Tally Ho!: From the Battle of Britain to the Defence of Darwin - Couverture rigide

Foster, R. W.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1906502269 ISBN 13 : 9781906502263

Editeur : Casemate Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

Bob Foster is a well known figure at book and print signings in many parts of the UK. Although recognized as a Battle of Britain veteran, little is known of his life, or the details of his war service with the RAF. Often serving right up in the front lines, Bob saw the war at very close hand, and then quite by chance became one of the first, if not the first RAF officer to enter Paris with the liberating French army, and again, by chance, was in General de Gaulle’s triumphant procession down the Champs-Élysées. Persuaded to tell his story to air historian and well established aviation author Norman Franks, the result is a very readable account of his flying years. His memoir is an entertaining collection of stories and reminiscences of two distinct areas of WW2, which also shows how luck often shaped the lives of the fighter pilots involved.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Bob Foster is a well known figure at book and print signings in many parts of the UK. Although recognized as a Battle of Britain veteran, little is known of his life, or the details of his war service with the RAF. Often serving right up in the front lines, Bob saw the war at very close hand, and then quite by chance became one of the first, if not the first RAF officer to enter Paris with the liberating French army, and again, by chance, was in General de Gaulle’s triumphant procession down the Champs-Élysées. Persuaded to tell his story to air historian and well established aviation author Norman Franks, the result is a very readable account of his flying years. His memoir is an entertaining collection of stories and reminiscences of two distinct areas of WW2, which also shows how luck often shaped the lives of the fighter pilots involved.

Revue de presse

Tally Ho! puts the reader in the cockpit with an inexperienced 19-year-old Sergeant Pilot.
--Bexhill-on-sea Observer

The memoir is full of entertaining reminiscences and acknowledges the role of luck in surviving terrible conflicts. --Eastbourne Herald

An entertaining and good read --Spitfire magazine

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Casemate Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906502269
• ISBN 13: 9781906502263
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible