| Title:
Douglas
Bader – A Biography of the Legendary WWII Fighter Pilot
by John Frayn Turner |
|
Description:
Douglas
Bader is one of the legendary names of WW II. His bravery
and courage are renowned and this biography is one of
the most complete accounts of his life. It is based on
extensive interviews with Bader during the last 13 years
of his life and tells the full story from his childhood
to his work in the later years with the disabled. After
a flying accident in which Bader lost both his legs he
was invalided out of the RAF. At the outbreak of the war
he was recalled to the RAF and was to return to flying
duties. He fought in the Battle of Britain and later nearly
100 offensive fighter patrols but was captured following
a mid-air collision and was imprisoned in the famous Colditz
Castle. The story of his war-time activities and capture
are covered in some detail and make fascinating reading.
The authors account of this remarkable man is a fitting
tribute of one of the country’s most heroic figures.
|
| Author:
John
Frayn Turner was born in Portsmouth, England. He served
with the Royal Navy. He is the author of many books which
include, Invasion ’44, the complete story of D-Day,
The Bader Tapes which was a moving book on Douglas Bader’s
later years. The author was a close friend of Bader for
the last thirteen years of his life. Turner’s definitive
volume on British Aircraft of World War II was also a bestseller.
The author worked on the Royal Air Force publicity for nearly
ten years and made numerous test flights in new aircraft
and flew at twice the speed of sound as long ago as 1963. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published:
First published 1995 |
Edition:
This
edition 1995 |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
good condition with pictured dust cover which is protected
by plastic cover. Has library label on spine. |
| Book
Condition:
Very good condition containing 252 pages, 16 of which contain
black & white photographs. Although this is an ex library
copy it is in very good condition. Has library stamp on
inside and usual wear. Original 1995 price was £18.95. |
| Publisher:
Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury. |
| ISBN:
1-85310-546-5 |
| Size
& Weight: 24
cm x 16 cm (H x W). 3 cm thick. |
