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Johnnie Johnson's Great Adventure: The Spitfire Ace of Ace's Hardcover
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781526791740
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Johnnie Johnson's Great Adventure: the Spitfire Ace of Ace's Last Look Back
- Item Height
- 234 mm
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books LTD
- Subject
- Government, History
- Item Width
- 156 mm
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Information
Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson a policeman's son from Leicestershire ended the Second World War as the RAF's top-scoring fighter pilot. Fearless, and an exceptional pilot and marksman, Johnnie was also highly intelligent and a gifted writer. Having published two of his own books, Wing Leader and The Circle of Air Fighting, during the 1980s and 1990s, Johnnie co-authored several more with another fighter ace, namely Wing Commander P.B. 'Laddie' Lucas. In 1997, the 'AVM' suggested to his friend, the prolific author Dilip Sarkar, that the pair should collaborate on The Great Adventure a book that would, in effect, be Johnnie's account of the 'Long Trek' from Normandy across Northern Europe into the heart of the Third Reich itself. 'Greycap Leader' was to produce a draft, after which Dilip would add the historical detail and comment. Sadly, the project was unfulfilled, because Johnnie became ill and passed away, aged eighty-five, in 2001. Years later, Johnnie's eldest son, Chris, discovered the manuscript among his august father's papers. In order to keep Johnnie's memory evergreen, Chris turned to Dilip to finally see the project through to its conclusion. In this book Johnnie re-visits certain aspects of his wartime service, including the development of tactical air cooperation with ground forces; his time as a Canadian wing leader in 1943, when the Spitfire Mk.IX at last outclassed the Fw 190; and details his involvement in some of the most important battles of the defeat of Nazi Germany, including Operation Overlord and the D-Day landings in 1944, Operation Market Garden and the airborne assault at Arnhem, and the Rhine Crossings, throughout all of which Johnnie also commanded Canadian wings. Here, then, we have The Great Adventure 'Greycap Leader's' previously unpublished last look back. AUTHOR: Driven by his passion to research and share the stories of casualties and record the human experience of war, DILIP SARKAR is a best-selling author whose work is highly regarded globally. A noted expert on the Battle of Britain period, who enjoyed a long and very personal relationship with the Few, Dilip was made an MBE in 2003 for 'services to aviation history', and, in 2006, elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society. A sought-after, dynamic speaker, Dilip's work has been exhibited internationally and he continues to work on TV documentaries, on and off camera. 16 b/w illustrations
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781526791740
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13046538458
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Government, History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Johnnie Johnson's Great Adventure: the Spitfire Ace of Ace's Last Look Back
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
234 mm
Item Width
156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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