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Teddy Hudleston was a pilot of immense skill and talent whose
wisdom and resourcefulness in both war and peace carried him up
through the ranks of the RAF; a Squadron Leader at 28, he was
promoted to Air Vice-Marshal at the age of only 35 and finally
retired, after 40 years' service, as Air Chief Marshal. He won the
Croix de Guerre for his role in the Suez campaign and at the height
of the Cold War he was made Commander of Allied Air Forces Central
Europe, serving in the front line of the defence against the
Soviets. He was knighted in 1963. This very private Edwardian was
dubbed by the newspaper obituaries 'the Quiet Australian' for his
unassuming manner. His home life was more complicated, as author
Eric Grounds knows well; for forty years Hudleston treated Grounds
as his son. He has now paid tribute to him by writing this
affectionate biography.
A social history of the world from 1841 to 2000 seen through the
eyes of bon viveurs who have had a good dinner. This compendium
adopts an amused view of the characters and incidents of topical
interest at the time.
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