Download or read book Recollections of Bombardier Ralph Timothy written by Tracy Timothy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At this perfect time in history of war, anniversaries and remembrances of the many brave soldiers who fought for their country in our world wars. It is with great pride that I bring to the public’s attention, one such story! This biography written in 1995 taped & transcribed & left in a drawer until now. In his very own words The Recollections of Ralph Timothy, Grandad, to me. The story begins in May 1940. When he joined the Royal Artillery. His family life & tales of his life, in the lead up to war. His experiences, his capture by the Japanese & held as a prisoner of war in various Hell Holes in Java for 3 Years. Leaving behind his Wife & 2 son’s. Enclosed are his hand written post-cards sent home in his very long capture, so brief but so reassuring. His tales of death, disease, torture, survival comradeship and strength. His courage against all odds! His sheer determination to survive. The horrors he endured, what he achieved. The hunger, loss of comrades & fellow friend’s. His faith & the love for his family. His freedom. What is even more amazing, is he lived to be 94 years old. He was married to my Nan Madge for 61 years when she passed away in January 1997, his two sons. John my Dad & Ralph Jnr who are both now sadly deceased. Ralph Jnr passed away in January 2010 & Dad in November 2011. Grandad left behind 4 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren & 1 great great grandson (My grandson). So as a Tribute to my Grandad, Dad & Uncle Ralph, your legacy will be told & admired & the respect that you deserve given. It’s been a privilege to have been your grand-Daughter. Thanks for giving me the best Dad in the world! I know this is what you would all have wanted. My Final Tribute. To a very amazing Man. My Hero... Grandad

Download or read book Shot at and Missed written by Jack R. Myers and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this riveting narrative, Jack R. Myers recounts his experiences as a B-17 bombardier during World War II. Commissioned a second lieutenant in 1944 at age twenty, Myers began flying missions with the 2nd Bomb Group, U.S. Fifteenth Air Force. He learned firsthand the exhilaration—and terror—of being shot at and missed. Based in Italy, the Fifteenth Air Force flew strategic bombing raids over southern Germany, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, and Czechoslovakia. Less celebrated than the Eighth Air Force, which flew out of England, the Fifteenth, nevertheless, was pivotal in dismantling the German industrial complex. Myers offers an insider’s view of these missions over southern and central Europe. The reader goes with him into the highly exposed Plexiglas nose of the Flying Fortress, flying with him through the flak-filled skies of Europe and peering with him through his Norden bombsight at Axis targets. On average, a heavy-bomber crewman survived only sixteen bombing missions. Myers survived his allotted thirty-five missions before being honorably discharged in 1945.

Download or read book The Little Bombardier and Pocket Gunner written by Ralph Willett ADYE and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book B 17 Memories written by T/Sgt. James Lee Hutchinson Ed.S. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Memphis Belle, completed 25 missions and became the symbol of Eighth Air Force success in the air war over Europe. Its national tour rallied support and encouraged citizens enduring rationing and sacrifices for victory. Heavy bomber aircrews proved their value with precision bombing. My writing is based on memories, diaries and interviews of other veterans and my teenage experiences as an Eighth Air Force B-17 radio/gunner on twenty combat missions with the 490th Bomb Group (H). This fourth book presents short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress crews flying deadly missions to destroy German and Italian military targets. Twenty-six thousand airmen died and thousands more were wounded. The sky was our arena and we paved the way for Infantry and Armored Divisions slogging through heat, rain or snow to preserve our freedom. Many B-17 gunners were teenagers who enlisted or were drafted, trained and sent into combat before they could legally vote or buy a drink. They saved our freedom and came home to build the USA into the most powerful nation in the world. I self-publish because I am 89 and my time is limited. I thank God that I have been able to record more than 350 stories of my generation. "WW II veterans are fading into History — less than two million of the sixteen million who served are left to tell their stories" See my interview online at "Wings over Europe my Smithville"

Download or read book Backs to the Wall written by D. Peter MacLeod and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759 and the subsequent capitulation of Quebec set the stage for an equally significant French-British engagement in the struggle for northeastern North America, the Battle of Sainte-Foy. In the spring of 1760, after having suffered a brutal winter, Quebec garrison commander James Murray's troops were vulnerable and reduced to an army of skeletal invalids due to malnutrition and scurvy. Trapped in hostile territory and lacking confidence in the fortifications of Quebec, Murray planned to confront French attackers outside the walls. Instead of waiting at Montreal for the British to attack, Montcalm's successor, François-Gaston de Lévis, returned to the plains for a rematch accompanied by every combatant available--French regulars, Canadian militia and First Peoples warriors. The ensuing Battle of Sainte-Foy was less a battle for territory than a struggle for survival between two equally desperate adversaries. If the British lost the battle, they would lose Quebec. If the French lost the battle, they would very likely lose Canada--both the French and the British had their backs to the wall. MacLeod presents this historical event in riveting detail, from the preparation and day-by-day actions during the engagement to the compelling siege of Quebec by land and ship. Backs to the Wall is an accessible and engaging account of an important episode in Canadian history.

Download or read book The Bombardier and Pocket Gunner written by Ralph Willett Adye and published by . This book was released on 1802 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bombardier and Pocket Gunner Eighth Edition Revised by W G Eliot written by Ralph Willett ADYE and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bombardier and Pocket Gunner Fourth Edition Corrected and Considerably Improved written by Ralph Willett ADYE and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars Artillery in Siege Fortress and Navy 1792 1815 written by Kevin F. Kiley and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Filled with statistical information on the guns, ammunition, and carriages, used by the armies . . . places the reader on the ground with the gunners.”—The Napoleon Series Napoleon was an artilleryman before he was an emperor. He understood the power and effectiveness of cannon and their ability to pulverize defenses, reduce fortresses and destroy attacks. In return, the guns won Napoleon battles. This impressive study chronicles the story of the guns and men during the twenty-three years of almost continuous warfare from 1792–1815: from the battlefields of continental Europe to the almost primitive terrain of North America and of the seas, lakes and rivers that connected them. Detailed technical information is accompanied by vivid descriptions which allow the reader to imagine what it must have been liked to maneuver and man the guns in a variety of situations—whether on the march or on the battlefield. Based on years of research into regulations of the period, eyewitness accounts of artillerymen and material culled from official reports, the scope and depth of material will satisfy the serious researcher, while the lively narrative will appeal to the casual reader. “Kiley’s research is impeccable and deserves the highest praise. Moreover, he writes in so entertaining a manner that he informs and educates without effort . . . For the enthusiastic student of the attack and defense of fortified places this is an essential book of reference.”—Fortress Study Group

Download or read book Catalogue of Printed Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bombardier and Pocket Gunner Seventh Edition Revised and Corrected by William Granville Eliot Etc written by Ralph Willett ADYE and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Half a Wing Three Engines and a Prayer written by Brian D. O'Neill and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1999-05-21 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating a wealth of new material, here is the riveting story of the bombing raids that broke the back of Nazi Germany, praised as "a well-researched, highly readable account of a B-17 combat crew's experience ... excellent." (Roger A. Freeman, author of The Mighty Eighth)

Download or read book Historical Notes and Personal Recollections of West Hartlepool and Its Founder with Chronological Notes written by Robert Martin and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Additions Made to the Library of Congress Since the First Day of November 1853 written by and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 1001 B 29s Avenge Pearl Harbor written by Donald Cotner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1001 B-29s Avenge Pearl Harbor: Memoirs of a Flight Engineer features the true tales f an aviation officer of the United States Army Air Corps during the final year of World War II. These stories center around an airman’s life on the Pacific island of Tinian, the base from which the B-29 Flying Fortress was unleashed against the empire of Japan. Engagingly written in the first-person, 1001 B-29s Avenge Pearl Harbor draws the reader into the human drama of the war in the Pacific theater: the tedium and terror, doubt and wonder, guilt and pride, and finally the joy that peace alone can bring. Numerous photographs complement the narrative and provide an immersive experience. Suspenseful, enlightening, poignant and often humorous, 1001 B-29s Avenge Pearl Harbor reveals the inner thoughts and emotions of a young man loyal to his country and his comrades-in- arms, confident in his abilities and his magnificent airplane, yet longing to fulfill his promise to return to his pregnant wife on the home front. Strap yourself in and prepare for an experience you’ll never forget!