By: Crook, D.M., D.F.C.
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher:
London, Faber and Faber: 1942
Edition: Second Impression.
Seller ID: 30659
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Good
104 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. "A first-hand account of the most fierce and exciting air fighting of the war. The author is a member of the famous 609 Squadron which fought at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain, and shot down over 100 planes in record time. Most of the book was written while the Squadron was at readiness, wearing its Mae Wests and ready to take off - the result is that rare thing, a narrative which avoids any attempt at writing for effect and is therefore doubly effective and absolutely convincing. An added interest is that many of the incidents described will ...
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