Author: Gleed, Wing Commander Ian, DFC, foreword by Flt. Lt. John Strachey,
Title: ARISE TO CONQUER.
Description: Grub Street, London, ND (circa 1943), new edn., trade paperback, viii, 214pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., photo pictorial upper wrapper, at the outbreak of WW2 the author was serving as the senior pilot of a section of a Hurricane squadron of the Royal Air Force, based in Lincolnshire and flying mainly on convoy escort when in November he was promoted to Flight Lt. and posted to command a flight at a new Spitfire squadron forming at Sutton Bridge. On testing one of the new Sptfires the machine broke up in the air and the author was rhrown out semi-concious, just managing to operate his parachute. He had to pass a medical board before he could fly again then was posted to 87 Squadron in France in May 1940, the narrative of his experiences continues through the Battle of Britain until just after his investiture with a DFC in September, 1940, . roll and slant top spine, rubbed at extrems., good,

Keywords: war ww2 raf hurricane spitfire 87 squadron