Victor Boys
Author : Tony Blackman
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Page : pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
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ISBN : 9781472600066
Author : Tony Blackman
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Page : pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
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ISBN : 9781472600066
Author : Victor M.. Rios
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 14,28 MB
Release : 2011
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ISBN : 081477637X
Author : Tony Blackman
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 34,26 MB
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1909808784
"The stirring story of the achievements of the Victor, told by those who flew it and fixed it . . . well illustrated with spectacular photographs.” —Oxford Mail The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the most long lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq War. Moreover, in 1982 it was only the Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield and the long-range reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods. Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted first hand by the operators themselves, aircrew and ground crew. Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam, who undertook the major development of the aircraft, through its work as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to its superb work during the Falklands War and later as a first class air-to-air refueling tanker and vital support tool for fighters and other aircraft. Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary, the gripping text is superbly illustrated with photographs from the operators themselves, never released before. The stories are collated and set in context by Tony Blackman, ex chief test pilot of Avros who helped develop the Vulcan and initiated the development of the Victor K2 tanker. For him, initially, the Victor seemed a competitor but he now readily admits what a wonderful aircraft the Victor became.
Author : Victor Rivas Rivers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 22,54 MB
Release : 2006-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1416534687
"This is a story about how I was saved by love at a time when most people considered me beyond rescue," begins Victor Rivas Rivers in this powerful chronicle of how he escaped the war zone of domestic violence -- too often regarded as a "private family matter" -- and went on to become a good man, a film star, and a prominent activist. The Cuban-born author begins by recalling when he was kidnapped, along with three of his siblings, by his own father, who abandoned Victor's pregnant mother and took the children on a cross-country hell-ride that nearly ended in a fatal collision. This journey of survival portrays with riveting detail how, instead of becoming a madman like his father, Victor was saved by a band of mortal angels. Miraculously, seven families stepped forward, along with teachers and coaches, to empower him on his road from gang member to class president, through harrowing and hilarious football adventures at Florida State and with the Miami Dolphins, to overcoming the Hollywood odds and becoming a champion for all those impacted by domestic violence. Though at times Victor's odyssey is heartbreaking and disturbing, A Private Family Matter is ultimately a triumphant testament to humanity, courage, and love. Profound and poignant, it is a compelling memoir with a cause. Victor Rivers's way of thanking all the angels and advocates who made a difference in his life is by trying to make a difference in all of ours.
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Page : 780 pages
File Size : 33,33 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Motorcycles
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Author : Victor Canning
Publisher : Prelude Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 20,89 MB
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 178842347X
On a night of wild storms, two troubled figures escape from captivity. One is a 15-year-old boy, Samuel Miles, a.k.a. ‘Smiler’, wrongly convicted of theft and sent to a young offenders institution. The other is a cheetah, Yarra, a restless resident of Longleat Wildlife Park. Both are in danger from the outside world – and each other – but somehow their lives become inextricably bound up as they fight for survival on the edge of Salisbury Plain. A fast-moving and compassionate adventure story, The Runaways is the first book in Victor Canning's classic children's trilogy.
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 30,36 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Children's songs
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Page : 842 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 1893
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Author : Victor G. Durham
Publisher : 1st World Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 22,20 MB
Release : 2006-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1421831112
So this is Dunhaven? inquired Jack Benson. "Ye-es," slowly responded Jabez Holt, not rising from the chair in which he sat tilted back against the outer wall on the hotel porch. "It looks like it," muttered Hal Hastings, under his breath. "Doe
Author : Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Publisher : Raven Tree Press,Csi
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,11 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Friendship
ISBN : 9781934960844
Two Latino boys experience carefree camaraderie despite one boy's disability, as fun and friendship overpower physical limitations.