Sustineo Alas Or, Keep Them Flying
Author | : Eric P. Dundatscheck |
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Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Eric P. Dundatscheck |
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Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Edward F. Polic |
Publisher | : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press ; [New Brunswick, N.J.] : Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Big bands |
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Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 1953 |
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Author | : Thomas Jacob Noel |
Publisher | : Big Earth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Colorado |
ISBN | : 9781565794931 |
Since 1991, the Colorado Historical Society has supported the restoration of the state's most significant sites through the State Historical Fund. Thanks to the SHF, more than 600 building, sites, and districts all over the state have been restored and preserved for gernerations to come. Complete with the stories behind the sites and their restoration, this comprehensive guidebook takes you to Colorado's most historic locations and chronicles the efforts to save them.
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Total Pages | : 916 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Education |
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Author | : William C. Atkinson |
Publisher | : Dog Ear Publishing |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2015-07-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1457539519 |
“There were no visible flames, only intense, searing heat. At once, his entire flight suit caught fire, and with no conscious thought he reached for his parachute at his feet against the waist window bulkhead. Instinctively, he tucked it under his arms like a football and dove through the open window, the force of the leap tearing loose the attachments to the airplane of his headphones, throat microphone and oxygen mask.” From The Jolly Roger James C. Atkinson began life the descendant of an impoverished farming family in rural east-central Mississippi. While a high school senior, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and, like so many young men of his generation, left his home to fight for his country in WWII. After a year of rigorous training, he was qualified as a Radio Operator/Gunner on a B-24 bomber, and what began as the adventure of a lifetime for Sgt. Atkinson, ended in horror and tragedy in the war-torn skies over Ploesti, Romania. Though this is Dr. Atkinson’s personal story, it is not unique. Rather, it is representative of the stories of legions of young men from the Greatest Generation who would face the challenge of rebuilding their lives aft er rising from the ashes of the most destructive war in history.
Author | : Olga Anna Jones |
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Total Pages | : 936 |
Release | : 1944 |
Genre | : Education |
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Author | : Patrick Morley |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2001-01-30 |
Genre | : History |
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During World War II, radio broadcasts were fundamental to the morale of the allied troops. When Americans attempted to establish their own network, the Armed Forces Network (AFN), the BBC initially resisted. This documented account of the disputes between Britain and the United States in regard to the airwaves illustrates how, despite the tensions and with the intervention of General Eisenhower and Winston Churchill, the relationship succeeded. It details the political machinations with which the BBC attempted to thwart the development of the AFN and the strategies by which the Americans established and operated the network. It was not long before the AFN captivated a wide British audience and introduced it to the American big bands, such as the Glenn Miller orchestra, and entertainers like Jack Benny and Bob Hope. The tensions and compromises between the two broadcasting networks reflected the disagreements and concessions characteristic of the overall Anglo-American alliance. This lively chronicle of the frictions between the BBC and the AFN, and the portrait it paints of wartime Britain will appeal to a number of audiences, from scholars of the history of broadcasting, to wartime music buffs, to those interested in the politics of World War II, and to the veterans who served in the war.
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Total Pages | : 862 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Aeronautics |
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Author | : United States. Department of the Army |
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Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1945 |
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