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ISBN 978-1- SPACE and diagrams, a detailed equipment. Includes Foreword maps/diagrams, a detailed 90694-071-3. chronological year-by-year by Professor Liz Bentley, history of the aerial war A compilation of concise history of the evolution of the Chief Executive, Royal between the US and Japan well-illustrated articles Soviet Union’s exploration Meteorological Society. over the South Pacific reviewing the history of of the Moon spread over 59 Solomon Islands during 617 Squadron to present separate space missions MANAGEMENT December 1942 and February times, Barnes Wallis and the culminating in a proposed 1943 – focusing on the battle Upkeep bouncing bomb, the manned Moon landing, for control of Henderson Field effectiveness of Operation focusing on the Luna 1-24 and on Guadalcanal island – during Chastise tasked to destroy the Zond series of space probes the Pacific theatre of WW2. Ruhr dams and the aftermath and LK lunar lander. of one of the most famous air South Pacific Air War Vol operations of WW2. Includes Methods of Orbital 3: Coral Sea & Aftermath Forewords by Air Chief Maneuvering. Progress May-June 1942. Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton in Aeronautics and M Claringbould and P Ingman. and Wg Cdr D S Arthurton. Astronautics series Vol Avonmore Books, Kent 261. M DiPrinzio. American Town, South Australia. 2019. The Dam Busters: Institute of Aeronautics and Distributed by Casemate, Breaking the Great Dams Astronautics, Reston, VA. xiv; 106-108 Cowley Road, of Germany, 16-17 May 1238pp. 2019. Illustrated. Oxford OX4 IJE, UK.