P-47 Thunderbolt vs German Flak Defenses
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Jonathan Bernstein Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Deze auteur duikt in de spannende werelden van spionage en adolescentie, waar het gewone leven botst met geheime operaties. Zijn werk verkent thema's als identiteit, vertrouwen en de complexiteit van het bewaren van geheimen, vaak met een vleugje humor en actie. Naast fictie onderzoekt hij ook culturele fenomenen zoals de jaren tachtig en Brits straattaal, en biedt hij lezers boeiende en inzichtelijke verkenningen van de populaire cultuur.
P-47 Thunderbolt Combat Missions
First-Hand Accounts of P-47 Thunderbolt Ops in World War II
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The P-47 first flew on May 6. 1941, emerging as the largest and heaviest single-engine fighter ever made. Straight and level, it showed blistering speed and exemplary high-altitude performance, and it first went into combat in the spring of 1943 with the 4th Fighter Group in Europe. This was just the beginning of an extraordinary combat career. The P-47 flew and fought across Europe, the Mediterranean, the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre, and the Pacific. What made it so useful to the allies was its sheer punch – the P-47 could take on both the air-to-air combat role and the fighter-bomber role with equal confidence. P-47 Thunderbolt Combat Missions explores every aspect of this aircraft, both operational and technical. The numerous first-hand accounts not only give an immersive insight into the combat experience of P-47 pilots, but also explore their day-to-day lives. Alongside their stories are numerous unpublished archive and memorabilia photos, the whole forming a detailed record of this stellar airplane and its crew.
Knickers in a Twist: A Dictionary of British Slang
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Brits and Americans dress the same, eat at the same chain restaurants, pass music back and forth across the Atlantic, and our national leaders are practically conjoined twins. But the second the Brits open their mouths, all bets are off. So don’t dream of visiting the UK, dating a Brit, or truly understanding what Jude Law is saying without this handy, hilarious, and informative guide to Britspeak. With the cheekiness of Austin Powers and the tidbit quotient of Schott’s Miscellany, screenwriter Jonathan Bernstein’s collection of Cockney rhyming slang, insults culled from British television shows of yore, and regional and “high British” favorites provides hours of educational, enlightening, even life saving hilarity. And if it doesn’t accomplish that, at least you’ll be aware that when a British citizen describes you as a “wally,” a “herbert,” a “spanner,” or a “bampot,” he’s not showering you with compliments. Knickers in a Twist is as indispensable as a London city guide, as spot-on funny as an episode of The Office, and as edifying as Born to Kvetch and Eats, Shoots and Leaves.