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Free Download Jon Lake – The Battle of Britain
Amber Books | 2000 | ISBN: 1552670074 | English | 261 pages | PDF | 115.02 MB
One of the most pervasive views of the Battle of Britain was that heavily out-numbered but superior British pilots won their victory against overwhelming German forces through grit, courage and skill alone. This common perception, still widely held, also lays great stress on the wartime propagandist belief that the German fighter pilots were no match for their opponents. Yet it is worth reinvestigating the truth of what actually happened, as the Battle was in many ways a victory for the RAF’s cautious tactics, tactics that ensured the survival of a Fighter Command which, though more than equal in courage and determination, was no match for the Germans when it came to combat experience and tactical expertise. The Battle was a ‘close run thing’, and if we ignore the German bomber losses, the Jagdwaffe caused greater damage than it sustained from Fighter Command.

Free Download Tim McLelland – Spitfire: The Battle of Britain’s Iconic Interceptor (Aeroplane Icons)
Kelsey Publishing | 2014 | ISBN: 190978608X | English | 132 pages | PDF | 128.71 MB
The Spitfire is undoubtedly the most famous British aircraft of all time. The mere mention of the name is enough to summon up vivid mental images of aerial combat, and tumultuous battles high above the puff y clouds rolling across southern England. Of course for most people these images are purely imaginary as so few survivors have fi rst-hand experience of the Battle of Britain. But the Spitfire’s almost legendary status has endured and more than seventy years after its fi nest hour, it is still regarded as the classical ultimate expression of fi ghter aircraft design. Precisely why the Spitfire has earned this status isn’t too diffi cult to establish, and it would be fair to say that the aircraft was in many respects no more advanced than other contemporary designs. The Spitfire was however, a shining example of being in the right place at the right time. It performed well, it could be manufactured relatively easily, and it could be made available to the Royal Air Force at the very time when it was needed so badly.

Free Download Tim McLelland – Spitfire: The Battle of Britain’s Iconic Interceptor (Aeroplane Icons)
Kelsey Publishing | 2014 | ISBN: 190978608X | English | 132 pages | PDF | 128.71 MB
The Spitfire is undoubtedly the most famous British aircraft of all time. The mere mention of the name is enough to summon up vivid mental images of aerial combat, and tumultuous battles high above the puff y clouds rolling across southern England. Of course for most people these images are purely imaginary as so few survivors have fi rst-hand experience of the Battle of Britain. But the Spitfire’s almost legendary status has endured and more than seventy years after its fi nest hour, it is still regarded as the classical ultimate expression of fi ghter aircraft design. Precisely why the Spitfire has earned this status isn’t too diffi cult to establish, and it would be fair to say that the aircraft was in many respects no more advanced than other contemporary designs. The Spitfire was however, a shining example of being in the right place at the right time. It performed well, it could be manufactured relatively easily, and it could be made available to the Royal Air Force at the very time when it was needed so badly.

Free Download Martyn Chorlton – Mosquito: Britain’s World War Two ‘Wooden Wonder’ (Aeroplane Icons)
Kelsey Publishing | 2012 | ISBN: 1907426590 | English | 132 pages | PDF | 120.5 MB
The Aeroplane Icons series focuses on iconic and significant British aircraft from the 1930’s to the 1960’s.

Free Download Peter North – Eagles High: The Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary
Leo Cooper | 1990 | ISBN: 0850528895 | English | 128 pages | PDF | 110.25 MB
In the summer of 1940, with the rest of Europe already conquered, Hitler’s armies prepared to invade England. There seemed little to. stop them. Britain stood alone, her armies driven from the beaches at Dunkirk. All that remained was for Hermann Goring’s invincible Luftwaffe to sweep the pitiable remnants of the RAF from the sky, and the invasion could begin. That invasion never took place. Goring’s Luftwaffe was confronted and ultimately defeated by a handful of British and Allied pilots-a tiny Band of Brothers to be known forever after as "The Few". For fifty years theirs has been a story that has inspired all those who honour courage, selflessness and duty. Now this specially commissioned 50th Anniversary tribute brings to life England’s finest hour-and one of history’s finest moments.

Free Download Tim McLelland – Canberra: Britain’s First Jet Bomber (Aeroplane Icons)
Kelsey Publishing | 2014 | ISBN: 1909786497 | English | 132 pages | PDF | 121.12 MB
The history of the jet engine’s development is well known, and the story of how the jet engine eventually became the basis of Britain’s fi rst jet fi ghter (the Meteor) is familiar to almost anyone with an interest in aviation. However, it is perhaps interesting to note how the development of a jet-powered bomber is a story that far fewer people understand, even though the creation of such an aircraft was undoubtedly as important as the fi ghter’s development – if not more so. English Electric’s Canberra bomber was created without fuss and fanfare, and without any significant delays or disasters. It was perhaps this straightforward process that has encouraged commentators to almost ignore the Canberra as a relatively unimportant part of Britain’s aviation history. But the Canberra was far from mundane. At the time of the aircraft’s development, the RAF’s Bomber Command relied upon aged, obsolescent Lincolns that were barely superior to the Lancasters from which they had been derived. The Canberra was a proverbial breath of fresh air. It was fast, it could climb to hitherto unattainable altitudes and it was astonishingly manoeuvrable.

Free Download Daniel Sharp – British Secret Projects 5: Britain’s Space Shuttle
Crecy Publishing | 2016 | ISBN: 1910809020 | 272 pages | PDF | 324.05 MB
Even as America and Soviet Union stepped up their efforts in the early 1960s to design ever faster bombers and put men and equipment into space, Britain quietly set to work devising its own hypersonic aircraft and manned space vehicles. British Secret Projects 5: Britain’s Space Shuttle tells the story of how, from 1963 to 1966, English Electric/BAC’s Preston works secretly led the world in re-useable spacecraft design.

Free Download Keo Films, Claudia Winkleman, "Britain’s Best Home Cook: Great Food Every Day: Simple, Delicious Recipes From the New BBC Series"
English | 2018 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 1785943405 | EPUB | 119,5 mb
Fantastic, easy recipes from the new BBC One series.

Free Download Martyn Chorlton – Blenheim: Britain’s Fastest Bomber at the Outbreak of World War 2 (Aeroplane Icons)
Kelsey Publishing | 2011 | ISBN: 1907426256 | English | 132 pages | PDF | 149.89 MB

Free Download Alfred Price – Battle of Britain: A Summer of Reckoning
Ian Allan | 2010 | ISBN: 1906537135 | English | 152 pages | PDF | 171.46 MB
Dr. Alfred Price, who is a recognized and respected authority on the Battle of Britain, recounts the story of the conflict, both in terms of the strategic and tactical battle between two mighty air forces of the day and the fascinating and often traumatic human element as the civilians of Britain faced the reality of German invasion. The book starts with the skirmishes across the Channel in the opening phase of the battle, July 10 through August 12, testing Britain’s defenses, then the Luftwaffe’s main assault on the airfields and radar installations of Southern England from August 12 to September 6, when it attempted to knock out the RAF. The turning point came when the Luftwaffe, faced with mounting losses, shifted its focus to London and other cities in early September in a final attempt to break Britain’s morale, giving the RAF much-needed breathing space to build up its strength and counter the enemy.