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  German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II

  This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place. The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the ultimate symbol of the Axis powers' challenge to Allied naval might, but fully-fledged carriers proved either too difficult, expensive or politically unpopular for either to make operational. After the Anglo-German Naval Agreement of 1935, Hitler publicly stated his intention to build an aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, which was launched in 1938. A year later, the ambitious fleet-expansion Z-Plan, was unveiled with two additional aircraft carriers earmarked for production . However, by the beginning of World War II, Graf Zeppelin was not yet completed and work was halted. Further aircraft carrier designs and conversion projects such as the ocean liner Europa and heavy cruiser Seydlitz were considered but, in January 1943, all construction work on surface vessels ceased and naval resources were diverted to the U-boat Campaign. This book explains not only the history of Germany's famous Graf Zeppelin fleet carrier and German carrier conversion projects but also Italy's belated attempt to convert two of her ocean liners into carriers. It considers the role of naval aviation in the two countries' rearmament programmes and describes how ultimately it was only Italian seaplane carriers and German ocean-going, catapult-equipped flying boat carriers that both Axis powers did eventually send into combat.

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  On the Island , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 422min

  When 30-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day. T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost 17 and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family - and a stack of overdue assignments - instead of his friends. Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of their seaplane suffers a fatal heart attack and crash-lands in the Indian Ocean. Adrift in shark-infested waters, their life jackets keep them afloat until they make it to the shore of an uninhabited island. Now Anna and T.J. just want to survive and they must work together to obtain water, food, fire, and shelter. Their basic needs might be met but as the days turn to weeks, and then months, the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.'s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Heidi Baker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/001037/bk_acx0_001037_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Return of The Sea Empress: A Marsha & Danny Jones Thriller, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 144min

  After the crash of a explosive-laden seaplane into the aft end of The Sea Empress as it left a Caribbean island, the luxury cruise ship has been refurbished and repaired and leaves Rome for it's first trans-Atlantic voyage. Danny and Marsha Jones once again are leading the security team for the flagship of The Seven Seas Company. She, a retired U. S. Secret Service agent and Danny retired as a homicide cop in Maryland find new challenges in protecting the passengers and ship from threats and cold-blooded killers. How does the voyage of The Sea Empress take on a surprise guest and set the stage for an assassination attempt in the ship's theatre? How does the acclaimed Broadway actor, brother of the President of the United States play a role in thawing relations with the communist dictator of Cuba? Listen and find the latest use of new media in the breaking news of the day with the dictator of Venezula coming into conflict with Cuba. Learn of the adventures of Capt. Johnny Black as he begins snorkling trips for Sea Empress passengers and trades dealing with the backstabbing politicians of the Maryland General Assembly for the peace and tranquility of swimming with sharks. Tired of boring cruises with ports that all look alike? Try a trip on The Sea Empress once again, following up on the adventures first brought to life in The Privateer Clause. This second story by Ken Rossignol is sure to liven up your deck time with this audiobook....Smooth Sailing on The Sea Empress! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joshua Bennington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/011276/bk_acx0_011276_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Pirate's Time Served: 'Thar Be Parole for Good Behavior, Argh, Argh!': Enforcement Division, Volume 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 459min

  The ghost of pirate Black Bart joins forces with two over-privileged teens and their relatives on St. Croix in a modern-day quest to discover priceless buried treasure; and along the way, their life's mission is under the most unlikely and dangerous circumstances. Be careful what you wish for.... Sarah Schilling's 12-year-old brother is wicked smart. But this? Pure genius. Brian snagged an invitation to spend the summer with their favorite aunt and uncle on St. Croix. Uncle Jack tells them, "There will probably be some swimming, some diving. We like to run. There's a range, so maybe you'll learn to shoot. Cooking. Your Aunt Helen is a classically trained chef. You knew that, right? There's the Mallard seaplane, so maybe you'll learn something about flying. That sort of thing." That sort of thing sounds like too much work for Sarah Schilling's summer on the beach - until Brian's scuba regulator mysteriously fails 60 feet underwater. Her training snaps into laser focus. During Brian's rescue, they unearth the 250-year-old secret of Black Bart - the pirate and his ghost. The discovery launches them into a hurricane of peril at the hands of modern-day pirates. The Schilling family will not survive unless Brian and Sarah discover the most powerful weapon that's within themselves. A Pirate's Time Served is a young adult thriller of a ghost story. It shows how two teens can dig deeper than they thought possible, discovering what it means to lead, to follow, and to never ever give up - especially on family. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kasha Reese. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/044881/bk_acx0_044881_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Oregon airport Introduction

  Oregon airport Introduction ab 18.99 € als Taschenbuch: Albany Municipal Airport Olinger Strip Illinois Valley Airport Wiley's Seaplane Port Corvallis Municipal Airport Independence State Airport Christmas Valley Airport La Grande/Union County Airport Chadwick Airport Boardman Airport. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Reise, Reiseführer, Nordamerika,

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  The Expendable: The True Story of Patrol Wing 10, Pt Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who Refused to Surrender when the Philippine Islands Fell to Japan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1024min

  As smoke billows skyward from Pearl Harbor, Japan throws its full military might against the outnumbered and under-equipped Filipino forces. Admiral Hart sends his US Asiatic Fleet south, to the safety of Allied waters. When remnants of PBY Patrol Wing 10 depart with the fleet, Charles Beckner, corpsman for Squadron 102, is left behind with no apparent avenue for escape. Under relentless pressure from Japanese forces, American and Filipino troops retreat down the Bataan Peninsula. Sick with malaria and dysentery and out of food and ammunition, surrender is imminent for those who survive. Charles joins Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 as machine gunner and corpsman on PT-34. After two months of fighting along the Bataan coast, Squadron 3 is tasked with a critical, covert mission that once more leaves Charles stranded, this time on the southern Philippine island of Cebu. As the Japanese noose tightens, Charles makes his way to the island of Mindanao and joins other sailors and soldiers preparing for guerrilla resistance. His plans are interrupted by new orders that will unexpectedly reunite him with crewmen of his old seaplane squadron. With advancing Japanese troops only minutes away, there is one possibility for escape. It is risky, and failure will be fatal. "Highly readable narrative of personal courage from PBYs to PT boats John Floyd has done an admirable job of preserving the stories of his father-in-law in a fast-paced and highly readable narrative. Originally assigned as a Navy corpsman to a PBY patrol wing, Charles Beckner was not only on Corregidor with MacArthur, but also in the chaos of the start of the war in the Pacific he ended up in the PT-boat squadron that evacuated the general from the Philippines. Highly recommended as the story of one family’s sacrifices well told in the context of the broader war." (Walter Borneman, author of The Admirals and MacArthur at War)Winner, Arizona Authors Association 2020 L ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Phil Thron. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/221222/bk_acx0_221222_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Protecting Paige , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 381min, (USK 18)

  Though many women would jump at the chance to spend a few days at a tropical resort with Cole Barrington, publicist Paige Brooks already fell for the handsome movie producer's charm once, and she has no intention of letting herself get burned a second time. Unfortunately, Cole is one of her company's best clients, and when Paige is tasked with ensuring his trip to a celebrity charity event goes well, she vows to put the past behind her and act like a professional. But Cole is still just as sexy and dominant as he was the first time Paige shared his bed, and when he promises to take her over his knee to deal with her attitude, the warning leaves her heart racing, her cheeks blushing, and her panties soaked. Before he has a chance to carry out his threat, however, the small seaplane Cole booked to take them to the resort is forced to make an emergency landing just offshore from a tiny, uninhabited island in the Caribbean. Stranded without a working radio, Cole and Paige must stick together, and the intense passion they once shared quickly resurfaces. Soon enough, Paige is promising to be a good girl as Cole spanks her bare bottom soundly and then writhing in ecstasy as he claims her more thoroughly than he ever did before. But when they discover that the island may be the location of a long-buried treasure, the young couple finds themselves facing off against criminals set on recovering the loot for themselves. Does Cole have what it takes to protect Paige from both hired thugs and her own impetuous behavior? If you enjoy a suspenseful romance filled with panty-melting sex, look no further than this passion-filled pause-resister from Maggie Carpenter. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Conner Goff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/010567/bk_blak_010567_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Alex's Atonement: Midnight Sons, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 524min

  Alex Belgarde has carried the guilt of his father’s death for more than 10 years. Every year, as his family’s company falls deeper into debt, the guilt eats away more of his soul until there’s only one answer. Prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his father’s legacy, Alex takes off on a frigid winter day with no radio and very little fuel in his seaplane. He’s using up the last of his reserve tank, preparing to drop from the sky, when he sees plane wreckage below. Irene Rose has spent her life running away and chasing her dream. But after a possible terminal diagnosis, she realizes how lonely her life has become and is ready to forgive her sister and beg for her family’s forgiveness. Instead of arriving on the island of her birth, Irene finds herself stranded on an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Alaska. Unbeknownst to her, the pilot of the plane she chartered was a drug runner, so he didn’t alert authorities as they crashed.While Alex’s illogical idea to save his father’s company is thwarted because of his compulsion to help, he finds purpose in offering aid to the beautiful and intelligent Irene. The attraction is mutual, until Irene persuades Alex to tell her the real reason he can’t merely fly them to safety or call for help.Now, the two castaways will have to fight the harsh winter elements, as well as the drug smugglers who lost their cargo in the wreck, if they want to make it home alive. Not easy tasks when Irene refuses to trust Alex to get her home safely. She simply can’t get over the fact that as talented, tough, and tantalizing as he is, he was going to throw his life away. Especially when her life will probably be cut short. For the first time in his life, Alex will have to face his demons instead of running from them to win the girl and prove to himself that he’s a real hero! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephanie Nemeth-Parker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/197032/bk_acx0_197032_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Wives, Lovers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 570min

  After the sudden death of her parents in an accident in 2012, Claire Kirkland, a young New York artist, finds in the files of her mother, Valerie, a detailed account of her experience of being marooned for a year on a remote Indonesian island with another woman. Claire sends the papers to her cousin for inclusion in a family history he is preparing; she doubts they will be of much interest to anyone outside the family.Part one of the story is Valerie's account of her experiences. An intelligent, neurotic journalist, she has accompanied her lawyer husband, Nick, on a Bar Association jaunt to Bali. On the plane they meet Nick's Harvard Law School classmate Tim Winthrop and his pregnant wife, Rosemary.The two couples charter a seaplane to explore Bali and the thousands of islands surrounding it. They land in a lagoon and picnic on an uninhabited island. As their plane is taking off afterward, it crashes in the ocean. Tim and the pilot are lost, but Valerie manages to drag the unconscious Rosemary to shore.Nick also swims to the beach, but his leg has been shattered in the crash. As his condition deteriorates, the acrimoniousness of his marriage to Valerie becomes evident. He resents her taking charge of the situation, but she realizes that their survival depends on her. She braves the island's jungle-like interior to find food, and water, and drags back to the beach materials to construct a primitive shelter from the sun. Rosemary, in the eighth month of her pregnancy, comforts Nick as he becomes delirious and finally dies.Valerie, torn by guilt at being unable to help or comfort him in his final agony, puts off burying him, even though the smell of decay has become very strong. Just as she is ready to start digging a grave, three eight-foot-long dragon lizards slink out of the tall grass and devour his body as the two women cling to each other, terrified.Though both women are in shock, they now realize that they may be stranded he ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Judith Searle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/153902/bk_acx0_153902_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Sea Witch: Three Novellas , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 354min

  Stephen Coonts weaves three unforgettable tales of men and women at war with the sort of dramatic military action and undercover technology for which he is known. Included in this collection are: "The Sea Witch": When a young, dauntless dive-bomber pilot is sacked for reckless behavior, he’s reassigned to a Black Cat squadron as the copilot of a giant Catalina seaplane, The Sea Witch. He’s thrown into a whole new world, where a Catalina carries five tons of bombs, a half-dozen machine guns, and a crew that walks a fine line between valor and a death wish. A daring night bombing mission against Rabaul forces the crew of The Sea Witch to band together as never before. Each man will soon find out what he’s made of...and not everyone will make it back alive. "The 17th Day": Seventeen days...the average life expectancy of a British aviator during World War I. Last three weeks and you were practically a veteran. Paul Hyde dropped out of college to join the Royal Flying Corps, looking for a grand adventure. And grand it was, or so he assured himself when planes were crashing all around him. Today is his 17th day. Will he be able to beat the odds? "Al-Jihad": Charles Dean is retired from the military, determined to be done with that part of his life. But when Julie Giraud, the daughter of his old commander, seeks him out, he can’t say no to a simple lunch. What she has in mind isn’t quite so simple. She wants Dean to help her kill the terrorists who murdered her parents. She offers him three million dollars and the chance to avenge his commander’s death. But all is not as it seems, and before long Dean and Giraud must use all their skills just to stay alive.... This novella collection gathers these three evocative tales from New York Times best-selling author Stephen Coonts into one cohesive audiobook. Here is Coonts doing what he does best - writing about men and women at war. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dick Hill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/003809/bk_brll_003809_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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