There Shall Be Wings: The RAF, 1918 to the present

DJ is price-clipped.; A bright, solid book Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photographs ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 412 pages; "This volume is an oral history of the Royal Airforce from 1918 to the present day (1993), to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the youngest of the three British armed services. With the inclusion of eye-witness accounts, it records the role of the RAF in World War II, and, particularly, the Battle of Britain and the desert battles of North Africa, as well as in the Falklands and in the Gulf War. Through original interviews with air and ground crew, the spirit and comradeship, the stress, courage, isolation, vulnerability and the wonderment of the wartime flying experience is explored. Poems of the airmen involved are included." Title: There Shall Be Wings: The RAF, 1918 to the present Author Name: Arthur, Max Edition: First British Edition ISBN Number: 034058761X ISBN-13: 9780340587614 Location Published: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1993 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: Militaria, Aviation, Aviation Seller ID: 22016 Keywords: royal air force oral history raf