Stapme

Author : David A Ross
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1909166693
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stapme written by David A Ross and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-09-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of the WWII flying ace recounts his legendary career in the RAF, his time as a POW and his postwar life as a beloved public figure. One of the most famous fighter pilots of the Second World War, Basil Gerald “Stapme” Stapleton achieved flying ace status in the Battle of Britain and was immortalized in Richard Hillary’s classic wartime memoir The Last Enemy. Born in Durban, South Africa, Stapleton joined the Royal Air Force in 1939 and flew Spitfires with 603 Squadron. His legendary escapades during the Battle of Britain account for nearly twenty enemy aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed or damaged. Stapleton later became flight commander of 257 Squadron and a gunnery instructor at RAF Kenley and Central Gunnery School, Catfoss. He returned to combat in 1944, flying Typhoons as commander of 247 Squadron. For his courageous combat during the Battle of Arnhem, he received the Dutch Flying Cross. In December of 1944, he was forced to land inside German lines and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner in Stalag Luft I on the Baltic coast. Nicknamed 'Stapme' after a phrase used in his favorite cartoon 'Just Jake', Stapleton was a larger-than-life character who became a beloved public figure in his postwar life. With his handlebar mustache and good-humored bravado, he became for many the quintessential ace fighter pilot. In this authoritative and intimate volume, Stapleton tells his full story to historian David Ross, author of the acclaimed biography Richard Hillary.

Author : David A Ross
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1909166375
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Richard Hillary written by David A Ross and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-22 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authoritative biography of the WWII ace fighter pilot, hero of the Battle of Britain and author of the classic wartime memoir The Last Enemy. As both a legendary flying ace and an accomplished author, Richard Hillary achieved a unique kind of immortality during his tragically short life. Born in Australia and raised in England, he attended Oxford University before joining the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of World War II. Flying Spitfires in the 603 Squadron, he became an ace in the Battle of Britain. Though he managed to survive being shot down in September 1940, he suffered severe burns to his face and hands. It was during his long and painful recovery that Hillary wrote his masterpiece, The Last Enemy. Then, anxious to return to flying, he died when his Bristol Blenheim bomber crashed in ‘mysterious’ circumstances in 1943. Cutting through myth and misinformation, biographer David Ross draws on extensive archival research, including from the Richard Hillary Trust Archive in Oxford, as well as interviews with Hillary’s contemporaries. This complete biography also features many previously unseen photographs.

Author : Richard Hillary
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473359643
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Enemy written by Richard Hillary and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Richard Hillary was originally published in 1942 and we are now republishing it. 'The Last Enemy' is a work in which the author writes about his experiences as a Supermarine Spitfire pilot in World War II. This is and excellent work for anyone interested in military history.

Author : George Choundas
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1582976864
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pirate Primer written by George Choundas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebbry-blastin'-theng ye needs must know-oo to lay tongue liker aargh-thentic pirate, by the devil's twisted tail. Take a tour through the world of piracy with the only authoritative work on the pirate language. A comprehensive course in pirate vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and syntax, The Pirate Primer contains three centuries of distinctive terms and usages uttered by (and attributed to) pirates in film, TV, literature, and history. Discover more than 100 pages of threats, curses, oaths, insults, and epithets; 31 types of pirate drink; 60 different pirate terms for ''woman''; 67 kinds of pirate torture and punishment; 44 distinct definitions of ''aargh''; and more. Each entry in the Primer is accompanied by an excerpt, so you can see the words and phrases used in proper context by actual pirates. And each linguistic concept is introduced by a related anecdote or narrative account, so you can live the language while you learn it. Whether you're simply fascinated by the culture of the Brethren of the Coast or you fancy yourself a modern-day corsair, The Pirate Primer is your guide to authentic pirate speak. Should you ever stare down Davy Jones and he demands proof that you're one who flies no flag, despair not. You'll be able to talk the talk, and no mistake.

Author : Christopher Shores
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1909808423
Total Pages : 1266 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aces High, Volume 1 written by Christopher Shores and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 1266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in the Aces High series—a military reference of the fighter pilots who had five or more confirmed victories while serving in the Royal Air Force. Introduced by the French quite early in World War I, the term “ace” was used to describe a pilot credited with five or more aerial victories. But in the United Kingdom, the term was never officially recognized. Becoming an ace was partly luck, especially considering the campaigns in which they flew and the areas of combat. There are three distinct kinds of aces: the defensive ace, the offensive ace, and the night fighter. This book is a revised collection of the biographies of the highest scoring Allied fighter pilots of World War II—including those with the confirmed claims of shooting down five aircraft and those pilots with lower scores but whose wartime careers prove them worthy of inclusion. All details of their combat are arranged in tabular form. Included are a selection of photographs from hitherto private collections. “There are some authors whose name alone is sufficient reason to but a book, and Christopher Shores is surely one of these . . . By profession a chartered surveyor, he served in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s so his writing bears the stamp of authenticity.” —HistoryNet

Author : Laurence Senelick
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135299625
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Russian Comedy of the Nikolaian Rea written by Laurence Senelick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-12-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These four Russian comedies were written during the reign of Nicholas I, a period of considerable repression and censorship. They represent the most popular genres of the period. Lensky's Her First Night was an immensely popular vaudeville which held the stage for years; Kozma Prutkov's Fantasy is a parody of vaudeville which was banned after one night. Turgenev's Luncheon with the Marshal is a comedy of manners about provincial life, and Saltykov-Schedrin's Pazukhin's Death is a satire of greed and corruption so savage that it was forbidden during the author's lifetime. This collection constitutes a remarkable comic spectrum which will assist in enlarging the English language repertoire with a set of newly available and hightly stageworthy scripts.

Author : Lewis Wingfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lady Grizel written by Lewis Wingfield and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Laurence Senelick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521244466
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1746-1900 written by Laurence Senelick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-25 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the emergence of a national feeling in the theatres of Northern and Eastern Europe from the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries.

Author : Lewis Strange Wingfield (Hon.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lady Grizel. An Impression of a Momentous Epoch written by Lewis Strange Wingfield (Hon.) and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lewis Strange Wingfield (hon.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lady Grizel written by Lewis Strange Wingfield (hon.) and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: