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- PublisherPerpetua Press
- Publication date2024
- ISBN 10 1870882261
- ISBN 13 9781870882262
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
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War diary of an airman. Guiding the planes that defeated Rommel. Edited and introduced by Colin Ridler.
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The Perpetua Press, Oxford, 2024
ISBN 10: 1870882261
ISBN 13: 9781870882262
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Soft cover. Condition: New. [450 copies printed.] 8vo. 24 cm. Pp. 256. Plates. Illusts. Maps. Some in colour. Paperback. New. 'Vivian Ridler, destined to become a distinguished Printer to the University of Oxford (1958-78), as a young man spent tghe war serving in the RAF: first in Orkney, then at the height of the conflict in Nigeria, before a period postwar as an intelligence officer in Germany. But why Nigeria, seemingly so far from the battle fronts? It transpires, as this previously unpublished 1943 diary reveals, that his two Nigerian locations (Iteja, near Lagos, and Kano) formed key links in the so-called Takoradi Route. This remarkable network of airbases, running from Takoradi in what is now Ghana all the way across Africa and up to Cairo, conveyed from 1940 to 1943 a crucial 5360 aircraft to British forces in North Africa. Without them the Allies would have lost the Desert War, and quite possibly World War II itself.' (From the Prospectus) Richly illustrated and contextualised with various supplementary texts also printed for the first time. Seller Inventory # 002993
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War Diary Of An Airman : Guiding The Planes That Defended Rommel
ISBN 10: 1870882261
ISBN 13: 9781870882262
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Seller: Devils in the Detail Ltd, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Condition: New. CONDITION ? NEW. Vivian Ridler, destined to become a distinguished Printer to the University at Oxford (1958?78), as a young man spent the war serving in the RAF: first in Orkney, then at the height of the conflict in Nigeria, before a period postwar as an intelligence officer in Germany. But why Nigeria, seemingly so far from the battle fronts? It transpires, as this previously unpublished war diary reveals, that his two Nigerian locations (Ijeja, near Lagos, and Kano) formed key links in the so-called Takoradi Route. This remarkable network of airbases, running from Takoradi in what is now Ghana all the way across Africa and up to Cairo, conveyed from 1940 to 1943 a crucial 5,360 aircraft to British forces in North Africa. Without them the Allies would have lost the Desert War, and quite possibly World War II itself. Seller Inventory # UNIT1/LEFTWALL/CBR/495P 262
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War Diary Of An Airman : Guiding The Planes That Defended Rommel
ISBN 10: 1870882261
ISBN 13: 9781870882262
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Condition: good. This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting. Seller Inventory # BRV.1870882261.G
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