| Title:
Cheshire
V.C. – A Story of War and Peace by Russell Braddon. |
| Description:
This
book describes the real Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC,
DSO, DFC who captured the imagination of the public, and
after the WWII his role changed from master bomber to organiser
of good works. Succeeding Wing Commander Guy Gibson as commander
of the 617 Dam Buster Squadron, he helped to perfect new
bombing techniques and with what has been described as an
ice-cold brain and hair-raising tactics won the admiration
of his crews. A daring pilot, he flew so low at times as
to have guns firing down on him. His V.C. citation read:
"He has a reputation second to none in Bomber Command." |
| Author:
Russell
Braddon was born in Sydney in 1921 and educated at the University
of Sydney. He was imprisoned in Changi for four years during
World War II, and his controversial book, ‘The Naked
Island’, describing his experiences as a prisoner,
sold more than a million copies. He wrote biographies, novels,
histories and TV scripts. He lived in Britain from 1949
until 1993, and died in NSW in 1995. . |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published : First
published – 1954 |
Edition:
This
edition 1956. |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
good condition, hardboard cover has very slight fading at
bottom of spine. |
| Book
Condition : Very
good condition, containing 256 pages around 18 of which
are photographs. |
| Publisher:
The Companion Book Club, London. |
| ISBN:
No number. |
| Size
& Weight: 19
cm x 12.4 cm (H x W). 2.7 cm thick. |
