Alec Goldsmith had intended to start work as a junior lecturer at the University of Grenoble in France, but those plans had to be abandoned. Instead he saw service in both the French and British armies, before training to fly with the RAF. When Allied forces launched their D-Day assault, he crossed the Channel to join the invasion force as an air traffic controller.
My War and Peace offers a fascinating insight into how one man survived a major war through both dangerous and amusing incidents. It is a tale that will entertain readers of all ages.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 219 pages. clean tidy copy. Seller Inventory # 4064j
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 220 pages. light wear inscription on title pageMy W ar and PeaceBy Alec GoldsmithNational Pac ific Press, NZ, 2003ISBN 9780958244817mid-size pb, 22 0ppGOOD: light wear; inscription on title pageMy War and Peace' is an autobiography covering a period of t en years from 1939 to 1949. It begins with the author’s alm ost miraculous survival after traveling from Warsaw, through Germ any to France, just as the German invasion of Poland was about to take place. Born in Warsaw in 1911, Alec Goldsmith had intended to start work as a junior lecturer at the University of Grenoble in France, but those plans had to be abandoned. Instead he saw se rvice in both the French and British armies, before training to f ly with the RAF. When Allied forces launched their D-Day assault, he crossed the Channel to join the invasion force as an air traf fic controller. 'My War and Peace' offers a fascinating insight i nto how one man survived a major war through both dangerous and a musing incidents. It is a tale that will entertain readers of all ages. Seller Inventory # 1135a
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 219 pages. inscribed and signed on the title page by the author-t idy copy. Seller Inventory # 4288u
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 4047s