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Stanford Tuck: Hero of the Battle of Britain: The Life of the Great Fighter Ace

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The first full reappraisal of one of Britain's great fighter aces, this book examines the truth behind Tuck's 1956 biography, Fly for Your Life. It looks at the evidence behind the myths, checks out some of the exaggerated stories and reveals the real Stanford Tuck. In January 1942 Bob Tuck was the top-scoring British fighter ace with an official score of 29 enemy aircraft destroyed. With film-star looks he was the glamorous role model for the RAF publicity machine and an eager press and public wanting wartime heroes. He ...

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Stanford Tuck: Hero of the Battle of Britain: The Life of the Great Fighter Ace 2023, Grub Street Publishing, London

ISBN-13: 9781911667919

Hardcover