Douglas Bader: A Biography of the Legendary World War II Fighter Pilot (Airlife Classics) - Softcover

Turner, John Frayn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840372443 ISBN 13: 9781840372441

Publisher: Crowood Pr, 2005

Synopsis

Based on extensive interviews which the author had with Douglas Bader during the last thirteen years of his Bader's life, this biography tells the full story from his childhood to his work with the disabled in later life. After a flying accident in which he lost his legs, Douglas Bader was invalided out of the RAF. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he was recalled to the RAF and returned to flying. He fought in the Battle of Britain and later in nearly one hundred offensive fighter patrols. Following a mid-air collision he was captured and became a prisoner-of-war and was imprisoned in Colditz. The story of his war-time activities, both in the air and as a POW, is told in some detail and makes fascinating reading. These activities helped him to achieve celebrity status and in later life much of his time was given to promoting causes for the disabled. John Frayn Turner's account of a remarkable life is a fitting tribute to one of the country's most heroic figures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crowood Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1840372443
• ISBN 13: 9781840372441
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256