Airborne for the Duration: The Odyssey of the Ruptured Crab - Couverture rigide

Barfoot, Eric

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1857768566 ISBN 13 : 9781857768565

Editeur : Book Guild Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Shot down by friendly fire, pranged four times and graduating as an R.A.F. "ace", in Airborne for the Duration Eric Barfoot tells his own absorbing and touching story of a pilot in World War Two. Like so many unsung heroes of the war, Eric was thrust into a situation that demanded a maturity and strength beyond his 18 years. How many teenagers of today could cope with four years away from home without leave, risking their life to keep the war effort going? In 1941, Eric was posted to the Middle East, where he flew supply missions and saw action in many different areas. He made numerous friends and had to say goodbye to several of them in tragic circumstances. In Airborne for the Duration, Eric Barfoot recreates life as a young pilot in the 1940's, with all its humour and uncertainty. Tales of smuggling and practical joking are interwoven with quiet heroism and sudden pain and loss. Eric's book is a quiet hymn of praise to the men and women of the Allied Forces in the Second World War.

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À propos de l'auteur

Born in Seaford East Sussex and educated in Lewes, Eric Barfoot enlisted in the R.A.F. as a pilot in 1940 and underwent flying training in Torquay, Sywell, Kidlington and Harwell. He spent four years on service overseas in Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Morocco, India, Italy and Burma, flying 14 aircraft types. He returned to marry his prewar sweetheart and trained as a teacher at Bletchley Teacher Training College. He lives in Bedfordshire with his wife and three children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1857768566
• ISBN 13: 9781857768565
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible