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  • Bomber Command Airfields of Yorkshire

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the accomplished military author and former RAF Officer Peter Jacobs takes us to the county of Yorkshire and to its many bomber airfields of the Second World War.From the opening day of hostilities, RAF Bomber Command took the offensive to Nazi Germany and played a leading role in the liberation of Europe. Yorkshires airfields played a key part ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Twelve Fingered Boy, The

    by John Hornor Jacobs ...
    Narrated by Peter Kenyon ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 39 min

    Fifteen-year-old Shreve Cannon doesn't mind juvie. He's got a good business dealing contraband candy, and three meals a day are more than his drunk mother managed to provide. In juvie, the rules never change and everyone is the same. In juvie, Shreve has life figured out. Then the new fish shows up.Jack's a quiet kid. Small. Cries himself to sleep too. He's no standard-issue titty-baby, though. ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Setting France Ablaze

    The SOE in France During WWII

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    A history of the British intelligence group's operations in France during the Second World War.During the summer of 1940, as Britain was fighting alone for its survival, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, instructed the newly formed and clandestine Special Operations Executive to "set Europe ablaze." From that moment on the S.O.E. took its own war to Nazi-occupied Europe by conducting ... Read more

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  • The Treasury of the Fantastic

    Edited by David Sandner, Jacob Weisman ...
    **“Verdict: This is an important collection for all lovers of fantasy and literature.”—Library Journal“A marvelous mix of classics and rarely seen works, bibliophile's finds and old favorites . . . a treasury in every sense and a treasure!”-Connie Willis, author of Doomsday BookThe fantastic, the supernatural, the poetic, and the macabre entwine in this incomparable culmination of storytelling. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Air Force

    2nd Tactical Air Force in South-East England in WWII

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    Series series Aviation Heritage Trail
    As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area—in this case Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, Essex and Greater London. The South east of England emerged from six years of war with a rich diversity of RAF bomber and fighter airfields used by the 2nd Tactical Air Force, both before and after the D-Day landings. Much of this ... Read more

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  • Night Duel Over Germany

    Bomber Command's Battle Over the Reich During WWII

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    Bomber Commands night offensive against Nazi Germany, which lasted for nearly six years, was one of Britains major contributions to the Allied effort during the Second World War. But the decision to conduct its main operations at night only came about following heavy losses by day, when its prewar medium bombers had been found lacking in modern air warfare. The Luftwaffe, too, had its early ... Read more

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  • Daring Raids of World War Two

    Heroic Land, Sea & Air Attacks

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    The Second World War saw a host of heroic raids enacted across the various theatres, all delivered valiantly in a variety of ways by British combatants; on land, by sea and from the air. Daring exploits such as the raid on Rommel, the endeavours of the Cockleshell Heroes and the Dam Busters have become legendary in the annals of warfare. All feature here, alongside details of fascinating lesser ... Read more

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  • Aces of the Luftwaffe

    The Jagdflieger in the Second World War

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    A history of Nazi Germany's air force along with details of some of its most successful pilots.World War II's air battles were fought ferociously and with extraordinary skill and courage on both fronts. The fighter pilots of Luftwaffe, the jagdflieger, in fact outscored their Allied counterparts by some margin and were some of the highest scoring fighter pilots of all time. More than a hundred ... Read more

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  • The Churchill Deception

    The True Story of Peter Churchill in World War II

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    The extraordinary story of Peter Churchill, an SOE operative whose daring missions and resilience defined wartime heroism.To carry out one clandestine mission requires courage, but to do it four times requires courage on a quite extraordinary scale. Yet, that is exactly what Peter Churchill did.Peter Morland Churchill was born in Amsterdam in 1909 to British diplomat William Churchill and his wife ... Read more

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  • Battle of Britain: Airfields of 11 Group

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain. It included the airfields at Tangmere, Westhampnett, Kenley, Croydon, Biggin Hill, West Malling, Horchurch, Hawkinge, Gravesend, Manston, Rochford, North Weald, Martlesham Heath, Stapleford Tawney, Debden and Northolt. The most famous of 'The Few' saw action in this vital airspace over southern England, London and the ... Read more

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  • Flying, Fighting and Reflection

    The Life of Battle of Britain Fighter Ace, Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC AE

    by Peter Jacobs ...
    This is the thrilling account of the last remaining Battle of Britain ace fighter pilot, Tom Ginger Neil. Neil was one of an elite band, nicknamed The Few by Winston Churchill, he flew Hurricanes during 141 combat missions in that battle and went on to command the first Spitfire XII squadron during 1942/43 as the RAF went on the offensive in north-west Europe.In this, the only full account of Neil ... Read more

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  • Bomb Aimer Over Berlin

    The Wartime Memoirs of Les Bartlett DFM

    by Les Bartlett, Peter Jacobs ...
    The English pharmacist-turned-RAF-aircrew-member recounts his missions fighting against the Third Reich during World War II.Les Bartlett has become one of the great characters of World War II history. He flew as bomb aimer with the then Flying Officer Michael Beetham, who later became Marshal of the Royal Air Force. At that time he was a sergeant but gained his commission in April 1944 and flew ... Read more

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