Author: LUCAS, 'LADDIE'
Title: Five Up - a Chronicle of Five Lives
Description: London, Sidgwick and Jackson. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0283984074). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. 272 pages. 22 illustrations. Starting off as Fleet Street journalist, in the Second World War the author became famous as one of the legendary fighter aces leading the top-scoring 249 Squadron during the Battle of Malta, later being variously decorated. After the war he entered politics, then business as Managing Director of the Greyhound Racing Association. His long association and prowess at golf - Captain of the 1949 British Walker Cup Team adds to his varied careers. Filled with stories of each of his 'lives', it makes a fascinating autobiography. 16. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: 249 Squadron, Battle of Malta, Greyhound Racing Association, Fleet Street, 1949 Walker Cup Team, Poliics 0283984074


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