Key publishing ltd aug 2025 (6 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The US Marine Corps is America's foremost elite fighting force with a distinguished history stretching back to 1798. The historic battles of the US Marine Corps will be described in detail and include the Belleau Wood in World War One, Guadalcanal and Okinawa in World War Two, Inchon and Chosin Reservoir in Korea, and Khe Sanh and Hue in Vietnam. More recent battles in Afghanistan and Iraq are also detailed. The publication will conclude with a profile of the US Marine Corps today, including its tough training, equipment, organisation and global deployments.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 757 is a Boeing legend, loved by passengers, crew and enthusiasts. It is still in operation over 40 years after the first model rolled off the production line, with over a thousand aircraft built. Boeing 757 is a revised and updated reissue of the 2023 116-page bookazine by the team behind Airliner World, exploring the whole story of the ever-popular twinjet. From airframe concept to power plants, flight controls and operational history, Boeing 757 delivers the complete package. Current commercial fleet dispositions are updated for 2025, while a special new feature takes readers aboard the last scheduled flight of a 757 by a British carrier, which took place in January 2025. This unmissable bookazine is also packed with surprising snippets, facts and figures about the 757, including its role as a testbed, as a freighter, as a military aircraft - and as the US vuce president's Air Force Two.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This 116-page 85th anniversary special publication is the story of the Blitz in 1940 and 1941. It was a period in which the people of Britain demonstrated that resolve of which Churchill spoke so movingly: 'The lights went out and the bombs came down. But every man, woman and child in the country had no thought of quitting the struggle.' Hitler's objective to bomb Britain into surrender would prove a major failure, although it would leave widespread destruction and the loss of countless human lives.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With a widely dispersed population of more than 130 million people, Japan has always relied heavily on connectivity in its export economy.The country's first domestic airlines were established in the 1920s and in the following years, assisted the government in its geopolitical objectives, such as the invasion of Manchuria and on into World War Two.The Japanese capitulation in 1945 brought all aviation activities to a standstill, but Japan Airlines (JAL) received permission in 1951 to start up domestic flights, using leased aircraft from American companies.In 1952, JAL commenced its first international route, followed in 1954 by its first intercontinental route. Services to Europe followed in 1960.Further expansion of the route network was accomplished with modern jets, but government regulation of the domestic and international markets was relaxed only in the 1980s. Even so, later years were punctuated by uncertainty, caused by the Gulf Wars, the swineflu pandemic and the banking crisis. However, in 2011, JAL emerged from court administered bankruptcy and could make a new start. Featuring more than 150 pictures, this book is an account of one of the world's most significant, versatile and successful airlines.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Grumman's Bearcat stands as the era's fastest piston-engined interceptor, prized for unrivaled maneuverability and enduring wartime legacy.Grumman's F8F Bearcat was the company's last piston-engined aircraft and was introduced into military service with the US Navy at the end of World War Two.It was said to be the smallest single-seat air frame designed to work with the fastest engine of the time. Once in service, it soon attained a reputation for being a 'Red Hot Cat'to fly.Instantaneously manoeuvrable, this fast interceptor set better records for take-off climb then some of the world speed records, often flying faster than the earliest jets. By 1953, the Bearcats' US military role was ending, and many were sold on to other countries. Fifty remained in storage.Of these, 24 received civilian registrations, a tally of civilian Cats that increased to 29 with the addition of aircraft salvaged from different world regions.It is these remaining warbirds that form the subject of this book. Many ultimately found their way to the air-racing circuits, setting records and thrilling crowds.Robert C. Kennedy has researched the story of each Cat, providing its post-military history, detailing each exchange of ownership and the purpose for which it was bought. Their engine and air frame flying hours are listed.Included too are photographs of all of the aircraft, many rebuilt or adapted for different purposes, and the exploits of the pilots who flew them.…