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EACH TENACIOUS: THE HISTORY OF NO 99 (MADRAS PRESIDENCY) SQUADRON

by A.G. Edgerley

Published by Square One Publications. 1st. 1993

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. This book is much more than a historical account of a mixture of men and machines. It captures the flavour of the passing eras: from the 'string bag' adventures of the First World War with its amazing tales of sheer bravado; through the '20s and '30s and an atmosphere of uneasy peace; building up with an awareness fo the rise of Hitler's Germany to a powerful striking force ready and able to come to the assistance of its country. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 319 pages plus index.

Pictorial dustwrapper has a minor mark to front panel and some light scuffing. Else a lovely copy.

ISBN: 1872017673
Stock no. 1829741

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Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Chapter 1 Formation
Chapter 2 The Move to France
Chapter 3 Into Battle
Chapter 4 The Enemy Strikes
Chapter 5 Railways Attacked
Chapter 6 Ninety Nine's Losses Mount
Chapter 7 Back in Business
Chapter 8 Attacks Switched to Airfields and Longer Range Targets
Chapter 9 Support to the Ground Forces
Chapter 10 Disaster Hits the Squadron
Chapter 11 The Final Fling
Between the Wars
Chapter 12 1918-1920
Chapter 13 Rebirth of Ninety Nine - The 1920's
Chapter 14 The 1930s
Chapter 15 Nostalgia
Chapter 16 Extensive Training and Move to Newmarket Racecourse
World War Two
Chapter 17 First Real Action of the War - A Fatal Day
Chapter 18 'Nickelling' and Search and Destroy
Chapter 19 Germans Invade Low Countries and France
Chapter 20 The Night Offensive
Chapter 21 Reminiscences of Newmarket
Chapter 22 A Wife's Tale
Chapter 23 Waterbeach - Losses Mount
Chapter 24 One of our Aircraft is Missing
Chapter 25 Night Offensive
Chapter 26 Squadron Life at Waterbeach
Chapter 27 Bomber Offensive
Chapter 28 Passage to India
Chapter 29 Resumption of Bomber Operations
Chapter 30 Flying Conditions over Burma
Chapter 31 Attacks on Enemy Airfields, Ports and Communications
Chapter 32 Reconnaissance, Intruder and Night Operations
Chapter 33 Feat of Airmanship
Chapter 34 Japanese Prepare to Attack India
Chapter 35 Siege of Imphal
Chapter 36 Conversion to Heavy Bomber Role
Chapter 37 Strategic Bombing Campaign
Chapter 38 Air Support to the 14th Army
Chapter 39 Final Assault on Rangoon
Chapter 40 Cocos Islands
After the War
Chapter 41 Ninety Nine Reformed in a New Role
Chapter 42 The Berlin Crisis - 1948
Chapter 43 The Berlin Airlift
Chapter 44 Introduction to Hastings
Chapter 45 Scheduled Route Flying
Chapter 46 Supply Dropping and Air Support Role
Chapter 47 Birth of the Britannia
Chapter 48 Delivery
Chapter 49 Settling In
Chapter 50 The Flight is On
Chapter 51 Operation 'Vantage'
Chapter 52 A Busy Year Continues
Chapter 53 The Rest of the Sixties
Chapter 54 Moving Time
Chapter 55 The End is Sight?
Chapter 56 A Time of Gloom
Afterword
Locations of No. 99 Squadrons
List of Commanding Officers
In Memorium
Index of Peronsal Names

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