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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Robin Gordon Walker was born in 1911 and went to Wellington College in 1924, where he excelled academically and at sport. He returned to the school in 1932 as a youthful and charismatic teacher, later becoming housemaster of the Hardinge and head of the history sixth. Robin and the chaplain…Geoffrey How, both OWs, sought to bring a more liberal and enlightened attitude to College, a period which flourished under the headmastership of Bobby Longden, tragically killed by a bomb in 1940. Older masters were hidebound and rigid in their methods and many of the' Old Guard' Housemasters took exception to the move for change led by Robin and Geoffrey, who had a more relaxed view on friendships between boys and encouraged them to have friend in other Houses, a practice much frowned on. The 'Old Guard' made repeated appeals to the Headmaster, WH House, to intervene and take sides. In 1943 Geoffrey was dismissed by House and Robin, to the regret of many, resigned in protest. He died tragically young in 1947. Robin wrote a novel in 1944 fictionalising the events that took place at Wellington.All the names and places were changed, but the essence of his story rings true to all who know about this period in the history of the College.It is an important and timely publication: the conflicting attitudes are portrayed with skill and verve and the denouement is moving and powerful. With an afterword by Anthony Fletcher, OW A fictionalised account the events that took place at Wellington College. The names and places were changed, but the essence of his story rings. An important and timely publication: the conflicting attitudes are portrayed with skill and verve. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Robin Gordon Walker was born in 1911 and went to Wellington College in 1924, where he excelled academically and at sport. He returned to the school in 1932 as a youthful and charismatic teacher, later becoming housemaster of the Hardinge and head of the history sixth. Robin and the chaplain…Geoffrey How, both OWs, sought to bring a more liberal and enlightened attitude to College, a period which flourished under the headmastership of Bobby Longden, tragically killed by a bomb in 1940. Older masters were hidebound and rigid in their methods and many of the' Old Guard' Housemasters took exception to the move for change led by Robin and Geoffrey, who had a more relaxed view on friendships between boys and encouraged them to have friend in other Houses, a practice much frowned on. The 'Old Guard' made repeated appeals to the Headmaster, WH House, to intervene and take sides. In 1943 Geoffrey was dismissed by House and Robin, to the regret of many, resigned in protest. He died tragically young in 1947. Robin wrote a novel in 1944 fictionalising the events that took place at Wellington.All the names and places were changed, but the essence of his story rings true to all who know about this period in the history of the College.It is an important and timely publication: the conflicting attitudes are portrayed with skill and verve and the denouement is moving and powerful. With an afterword by Anthony Fletcher, OW A fictionalised account the events that took place at Wellington College. The names and places were changed, but the essence of his story rings. An important and timely publication: the conflicting attitudes are portrayed with skill and verve. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Airshipmen, businessmen, and politics, 1890-1940 [Smithsonian history of aviation series] [In search of the real Count Zeppelin; In the shadow of the titan : thoughts on the life & work of naval engineer Johann Schutte; Building rigid airships; Three communities & their changing fortunes; Eckener's struggle to save the airship for Germany, 1919-1929; Zeppelin intermezzos in Detroit, 1920 & 1924; The political origins of the airship Graf Zeppelin, 1924-1928; France perceives the Zeppelins, 1924-1937; Politics, personality & technology : Airships in themanipulations of Dr. Hugo Eckener & Lord Thomson, 1919-1930; F W (Willy) von Meister : Portrait of an airship businessman; Problems of helium & spy flights : the brief career of LZ 130]
Meyer, Henry Cord, 1913- ; Douglas H Robinson ; [Garland Fulton, Charles E Rosendahl, Thomas G W Settle, Scott E Peck, F W Willy von Meister, Thomas A Knowles, George H Lewis, Clarence Dutch Schildhauer, Lord Kings Norton, Barnes Wallis, George F Meager, Crispin Rope, Lotte Simon-Eckener, Heinrich Bauer, Albert Sammt, Hans von Schiller, Erich Hilligardt, German Zettel, Klaus F Pruss, Günter Baum, D W Brown, Zenon Hansen, Guy Hartcup, Robin Higham, Rolf Italiaander, Frank Kiernan, E J Morpurgo, Francisco Pfalzgraff, Francisco Lago, Jürgen Schläger, Franklin D Scott, J Gordon Vaeth, Lord Ventry, Hepburn Walker]
Language: English
Published by Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991 1991
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 1560980311 (alk. paper); 9781560980315 (alk. paper) LCCN: 90-22345 ; LC: TL657; Dewey: 387.7/325/09 ; OCLC: 22710600 ; blue cloth ; ex-lib, stamps, label ; no dustjacket ; Contents : In search of the real Count Zeppelin -- In the shadow of the titan : thoughts… on the life and work of naval engineer Johann Schütte -- Building rigid airships -- Three communities and their changing fortunes -- Eckener's struggle to save the airship for Germany, 1919-1929 -- Zeppelin intermezzos in Detroit, 1920 and 1924 -- The political origins of the airship Graf Zeppelin, 1924-1928 -- France perceives the Zeppelins, 1924-1937 -- Politics, personality and technology : Airships in the manipulations of Dr. Hugo Eckener and Lord Thomson, 1919-1930 -- F. W. (Willy) von Meister : Portrait of an airship businessman -- Problems of helium and spy flights : the brief career of LZ 130 -- Conclusion ; John Duggan is editor of the journal "Zeppelin," ; Henry Cord Meyer is Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Irvine. ; FINE. Book.
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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. A fictionalised account the events that took place at Wellington College. The names and places were changed, but the essence of his story rings. An important and timely publication: the conflicting attitudes are portrayed with skill and verve.Klapp.
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