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Getting the Measure of the Stars
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Alan Cooper, W A Cooper, E N Walker
This volume aims to bridge the gap between the educated amateur and the fully-fledged professional astronomer, who both seek to understand the nature and evolution of the stars. The first part of the book explains, in terms accessible to the layperson, how and why some stars and binaries have varying brightness, and what this variation can tell us ...
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Free to Fight Again: RAF Escapes and Evasions 1940-45
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Alan W Cooper
To survive baling out from a doomed aircraft or a crash-landing in enemy occupied territory certainly required a large element of luck. To then manage to return to Allied shores inevitably needed considerably more good fortune and often the assistance of local patriots and resistance workers. This book contains the amazing stories of over seventy ...
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Observing the Universe: A Guide to Observational Astronomy and Planetary Science
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W Alan Cooper, Ian A Franchi, Stuart M Freake
Observing the Universe introduces a range of techniques and skills that will be useful for those wishing to undertake observational work in astronomy and planetary science. Observations have played, and continue to play, a crucial role in developing our understanding of the Universe, and the best way to get a feel for the role of observations is ...
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Air Battle of the Ruhr
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Alan W. Cooper
A complete overview of a major aspect of the air war against mainland Germany. RAF Bomber Command's assault on German industry in the Ruhr began in March 1942, but their success increased the following year. This book describes in detail individual raids, their targets and the aircraft employed.
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The men who breached the dams : 617 Squadron "the Dambusters"
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Alan W. Cooper
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Beyond the dams to the Tirpitz : the later operations of 617 Squadron
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Alan W. Cooper
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Bravery Awards for Aerial Combat: Stories Behind the Award of the CGM (Flying)
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Alan W Cooper
The first recipient was Flight Sergeant Leslie Wallace, a wireless operator with 83 Squadron, who extinguished a major fire in his Lancaster and despite his severe wounds returned to his radio until the crippled aircraft returned to England. The final CGM was awarded to Flight Sergeant John Couglan in Vietnam, when he assisted boarding ...
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The dambusters squadron : fifty years of 617 Squadron RAF
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Alan W. Cooper, No.617 Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron
The full story of 617 Squadron, from its conception and Dambusting exploits in World War II to its recent Gulf War action. Fully endorsed by the squadron for their 50th anniversary year, this book includes many archive photographs of men and machines.
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Bombers over Berlin : the RAF offensive November 1943-March 1944
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Alan W. Cooper
This is a research into the raids on Berlin between November 1943 and March 1944, when it was the target for Allied bomber crews on no fewer than 16 occasions. It gives details on the raids, telling the stories of the crews who flew on them, those who returned safely and those who were shot down. The author also wrote "The Men Who Breached the ...
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Great Langdale
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J. Alan Austin, Arthur Dolphin, John Cook, W. Heaton Cooper
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Born leader : the story of Guy Gibson, dambuster
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Alan W. Cooper
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In action with the enemy : the holders of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)
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Alan W. Cooper
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Pillar group
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