Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit. Dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin. Find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more!

Presents a collection of illustrated photographs and narratives that describes the U.S. combat aircraft of World War Two written by the former aviators who flew those missions.

The naval aviation safety review.

Seattle has a long tradition of being at the forefront of technological innovation. In 1919, an eager young inventor named Alfred M. Hubbard made his first newspaper appearance with the announcement of a perpetual motion machine that harnessed energy from Earth's atmosphere. From there, Hubbard transformed himself into a charlatan, bootlegger, radio pioneer, top-secret spy, millionaire and uranium entrepreneur. In 1953, after discovering the transformative effects of a little-known hallucinogenic compound, Hubbard would go on to become the "Johnny Appleseed of LSD," introducing the psychedelic to many of the era's vanguards and an entire generation. Join author and historian Brad Holden as he chronicles the fascinating life of one of Seattle's legendary figures.

Reminiscing Through The Years is a book of laughter, tears, and life Sandy Staub Kassimirs life to be exact. She begins the journey with the story of her parents childhoods, along with the struggles they encountered when they came to America. She takes us through their courtship; sharing the loving details of how they met and fell in love. She also shares the story of her romance with her husbanda romance that began at the age of eighteen. Over the years they have welcomed their wonderful children and then, with time, their grandchildren into their lives. Sandy has been fortunate to meet many wonderful friends along the way. She tells the stories of people who have touched her life in some way, with honesty, warmth, and humor. Sandy has included the stories of her travels which have been a particular joy for her to relive. Throughout the book she expresses herself with great tenderness and frankness that anyone can appreciate. Among the 211 stories in the book, there were two sisters and a cousin whose stories made front page headlines world-wide. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire In 1911 my great maternal aunt was caught in that fire when she was a teenager. She barely survived. Her entire back was burned, and she could not bend her body. I never saw her sit. Her sister was in the Plague of 1918. The Plague of 1918 The Influenza Plague in Europe killed my maternal grandmother in Poland. My mother was only seven years old at the time. The Klinghoffer Murder In 1985 Leon Klinghoffer was murdered on the Achille Lauro ship. He was shot in his wheelchair and thrown overboard. He was my fathers cousin. Reminiscing Through the Years was written to enlighten Sandys children and grandchildren about her origin and her experiences through the years.

Having enjoyed a successful career as a barrister, and eleven years as a judge, Justice Horatio Tiny did not regret his decision to retire and move out of London. It was 1985 and Tiny (as everyone knew him) decided it was time to adopt a more peaceful way of life in the Wiltshire village of Oakshaw. Despite being only November, enduring his first winter was proving less enjoyable than expected. When an airplane crashes nearby during a violent storm, Tiny decides to look into the circumstances. Accompanied by his old colleague George Rawlings, their investigation soon draws unwelcome attention from the aircraft owner, the police and the Accidents Investigation Branch. Tapping into his inner network of ex-convicts, Tiny uncovers a web of criminal activity involving contacts in the Channel Islands and the USSR. As his investigation starts to get closer to the truth, Tiny becomes increasingly concerned about his own safety and soon realises he's out of his depth. Unsure who to trust, Tiny has never felt more alone but during his darkest hour, the telephone rings and suddenly, everything changes.

The editor, Cheryl Dunbar Kahlke, has woven five written accounts about Fire Island into a very readable book, generously complemented with photographs and postcards of the 1920s to the 1940s era. The five narratives are universal in emotion and yet simultaneously immensely personal in detail. That private quality triggers the reader's sensation of a personal knowledge of the feelings and experiences of each. In addition, each tale is enhanced by that presenter's honest abandon as they penned their memories in their own vernacular and individual colloquial style.Overall, the subject matter, Fire Island, universalizes the outpourings. Factual and historic details in timelines, maps, charts, newspaper articles, and other memorabilia add to the book. These keep the stories grounded in historic reality, which is useful for those who desire a deeper background of the times.

One of the authors began conducting business transactions at the age of six when he operated a shoeshine stand at the Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York. Who would have guessed hed win a handful of scholarships and fellowships at Harvard? For that matter, the coauthor started out as a farmboy yearning to enlist in the US Navya yearning that grew more intense when his mom intercepted his army draft notice, and suddenly it disappeared. Once fulfilling his dream of becoming a sailor, who would have guessed hed wind up getting slammed by an errant fuel hose, landing him smack into the Atlantic Ocean without a paddle. This little book of vignettes relates the very personal and sometimes sad, sometimes downright silly and funny experiences and adventures of two old guys whove seen it all. The authors Paul Pendell Mok and Larry Rummell enjoy telling tales and hope you enjoy reading them as much as they did writing them.