First light
Wellum, Geoffrey2020
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Geoffrey Wellum was one of the youngest fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain. Enlisting in the RAF weeks before the outbreak of World War 2, Wellum found himself fighting the Germans as a Spitfire pilot at just 18 years of age. This is the gripping memoir of his experiences.
Main title:
First light / Geoffrey Wellum ; with a new introduction by Patrick Bishop.
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Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2020.UK : Penguin Books, 2020.
Collation:
xxiv, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: London: Viking, 2002.
ISBN:
9780241987841 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.544941
Language:
English
Subject:
Wellum, GeoffreyGreat Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, No. 92 -- HistoryFighter pilots -- Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, BritishWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, BritishWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental historiesWarfare and DefenceAutobiography: historical, political & militaryMemoirsEuropean historySecond World WarTheory of warfare & military science
BRN:
2351602