books by Steve Darlow (1941-1945 supremacy survivors)

books by Steve Darlow

books:

FIVE OF THE MANY: Survivors of the Bomber Command Offensive from the Battle of Britain to Victory Tell their ...
Steve Darlow

Grub Street Publishing, 2008

Five of the Many follows the fascinating exploits of five of RAF Bomber Command's distinguished airmen. The enthralling stories of Wellington pilot Rupert Cooling, Wellington and Mosquito pilot Jack Goodman, Halifax pilot Joe Petrie-Andrews, Lancaster pilot Tony Iveson and Halifax and Mosquito navigator Harry Hughes transport the reader into the intensity of the bomber battle over western Europe. Collectively these men help thwart German ...

Special Op Bomber

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Steve Darlow

David & Charles, 2008

The book is told by the men who experienced the raids, giving it the official imprimatur
"Special Op: Bomber" is an account of ten of the most daring raids over Europe during World II flown by the British Royal Air Force and the United States (Army) Air Force. "There was nothing like it before and there has been nothing like it since. The air battle over Europe during World War II was exceptional." So begins "Special Op: Bomber." The ten Special Operations include the first ...

VICTORY FIGHTERS: Winning the Battle for Supremacy in the Skies over Western Europe, 1941-1945
Steve Darlow

Grub Street, 2005

Victory Fighters is largely a collection of eyewitness accounts of the struggle that raged in the skies over occupied Europe after the Battle of Britain. Expertly selected and interwoven by Stephen Darlow, the book centers on the stories of six pilots and one navigator, the telling of which covers every aspect of this battle over land and sea.The author describes and analyses th relevant command decisions from the highest level down and against ...

D DAY BOMBERS: The Veterans' Story

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Steve Darlow

Grub Street, 2004

New Study on D-Day from the Air
Much has been written about D-Day, but D-Day Bombers: The Veterans'Story, offers eye-witness accounts of the contribution by heavy bombers without which, the success of the D-Day landings would have been in doubt. Author Stephen Darlow has meticulously interviewed eight different air crews (five RAF and three USAAF). As one might expect, their stories vary widely because each played a different ...

FIVE OF THE FEW

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Steve Darlow

Grub Street, 2006

Five Who Survived the Battle of Britain
The few are, of course, the pilots of the RAF about whom Churchill made his famous quotation, and here are the stories of five of them who fought through the Battle of Britain. In the tradition of most of these kinds of stories the men, now in their eighties, universally claim to not be heros at all, but to be just ordinary blokes doing their bit. I don't agree. One of the men talking about his ...

LANCASTER DOWN!: The Extraordinary Tale of Seven Young Bomber Aircrew at War
Steve Darlow

Grub Street, 2002

The grandfather of the author was a pilot in a squadron made up of Britons and Canadians. The story of this crew, from 1942 onwards, is so special because, collectively, they experienced everything possible: dangerous flights, the crash, imprisonment and death.

SLEDGEHAMMERS FOR TINTACKS: Bomber Command Combats the V-1 Menace, 1943 - 1944

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Steve Darlow

Grub Street, 2002

An eye-opening and sober account of a crucial time
Sledgehammers For Tintacks: Bomber Command Combats The V-1 Menace, 1943-1944 informatively studies and presents the air and bombing aspects of World War II, dwelling upon strategic bombing forces of the Allies, their raids against flying bomb targets, the German secret weapons, the risks and combat horrors the pilots faced, and the collateral damage inflicted upon oppressed populations by as ...