There Shall be Wings The RAF: 1918 to the Present

Arthur, Max

ISBN 10: 034058761X / ISBN 13: 9780340587614

Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London, 1993

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Light yellowing to edges throughout. ; DJ not price-clipped and now protected with archival quality detachable Melinex. Inside clean and bright, binding tight. ; B&W Photographs; 10 x 8 x 1.6"; xiv, 412 pages; This volume is an oral history of the Royal Airforce from 1918 to the present day, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the youngest of the three British armed services. Signed by the Author andJulie A Gibson, the first woman pilot in the RAF when Flight Lieutenant in 32 Squadron. ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 15355

Bibliographic Details

Title: There Shall be Wings The RAF: 1918 to the ...

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

412 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Synopsis:

This volume is an oral history of the Royal Airforce from 1918 to the present day, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the youngest of the three British armed services. With the inclusion of eye-witness accounts, it records the role of the RAF in World War II, and, particularly, the Battle of Britain and the desert battles of North Africa, as well as in the Falklands and in the Gulf War. Through original interviews with air and ground crew, the spirit and comradeship, the stress, courage, isolation, vulnerability and the wonderment of the wartime flying experience is explored. Poems of the airmen involved are included. Max Arthur has also written "Above All, Courage", "Northern Ireland Soldiers Talking" and "Men of the Red Beret".