The Real Spitfire Pilot: Flight Lieutenant D.m. Crook Dfc’s Original Unpublished Manuscript - Couverture rigide

DFC, Flight Lieutenant D M Crook

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ISBN 10 : 1399003364 ISBN 13 : 9781399003360

Editeur : Air World, 2021

Synopsis

Flight Lieutenant David Moore Crook DFC’s original Spitfire Pilot stands as one of the most compelling first-hand accounts of the Second World War, and among the finest narratives from a Battle of Britain airman. A decorated ace, Crook flew during the intense summer 1940 air battles, but tragically did not survive the war; his Spitfire inexplicably crashed into the sea off Scotland on 18 December 1944. Married and a father, he was lost to history. First published under wartime conditions in 1942, Spitfire Pilot was comparatively uncensored, drawing on Crook’s hastily kept Stationary Office notebooks and his pilot’s log book. In 1990, historian Dilip Sarkar traced Crook’s widow, Dorothy, who uncovered bound copies of his original manuscript. The Real Spitfire Pilot presents Crook’s words entirely uncensored for the first time, offering a vivid and authentic perspective on the experiences—and sacrifices—of Spitfire pilots during Britain’s Finest Hour. With an introduction and conclusion by Sarkar and previously unseen photographs, this edition cements Crook’s account as an essential classic of wartime aviation history.

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À propos de l?auteur

Driven by his passion to research and share the stories of casualties and record the human experience of war, DILIP SARKAR is a best-selling author whose work is highly regarded globally. A noted expert on the Battle of Britain period, who enjoyed a long and very personal relationship with the Few, Dilip was made an MBE in 2003 for 'services to aviation history', and, in 2006, elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society. He is a sought-after, dynamic speaker whose enthusiasm is infectious, presenting at many prestigious venues, including the Imperial War Museum Duxford, RAF Museums Hendon and Cosford, National Memorial Arboretum, Oxford University, Bentley Priory Museum and Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek. Dilip's work has been exhibited internationally and he continues to work on TV documentaries, on and off camera. For more information, please see: www.ourfinesthour.net

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Air World
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1399003364
• ISBN 13: 9781399003360
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible