Peter Jacobs: 29 books
Een tijdreis door Belgie
schrijvers op bezoek 1814-1915
Language: Dutch
Release Date: May 24, 2012
Peter Jacobs maakt een nostalgische reis door België in oude reisverhalen Een origineel boek dat doet glimlachen van herkenning of van bevreemdend exotisme Een tijdreis die begint aan de vooravond van de Slag bij Waterloo, dat zou uitgroeien tot dé toeristische attractie van België, tot een reisverslag...
Setting France Ablaze
The SOE in France During WWII
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
During the summer of 1940, as Britain was fighting alone for its survival, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, instructed the newly formed and clandestine Special Operations Executive to “set Europe ablaze.” From that moment on the S.O.E. took its own war to Nazi-occupied Europe by...
by Peter Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
In the 1950s, the USA was the most powerful and successful nation on earth. In this book, the author categorically explains what happened and what caused this once great nation’s decline.What's Wrong With America examines the major problems facing America today, including a fact-filled...
Parks, Peace, and Partnership
Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around the protected environs. Historical and geo-political constraints are disappearing in a new spirit of...
Daring Raids of World War Two
Heroic land, Sea and Air Attacks
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
The Second World War saw a host of heroic raids enacted across the various theatres, all delivered valiantly in a variety of ways by British combatants; on land, by sea and from the air. Daring exploits such as the raid on Rommel, the endeavours of the Cockleshell Heroes and the Dam Busters have become...
Heldhaftige missies in WOII
raids vanuit de lucht, op zee en in het hart van bezet gebied
Language: Dutch
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Voor de lezers van Masters of the Air en Stalingrad. Voor fans van de goed bekeken tv-serie WWII Greatest Raids op National Geographic Channel Britse commando's, gevechtspiloten en mariniers hebben tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog een groot aantal heldhaftige raids uitgevoerd; op het land, ter zee en...
by Peter Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
1 April 2018 will see the hundredth anniversary of the formation of one of the UK's primary and best-respected armed forces: the Royal Air Force. Born from the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service, whose service – mainly in reconnaissance – in the First World War was exemplary, the RAF...
Fortress Islands Malta
Defence & Re-Supply During the Siege
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2016
The introduction of Italy into the Second World War on 10 June 1940 signalled the start of the siege of Malta, and for the next two and a half years the Axis powers did all they could to batter the small island into submission. Malta’s defences were initially verging on non-existent but the British...
Aces of the Luftwaffe
The Jagdflieger in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
The air battles of the Second World War were fought ferociously and with extraordinary skill and courage on both fronts. The fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe, the jagdflieger, in fact outscored their Allied counterparts by some margin and were some of the highest scoring fighter pilots of all time....
by Erwin de Decker, Peter Jacobs
Language: Dutch
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Language: Dutch
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Peter Jacobs en Erwin De Decker serveren 100 toppers in Berlijn, met boeiende anekdotes en tips van insiders. Berlijn is een stad waar geschiedenis geschreven is. De Brandenburger Tor, het Holocaustmonument en de restanten van de Muur zijn daar de getuigen van. Maar Berlijn is ook een stad die naar...
by Peter Jacobs, Erwin De Decker
Language: Dutch
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Language: Dutch
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Populaire logiesgidsenreeks viert 10e verjaardag Erwin De Decker en Peter Jacobs selecteren meer dan 200 chambres d'hôtes en charmehotelletjes in Frankrijk, gerund door Belgen die het roer durfden om te gooien. Van design tot rustiek en van boerderij tot kasteel. Van in Le Nord tot aan de Côte d'Azur en van Normandië tot in de Pyreneeën.
by Peter Jacobs, Erwin De Decker
Language: Dutch
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Language: Dutch
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Populaire logiesgidsenreeks viert 10e verjaardag Erwin De Decker en Peter Jacobs selecteren meer dan honderd bed & breakfasts en charmehotelletjes in Italië, Spanje, Portugal en Marokko, gerund door Belgen die het roer durfden om te gooien. Bij elk logeeradres vind je bovendien tips voor een...
Stay the Distance
The Life and Times of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
Sir Michael Beetham enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force. He joined the RAF as a pilot in 1941 and was awarded the DFC whilst serving with Bomber Command during 1943/44. Remaining in the post-war RAF, a number of flying and staff appointments followed, notably he drafted...
Battle of Britain
Airfields of 11 Group
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2005
The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain. It included the airfields at Tangmere, Westhampnett, Kenley, Croydon, Biggin Hill, West Malling, Horchurch, Hawkinge, Gravesend, Manston, Rochford, North Weald, Martlesham Heath, Stapleford Tawney, Debden and Northolt....