Spitfire Pilot is the exhilarating and moving memoir of D. M.
Crook, an airman in the legendary 609 Squadron - one of the most
successful RAF units in the Battle of Britain. Beginning with his
fond recollections of his halcyon days in training - acrobatics,
night flying and languorous days spent playing sport and nights off
visiting Piccadilly Circus - Crook goes on to recount in thrilling
detail the dogfights, remarkable victories and tragic losses which
formed the daily routine of Britain's heroic aerial defenders in
that long summer of 1940. Often hopelessly outnumbered, the men of
609 Squadron in their state-of-the-art Spitfires committed acts of
unimaginable bravery against the Messerschmitts and Junkers of
Germany's formidable Luftwaffe. Many of Crook's fellow airmen did
not make it back alive, and the absence they leave in the
close-knit community of the squadron is described with great
poignancy. Spitfire Pilot offers a unique and personal insight into
one of the most critical moments of British history, when a handful
of men stood up against the might of the German Air Force in
defence of their country. This definitive edition, the first for
more than sixty years, includes a new foreword by David Crook's
daughter and Air Vice Marshal Sandy Hunter, Honorary Air Commodore
of the 609 Squadron. The book also has an introduction by Professor
Richard Overy.
General
| Imprint: |
Greenhill Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2021 |
| Authors: |
Crook David
|
| Introduction by: |
Richard Overy
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| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
208 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78438-748-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-78438-748-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781784387488 |
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