Author: Lucas, Laddie,
Title: FLYING COLOURS - The Epic Story of Douglas Bader.
Description: Granada, London, 1983, 1st in imprint, paperback, 382pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., map in text, [ii] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, a biography of Douglas Bader by his RAF colleague and relation by marriage (Lucas married Bader's wife's sister), Laddie Lucas. Not just an account of the legless Battle of Britain pilot who was also an inmate of Colditz Castle after he became a prisoner of war but also an attempt to correct the record as perceived by his critics who had claimed he had been used as a pawn in a power game to remove Dowding and Park, the principal commanders of Fighter Command in 1940. Bader. He wanted to ensure that his story was recorded, which it has been in this book, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,
Keywords: war ww2 raf bader
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Title: FLYING COLOURS - The Epic Story of Douglas Bader.
Description: Granada, London, 1983, 1st in imprint, paperback, 382pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., map in text, [ii] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, a biography of Douglas Bader by his RAF colleague and relation by marriage (Lucas married Bader's wife's sister), Laddie Lucas. Not just an account of the legless Battle of Britain pilot who was also an inmate of Colditz Castle after he became a prisoner of war but also an attempt to correct the record as perceived by his critics who had claimed he had been used as a pawn in a power game to remove Dowding and Park, the principal commanders of Fighter Command in 1940. Bader. He wanted to ensure that his story was recorded, which it has been in this book, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,
Keywords: war ww2 raf bader
Price: GBP 6.00 = appr. US$ 8.57 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 45512
- Book number: 45512
See more books from our catalog: WW2 - Air Force