Author: HEWER, HOWARD
Title: In for a Penny, in for a Pound the Adventures & Misadventures of a Wireless Operator in Bomber Command
Description: Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 077373273X. Light edgewear and scuffing of DJ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 1.09 x 9.37 x 6.51 Inches; 272 pages; The gripping story of the twentieth century’s greatest struggle in the modest voice of a Canadian teenager in the RAF. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Howard Hewer dreamed of being the next Billy Bishop, of piloting Spitfires or Hurricanes over Europe. His dream was shattered when he was selected instead for a career as a wireless operator in Bomber Command. Hewer and his crews of 218 and 148 Squadrons flew important night operations over Germany and North Africa, dropping their deadly payloads and dodging enemy flak. And he was not always much safer on the ground. He survived the Blitz in London, a U-boat attack in the South Atlantic, a fire-fight with Italian troops near el-Alamien, as well as chaste love affairs, fistfights, and beers with Boer rebels. Self-deprecating, bittersweet, and alive to both the horrors of war and the friendships and courage of the men and women who fight it, 'In for a Penny, In for a Pound' is the unforgettable story of a young Canadian’s experience of history’s greatest war.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 077373273X Wireless operator Germany RAF bomber command Wireless WWII
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Title: In for a Penny, in for a Pound the Adventures & Misadventures of a Wireless Operator in Bomber Command
Description: Toronto: Stoddart, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 077373273X. Light edgewear and scuffing of DJ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 1.09 x 9.37 x 6.51 Inches; 272 pages; The gripping story of the twentieth century’s greatest struggle in the modest voice of a Canadian teenager in the RAF. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Howard Hewer dreamed of being the next Billy Bishop, of piloting Spitfires or Hurricanes over Europe. His dream was shattered when he was selected instead for a career as a wireless operator in Bomber Command. Hewer and his crews of 218 and 148 Squadrons flew important night operations over Germany and North Africa, dropping their deadly payloads and dodging enemy flak. And he was not always much safer on the ground. He survived the Blitz in London, a U-boat attack in the South Atlantic, a fire-fight with Italian troops near el-Alamien, as well as chaste love affairs, fistfights, and beers with Boer rebels. Self-deprecating, bittersweet, and alive to both the horrors of war and the friendships and courage of the men and women who fight it, 'In for a Penny, In for a Pound' is the unforgettable story of a young Canadian’s experience of history’s greatest war.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 077373273X Wireless operator Germany RAF bomber command Wireless WWII
Price: US$ 14.95 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 15580
- Book number: 15580
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