Based on taped conversations between the author and Douglas Bader, this biography of the legendary World War II fighter pilot covers his childhood, his career at Cranwell, and the accident in which he lost his legs, following which he was invalided out of the RAF, and later recalled. The remarkable phase of the war years is dealt with in detail - the return to flying, the Battle of Britain, the 100-or-so offensive fighter patrols, his collision in the air, and his years as a POW. The book then traces Bader's transition from ...
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Based on taped conversations between the author and Douglas Bader, this biography of the legendary World War II fighter pilot covers his childhood, his career at Cranwell, and the accident in which he lost his legs, following which he was invalided out of the RAF, and later recalled. The remarkable phase of the war years is dealt with in detail - the return to flying, the Battle of Britain, the 100-or-so offensive fighter patrols, his collision in the air, and his years as a POW. The book then traces Bader's transition from war to peace, his growing fame, and his work for the disabled.
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Fine. 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Large trade paperback. 252 pages. Index. Illustrated with photographs. Reprint edition. No previous ownership marks. An unread, clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine.
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0905778758. Fine black boards, large 8 vo., gold lettering to spine very good coloured pictorial dust jacket, a hint of edge wear, not price clipped, no inscriptions, 252 pages, no inscriptions, illustrated in black and white.
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Includes a hand-written signed letter from Douglas Bader in relation to his campaigning for disabled service people. Octavo. 252pp. Original illustrated paperback. Slight edge wear otherwise about very good indeed.
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