THE WAR IN THE AIR: The Royal Air Force in World War II

by Gavin--Ed. Lyall ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 17, 1969

The men who flew the RAF's Hurricanes and Spitfires tell how it felt to face a German plane, anti-aircraft fire, a forced landing, escape. These are generally terse reports collected from diaries and war memoirs and documents of the Air Chief Marshall. Particularly interesting: a millionaire pilot's report on the call up of his squadron of financial peers; an account of the four night raids on Hamburg (that made many Germans call for peace); the eventualities that befell Luxembourg's first prisoner of war and how he escaped. This collection includes outstanding and ordinary heroes, all manifesting manly, occasionally cynical, feelings.

Pub Date: April 17, 1969

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1969

Categories: NONFICTION