In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny. The Luftwaffe greatly outnumbered the RAF but during the Battle of Britain it was the RAF that emerged triumphant thanks to two key fighter planes the Spitfire & the Hurricane. The Hurricane made up over half of Fighter Commands front-line strength & its revolutionary design transformed the RAFs capabilities. Leo Mc Kinstry tells the story of the remarkable plane from its designers to the first-hand testimonies of those brave pilots who flew it; he takes in the full military & political background but always keeps the human stories to the fore
- to restore the Hawker Hurricane to its rightful place in history.
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Rubin Carter is the Hurricane. A pistol shot in a bar room ruined his chances of becoming the middleweight champion of the world. But he did not fire the gun. Nineteen long years in prison a massively high profile campaign to release him that failed & the persistence of an unlikely supporter finally saw him free. This is the story of a raging bull who learned to accommodate that rage. The Hurricane is an authentic C20th hero every inch a fighter. Rubin Carter was a boxer on the threshold of the Middleweight Championship with all the celebrity & wealth that would have conferred when he was picked off the streets of Paterson New Jersey by the police & accused of first degree murder in a bar room shooting. It was 1966 when America was gripped by racial rioting & burgeoning Black Power movements. Rubin faced an all-white jury. He was convicted. Liberal America adopted the campaign to release him in the 1970s -- Candice Bergen Mohammad Ali & Bob Dylan all protested for his release -- but he remained in jail until 1985. Then one man doggedly self-educated in the law finally achieved what years of high-profile lobbying had not: he freed Rubin Carter & righted one of the most significant cases of American injustice this century. Hurricane is a biography of modern Americas great flaw: race relations. It is the story of a troublesome but gifted man a paratrooper a boxer from the poorer side of the tracks who was crudely & cruelly convicted of a crime he did not commit. Failed by the justice process Rubin Carter proved himself a fighter all over again outside of the boxing ring & a genuine hero in the process. ...

In 1982 when he was travelling in India Peter Vacher stumbled on the remains of a British plane
- a Hurricane Mark 1 a veteran
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The Hawker Hurricane won lasting fame in the service of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Over 11 700 examples were eventually built of this versatile & deadly combat aircraft fulfilling an incredible number of contrasting roles. Its design development & production are described in detail as are the Hurricanes widely varied operational roles during the Second World War both at home & overseas. Full details are given of production figures production variants & operational service with all RAF & RN squadrons & units. ...

What happened?" asked Mother Rabbit. " Bouncer bounced too fast " said Muncher. " Im in a hurry " said Bouncer rubbing his sore ear. "I want today to go really fast because tomorrows my birthday." " You cant hurry time " said Snoozer yawning. Mother Rabbit nodded as she bandaged Bouncers ear. " Tomorrow will come when its ready." "I cant wait " groaned Bouncer. " Hurry up birthday." Its Bouncers birthday tomorrow & he simply cant wait. He does everything he can quickly to make the day go by faster. Soon his mother gives him all sorts of tasks to try to take his mind off the big day. But everything reminds him of birthdays
- even rows of cabbages look like rows of green presents to him..."
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In her captivating follow up to Glasshopper Mail on Sunday Novel Competition winner Isabel Ashdown explores the treacherous territory of teenage friendships & traces across the decades the repercussions of a dangerous relationship. Its more than two decades since Sarah Ribbons last set foot inside her old high school a crumbling Victorian-built comprehensive on the south coast of Engl&. Now as she prepares for her school reunion 39-year-old Sarah has to face up to the truth of what really happened back in the summer of 1986. August 1985: Sarah celebrates her fifteenth birthday in the back garden of the suburban seaside house she shares with her ageing father. As she embarks on her fifth & final year at Selton High School for Girls Sarahs main focus is on her erratic friendships with Tina & Kate her closest allies one moment her fiercest opponents the next. When Sarahs father is unexpectedly taken ill Sarah is sent to stay with Kates family in nearby Amber Chalks. Kates youthful parents welcome her into the comfort of their liberal family home where the girls can eat off trays & watch TV in Kates bedroom. Theyve never been closer
- until a few days into her stay events take a sinister turn & Sarah knows that nothing will ever be the same again.
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Since its inception in 1893 the Hurtigruten continues to fascinate & attract travellers from all over the world sailing along a coastline which has no equal with over half of the journey north of the Arctic Circle. It is an intriguing tale about a unique transport artery which has a mission & a duty extending far beyond tourism the Hurtigruten being an integral part of the coastal community from which it gains its livelihood. Lavishly illustrated it draws together all the threads from the past 120 years & more which make the Hurtigruten what it is today with its core business still to provide a daily lifeline for the 34 communities served along its 1 352 nautical mile route between Bergen & Kirkenes albeit with modern purpose built ships to cruise liner standards. ...

Three years ago something terrible happened to Naomi Jenkins
- so terrible that she never told anybody. Now Naomi has another secret
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Let the hunt begin.. . Lisa Madison wants a husband & she has just the candidate in mind: Robert Langley. Trouble is the infuriating man insists on seeing her as the impish girl she once was--even as every other gentleman in London has taken notice of her womanly... charms. When her beauty lands her in danger its Robert who comes to the rescue only to announce his affections are not of the romantic kind! Robert saw enough sorrow in his parents union to know he wants nothing to do with marriage which is exactly what hell be trapped into if he acts on his desire for the irksome siren. & then Lisa does what Robert least expects: gives up on him! As feigned indifference gives way blistering passion burns at last. But just before the pair can succumb to hard-won bliss an enemy with unfinished business lurks threatening to destroy them both. ...

violet Brantford has always longed for the passionate embrace of Adrian Winter the wealthy Duke of Raeburn. Problem is he's set to marry violet's vivacious more socially polished twin sister Jeannette. But when Jeannette refuses to go through with the ceremony mere minutes before it is to begin soft-spoken violet finds herself walking down the aisle & taking vows in her sister's place in order to avoid a scandal. But keeping up the pretence with a man as divine as the Duke will take all of violet's skills. As for Adrian his marriage of convenience has just got very interesting in deed... The first part in Tracy Anne Warren's bestselling ' Trap' Trilogy of Regency romances. Other titles in this series are The Wife Trap & The Wedding Trap. Rouge Romance
- your first stop for romance books
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