Flying Colours: The Epic Story of Douglas Bader - Couverture souple

Lucas, Laddie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1840222484 ISBN 13 : 9781840222487

Editeur : Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

In 1931 a brilliant 21-year-old Royal Air Force pilot crashed his Bristol Bulldog fighter near Reading. The pilot officer was Douglas Bader and the result of the accident was the loss of both of his legs. In this intimate and lively biography, authorized by Bader himself and complemented by his private papers, flying log-books and personal notes, Laddie Lucas documents the extraordinary life - in war and in peace - of the man he knew intimately for more than 50 years. One of Churchill's "Few" in the Battle of Britain, a prisoner-of-war in Colditz Castle, a successful businessman, an inspiration to the disabled, a writer, and friend to many of the world's leading statesmen, Bader became an international figure, and one of Britain's most colourful wartime heroes. The book not only contains a new and controversial assessment of the Battle of Britain, exposing, for the first time, Bader's tactical concept of the battle, but also an unrivalled fund of personal stories about one of Britain's greatest flying heroes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1840222484
• ISBN 13: 9781840222487
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 303
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible