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An historical narrative of the life of Solomon Willard, the architect and superintendent of the Bunker Hill Monument. This book chronicles how a farmer's son with only a grammar-school education traveled from Petersham to Boston by stagecoach at the age of twenty-one and acquired all the skills he'd need to rise to become one of the preeminent architects in Boston, and how, through a myriad of technical, political, and financial problems, he unwaveringly applied all those skills to build the tallest building then in the country, the Bunker Hill Monument.

By late 1939, three months after declaring war on Germany, and seven before the Battle of Britain, Britain's Air Ministry realized it was going to need more fighter aircraft than Britain alone could produce. In 1938, the Air Ministry had licensed the Canadian Car and Foundry Company to build the Hawker Hurricane, powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin 29 engine built by the Detroit automaker Packard Motor Company, under license and redesigned by them for mass production. But the Ministry knew that even with this added capacity, it was not going to be nearly enough.

Historical fiction novel of romance between two P-38 fighter pilots stationed in England during WWII. Inspired by real events.

If you’re a WWII aviation enthusiast and long for a sweet love story with two gay men, this one’s for you. And if those aren’t your preferred choices, then bravely dip your toes in the pond of "what if" and enjoy a great little gem on which to expand your horizons.

Historical fiction of lifelong friendship and romance between two pilots who flew the P-38 Lightning and the P-51 Mustang in England during WWII, and the F-86 Sabre in the Korean War. Inspired by real events.

This book is the combination of books 1 thru 4 in the Wingman series, and is the complete historical fiction of the life-long friendship and love between two USAF fighter pilots who fought during WWII in England, flying the P-38 Lightning and the P-51 Mustang, and in the Korean War, flying the F-86 Sabrejet. Inspired by real events. " This is Such a Unique Series If you’re a WWII aviation enthusiast, and long for a sweet love story with two gay men, this one’s for you. And if those aren’t your preferred choices, then bravely dip your toes in the pond of ‘what if’ and enjoy a great...