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Viajantes da Noite
by Armando Lucas CorreaQuatro gerações de mulheres vivem a guerra e a esperança, do nazismo à revolução cubana, até, por fim, à queda do Muro de Berlim. BERLIM, 1931: Ally Keller, uma jovem poeta, está sozinha quando dá à luz Lilith, uma bebé mestiça. Após anos de tensão no país, os nazis chegam finalmente ao poder, e Ally sabe que tem de manter a sua bebé nas sombras para a proteger da crença mortífera na pureza ariana. Conforme Lilith cresce, torna-se cada vez mais difícil resguardá-la, pelo que Ally se vê obrigada a enviar a filha para longe. HAVANA, 1958: Agora adulta, Lilith tem poucas lembranças da mãe ou da infância na Alemanha. Ao lado de Martin, um piloto com fortes laços ao governo de Fulgencio Batista, tem toda a sua vida pela frente. Mas à medida que as chamas da revolução cubana irrompem, Lilith e Nadine, a filha recém-nascida, encontram-se subitamente numa encruzilhada aterrorizante: permanecer ou fugir do país.BERLIM, 1988: Como cientista na Alemanha, Nadine dedica-se a garantir a dignidade dos restos mortais de todos aqueles que foram assassinados pelos nazis. No entanto, passou a vida inteira a fugir à verdadeira história da sua família. Será a sua filha, Luna, quem a irá convencer a descobrir o porquê das escolhas feitas pela mãe e pela avó. E será Luna quem, no final, terá de lidar com uma traição tão chocante que poderá alterar tudo aquilo que achava saber sobre o passado da família. SOBRE O LIVRO:«Uma saga familiar comovente que explora o legado da guerra e da revolução.» Booklist «Impressionante. Os leitores irão adorar esta viagem emocionante e terminar o romance com uma bem-vinda sensação de catarse.» Kirkus Reviews «Uma história multigeracional espantosa cujo ritmo, tenso, faz as páginas voarem. Os leitores irão fi car profundamente comovidos.» Publishers Weekly «Ler Armando Lucas Correa lembra-nos do verdadeiro valor dos pequenos, mas colossais pormenores que tornam a literatura algo maior. Um romance carregado de mistérios e diálogos comoventes que nos expõem ao que é ser pessoa.» Wendy Guerra,poetisa e romancista cubana «Oportuno e de leitura obrigatória.» People «Fascinante. Uma entrada brilhante nas almas, terrores, desalento, esforços e bravura de pessoas que foram descartadas… Agora, numa nova era de gente em perigo e à deriva nos mares do mundo, este magnífico romance - e as inesperadas e intrincadas tragédias das suas personagens poderosamente imaginadas - evidencia esta eterna injustiça.» Thomas Keneally, autor bestseller de A Lista de Schindler
El viajero del tiempo y la Inquisición (Libro #4)
by Joe Corso Mª Carmen OliveroDejemos que Lucky Campo descubra algo nuevo sobre sus habilidades. Dejemos que los chinos encuentren ésto como algo de extraordinario valor para su país. Lo que comenzó como algo bueno se ha convertido en una maldición. Parece que la vida de Lucky está llena de sorpresas y el dilema ahora es saber cómo tratarlas a todas. El amor de su vida vive en una época diferente, mientras Lucky sigue disfrutando de los lujos del presente. La Inquisición está a punto de sellar esos pensamientos. Los sacerdotes españoles no entienden nada acerca de Lucky, el mago del rey. Mientras las plagas siguen avanzando, se convencen más y más de su brujería. La vieja banda todavía sigue con Lucky y como siempre, le guardan las espaldas, pero ¿queda tiempo suficiente? ¿Pueden superar las brutales tácticas de Quiang Shan, el director de la Policía Secreta China? ¿Quién es el que traicionó a Lucky? Y ¿dónde está la princesa? Viajaremos desde los dinosaurios a las piramides y de ahi a la Inglaterra del siglo XII y de vuelta a Astoria. Ah, querida vieja Astoria. La vida nunca es aburrida con Lucky mientras viaja a través de los portales del tiempo.
Viator Plus
by Lucius ShepardThe stories gathered here conduct the reader from the wastelands of the near future to the zoned-out bacchanals of Hollywood, from the fevered bordellos of Central America to the hallucinated revels of redneck country, from the broken hears of wandering loners to alluring fantasy realms just beyond the threshold of perception. And when the journey is over, eternal contrasts - of man and woman, bosses and workers, responsibility and escape, conformity and freedom - stand in more powerful definition than ever before...
The Vice-Admiralty Courts and the American Revolution (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press)
by Carl UbbelohdeThis study describes the courts of vice-admiralty as they existed in the American colonies at the beginning of the revolutionary struggles, analyzes the changes in the courts and their jurisdiction from 1763 to the outbreak of the war, and examines the American objections to the vice-admiralty system.Originally published in 1960.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Vice in the Barracks
by Erica WaldThis book examines the colonial state's approach to venereal disease and 'vice'-driven health risks in the first half of the nineteenth century. Further, it shows that these decisions had wide-ranging and often surprising consequences not simply for the army itself, but for India and the empire more broadly. Shortlisted for the 2014 Templer Award.
Vicente López: Una biografía del autor del Himno Nacional Argentino
by Pablo Emilio PalermoPor primera vez, la biografía completa de Vicente López y Planes, autor del Himno Nacional Argentino. En esta obra extraordinaria, sin duda la biografía más completa sobre Vicente López jamás escrita, Pablo Emilio Palermo exhuma los valores, las pasiones y los sacrificios de un hombre que representó con su vida la historia de la República naciente. Hijo del siglo dieciocho como Belgrano y San Martín, auténtico patriota, Vicente López destaca en las páginas de la historia argentina como el autor de la letra del Himno Nacional. Sin embargo, no fue solo la voz poética de una época y una nación. Por más de cuarenta años fue también funcionario público: miembro del Cabildo de Buenos Aires, se desempeñó después como diputado en la Asamblea del año XIII, ocupó los cargos de ministro nacional y provincial, fue presidente provisorio de la República y miembro del Poder Judicial, y gobernó la provincia de Buenos Aires. En los relatos que circularon sobre su vida, por lo general sostenidos por la canción patria como eje, sus muchos años al servicio del país quedaron bajo un telón de silencio.
Vichy Air Force at War: The French Air Force that Fought the Allies in World War II
by Jonathan Sutherland Diane CanwellAt the beginning of World War II the French faced the German invasion with 4,360 modern combat aircraft and 790 new machines currently arriving from French and American factories each month. When the phony war finally ended, some 119 of 210 squadrons were ready for action on the north-eastern front. The others were reequipping or stationed in the French colonies. Of the 119 squadrons France could bring into action only one-fourth of the aircraft were battle-ready.With France overrun by June 1940, what remained of the French air force was either concentrated in the unoccupied zone or had been hastily redeployed to the colonies. Nonetheless, in retaliation for the British attack on the French fleet in Oran, French bombers, based in French Morocco, carried out retaliatory air raids over Gibraltar. The Arme de l'Air de Vichy was born and would fight to the best of its ability against the Free Frenchs allies in theatres as distant as north-west Africa, Syria, Lebanon, Madagascar and the Far East. Not only would they take to the skies against the British and later the Americans, they would also willingly take part in aerial duels against Free French pilots.Only a handful of books have been written on French aircraft, but never has there been a complete history of the operations of the Vichy Air Force and its fratricidal war. This title literally spans the globe, examining forgotten air combats. It is also important to note that many of the Vichy pilots that survived the air combats later volunteered to join the Free French and would fight with great courage and distinction alongside the very pilots that they had been trying to kill.rnrnThis book describes all major theatres of combat, examines the aircraft flown and lengthy appendices cover operational units, victory credits and the Aronautique Navale.
Vichy France and the Resistance: Culture and Ideology (Routledge Library Editions: WW2 #37)
by Roderick Kedward and Roger AustinThis book, first published in 1985, examines various aspects of the intellectual achievements of writers and artists in the Vichy period; a strong emphasis on the ambiguity of much of their work emerges from the research. It goes a long way in answering the question of what it was like living under the fascist Vichy regime, and what the collaborators and resistance thought about their purpose and patriotism.
The Vichy Syndrome: History and Memory in France since 1944
by Henry RoussoTranslated by Arthur Goldhammer. From the Liberation purges to the Barbie trial, France has struggled with the memory of the Vichy experience: a memory of defeat, occupation and repression.The author explores what the French have chosen to remember and what they have chosen to conceal.
The Vicissitudes of a Soldier’s Life: or a Series of Occurrences from 1806 to 1815,…A Concise Account of the War in the Peninsula
by Private John GreenAnother fascinating view from the ranks of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.John Green was born in Nottingham in 1790, but bored of life as an apprentice carpet maker he fled to sea on a privateer and after a short cruize enlisted in the 68th Regiment of Foot as a private. As he recounts in his memoirs his life was hard, brutal and often deadly; his regiment was sent to the fever riven isle of Walcheren before a posting to the armies of Sir Arthur Wellesley in the Peninsula. Green and his comrades fought with great distinction in the Peninsular Wars, especially at the battles of Salamanca and Vitoria before Green was seriously wounded and sent back to England.
The Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun
by Martin Pegler Peter DennisThe world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers, who became the company's chairman; Maxim's company was absorbed by Vickers, Sons and Company in 1897. Subsequent variants in British, German and Russian service - the .303in Vickers (1912), 7.92mm MG 08 (1908) and 7.62mm PM M1910, respectively - dominated both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War I and soldiered on into World War II, while the Vickers remained in front-line British service essentially unchanged until 1968.The .577/450in Maxim's revolutionary design eschewed the hand-cranking required by previous rapid-firing guns, instead harnessing the weapon's recoil energy to eject each spent cartridge and insert the next. Water-cooled and capable of 600 rounds per minute, it was often mounted on a tripod and belt-fed, unlike earlier models such as the Gardner and the Gatling, which were usually mounted on horse carriages and hopper-fed. First demonstrated in 1884, the Maxim was adopted by the British Army in 1888 and saw service in the First Matabele War (1893-94); in one incident, 50 soldiers with four Maxims fought off 5,000 warriors. Although it was hampered by its weight and easily spotted (before the advent of smokeless powder) owing to the clouds of smoke it produced while firing, the Maxim was considered more reliable than its contemporaries; its very presence on the battlefield was believed to give its users a significant psychological advantage over their opponents. Even so, the armies of many nations remained skeptical about the reliability of machine guns in general, and at the outset of World War I only two were attached to each infantry battalion of the British Expeditionary Force.
Vickers VC10: An Icon Of The Air (FlightCraft #20)
by Lance Cole“A comprehensive history of the VC10 . . . enhanced by the fabulous artwork and photographs . . . will take you back to the golden age of jet travel.” —Flight Line Book ReviewDesigned and manufactured by the men who would make Concorde, the Rolls-Royce powered Vickers VC10, and its larger variant, the Super VC10, represented the ultimate in 1960s subsonic airliners. The VC10 was Britain’s answer to the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8, but it could take off in a very short distance, climb more steeply, and land at slower speed than its rivals. These were vital safety benefits in the early years of the jet age. At one stage, the Super VC10 was the biggest airliner made in Europe and the fastest in the world.On entry into service, both the VC10 and the longer Super VC10 carved out a niche with passengers who enjoyed the speed, silence and elegance of the airliner. Pilots, meanwhile, loved its ease of flying and extra power. Yet the VC10 project was embroiled in machinations across many years and more than one government. Questions were asked in parliament and the whole story was enmeshed in a political and corporate affair that signified the end of British big airliner production. Yet the men who made the VC10 also went on to design and build Concorde. Many VC10 pilots became Concorde pilots.In service until the 1980s with British Airways, and until 2013 with the RAF, the VC10 became a British icon and a national hero, one only eclipsed by Concorde. It retains a place in the hearts and minds of enthusiasts the world over.“A good one-stop reference to the VC10.” —Scale Aviation Modeller International
The Vickers Viscount: The World's First Turboprop Airliner (Aircraft Ser.)
by Nick StroudBy some margin the most successful British medium-range airliner ever produced, the world-beating Viscount was a sublime combination of Vickers state-of-the-art postwar design and Rolls-Royces cutting-edge power-plant technology, both companies being at the very peak of their powers during the types genesis and evolution.Tracing its origins back to the wartime Brabazon Committee, the Viscount was one of several designs from various British aircraft manufacturers produced to fulfill the committees specifications for a fast, economical short- to medium-range airliner to satisfy the demands of the burgeoning postwar civil aviation market, which was predicted to grow at a healthy rate over the following decades. Vickers chief designer and Managing Director George Edwards was quick to respond, the result being the Dart turboprop-powered Vickers V.630, which made its first flight in July 1948, despite its future looking uncertain after British European Airways having twenty examples of ordered its chief rival, Airspeeds Ambassador, six months before. The Viscount nevertheless entered full service with BEA in 1953, much to the relief of its manufacturer, orders flooding in thereafter from numerous airlines and air forces all over the world. Ultimately, some 200 individual airlines, companies and organizations in more than eighty countries operated the dependable and, crucially, development-friendly Viscount over its long and distinguished career.This book tells the full story of the worlds first turboprop airliner, from its Brabazon Committee beginnings, through its early flight trials program and entry into service, to its almost unassailable position as the worlds number one medium-haul turboprop, including its astonishing breakthrough in the USA, where it single-handedly broke the big American manufacturers stranglehold on the airliner market. The types military career is also covered, as is its construction; also included in this volume are details of the numerous variants produced and those of the 444 built still surviving as exhibits today, along with twenty-four superb artworks by world-renowned aviation illustrator Juanita Franzi.
Vicksburg
by Michael B. BallardMichael Ballard provides a concise yet thorough study of the 1863 battle that cut off a crucial river port and rail depot for the South and split the Confederate nation, providing a turning point in the Civil War. The Union victory at Vicksburg was hailed with as much celebration in the North as the Gettysburg victory and Ballard makes a convincing case that it was equally important to the ultimate resolution of the conflict.
Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
by Donald L. MillerWinner of the Civil War Round Table of New York&’s Fletcher Pratt Literary Award Winner of the Austin Civil War Round Table&’s Daniel M. & Marilyn W. Laney Book Prize Winner of an Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award &“A superb account&” (The Wall Street Journal) of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war.Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the Mississippi River. It prevented the Union from using the river for shipping between the Union-controlled Midwest and New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. The Union navy tried to take Vicksburg, which sat on a high bluff overlooking the river, but couldn&’t do it. It took Grant&’s army and Admiral David Porter&’s navy to successfully invade Mississippi and lay siege to Vicksburg, forcing the city to surrender. In this &“elegant…enlightening…well-researched and well-told&” (Publishers Weekly) work, Donald L. Miller tells the full story of this year-long campaign to win the city &“with probing intelligence and irresistible passion&” (Booklist). He brings to life all the drama, characters, and significance of Vicksburg, a historic moment that rivals any war story in history. In the course of the campaign, tens of thousands of slaves fled to the Union lines, where more than twenty thousand became soldiers, while others seized the plantations they had been forced to work on, destroying the economy of a large part of Mississippi and creating a social revolution. With Vicksburg &“Miller has produced a model work that ties together military and social history&” (Civil War Times). Vicksburg solidified Grant&’s reputation as the Union&’s most capable general. Today no general would ever be permitted to fail as often as Grant did, but ultimately he succeeded in what he himself called the most important battle of the war—the one that all but sealed the fate of the Confederacy.
Vicksburg (The Civil War Battle Series, Book #5)
by James Reasoner[From the back cover] Cory crashed hard to the ground, the impact of his landing knocking all the air out of his lungs. Gasping for breath, he rolled over and saw another blue-clad trooper lunging toward him. This one brandished a rifle with a bayonet attached to the barrel, and he clearly intended to bury that length of sharp steel in Cory's body. Cory remembered that he had emptied his right hand gun. In fact, the empty revolver was still clutched in that hand. He had hung on to it somehow when he fell. His left hand streaked to the other holstered Colt, and the thought flickered through his brain that he hoped the gun hadn't fallen out of the holster when he tumbled off his horse. The Colt was still there. Cory's fingers closed around the walnut grips. He palmed it smoothly out of the holster and tipped up the barrel as he drew back the hammer. The Yankee cried out in horror as he saw the muzzle of the Colt lining up on him, but it was too late for him to stop his charge. The pistol boomed, and the soldier jerked as a slug drove into his chest. He stumbled and tried to throw the rifle and bayonet at Cory as he died. Cory flung himself to the side, away from the bayonet. Cory kept rolling and came up on his feet. His chest was numb from the blow that had felled him, but his arms and his legs worked. So did his trigger finger. He fired three times into the clump of artillerymen around the cannon. One man spun off his feet, while another staggered and clutched his side. The others broke and ran.
Vicksburg 1863
by Alan HankinsonThe 1863 Vicksburg campaign was to prove decisive to the outcome of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Known as the 'Gibraltar of the West', Vicksburg was the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. In a masterly campaign Grant used riverboats and steamers to land his army south of the city. He then defeated the armies of Generals 'Joe' Johnston and John C. Pemberton. Pemberton allowed his force to become bottled up in Vicksburg and after an epic 47-day siege he was forced to surrender the remnants of his force to Grant on 4 July 1863, one day after Lee's defeat at Gettysburg.
The Vicksburg Campaign, November 1862-July 1863 [Illustrated Edition]
by Dr Christopher Gabel[Includes over 12 illustrations and 2 maps]The campaign for the control of Vicksburg was one of the most important contests in determining the outcome of the Civil War. As President Abraham Lincoln observed, "Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket." The struggle for Vicksburg lasted more than a year, and when it was over, the outcome of the Civil War appeared more certain.The centerpiece of the Vicksburg campaign was the Mississippi River, just as the great river is the centerpiece of the North American continent. The Mississippi and its tributaries drain over a million square miles of territory in the United States and Canada. These waterways included twenty thousand miles of navigable water, extending from Montana to Pennsylvania and from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, making possible the large scale settlement of the west. Between 1810 and 1860, the number of whites residing west of the Appalachians swelled from one million to fifteen million, thanks in large part to the availability of navigable waterways. The black population, mostly slaves, grew from two hundred thousand to over two million, concentrated along the Mississippi. The rivers of the Mississippi basin provided an economic outlet for corn and hogs raised in Iowa and Ohio, as well as the sugar and cotton grown on the great plantations of Louisiana and Mississippi. By 1860, railroads were beginning to penetrate the region, but access to these western rivers remained vital to the economy of both the Midwest and the Deep South.
Vicksburg National Military Park
by Terrence J. WinschelVicksburg National Military Park was established by Congress to "commemorate the campaign, siege and defense of Vicksburg," which many consider the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. The battlefield at Vicksburg is one of the largest and most heavily visited of the nation's historic sites. Beginning with the efforts of Union and Confederate veterans to gain Congressional action to establish the park, and continuing through veterans' work in land acquisition, road and bridge construction, and the dedication of the magnificent memorials and monuments that dot the landscape, Images of America: Vicksburg National Military Park features stunning photographs of the efforts and events that have made Vicksburg the "art park of the world." Also included are images of veterans' reunions and the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, as well as a history of Vicksburg National Cemetery, where the remains of 17,000 Union soldiers and sailors are enshrined.
Vicky Peterwald: Rebel
by Mike ShepherdFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Kris Longknife series comes a military science fiction adventure featuring Vicky Peterwald...Vicky Peterwald is no longer just the heir apparent to an imperial dynasty. She survived naval training and proved her mettle in combat to help the starving people of the ravaged world of St. Petersburg. Now, she is truly a Grand Duchess, leading a growing battle fleet in a rebellion against the tyranny of her stepmother, the Empress. Determined to stop her spoiled stepdaughter's betrayal from upsetting the balance of power within the Peterwald Empire, the Empress is leading her own armada to St. Petersburg, intent on killing Vicky and every soul on the planet that gave her refuge. But Vicky is her father's daughter, and it would be a grave mistake to underestimate her...From the Paperback edition.
The Victim (Badge of Honor #3)
by W.E.B. GriffinW. E. B. Griffin has captured a worldwide audience with his stunning novels of men and women of outstanding courage. BROTHERHOOD OF WAR revealed the drama and challenge of army life. . . THE CORPS explored the proud tradition of the Marines. . . Now BADGE OF HONOR takes you behind the scenes of today's urban police force. A brutal Mafia slaying rocks the city of Philadelphia when the only living witness is revealed--a wealthy debutante involved with the targeted mobster. One of the suspects is a cop, Matt Payne, who unwittingly takes on the ultimate battle between organized crime, upper-class power. . . and his own police force. .
Victimhood in American Narratives of the War in Vietnam
by Aleksandra MusiałThis book revisits the American canon of novels, memoirs, and films about the war in Vietnam, in order to reassess critically the centrality of the discourse of American victimization in the country’s imagination of the conflict, and to trace the strategies of representation that establish American soldiers and veterans as the most significant victims of the war. By investigating in detail the imagery of the Vietnamese landscape recreated by American authors and directors, the volume explores the proposition that Vietnam has been turned into an American myth, demonstrating that the process resulted in a dehistoricization and mystification of the conflict that obscured its historical and political realities. Against this background, representations of the war’s victims—Vietnamese civilians and American soldiers—are then considered in light of their ideological meanings and uses. Ultimately, the book seeks to demonstrate how, in a relation of power, the question of victimhood can become ideologized, transforming into both a discourse and a strategy of representation—and in doing so, to demythologize something of the "Vietnam" of American cultural narrative.
Victims of Terrorism: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Study (Political Violence)
by Javier Argomaniz Orla LynchThis book examines the politicisation of victims of terrorism and the reality of the victimisation experience within the broader field of terrorism and the resulting conflict. Victims of terrorism are a unique group of individuals whose experience is overlooked in the current literature on terrorism. Since 9/11, terrorism has risen to global prominence and has become a key topic of interest with regards to media attention and national security. As a result, many European countries (as well as the USA) have had to take active steps to protect and provide for the victims of terrorism, particularly given the nature of victimisation post-3/11 (Madrid) and 7/7 (London). Recently, we have also seen an increase in the political currency of the terrorist victim; for example, the lobbying activities and political involvement of the victims of ETA terrorism and the exceptionally powerful lobby in the USA that sees the involvement of victims of terrorism and their families in policy-making and law-enforcement transformations. This book is based on extensive field work in Northern Ireland, London and Spain and presents the results, which focus on the needs and experiences of victims of terrorism and political violence, and critically analyses these findings comparatively and in their own right. The aim is to assess the provision of support initiatives in Northern Ireland, mainland UK and Spain and understand if victims' needs are being met by these initiatives but most importantly to construct a picture of the local and international interpretation of the experience of victimisation by terrorism. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism and political violence, victimology, criminology, security studies and IR.
Victims of Yalta: The Secret Betrayal of the Allies, 1944–1947
by Nikolai TolstoyThis account reveals one of the most tragic episodes of World War II: the forced repatriation of two million Russian POWs to certain doom.
Victor Boys: True Stories from Forty Memorable Years of the Last V Bomber (The\jet Age Ser. #8)
by Tony Blackman Garry O'Keefe"The stirring story of the achievements of the Victor, told by those who flew it and fixed it . . . well illustrated with spectacular photographs.&” —Oxford Mail The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the most long lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq War. Moreover, in 1982 it was only the Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield and the long-range reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods.Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted first hand by the operators themselves, aircrew and ground crew. Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam, who undertook the major development of the aircraft, through its work as a nuclear bomber during the Cold War, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to its superb work during the Falklands War and later as a first class air-to-air refueling tanker and vital support tool for fighters and other aircraft. Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary, the gripping text is superbly illustrated with photographs from the operators themselves, never released before. The stories are collated and set in context by Tony Blackman, ex chief test pilot of Avros who helped develop the Vulcan and initiated the development of the Victor K2 tanker. For him, initially, the Victor seemed a competitor but he now readily admits what a wonderful aircraft the Victor became.