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| Title: Lenny |
| Sub-title: A Debden Eagle |
| Series: World War II |
| By (author): Cees Steijger |
| ISBN10-13: 909038393X : 9789090383934 |
| This book tells the fascinating and thrilling story of Leonard R. â Lennyâ Werner, who was assigned to the USAAFâ s famed 4th Fighter Group in England in June 1944. It operated North American P-51 Mustangs to fight the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany. Born in the Bronx, Lenny learned to fly at Flushing New York City Airport and became a gifted fighter pilot, flying the P-40 Warhawk, P-47 Thunderbolt and A-36 Apache during his training. At RAF Debden he was assigned to the 334th Fighter Squadron. He scored two victories over the Luftwaffe. He flew his last combat mission on November 20, 1944. Leonard R. Werner crashed into the lake IJsselmeer in the Netherlands and was listed as missing in action. |
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Pages: 92
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| Published: Aviation History Research & Publishing - May 2024 |
| Format: Hardback |
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| List Price: 47.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 171 |
| Title: 1 of: 3 |
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| Title: On the Edge |
| Sub-title: Turning point Berlin |
| Series: Cold War Series |
| By (author): Cees Steijger |
| ISBN10-13: 9090376267 : 9789090376264 |
| During the postwar era, the Soviet Union emerged as Americaâ s sole threat, rendering the U.S. Army and Navy impotent against its vast military power. The anticipation of war stemmed from a potential Soviet invasion of Western Europe, supported by the Soviet Unionâ s substantial military capabilities. Acknowledging the impossibility of stopping the Soviet Union in a conventional war, the U.S. developed a series of war plans outlining scenarios of massive nuclear retaliation. The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff released the war plan Pincher in June 1946, calling for land and sea forces to retreat before a Soviet offensive. Simultaneously, the Army Air Forces would drop atomic bombs on twenty Soviet industrial, government, and military centers from bases mainly in England. After strategic bombing damaged the Soviet Union, U.S. forces would be mobilized for a counteroffensive. In August 1947, the war plan Broiler reflected an increasing reliance on the atomic bomb, hoping the nuclear air offensive would stabilize the war in the first six months and possibly convince the Soviets to surrender. However, these plans remained theoretical due to the inadequacy of the U.S. atomic stockpile. The Strategic Air Command (SAC), reliant on B-29s, faced limitations. Because of the B-29â s limited range, SAC depended on overseas bases. Additionally, only a single group was able to deliver the atomic bomb. Soviet awareness of American shortcomings prompted their expansion in Eastern Europe and escalated the discord among the Allies over Berlin. The Soviet blockade of Berlin in July 1948 and the Western reaction marked a turning point in the Cold War. Cees Steijger explores the circumstances that brought the world close to a third world war. Throughout the Cold War, humanity lived on the edge of collapse, narrowly avoiding apocalypse multiple times. |
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Pages: 90
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| Published: Aviation History Research & Publishing - December 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 31.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 115 |
| Title: 2 of: 3 |
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| Title: Secret Mission |
| Sub-title: American spy flights in Europe |
| Series: Cold War Series |
| By (author): Jan van Waarde |
| ISBN10-13: 9090380396 : 9789090380391 |
| Secret Mission tells the tale of the secretive reconnaissance units assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe that flew covert reconnaissance aircraft and specialized jet aircraft from bases in West Germany during the Cold War, keeping an eye on communist developments behind the Iron Curtain. A glimpse of this intriguing history is compiled by Jan van Waarde with the help of John Bessette, 7499th Group Association Historian. |
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Pages: 60
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| Published: Aviation History Research & Publishing - January 2024 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 26.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 132 |
| Title: 3 of: 3 |
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