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Airmen´s Obituaries: Book 2
Jay . Ed(S): Iliff
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Description for Airmen´s Obituaries: Book 2
Hardback. A compilation of one hundred mini-biographies of outstanding aviators, including men like John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; and others. Editor(s): Iliff, Jay. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 594.
Consolidating the success of the first volume, the paperback of which is still in print "Daily Telegraph", obituary writer Jay Iliffe has compiled and edited one hundred additional mini-biographies of outstanding aviators of the last century. Numerous fascinating characters abound, men like John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; the marvellous "Bunny" Currant; Ray Hanna, leader of the Red Arrows hired by Steven Spielberg to fly in "Saving Private ... Read more
Consolidating the success of the first volume, the paperback of which is still in print "Daily Telegraph", obituary writer Jay Iliffe has compiled and edited one hundred additional mini-biographies of outstanding aviators of the last century. Numerous fascinating characters abound, men like John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, night fighter ace and test pilot; Ian Harvey, the BEA pilot who safely landed his airliner after a bomb had exploded onboard; Stanislaw Skalski, Polish Battle of Britain ace; Pierre Clostermann, French fighter ace; the marvellous "Bunny" Currant; Ray Hanna, leader of the Red Arrows hired by Steven Spielberg to fly in "Saving Private ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904943839
SKU
V9781904943839
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99-2
Reviews for Airmen´s Obituaries: Book 2
"As Philip Ziegler wrote of the first collection: 'Written with wit, insight, compassion and humour, this is a richly unpredictable medley of colourful personalities.'"