Biggles of the Camel Squadron (Illustrated)


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the classic boy's adventure, in a large format to highlight the beautiful colour illustrations by Rat Western.Join the intrepid Captain Biggles, hero of the Royal Flying Corps, as he fights on the front line of World War I. The stories in this volume covers ambushes, disaster, mysteries and more than a few ridiculous stunts, all based on real-life events in the life of WE Johns. Fun for adventurers of all ages.This book was the first mainstream outing for a classic British hero. Wry, brave, and with more than a little taste of absurdity and heroism, Come join Biggles, Algy and the Professor in a bygone era, when being British meant that even one's enemies were to be treated with honour and nobility.In this volume, Biggles, Algy, and the other pilots are at the front lines, towards the end of the war. Come along as they fly dangerous missions against zeppelins, airbases and fortified positions, hunt a dragon, get shot down and escape captivity, and much, much more.Includes:The ProfessorThe Joy Ride The Bridge PartyThe Bottle PartyThe TrapThe FunkThe Professor Comes BackThe Great ArenaThe Dragon's LairBiggles's Day OffScotland For Ever!







Biggles of the Camel Squadron


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Biggles of the Camel Squadron< is a collection of short stories covering the exploits of Biggles when he served as a Sopwith Camel pilot with 266 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, at the front lines in France during World War I.




The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina


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Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalogue provides a reference tool for the study of one of the great watershed moments in history on both sides of the Atlantic serving historians, researchers, and collectors.










World War I Aviation


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Expanded from the 1987 World War I Aviation Books in English: An Annotated Bibliography to include about 1,000 books in other European languages and to extend the coverage to 1994. The arrangement is first by language then by author. The annotations are mostly descriptive but occasionally critical. Among the 4,217 listings are privately printed books, limited editions of rare books, and reprints and different editions of the same work. Also includes a listing of government publications, a price checklist of selected books compiled from dealer's catalogs, collectors' evaluations, and a few photographs. Of interest to book collectors as well as historians. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Biggles in France


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Biggles makes a name for himself as a crack fighter pilot. The insanity of World War One shows no sign of letting up, and for the pilots of 266 Squadron the missions over No Man’s Land continue. But, not one to let a bad situation get him down, Biggles and his pals find ways to keep themselves entertained. From rustling a turkey for Christmas dinner to staging competitions to see who can drop propaganda leaflets furthest over the Lines, the pilots revel in the thrills of flying. But tragedy is never far away in wartime. When a British pilot is killed in cold blood, Biggles joins his comrades to seek revenge... A classic set of Biggles’ adventures. Chocks away!