In Hostile Skies

In Hostile Skies
Title In Hostile Skies PDF eBook
Author James M. Davis
Publisher University of North Texas Press
Pages 249
Release 2006
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1574412094

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James "Jim" Davis piloted a B-24, as part of the 8th Air Force, on nearly thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. He flew support missions for Operations Cobra and Market Garden and numerous bombing missions over occupied Europe in the summer and fall of 1944, attacking enemy airfields, airplane factories, railroad marshalling yards, ship yards, oil refineries, and chemical plants. While he and his crew survived without serious injuries, they witnessed the destruction of many of their friends' planes and experienced serious damage to their own plane on several occasions.

Hostile Skies

Hostile Skies
Title Hostile Skies PDF eBook
Author James J. Hudson
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Pages 380
Release 1996-11-01
Genre History
ISBN 9780815604655

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From April to November 1918, the American Air Service grew from a poorly equipped, unorganized branch of the US Expeditionary Forces to a fighting unit equal to its opponent in every way. This text details the actual battle experiences of the men and boys who made up the service squadrons.

Hostile Skies

Hostile Skies
Title Hostile Skies PDF eBook
Author David Morgan
Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pages 383
Release 2012-09-06
Genre History
ISBN 1780225008

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The gripping personal story of a Falklands Fighter Ace. David Morgan, RAF officer and poet, relives his experiences during the Falklands War in this vivid memoir. On secondment to the Royal Navy when the Argentine invasion of the Falklands began and personally credited with shooting down two Argentine Skyhawks as well as enemy helicopters, Morgan was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Here he recounts his involvement in the first British air-strike against Argentine positions around Port Stanley and describes being first on the scene when enemy jets bombed the landing ships SIR TRISTRAM and SIR GALAHAD. Including the author's heartfelt letters sent back to England to close family and friends, HOSTILE SKIES dramatically recalls what it was really like to fight, live and love during the Falklands War.

Hostile Territory

Hostile Territory
Title Hostile Territory PDF eBook
Author Paul Greci
Publisher Imprint
Pages 352
Release 2020-01-28
Genre Young Adult Fiction
ISBN 1250184630

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In Paul Greci’s Hostile Territory, a catastrophic earthquake strands four teens in the Alaskan wilderness—and leaves them without a civilization to return to. Josh and three other campers at Simon Lake are high up on a mountain when an earthquake hits. The rest of the camp is wiped out in a moment—leaving Josh, Derrick, Brooke, and Shannon alone, hundreds of miles from the nearest town, with meager supplies, surrounded by dangerous Alaskan wildlife. After a few days, it’s clear no rescue is coming, and distant military activity in the skies suggests this natural disaster has triggered a political one. Josh and his fellow campers face a struggle for survival in their hike back home—to an America they might not recognize. An Imprint Book “In Greci’s intense survival tale with a thriller component, four teens endure a harrowing trek across the Alaskan wilderness . . . It’s clear that Greci (The Wild Lands) knows his landscape—Alaska’s beauty and natural hazards become their own vivid character in his handling.” —Publishers Weekly “Readers will feel like they are in Alaska alongside the characters... Recommended for teenagers who like postapocalyptic adventure or are fans of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet.” —School Library Journal

Under a War-Torn Sky

Under a War-Torn Sky
Title Under a War-Torn Sky PDF eBook
Author L.M. Elliot
Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd
Pages 264
Release 2015-04-01
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1409591344

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Shot down on a mission, 19-year-old bomber pilot Henry is alone in a treacherous land. Desperate to get back to his family and the girl he loves, he is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers and the cunning of the French Resistance. But in his battle to survive the deadly journey across Nazi-occupied Europe, he must face a terrible choice: can he take someone's life to save his own?

Blood Skies

Blood Skies
Title Blood Skies PDF eBook
Author Steven Montano
Publisher Darker Sunset Press
Pages 250
Release 2011-06-10
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0615488617

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In a world where nightmares stalk the earth and the few survivors must battle the vampire legions of the Ebon Cities, a team of soldiers races to save mankind when a traitor threatens to destroy the future of humanity. Southern Claw warlock Eric Cross is a member of Viper Squad, and his mission is to pursue the witch called Red across the wastelands. His hunt takes him through haunted forests and blighted tundra, into war-torn cities and to the edge of a twisted necropolis. And before the journey is done Cross will uncover the dark origins of magic, and learn the true meaning of sacrifice...

Bloody Skies

Bloody Skies
Title Bloody Skies PDF eBook
Author Nicholas A. Veronico
Publisher Stackpole Books
Pages 210
Release 2014-12-01
Genre History
ISBN 0811714551

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A visual history of the US Eighth Air Force in World War II • Hundreds of photos of American aircraft damaged or shot down by the German Luftwaffe • Photos of damaged bomber and fighter planes, plus information on their crews and missions • Perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series • Ideal reference for military history fans, scholars, and modelers