Download or read book Winged Warfare Hunting The Huns In The Air Illustrated Edition written by Major Billy Bishop V.C. D.S.O. M.C. and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Illustrated with 17 additional photos of the author and the machines he flew and fought against] As a young Billy Bishop looking up into the sky above his Canadian trench in July 1915, a passing Royal Flying Corps aircraft was returning home from patrol. He was envious and said to whoever was listening “...it’s clean up there! I’ll bet you don’t get any mud or horse **** on you up there. If you die, at least it would be a clean death.". Struck by his sudden epiphany he requested a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps, it was a momentous decision, for within the next three years Bishop would claim 72 victories over his German opponents, making him the highest scoring British Empire air ace of the First World War. A National Hero in his native Canada, he was awarded a V.C. for conspicuous services – the citation read: “For most conspicuous bravery, determination, and skill. Captain Bishop,...[On his own] flew first of all to an enemy aerodrome; finding no machines about, he flew on to another aerodrome...which was at least 12 miles the other side of the line. Seven machines....were on the ground. He attacked these from about fifty feet...One of the machines got off the ground, but at a height of 60 feet, Captain Bishop fired 15 rounds into it at very close range, and it crashed to the ground. A second machine got off the ground, into which he fired 30 rounds at 150 yards range, and it fell into a tree. Two more machines then rose from the aerodrome. One of these he engaged at a height of 1,000 feet, emptying the rest of his drum of ammunition. This machine crashed 300 yards from the aerodrome, after which Captain Bishop emptied a whole drum into the fourth hostile machine, and then flew back to his station. Four hostile scouts were about 1,250 feet above him for about a mile of his return journey, but they would not attack. His machine was very badly shot about by machine gun fire from the ground.” A fine memoir from an Air Ace legend.
Download or read book Hunting the Hun Illustrated written by James BELTON (and ODELL (Ernest Gregory)) and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hunting the Hun Illustrated Edition written by Captain James Belton and published by Echo Library. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This personal record of scenes and events witnessed during the First World War was co-written by two Canadian servicemen and first published in 1918. Illustrated with photographs and with a foreword by the British journalist and popular novelist Louis Tracy.
Download or read book Hunting The German Shark The American Navy In The Underseas War Illustrated Edition written by Herman Whitaker and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The ‘shark killers’ of the U. S. fleet” “The United States of America entered the First World War in April 1917, though its support for the allied war effort had, of course, been immensely influential in terms of the provision of material up to that point. The direct intervention of America in the war, with its vast resources of military personnel and equipment, backed by a huge manufacturing capacity, was inevitably pivotal. This account, part history, part anecdotal and part first hand account, was written shortly before the end of the conflict and describes in some detail the endeavours of the United States Navy during the war at sea in general and, more particularly, how it dealt with the omnipresent menace of the, ‘German Shark’—the U Boats of the German Navy. This hidden undersea threat bore directly on America’s role in the war. Men and vitally needed supplies had to traverse the Atlantic in merchant vessels to reach Europe. They were perilously exposed to the depredations of the German submarine force whose task it was to prevent them reaching their destinations. This well written and engaging book takes the reader to war on the United States Navy destroyers and with the navy pilots of early military aircraft whose task it was to pursue and destroy U-Boats in order to protect the vulnerable convoys of merchantmen on the high seas. Many interesting engagements, duels and sinkings are described in compelling detail from first-hand experience. An essential book for all those particularly interested in submarine and anti-submarine warfare or the Great War generally.”-Leonaur Print Version Author — Whitaker, Herman, 1867-1919. Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in New York, The Century co., 1918. Original Page Count – 310 pages Illustrations — 15 illustrations.
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Download or read book The Story File 1001 Contemporary Illustrations for Speakers Writers and Preachers written by Steve May and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and CD-ROM set includes contemporary, seeker-sensitive illustrations drawn from current sources--magazines, newspapers, sports, movies, today's headlines and more. Over 125 different categories of topics are included--from "Ability and Adversity" to "Values and Worry." The CD-ROM contains over 1,001 illustrations that can be sorted by category, topic, or scripture verse. It also provides a handy way to copy and paste content into other documents such as sermons, or lesson plans. Another helpful feature is that the "Add your own illustrations" function and the rating system for illustrations allows for the creation and expansion of a personalized story database. CD-ROM requires Windows 98, 95, NT, or later, 16 MB RAM, minimum 7MB hard disk space, CD-ROM drive.
Download or read book Records of the Chase and Memoirs of Celebrated Sportsmen Illustrating Some of the Usages of Olden Times written by Cecil (pseud. [i.e. Cornelius Tongue.]) and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Records of the Chase and Memoirs of Celebrated Sportsmen illustrating some of the usages of olden times By Cecil With plates written by and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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