Duel of Eagles
Title | Duel of Eagles PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Long |
Publisher | William Morrow |
Pages | 438 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The true and dramatic of the battle for Texas ; what lead to the Alamo and what followed from it.
Duel of Eagles
Title | Duel of Eagles PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Townsend |
Publisher | Booksales |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-05-15 |
Genre | Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 |
ISBN | 9780785815686 |
Former RAF ace chronicles the growth of the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe and their decisive engagements during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Duel for the Crown
Title | Duel for the Crown PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Carroll |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2014-04-22 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1476733228 |
A gripping look at the great duel between Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown—comprised of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes—and his archrival, Alydar. From the moment they first galloped head-to-head in Saratoga Springs, the two chestnut colts showed they were the stuff of racing legend. Alydar, all muscle with a fearsome closing kick, was already the popular favorite to win the Kentucky Derby. Affirmed, deceptively laid-back streamlined elegance, was powered forward by his steely determination not to settle for second place. In the Sport of Kings, the Triple Crown is the most valued prize, requiring a horse to win not just one race, but three: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. And 1978 would not be just for the record books, but also one of the greatest dramas ever played out in the racing world. There were names to conjure with, worthy of the Sport of Kings. The bloodline of Native Dancer. The teen wonderboy jockey Steve Cauthen. The once unbeatable Calumet Farm—the Damn Yankees of the racing world—now in eclipse and hoping for a comeback. The newcomer Harbor View Farm—owned by brash financier Louis Wolfson, who wouldn’t let even a conviction and a prison sentence for securities violations stand in the way of his dreams of glory. And the racetracks themselves: Belmont, Saratoga, Pimlico. And, of course, Churchill Downs. It has been thirty-five years since Affirmed and Alydar fought for the Triple Crown, thirty-five years when no other horse has won it. Duel for the Crown brings this epic battle to life. Not just two magnificent Thoroughbreds but the colorful human personalities surrounding them, caught up in an ever-intensifying battle of will and wits that lasted until the photo finish of the final Triple Crown race . . . and Alydar and Affirmed leaped into the history books.
Clash of Eagles
Title | Clash of Eagles PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Bowman |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
This is the story of the air war over Western Europe, told first hand by the American and German pilots and aircrew who took part. It spans the period between 1942 and 1945 and covers the encounters between the audacious Luftwaffe fighter pilots and the Fortress and Liberator bomber crews of the American 8th Air Forces flying from East Anglia. Many unique experiences are recounted from both the night and day bombing raids that were hurled against Hitlers war machine. What was it like to fly through the dense flak over the Ruhr and against the German Experten and to be hit by machine gun and cannon fire from Focke Wulf 190s and Bf 109s? How did so many badly damaged bombers manage to struggle back, against all odds, to their East Anglian bases? The author has sought the experiences of German fighter pilots, who explain how they stalked their prey in the sky over the Reich and how they pounced on their four engine victims from 12 oclock high. This book contains vivid accounts of some of the most heroic actions in the history of air warfare and contains many previously unpublished action photographs.
Soccer Duel
Title | Soccer Duel PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Christopher |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 2008-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0316042080 |
Team rivalry threatens to spoil a budding friendship between a showy soccer player, Bryce, and soft-spoken but talented Renny.
First Light
Title | First Light PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Wellum |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2018-05-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0241984335 |
Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, eighteen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF . . . Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day, caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s. Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return.
Clash of Eagles
Title | Clash of Eagles PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Smale |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Adventure stories |
ISBN | 9781783294022 |
"In a world where the Roman Empire never fell, a legion under the command of general Gaius Marcellinus invades the newly-discovered North American continent. But Marcellinus and his troops have woefully underestimated the fighting prowess of the Native American inhabitants. When Gaius is caught behind enemy lines and spared, he must reevaluate his allegiances and find a new place in this strange land"--