A "gut" book in which intestinal fortitude is the answer to a life
without legs. Douglas Bader lost both of his in an airplane crash,
nearly died in the operations following it, determined he would
walk on his artificial legs without a cane - and did - and managed
to return to the British Air Force. When the Air Ministry "retired"
him, he made the best of civilian life but when World War II broke,
Bader was back in a flash and quickly built himself a reputation
which eventually carned him his own squadron. Flying, fighting, his
example was an inspiration to all the men, his score of Me's
mounted and when he was taken prisoner, his spare leg was flown
over to him. He managed one escape, and with the war's end has
continued his career in the clouds.....It's quite a story and it
never forgets the amazing and sensitive support given by his wife,
Thelma, whose understanding complemented his courage and
determination. Something. (Kirkus Reviews)
The bestselling story of Britain's most courageous and most famous
flyer, the Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader. In 1931, at the
age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling
in everything he did he represented the Royal Air Force in
aerobatics displays, played rugby for Harlequins, and was tipped to
be the next England fly half. But one afternoon in December all his
ambitions came to an abrupt end when he crashed his plane doing a
particularly difficult and illegal aerobatic trick. His injuries
were so bad that surgeons were forced to amputate both his legs to
save his life. Douglas Bader did not fly again until the outbreak
of the Second World War, when his undoubted skill in the air was
enough to convince a desperate air force to give him his own
squadron. The rest of his story is the stuff of legend. Flying
Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain he led his squadron to kill
after kill, keeping them all going with his unstoppable banter.
Shot down in occupied France, his German captors had to confiscate
his tin legs in order to stop him trying to escape. Bader faced it
all, disability, leadership and capture, with the same charm,
charisma and determination that was an inspiration to all around
him.
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