilot. And it makes for a fascinating read. Here, find a highly personal collection of airborne war stories that capture the experience of a career spent on many different kinds of wings. Flight Lines: Assorted Lies, Recollections, and War Stories is fast-paced and delightfully studded with personal touches, high drama, and thundering humour. Readers are treated to the inside experiences of a flying man, complete with intimate insights, technical asides and a steady current of entertaining stories about the enduringly compelling adventures of a full-throttle life airborne.

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FriesenPress

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1525500120

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9781525500121

CAPTAIN SAM The Texas Convoy

By: Captain Eugene Ray Martin

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CAPTAIN SAM The Texas Convoy

By: Captain Eugene Ray Martin

Captain Sam is an experienced convoy commander and Captain of a Mahan Class destroyer. He is responsible for thousands of men in warships and the merchant ships of this convoy that must get to England for that country to survive. The Germans have proved the master of the Atlantic in this war. This battle of the Atlantic. German submarines have sunk thousands of ships. Those ships carried desperately needed things for England everything from food, medicines, and clothing. And naturally things

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Page Publishing Inc

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1640274383

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9781640274389

Blue Water

By: Captain Jack Standish

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Blue Water

By: Captain Jack Standish

Blue Water tells the story of a young mans desire to serve his country, travel and find excitement beyond the confines of rural Lancaster County Pennsylvania. It describes his early military service in both Navy and Army Reserve programs. The author attained the rank of Staff Sergeant before being honorably discharged and entering naval service via Officer Candidate School. The book goes on to describe his twenty-one years as a naval officer, ending with a selection to Captain in the Supply Corps, US Navy just prior to his retirement. He served as a Surface Line Officer at the following duty stations: USS BRAINE, the Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA), USS PERKINS and USS VAMMEN. While attending Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia, his designator was changed to Supply. He then served on USS STERETT, at the Ships Parts Control Center (SPCC), the Naval Supply Center, Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), USS ACADIA, and the Naval Electronics Systems Command (NAVELEX). Subsequent to his retirement from the Navy in 1983, he worked for twenty-one years as a consultant for Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding programs in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia. He consulted on such programs as the Navys TICONDEROGA Class Cruiser, the ARLEIGH BURKE Guided Missile Destroyer, the SEAWOLF Attack Submarine and various other shipbuilding programs. During his Shipbuilding career, the author began a lifelong leisure pursuit of deep-sea fishing. In addition to fishing in such locations as Venezuela, Cabo San Lucas, Costa Rica and the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, the author continued extensive worldwide travel and touring. He visited the Hawaiian Islands, many of the Caribbean islands, Japan, China, Thailand, Egypt and Alaska. His fishing adventures and travel continued through his final retirement in 2004. Blue Water was chosen for the title of this memoir, because it chronicles a significant period of time when he was assigned to sea duty on five different ships. The author participated in four deployments to the SEVENTH Fleet, which included service off the coast, and up the rivers of South Vietnam. The book also contains approximately fifty photos and an appendix citing his awards and decorations.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469105829

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9781469105826

Death of a Whale: The Challenge of Anti-Whaling Activists and Indigenous Rights

By: Captain Paul Watson

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Death of a Whale: The Challenge of Anti-Whaling Activists and Indigenous Rights

By: Captain Paul Watson

CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON IS NO STRANGER TO CONTROVERSY. But this particular conflict was more personal than most. His latest book is a fascinating and thought-provoking account of what happened when anti-whaling activists found themselves at odds with tribal rights. Conservationists, eco-warriors, whale protectors, and supporters of Indigenous traditions—as well as anyone who simply loves a good story—will find themselves captivated by this tale. DEATH OF A WHALE: The Challenge of Anti-Whaling Activists and Indigenous Rights narrates the events as they unfolded. In 1998, Sea Shepherd began a campaign to protect gray whales from slaughter by members of the Makah tribe of the Pacific Northwest, who had recently invoked cultural entitlements to allow them to practice their ancestral hunting rights. Makah members, conservationists, and non-Indigenous Americans vehemently expressed disparate points of view about whether tribal whaling operations, which had ended almost a century earlier, should be recognized, even when they were not in accord with international Indigenous whaling regulations. This electrifying, real-life adventure story showcases an Indigenous community at odds with itself, governments and media that advance their own agendas, and grassroots organizers who display heroic activism. Highly detailed and documented, the book reveals Captain Watson’s deep and unwavering respect for Indigenous traditions and rights, even when they conflict with his own devotion to the sovereignty of whales.

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GroundSwell Books

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1570678103

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9781570678103

History Of The War In France And Belgium In 1815. 3rd Edition

By: Captain William Siborne

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History Of The War In France And Belgium In 1815. 3rd Edition

By: Captain William Siborne

When Captain Siborne died in 1849, it is unlikely that he was aware of the enduring historical legacy that he was to leave behind. His History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815 has become the most well known English history of the famous campaign and despite being written over 150 years ago is still in print, still eminently readable and remarkably accurate. The book was the result of his life’s work and passionate dedication to the “Waterloo Model” which depicts a stage of the battle in tremendous detail. The accuracy of the book is accounted for by four tremendously important points; Firstly, Siborne was engaged by the British military establishment to produce a model of the battle of Waterloo, which he did with scrupulous accuracy including painstaking research on the battle ground and environs including surveys of the ground. Secondly, Siborne was a noted topographical engineer who wrote a number of treatises and one of the standard works of the time enabling his appreciation of the battle to be precise and avoid fault of many histories written merely from maps (some produced years afterward)of the area. Thirdly, he undertook what was a the time a ground-breaking “questionnaire” of the surviving officers of the British, King’s German Legion, Hanoverian units involved, to piece together the events of the day. These letters were published in part by Siborne’s son much later. Fourthly he expanded his search for eye-witness testimony to both the Prussian and French army staffs, and although rebuffed by the French, who were understandably tender about the loss of the battle and their Emperor with it, his enquiries were fruitful amongst the Prussian command who supplied a priceless counterbalance to the sometimes jingoistic British accounts. Siborne and his works were ahead of their time, and his search for an accurate representation of the battle won him few friends at Horse Guards. Funding was difficult to obtain from the British establishment and Siborne’s attempts at self-funding the model which was his life’s work were unsuccessful, Siborne died a broken man. He left behind the “Waterloo Model” and a larger scale model which are housed at the Royal Army Museum in London and this excellent book. We chose the third edition as it includes the impassioned defence of his work against the plagiarism of Rev R Gleig’s “Story of Waterloo” and a number of notable changes from the first and second editions prompted by further eye-witness testimony gathered by Siborne. Author - Captain William Siborne (15 October 1797–9 January 1849)

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1908692154

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9781908692153

A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern S

By: Captain Flack

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A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern S

By: Captain Flack

Being An Account Of The Natural History Of The Various Quadrupeds And Birds Which Are The Objects Of Chase In Those Countries.

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Applewood Books

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1429015535

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9781429015530

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Biggles: The Camels are Coming

Biggles: The Camels are Coming

Biggles and the Rescue Flight

Biggles and the Rescue Flight

Biggles: The Cruise of the Condor

Biggles: The Cruise of the Condor

Biggles of the Fighter Squadron

Biggles of the Fighter Squadron

'Mick' Back When

'Mick' Back When

Flight Lines

Flight Lines

CAPTAIN SAM The Texas Convoy

CAPTAIN SAM The Texas Convoy

Blue Water

Blue Water

Death of a Whale: The Challenge of Anti-Whaling Activists and Indigenous Rights

Death of a Whale: The Challenge of Anti-Whaling Activists and Indigenous Rights

History Of The War In France And Belgium In 1815. 3rd Edition

History Of The War In France And Belgium In 1815. 3rd Edition

A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern S

A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern S

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