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After the Flood : What the Dambusters Did Next by John Nichol
Category: Military
Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol sets out on a personal journey to discover what happened to 617 Squadron after the flood. The role RAF 617 Squadron in the destruction of the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr has been celebrated in book, magazine and film for more tha ...Show more
Arnhem: The Battle for Survival by John Nichol
Category: Military
In September 1944, a mighty shock force of battle hardened Allied troops dropped from the skies into enemy-occupied Holland. This title discusses the triumph of the human spirit, as seen through the dramatic accounts of those who were there, in the cauldron, fighting for their lives, fighting for their ...Show more
Arnhem: The Battle for Survival by John Nichol
Category: Military
For fans of "A Bridge Too Far", "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers", and for readers of Antony Beevor's "Stalingrad" and Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's "Dunkirk", "Arnhem" by John Nichol and Tony Rennell is an absolutely gripping narrative packed with action and heroic tales of courage. "Riveting ...r ...Show more
Eject! Eject! by John Nichol
Category: Military
'Catapults you into the heart of the most epic experiences of ejection, escape and survival'Andy McNab'I thought the ejection seat was a rather dangerous, somewhat curious contraption. But that I would never need it . . .'When Jo Lancaster, the first British pilot to eject in an emergency, triggered his ...Show more
Eject! Eject! by John Nichol
Category: Military
'Eject! Eject!' When the call is made to abandon an aircraft, it's only the beginning of the story... From the Sunday Times bestselling writer John Nichol, author of Spitfire, Lancaster and Tornado, comes a brilliant new book that reveals the astonishing story of an invention that has saved many thousan ...Show more
Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend by John Nichol
Category: Military
'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44From John Nichol, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Spi ...Show more
Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend by John Nichol
Category: Military
'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44 From John Nichol, the Sunday Times bestselling author of S ...Show more
Return of the Dambusters The Exploits of World War II's Most Daring Flyers After the Flood by John Nichol
Category: Military
(Previously published as 'After the Flood') Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol sets out on a personal journey to discover what happened to 617 Squadron after the flood. RAF 617 Squadron's destruction of the dams at the heart of the Ruhr made them heroes and celebrities of thei ...Show more
Spitfire: A Very British Love Story by John Nichol
Category: Military
THE SUNDAY TIMES NON FICTION BESTSELLER 'The best book you will ever read about Britain's greatest warplane.' Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Fighter Boys. 'A rich and heartfelt tribute to this most iconic British machine. By focussing on the men (and women) who flew the Spitfire, John Nic ...Show more
Spitfire: A Very British Love Story by John Nichol
Category: Military
THE SUNDAY TIMES NON FICTION BESTSELLER WH SMITHS'' "NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018" ''The best book you will ever read about Britain''s greatest warplane.'' Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Fighter Boys. ''A rich and heartfelt tribute to this most iconic British machine. By focussing on the ...Show more
Tornado Down by John Peters; John Nichol; William Pearson
Category: Military
In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism esprit de corps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughou ...Show more
Tornado: In the Eye of the Storm by John Nichol
Category: Military
Former Tornado Navigator John Nichol tells the incredible story of the RAF Tornado force during the First Gulf War in 1991; the excitement and the danger, the fear and the losses. It is an extraordinary account of courage and fortitude. ‘We were doing about 620 miles-per-hour, 200 feet above t ...Show more