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In his personal diary, Flying Officer Allen Mawer documented the excitement of being 21 and experiencing the perils of aerial combat and the hazards of wartime romance. His days were spent hunting the Hun over the English Channel while his nights were spent partying in London. War couldn't get any better than this. But the mood changed. By 1943, Mawer is living in a swamp that pretends to be an airstrip, south of Darwin, Australia. Not much activity takes place in the air. None of the women left behind in London and Sydney seem to care about him. Most of his mates were dead. War is hell. Allen Mawer was tragically killed in a training exercise over Darwin at the end of the war. His diary lay hidden for many years until his son edited it for publication. Diary of a Spitfire Pilot is a candid and sometimes disconcerting record of conquests in the air and on the ground during World War II. It offers lively and poignant insights into the human cost of armed conflict - the highs and lows of war.
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Allen Mawer's diary is a candid and sometimes disconcerting record of conquests in the air and on the ground. It recounts the highs and lows of his war. From 1941 when, aged 21, he hunted the Hun over the English Channel and experienced the perils of aerial combat and the hazards of wartime romance. To 1943 when, living in a 'swamp that pretends to be an airstrip' south of Darwin, the Japanese flew over so infrequently he was in danger of going troppo. Allen was killed over Darwin at the end of the war. His diary offers a poignant insight into the human cost of armed conflict.
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Diary of a Spitfire Pilot: Over the English Channel and Over Darwin
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Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, 2011
ISBN 10 : 1921719184
ISBN 13 : 9781921719189
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Vendeur : Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Good. It is 1941 and you are 21, flying the most famous aircraft ever built. You have at your command a Merlin V12 engine and four 20mm Hispano cannon. You spend your days hunting the Hun over the English Channel and your evenings partying in London, experiencing the perils of aerial combat and the hazards of wartime romance in the same day. War doesn't get any better than this. It is 1943 and you are 23, living in a swamp that pretends to be an airstrip south of Darwin. These days the Japanese come over so infrequently that you are going troppo. None of the women you left behind in London and Sydney seems to give a damn about you. Most of your mates are dead. There is no beer. War is hell. All this and much more Flying Officer Allen Mawer confided to his diary, a candid and sometimes disconcerting record of his conquests in the air and on the ground. The highs and lows of his war, and how it ended, offer a lively and poignant insight into the human cost of armed conflict. Killed over Darwin at the end of the war Allen Mawer's diary lay hidden for many years until his son, of the same name, edited it and wrote an introduction. Copyright © Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. N° de réf. du vendeur 468354
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