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Free Download Black Heroes: Inspiring Stories of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph Against Adversity by Ahoy Publications
English | July 25, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DB9L4MDK | 151 pages | EPUB | 2.28 Mb
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Free Download John D. Clarke, "French Eagles, Soviet Heroes: The Normandie-Niemen Squadrons on the Eastern Front"
English | ISBN: 0750940743 | 2005 | 288 pages | PDF | 1425 KB
In 1942, General de Gaulle agreed to send French pilots to fight alongside the Red Air Force against the Germans on the Eastern Front. On 1 September 1942, the Groupe de Chasse III or 3rd Fighter Group ‘Normandie’ was created, equipped with Yak-3 fighter aircraft. On 5 April 1943, pilots Preziosi and Durand shared the unit’s first ‘kill’. Over the next two years, the group became the most highly decorated fighter unit ever to fly for France, and the second highest scoring fighter air group of the Soviet Air Force. Such was their notoriety that in May 1943 an order was signed by the German General Keitel stating that all ‘Normandie’ pilots were to be shot if captured. The ‘Normandie’ Group took an active part in the air support of the epic Battle of Kursk and in 1944 Stalin added ‘Niemen’ to their title in recognition of the help they rendered to the Soviet Army in crossing this river. The first of the Western Allies to capture and occupy German territory, ‘Normandie-Niemen’ clashed with the crack German fighter group JG51 Molders in the air battle over Konigsberg in March 1945. By the war’s end the Group had racked up an impressive 273 confirmed victories and another 36 probables.

Free Download Norman Franks, "Flying Among Heroes: The Story of Squadron Leader T.S.C. Cooke"
English | ISBN: 0752480421 | 2012 | 192 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Following the extraordinary career of a Second World War bomber pilot, Flying Among Heroes brings together adventure and human daring with the harsh realities of being a member of the wartime Royal Air Force. Tom Cooke, like hundreds of other young men in 1939, joined up to the RAF just a few days before war began aged 18, being selected for pilot training. Just five years later, he had flown fifty-one operations, taken part in the Berlin bombings and three 1,000-bomber raids, and had even taken part in special operations in conjunction with the SOE. Not only did Cooke volunteer for an optional second and third tour of operations, but he was also shot down over France on his thirteenth special operation, survived the bale out with his crew and evaded capture. Helped by the French Resistance, he managed to make his way into Spain and was taken back to England from Gibraltar. Unsurprisingly, considering Cooke’s outstanding bravery and patriotism, he was decorated multiple times in his career. Franks and Muggleton make use of primary documentation, including Cooke’s own words, and contemporary images to put together a poignant story of wartime duty. In an effort to portray the situation for many young men like Cooke, much information is included on other squadrons and operations, as well as on Bomber Command itself. In all, 55,000 men of Bomber Command gave their lives to the cause of the Second World War; this is the tale of just one of those remarkable young men who survived the hardships of war, returning victorious to a nation of heroes.

Free Download John Van der Kiste, "William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution"
English | ISBN: 075094577X | 2008 | 288 pages | PDF | 19 MB
Mary (1662-1694), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, then 15, is said to have wept for a day and a half when she was told she was to marry her cousin, William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, and Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I of England, who was 11 years older than her. In November 1677, on William’s 27th birthday, they married in a private ceremony at St James’s Palace. William was solemn, James gloomy, Mary in tears, and only King Charles appeared cheerful. This dual biography deals with both the life and times of the monarchs, and with England’s place in Europe. Interests of the subjects, outside the constitutional, are dealt with, as well a their personal relationships: William’s rumored homosexuality (probably actually a platonic relationship with Bentinck) and Mary’s hinted-at lesbianism; Mary’s troubled personal relations with her father, James II; and the relationship between Mary and her sister and husband’s successor Anne. The book will also examine the personal and political relations between William and his uncle Charles II, and between William and Mary and Charles’ illegitimate son the Duke of Monmouth, whose attempts to lay claim to his father’s throne ended in defeat and execution.

Free Download James W. Bancroft, "The Rorke’s Drift Men: Heroes of the Zulu War"
English | ISBN: 075245692X | 2010 | 224 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
Through the night of January 22nd and 23rd, 1879, a small garrison of British soldiers behind a makeshift barricade of bags and boxes successfully defended the storehouse and field hospital at Rorke’s Drift, against an army of Zulu warriors who outnumbered them by about 20 to one. This heroic stand became one of the most famous actions in the history of the British Army, and inspired the epic film Zulu! But who were these men who made such a stubborn resistance when all seemed lost, and what legacy have they left us? For the first time, details of the lives of all these men have been collected into one reference work, categorized in the counties to which they were associated, in the form of biographical tributes. The Rorke’s Drift Men is a valuable addition to any military library.

Free Download Ben James, "Sussex War Heroes: The Untold Story of our Second World War Survivors"
English | ISBN: 0750965916 | 2016 | 160 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
A generation of ordinary young men and women were thrust into the most extraordinary of situations when the Second World War was declared. Sussex is full of war heroes, but soon they will be gone – along with their stories.This is not a book about Victoria Cross winners or the celebrities of days gone by, but the untold accounts of everyday heroes who ‘did their bit’. It is about former train engineer Bob Morrell, who was beaten, starved and tortured in the brutal Japanese prisoner camps. It is about ex-pub landlord John Akehurst, who gave the Germans the run-around Northern Europe after being shot down. And it is about Shindy Perez and her remarkable escape from the gas chambers of Auschwitz.As this important period passes from living memory into history, this is likely to be the last time that these personal tales are told, tales which should never be forgotten.

Free Download James Daly, "Portsmouth’s World War One Heroes: Stories of the Fallen Men and Women "
English | ISBN: 0752491490 | 2014 | 224 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
Over 5,000 men from Portsmouth are believed to have been killed during World War -the greatest loss of life that the city has ever known. Not only were thousands of Portsmouth soldiers killed on the Western Front, but Portsmouth-based ships were sunk throughout the war, causing massive loss of life. Thanks to a wealth of sources available and painstaking use of database software, it is possible to tell their stories in more detail than ever before. James Daly builds an extremely detailed picture of Portsmouth’s World War I dead, down to where they were born and where they lived. Not only will their stories tell us about how the war was fought and won, and their sacrifices, but they will also provide a clearer picture than ever before of how Portsmouth and its people suffered.

Free Download The Last Jacobites: Heroes, History and Culture after the Battle of Culloden by Keith Coleman
English | December 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1399045628 | 240 pages | True EPUB | 2.58 MB
For most people, the story of the Jacobites perished on a bitter April day in 1746 when their hopes of restoring the exiled Stuart monarchy at the battle of Culloden were crushed. Beyond this military defeat, which marked the end of the ’45 rebellion, there were surviving embers who kept alive the cause for some time. For some years, Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and his exiled supporters Descriptionted with European powers to restore his banished house and regain the British throne, but there was never again a military attempt to oust the Hanoverians who displaced his lineage.

Free Download Norse Fighting Heroes: Kings, Conquerors and Shieldmaidens by Jamie Ryder
English | December 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1399038907 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 11.78 MB
Investigates the complex lives of famous Vikings, examining their spirituality, ambitions, and legendary adventures beyond mere conquest.

Free Download Vectors: Heroes, Villains, and Heartbreak on the Bridge of the U.S. Navy by Thomas B. Modly
English | April 4, 2023 | ISBN: 1642257036 | 520 pages | EPUB | 12 Mb
Thomas Modly had an eclectic career in the military, academia, business, and government when he answered the call to service in 2017 and returned to the Navy where his career began. His experience, as chronicled in these pages, tells the story of Secretary Modly’s quest to advance the Department of the Navy’s preparedness for the challenges of this century. As Acting Secretary of the Navy he held fast to the mantra of "acting, not pretending," and thus advocated aggressively for the Navy and Marine Corps’ future ― a future he believed would be defined by uncertainty and unpredictability. Every Friday he wrote a personal message to the entire Department regardless of rank. Those messages were called SECNAV Vectors. Each Vector was intended to clearly communicate his priorities and to establish a rapport with all levels of the organization. The subject of each Vector was inspired by real events that occurred in real time. As these events unfolded , the Secretary’s unyielding emphasis on being prepared for unpredictable events are proven to be prescient as the Navy found itself, unintentionally, in the center of COVID-19 crisis.