Echoes Of The Dominator

The Consolidated B-32 Dominator was the companion Very Heavy Bomber to the famed Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Used extensively for a revolutionary crew training program in the United States during 1945 just nine reached the Pacific before VJ day. The Dominator made its mark on history in the skies over Tokyo. Just days after the official cease fire was agreed on it battled Japanese fighters over a two day period marking the last official aerial combat of World War II. With the completion of the war every B-32 was scrapped and it slipped from history. Echoes of the Dominator brings to life the stories of the B-32 Dominator as never told before through the eyes of the men who flew it into the pages of history. Follow the men through training and into combat where their lives were forever changed by events that occurred when the war was supposed to be over.

Echoes of Ocean Trails provides an interesting perspective of the local history of Palos Verdes while keeping the reader?s attention on the lives of Michael and John, two ordinary high school students who stumble onto a quest. They have no idea what they discover until each detailed historical count leads them towards the untold legend of Ocean Trails. While recounting the history of Palos Verdes, Michael and John are forced to maintain their daily routines at home and in school in order to continue searching for the facts; facts that will change their lives and possibly the future their parents had planned for them. Echoes of Ocean Trails will not only intrigue you to visit Portuguese Bend and Palos Verdes, California but also make you wonder about its true saga!

Understand the growth and evolution of American air power with this overview of the history of the world's most successful aviation force. The United States Air Force: A Chronology captures the sweep of U.S. Air Force history from the service's inception to present times. Concise entries, arranged by date, touch upon military events such as victories and defeats; significant political, administrative, and technological changes affecting the service; and significant events in the careers of noted leaders. Daily occurrences are described within the context of greater historical events such as wars. The chronology covers all aspects of the U.S. Air Force and its historical antecedents (U.S. Air Service, Army Air Corps, and Army Air Force), commencing with the Balloon Corps in the American Civil War and extending through Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Events of note, major and minor, are listed in the order of occurrence. The book includes all major air campaigns in all major conflicts, as well as such noteworthy events as record-breaking flights and the introduction of new aircraft.

The collapse of humanity’s first interstellar empire is passing into legend, perhaps even myth, now that the ones who could remember those tumultuous years have merged with the Infinite Void. Tiny Lyonesse, the self-appointed guardian of all human knowledge tucked away in its wormhole cul-de-sac, has spent generations preparing to carry out Jonas Morane’s plan of reuniting humanity. Unbeknown to citizens of a republic cut off from the rest of the galaxy, four star systems at the former empire’s core also survived to preserve that which existed before the Great Scouring. Yet they took a darker path after witnessing firsthand the empire’s demise in a bloodletting without precedent, which left them fearful about the future of what little remained. An uncompromising, hidebound military dictatorship, the Wyvern Hegemony is everything Lyonesse avoided becoming. Backed by a State Security Commission that uses the Void Sisters’ abilities to root out the regime’s enemies, its rule is absolute. Yet the Hegemony also harbors ambitions of reuniting humanity under its own banner, though the government has done little to advance its cause. Neither Lyonesse nor the Hegemony knows about each other. However, thanks to a twist of fate that leads State Security Colonel Crevan Torma and his assigned Void Sister on a voyage of discovery, this will soon change. But can the vanished empire’s heirs meet in peace or will they continue the civil war that almost eradicated humanity across the stars?

How much would you give up today for the hope of something more tomorrow? Sarah Perkins has never been a people person. With a fractured family tree and haunting memories from her childhood, she has always found her haven in the company of animals. When an unexpected patient arrives at the veterinarian’s office where she works, Sarah faces an impossible choice. It’s one that will almost certainly affect her future working with the creatures she loves. The only place that provides a path forward is Pigeon Grove. It requires Sarah to step out of her comfort zone and face her past head-on alongside a mother who doesn’t understand the full weight of her problems. The universe provides signs that are like guideposts along our path through life, if you take the time to notice them. Noah Everett never remains in one place for long. His single-engine plane supplies a convenient escape from human attachment. Experience has shown, nothing good ever lasts in his life, except for his loyal basset hound, Lois. When he’s forced to make an emergency landing in a most unusual spot, it’s impossible for Noah to avoid his biggest fear. Becoming stuck in a small town around people who learn too much about him. Fears provide a way for us to become the truest version of ourselves. Through a connection with the night sky, animals, and a healthy dose of serendipity, Noah and Sarah discover what’s been missing from their lives. Open and honest communication. Whether they have the courage to face their truth, both alone and together, might just be written in the stars.