Fire by Night: The Story of One Pathfinder Crew & Black Thursday 16/17th December 1943 - Couverture rigide

Gray, Jennie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1902304632 ISBN 13 : 9781902304632

Editeur : Grub Street Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Relates the ordeal of the exhausted crew as their aircraft crashed due to fuel shortage with only two surviving. Jennie Gray examines the other crashes that night, forming a vivid picture of the tension. She then discusses Black Thursday's aftermath.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When she was very young, the author was captivated by the story her father, Joe Mack, repeatedly told her about his astonishing rescue from a crashed and burning Lancaster one night in 1943. As an adult she decided to find out what happened to his aircraft and the countless others returning from operations that same dreadful night...She writes from the heart, honestly and at times lyrically and her thorough research uncovers the harsh realities of warfare, the failure of procedures and, worst of all, her father's shocking secret.

Revue de presse

Thanks to her a forgotten tragedy has been recalled and the courage of those who flew, and those who stood and waited for their return, recognised.A" Cambridge Evening News Her research is excellent - this is a very poignant and touching story - never has this human side of war been so graphically recounted.A" RAF Historical Society Journal This book most definitely maintains the publisher's enviable reputation for well-researched works that are difficult to put down. --Flypast

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grub Street Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1902304632
• ISBN 13: 9781902304632
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible