
No Demon of Darkness
The Aerial Adventures of an Unknown Night Fighter Pilot
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Adam Cotton
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Countless have been the biographies of successful fighter pilots of World War Two. Yet, the truth is that only a small percentage of fighter pilots were responsible for the vast majority of victories. Most fighter pilots never even damaged an enemy aircraft, much less shot one out of the sky. Some never even saw the enemy throughout their entire operational flying days. One such was Warrant Officer Douglas Adams.
Yet, although his flying career was marked by its lack of contact with the enemy, it was not without risk. By its very nature, wartime flying posed many challenges to pilots even without the predations of the enemy to contend with. This was especially true of night flying, when every flight, always under blackout conditions, meant severance of visual orientation with the Earth, and the pilot had only his instruments and his radar operator to guide him through the night sky.
No Demon of Darkness is not a chronicle of violent clashes with the Luftwaffe's bombers over England; it is the tale of a young pilot and the challenges he faced in learning to fly, and in flying heavy fighters such as the Bristol Beaufighter and De Haviland Mosquito. It is also about setbacks and successes. Above all, it is about what it often meant to be an inexperienced operational pilot in wartime.
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The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape instantly recognizable, as is the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is the first Vulcan book recounted completely firsthand by the operators themselves.
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a compelling work but slow to start
- De Josh Boyle en 08-06-16
De: Tony Blackman
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The Great Air Race
- Death, Glory, and the Dawn of American Aviation
- De: John Lancaster
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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The incredible, untold story of the men who risked their lives in the first transcontinental air contest—and put American aviation on the map.
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Very entertaining/informative book
- De D. Littman en 12-09-22
De: John Lancaster
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Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage
- The Declassified Stories of Cold War Reconnaissance Flights and the Men Who Flew Them
- De: Wolfgang W. E. Samuel
- Narrado por: Wayne M. Lane
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
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Silent Warriors, Incredible Courage is a history of the Cold War overflights of the Soviet Union, its allies, and the People's Republic of China, based on extensive interviews with dozens of pilots who flew these dangerous missions. Through extensive research of existing literature on the overflights and interviews conducted by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel, this audiobook reveals the story of the entire overflight program through the eyes of the pilots and crew who flew the planes.
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Worst Narration Ever
- De Nathan Hoag en 04-09-21
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Harrier 809
- The Epic Story of How a Small Band of Heroes Won Victory in the Air Against Impossible Odds
- De: Rowland White
- Narrado por: Roy McMillan
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
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April 1982. Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. In response, Britain dispatches a naval Task Force. Eight thousand miles from home, its fate hinges on just 20 Sea Harrier fighters against the 200-strong might of the Argentine Air Force. Combining groundbreaking research with the pace of a thriller, Rowland White reveals the full story of the fleet's knife-edge fight for survival for the first time, and shows how the little jump jet went from airshow novelty to writing its name in aviation legend. And of how a small band of heroes won victory against impossible odds.
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Fast paced thriller
- De J.Brock en 01-28-22
De: Rowland White
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Fighter Group
- The 352nd “Blue-Nosed Bastards” in World War II
- De: Lt. Col. Jay A. Stout
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 17 h y 12 m
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Jay A. Stout breaks new ground in World War II history with this gripping account of one of the war’s most highly decorated American fighter groups. Stout combines the storytelling gifts and careful research for a seasoned historian with the combat experience of a former fighter pilot to tell the remarkable story of the 352nd Fighter Group. This isn’t just the story of a single fighter group; it’s the story of how the United States won the air war over Europe.
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This is a fantastic, through, in depth, and personal history of the 352nd fighter group.
- De S. H. Moore en 02-23-21
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Spitfire
- Portrait of a Legend
- De: Leo McKinstry
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 19 h y 48 m
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The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War. In June 1940, the German army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended on Britain.
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Fills in the gaps.
- De Glenn en 10-22-18
De: Leo McKinstry
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Operation Chastise
- The RAF's Most Brilliant Attack of World War II
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Max Hastings, Peter Noble
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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The attack on Nazi Germany’s dams on May 17, 1943, was one of the most remarkable feats in military history. The absurdly young men of the Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron set forth in cold blood and darkness, without benefit of electronic aids, to fly lumbering heavy bombers straight and level towards a target at a height above the water less than the length of a bowling alley. Yet this story has never been told in full. Max Hastings takes us back to the May 1943 raid to reveal how the truth of that night is considerably different from the popularized account most people know.
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Wish He Had Stuck to the Core Story
- De John en 06-22-20
De: Max Hastings
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Lancaster
- The Second World War’s Greatest Bomber
- De: Leo McKinstry
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 25 h y 32 m
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A comprehensive history of Britain's greatest bomber plane. The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of the heavy bomber. Yet without the Lancaster, Britain would never have been able to take the fight to the German homeland. Highlights the scale of the bomber's achievements, including the famous Dambusters attacks. With its vast bomb bay, ease of handling and surprising speed, the mighty Lancaster transformed the effectiveness of the Bomber Command.
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Personal connection to a book section
- De Paul en 01-21-19
De: Leo McKinstry
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War's End
- An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission
- De: Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney, James A. Antonucci - contributor, Marion K. Antonucci - contributor
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a 25-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion.... The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs.
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Excellent History
- De Bill en 02-19-25
De: Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney, y otros
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Marked for Death
- The First War in the Air
- De: James Hamilton-Paterson
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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Little more than 10 years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into service in World War I. Nearly forgotten in the war's massive overall death toll, some 50,000 aircrew would die in the combatant nations' fledgling air forces. The romance of aviation had a remarkable grip on the public imagination, propaganda focusing on gallant air "aces" who become national heroes. The reality was horribly different. Marked for Death debunks popular myth to explore the brutal truths of wartime aviation.
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Excellent
- De Amazon Customer en 08-20-16
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Oswald Boelcke
- Germany’s First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat
- De: BGen R. G. Head
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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With a total of 40 victories, Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War I-and a century later he remains a towering figure in the history of air warfare, renowned for his character, inspirational leadership, organizational genius, development of air-to-air tactics, and impact on aerial doctrine. Paving the way for modern air forces across the world with his pioneering strategies, Boelcke had a dramatic effect on his contemporaries. The famed Red Baron's mentor, instructor, squadron commander, and friend, he exerted a tremendous influence upon the German air force.
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Bravest of Pilots
- De J.Brock en 07-09-21
De: BGen R. G. Head
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Big Week
- The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
- De: James Holland
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 15 h y 20 m
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During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal: to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German planes into an aerial battle of attrition to neutralize the Luftwaffe as a fighting force prior to the cross-channel invasion, planned for a few months later. Officially called Operation ARGUMENT, this aerial offensive quickly became known as “Big Week,” and it was one of the turning-points of World War II.
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War in the Air: Sets stage with gripping narrative
- De Nashville Cat en 11-17-18
De: James Holland
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From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog
- Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot
- De: Steven K Ladd
- Narrado por: Jeff Bolton
- Duración: 12 h y 58 m
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You do not have to be an aviation aficionado to enjoy Colonel Steve Ladd’s fascinating personal tale, woven around his 28-year career as a fighter pilot. This extremely engaging account follows a young man from basic pilot training to senior command through the narratives that define a unique ethos. From the United States to Southeast Asia; Europe to the Middle East; linking the amusing and tongue-in-cheek to the deadly serious and poignant, this is the lifelong journey of a fighter pilot.
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A 28 year history of Air Force fighter duty.
- De David H Milton en 07-09-22
De: Steven K Ladd