Beyond the Flames - Couverture souple

Pike, David C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849633967 ISBN 13 : 9781849633963

Editeur : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

As a teenager at a South London comprehensive school young David Pike was determined not to follow the advice of his careers teacher; factory life wasn't for him. At sixteen he seized the offer of a place as a Junior Fireman with the London Fire Brigade and started a journey that spanned four decades and numerous roles within the Fire Brigade. David Pike's book takes the reader 'Beyond the Flames' and details a long and successful career rising through the ranks of the London Fire Brigade. In many amusing anecdotes, he describes the camaraderie and epic fund raising efforts as well as the accounts of devastating fires that sometimes ended in tragedy. Voted into the top 3 UK non fiction writers for the 2013/14 People's Book Prize. Finalist in the 2014 Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Starting his career as a fire-cadet at 16 the author rose to senior rank, always in an operational role. A steady 'plodder' more than a high flier he learnt his trade craft serving, and commanding, the Capital's busiest and most challenging fire station, Brixton. Awarded the Queens Commendation for Brave Conduct he also rowed himself into the Guinness Books of Records whilst raising many thousand of pounds for charity. A talented organiser, he was involved in delivering some of the London Fire Brigade's most high profile public events during the 1990s, including Royal visits and the unveiling of the national Blitz memorial by St Paul's Cathedral. A fireman first and foremost, he provides a valuable human story into the life and history of the London Fire Brigade from 1965 to the late 1990s.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849633967
• ISBN 13: 9781849633963
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 583
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible