Bill Yenne
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Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of Hit the Target and Big Week, an in-depth account of the legendary World War II combat group, the Flying Tigers. In 1940, Pearl Harbor had not yet happened, and America was not yet at war with Japan. But China had been trying to stave off Japanese aggression for three years-and was desperate for aircraft and trained combat pilots. General Chiang Kai-shek sent military aviation advisor Claire Chennault to Washington, where...
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Language
English
Description
Discover the history and personal stories of 46 US Presidents in this beautifully illustrated volume. From the first president, George Washington, to the forty-sixth, Joe Biden, the United States has seen a host of extraordinary men take office. Their stories are all included in this fourth edition of The Complete Book of US Presidents by journalist and historian Bill Yenne. This book features short, biographical essays about the lives of 46 presidents,...
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English
Formats
Description
Isham Ransdell, owner of the Gallatin City Bank, wants the Porter boys dead or alive -- preferably dead -- for killing his associates. Bladen Cole questions the motives of his new client, who is the only rich man in the city somehow left unscathed. The manhunt goes smoothly enough until he finds himself between two rival Blackfoot bands. Forced to take sides, Cole is led straight to the Porter boys -- who are surely surprised by such an unusual posse....
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Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
xi, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Capturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World War II engaged in a kind of battle that became the stuff of legend--and those who survived showdowns earned the right to be called aces. But two men in particular rose to become something more. They became icons of aerial combat, in a heroic rivalry that inspired a weary nation to fight on. Richard "Dick" Bong was the bashful, pink-faced farm boy from the Midwest. Thomas "Tommy"...
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bounty hunter Bladen Cole rode into Santa Fe with the bodies of two wanted outlaws who decided to try their luck against his Colt .45. But he is riding out with an even more profitable venture, the capture of four robbers who stole a payroll from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Rather than let word spread about the theft, the railroad men need someone who can get the job done quickly and quietly. This is a job for a bounty hunter. Following...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
352 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
America's Few delves into the history of US Marine Corps aviation in World War II, following the feats of the Corps' top-scoring aces in the skies over Guadalcanal. Marine Corps aviation began in 1915, functioning as a self-contained expeditionary force. During the interwar period, the support of USMC amphibious operations became a key element of Marine aviation doctrine, and the small force gradually grew. But in December 1941 came the rude awakening....
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Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Area 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format. When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In Area 51...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xix, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the largest Allied bombing campaign of World War II, an extremely risky mission which took place during February 1944, wresting the skies from the Luftwaffe and changing the course of the war.
15) Sitting Bull
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xv, 379 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
344 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold is widely considered the father of the United States Air Force. But his long list of accomplishments doesn't begin or end there. He was also the first and only five-star general of the US Air Force; one of the first US military aviators; the first American to carry air mail; and the architect of the war-winning air strategy of World War II.