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Author | : Andy Brockman |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2020-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750995378 |
Download The Buried Spitfires of Burma Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Rumours of buried Spitfires from the Second World War have spread around the world for seventy-five years. In April 2012, the press reported that the UK had negotiated an agreement with Myanmar for the recovery of twenty crated Spitfires, reportedly buried after WW2. Astonishingly the agreement came about through the single-minded determination of a farmer, David Cundall. Armed with a high-tech survey showing mysterious shapes under the surface of Yangon International Airport, David's expedition is equipped with JCB excavators. But instead of Spitfires, the team unearths a tale of fake history. The Buried Spitfires of Burma explores what happened next as David Cundall's dream unravelled over the course of a historical 'whodunnit' that spans seven decades and three continents. It follows one of the most bizarre stories since the sensational Hitler Diaries hoax.
Author | : Andrew Selth |
Publisher | : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2022-01-24 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9814951781 |
Download Myanmar (Burma) since the 1988 Uprising Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Updated by popular demand, this is the fourth edition of this important bibliography. It lists a wide selection of works on or about Myanmar published in English and in hard copy since the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, which marked the beginning of a new era in Myanmar’s modern history. There are now 2,727 titles listed. They have been written, edited, translated or compiled by over 2,000 people, from many different backgrounds. These works have been organized into thirty-five subject chapters containing ninety-five discrete sections. There are also four appendices, including a comprehensive reading guide for those unfamiliar with Myanmar or who may be seeking guidance on particular topics. This book is an invaluable aid to officials, scholars, journalists, armchair travellers and others with an interest in this fascinating but deeply troubled country.
Author | : Maurer Maurer |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : 1428915850 |
Download Air Force Combat Units of World War II Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Tom Mackenzie |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2014-03-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1447253264 |
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A deeply moving memoir from one of the last children to be taken in by the Foundling Hospital, London. When she fell pregnant in London in 1938, Jean knew that she couldn’t keep her baby. The unmarried daughter of an elder in the Church of Scotland, she would shame her family if she returned to the north in such a condition. Scared and alone in a city on the brink of war, she begged the Foundling Hospital to give her baby the start in life that she could not. The institution, which had been providing care for deserted infants since the eighteenth century, allowed Jean to nurse her son for nine weeks, leaving her heartbroken when the time came to let him go. But little Tom knew nothing of her love as he grew up in the Foundling Hospital – which, during years of the Second World War, was more like a prison than a children’s home. Locked in and subject to public canings and the sadistic whims of the older boys, there was no one to give him a hug, no one to wipe away his tears. A true story of desertion and neglect, this is also a moving account of survival from one of the very last foundlings. It stands as a testament to the love that ultimately led a family back together.
Author | : Nicholas A. Veronico |
Publisher | : Quarto Publishing Group USA |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2014-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1627881972 |
Download Hidden Warbirds II Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The continuation of World War II’s most intriguing new aviation series. In Hidden Warbirds II, the engaging follow-up to the critically acclaimed Hidden Warbirds, aviation historian Nicholas A. Veronico further explores the romantic era of World War II warbirds and the stories of some of its most famous wrecks and recoveries. The long-long aircraft featured in this much-anticipated sequel include the Dotty Mae, a P-47 rescued from a lake in Austria; a Hawker Tempest being restored in Texas; and a Junker 88 recovered from the icy waters of Norway. Throughout the book, Veronico provides a history of each aircraft, as well as the unique story behind each discovery and recovery, all accompanied by incredible documentary photographs. With over 150 of these photographs, depicting more than 20 warbird stories spanning the world, Hidden Warbirds II triumphantly continues a nonfiction series that renowned military author Alan Griffith calls “a fascinating joy to read.”
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Total Pages | : 920 |
Release | : 1948 |
Genre | : Electronic government information |
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Download The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Charles F. Romanus |
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Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 1970 |
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Download Stilwell's Mission to China Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Richard Duckett |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2017-10-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786722720 |
Download The Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Burma Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the mountains and jungles of occupied Burma during World War II, British special forces launched a series of secret operations, assisted by parts of the Burmese population. The men of the SOE, trained in sabotage and guerrilla warfare, worked in the jungle, deep behind enemy lines, to frustrate the puppet Burmese government of Ba Maw and continue the fight against Hirohito's Japan in a theatre starved of resources. Here, Richard Duckett uses newly declassified documents from the National Archives to reveal for the first time the extent of British special forces' involvement - from the 1941 operations until beyond Burma's independence from the British Empire in 1948. Duckett argues convincingly that `Operation Character' and `Operation Billet' - large SOE missions launched in support of General Slim's XIV Army offensive to liberate Burma - rank among the most militarily significant of the SOE's secret missions. Featuring a wealth of photographs and accompanying material never before published, including direct testimony recorded by veterans of the campaign and maps from the SOE files, The SOE in Burma tells a compelling story of courage and struggle in during World War II
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Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Air forces |
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Download A Forgotten Squadron : Spitfires Over Burma : a Tribute Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Diana S. Kim |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2021-08-10 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0691199701 |
Download Empires of Vice Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A Shared Turn : Opium and the Rise of Prohibition -- The Different Lives of Southeast Asia's Opium Monopolies -- "Morally Wrecked" in British Burma, 1870s-1890s -- Fiscal Dependency in British Malaya, 1890s-1920s -- Disastrous Abundance in French Indochina, 1920s-1940s -- Colonial Legacies.