Author(s): Edward Smithies

SECONDHAND BOOKS | MILITARY HISTORY

When we remember World War II in the air, we think of fighter pilots and bomber crews. But it was also the men and women working as ground crew and in the aircraft factories who played a crucial role in defeating Hitler. What was it like, making history? What sense did these individuals have of what they were doing, either at the time or later? Did they feel they were caught up in the tide of great events? Or were they simply doing their demanding and often dangerous duty? This book provides powerful first-person testimonies from those who kept Britain's aircraft flying and fighting. First published as 'War in the Air' by Viking in 1990, this book is a potpourri of reminiscences which sheds interesting light on working conditions in the wartime aviation industry and on RAF stations. 30 black/white photos. 336 pages. Paperback

2002. A very good, clean copy.