Torpedo Leader

Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Wrens Park, 2002

0905778723 / 9780905778723

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Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Map. Photographs on plates. 206 pages clean and tight. THE MANUSCRIPT for Torpedo Leader was written in 1943 when the events and actions it portrays were still fresh in the mind of its author. Intended as a successor to Not Peace But a Sword, it has lain untouched since then. Written during the war without the benefit of hindsight, official documentation or reference work, it is therefore a highly remarkable and valuable account, which is here published in full for the first time with only very minor modifications. A first-hand and very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then more significantly his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander on anti-shipping operations from Malta in that crucial summer of 1942. Fighting uphill battles against 'the powers that be', Gibbs remained utterly dedicated to the airborne torpedo as a weapon of war against shipping, and succeeded in changing not only tactical but also strategic policy - very rare indeed for a junior officer. But his book also gives new insight into the often haphazard way war was waged in the Mediterranean, the daily dangers, the inevitable losses. Gibbs' contribution was immense. As Laddie Lucas has written, "there were few operational efforts in World War II to compare with it. There is not the least doubt that the success of his strike operation had a material effect upon the fortunes of our 8th Army in the Desert and the outcome of Alamein". Size: 8vo.…

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Titre
Torpedo Leader
Auteur
Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs
Éditeur
Wrens Park
Année de publication
2002
État de l'article
Very Good
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hard Cover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0905778723
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780905778723
Édition
2ème Édition

CHARLES BOSSOM

Ely, CAMBS, Royaume-Uni

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Charles Bossom, 9 LODE WAY, HADDENHAM, ELY, CB6 3UL charles.bossom@googlemail.com Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. hhtp://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesbossom

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