Ten Fighter Boys

Athol Forbes DFC,Hubert Allen DFC,Jimmy Corbin DFC

ISBN 10: 1844255328 / ISBN 13: 9781844255320

Edité par J H Haynes & Co Ltd 27/03/2008, 2008

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Ten Fighter Boys
• Éditeur: J H Haynes & Co Ltd 27/03/2008
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1844255328
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781844255320
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

During the Battle of Britain an RAF Spitfire squadron commander asked some of his pilots to write about their combat experiences. The book was published in 1942 as "Ten Fighter Boys", penned by ten pilots on 66 Squadron, most of whom had seen action in the Battle of Britain and in fighter sweeps over France in 1941-2. By the time the book was published, three of the original authors were dead; by the end of 1942, only three of the ten were still alive. The book and its narrative style are very much of their time: the language is colourful, irreverent and dramatic, but at the same time filled with the pathos and fatalism that is the preserve of the fighter pilot.

À propos de l?auteur

The 'Ten Fighter Boys' were: Athol Forbes, Hubert R. 'Dizzy' Allen, John 'Durex' Kendal, Jimmy 'Binder' Corbin, Crelin 'Bogle' Bodie, Bob Taylor, David 'Max' Maxwell, John 'Pickle' Pickering, Claude Parsons, and Duggie.