Beating its biplane rivals in a 1936 Reich Air Ministry design competition, the Arado Ar 196 provided the Kriegsmarine with possibly the best shipborne reconnaissance seaplane of World War II.Replacing the Heinkel He 60 biplane as the standard catapult-launched floatplane embarked on the Kriegsmarine's capital ships, the Ar 196 flew an assortment of combat missions during World War II, including coastal patrol, submarine hunting, light bombing, general reconnaissan...

An illustrated history of a remarkable aircraft, the Dornier Do 24, which served both military and humanitarian purposes.Perhaps the most seaworthy flying boat ever built, the elegant, tri-motor Dornier Do 24 served with both the Allied and Axis forces in very different parts of the globe during World War 2, garnering an excellent reputation along the way. This study uses archival records, first-hand accounts and revealing photographs to illuminate the combat caree...

Beating its biplane rivals in a 1936 Reich Air Ministry design competition, the Arado Ar 196 provided the Kriegsmarine with possibly the best shipborne reconnaissance seaplane of World War II. Replacing the Heinkel He 60 biplane as the standard catapult-launched floatplane embarked on the Kriegsmarine's capital ships, the Ar 196 flew an assortment of combat missions during World War II, including coastal patrol, submarine hunting, light bombing, general reconnaissance and convoy escort sor...

An illustrated history of a remarkable aircraft, the Dornier Do 24, which served both military and humanitarian purposes.Perhaps the most seaworthy flying boat ever built, the elegant, tri-motor Dornier Do 24 served with both the Allied and Axis forces in very different parts of the globe during World War 2, garnering an excellent reputation along the way. This study uses archival records, first-hand accounts and revealing photographs to illuminate the combat caree...

De Fokker D.21 was niet een van de grote jachtvliegtuigen van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, maar voor drie kleine neutrale landen was dit toestel de talrijkste jager toen zij door Duitsland en de Sovjet-Unie werden aangevallen in 1939 en 1940. Daarmee is de D.21 numeriek en historisch het belangrijkste Nederlandse vliegtuig uit die cruciale periode: belangrijker dan de beroemde Fokker G-1, de opvallende tweemotorige jager die uiteindelijk alleen in Nederland in gebruik is geweest, en die het in ...

Jack Mullen si è fatto dal nulla. Ventotto anni, laureato in legge con ottimi voti, è entrato come praticante in uno dei più prestigiosi studi legali di New York. Intelligente, brillante, determinato a riuscire, ha trovato nell’amore di Dana, affascinante figlia di un importante uomo d’affari, la strada per il successo. Tuttavia non ha dimenticato gli affetti più veri, quelli della famiglia che, dopo la morte della madre, si è raccolta intorno al nonno Macklin, al padre Sam e a Peter, il f...

Hoe kon Jacks broertje slachtoffer zijn geworden van de verdrinkingsdood? Hij was toch een goede zwemmer?Jack Mullen, een jonge rechtenstudent, is met stomheid geslagen wanneer hij het gruwelijke nieuws hoort over zijn broer Peter. Naast het intense verdriet wordt hij geleid door onbegrip en immense vastberadenheid om erachter te komen wat er echt met Peter gebeurd is. Tijdens zijn onderzoek stuit hij op een invloedrijke man… Wat had zijn broertje met hem te maken? 'Slotpleidooi' i...

«James Patterson vende più di J.K. Rowling, John Grisham e Dan Brown messi insieme. Ma come fa?»The ObserverDopo un grave infortunio, Tom Dunleavy ha deciso di buttarsi alle spalle una carriera nel basket e di aprire uno studio legale in una delle zone più esclusive degli Stati Uniti, gli Hamptons. Il lavoro però non sembra decollare: pochi clienti e tanta diffidenza nei suoi confronti. Ma proprio quando le speranze sembrano svanire, arriva per Tom ...

**A classic summer thriller from the most popular storyteller of our time.When New York law student Jack Mullen learns that his brother has drowned, he knows it can't be an accident . . .**Jack Mullen is in New York City when the shocking news comes that his brother Peter has drowned in the ocean off East Hampton. Jack knows his brother and knows this couldn't be an accident — someone must have wanted his brother dead. But the powers that be say otherwise.As Jack tr...

Wat doe je als je beste vriend beschuldigd wordt van een drievoudige moord? En is het verstandig om samen te werken met je ex?Advocaat Tom Dunleavy heeft voor een nieuwe opdracht de beste advocaat van het land nodig: zijn ex-vriendin Kate Costello. De problemen van Dante Halleyville, een vriend van Tom, stapelen zich op wanneer hij wordt beschuldigd voor een drievoudige moord vlakbij de villa van een bekende filmster. Het zou de rechtszaak van de eeuw worden… Iets wat Tom goed kan ...

Det. Darlene O'Hara uncovers a missing college girl's deadly double life in the #1 New York Times bestselling author's "killer of a thriller" (Dennis Lehane).New York City, 2005. Escaping a troubled past, Francesca Pena came to the city and reinvented herself. At New York University, her beauty and charisma are the envy of her privileged pals, yet no one knows the real Francesca—who, after a night of drinking, is now missing.Detective Darlen...

A classic summer legal thriller from the most popular storyteller of our time.Dark mysteries invade East Hampton as a struggling lawyer fights to save an old friend from being framed for murder.Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy's client list is woefully small, with occasional real estate closings barely keep him in paper clips. So, when he is hired to defend a local man accused of a triple murder in East Hampton, he knows that he has found the ca...