Douglas Bader
Turner, John Frayn2020
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100 years after his birth, Douglas Bader remains a true legend. After losing his legs in a flying accident during the war, he fought the authorities as he did the enemy and not only managed to return to the front line but became a top scoring ace. His luck ran out when he was shot down and captured; he only escaped his burning fighter by cutting away one of his artificial legs. As a POW he was a thorn in the Germans side and he was sent to Colditz Castle. As this perceptive book reveals, Bader was at times a difficult over-bearing man, no doubt in part due to the pain he suffered. But his strengths far outweighed his weaknesses and his place in the annuals of British history is secure. This is a timely republication of an important biography.
Main title:
Douglas Bader / John Frayn Turner.
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2020.Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2020.
Collation:
256 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Shrewsbury: Airlife, 1995.
ISBN:
9781526774989 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920 BAD
Language:
English
Subject:
Bader, Douglas, 1910-1982Fighter pilots -- Great Britain -- BiographyGreat Britain. Royal Air Force. Group, 12 -- HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, BritishBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseBiography: historical, political & militaryEuropean historySecond World WarAir forces & warfare
BRN:
2363390