A comparative study of the Royal Airforce, the Luftwaffe and the United States Air Force in Europe and North Africa between 1939 – 1945, which concentrates on the records of pilots such as Douglas Bader and Adolf Galland. The Second World War saw the zenith of the fighter pilot. He was the last of retained of the traditional chivalry and glamour of single combat developed upon him. Some of the pilots themselves, like Richard Hillary, saw a mystical, near-religious quality in their lives and deaths.
Weight | 0.45 kg |
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ISBN | 9780552083560 |
Publisher | Corgi |
Publication Year | 1970 |
Pages | 318 |
Format | Paperback |