Description
Pre-owned. Told he would never walk without a cane, Bader learned to dance, swim, golf, and play tennis. Told he would never fly again, he became not only one of the RAF’s top combat pilots but a squadron leader and innovator of fighter tactics that helped win the Battle of Britain. Among the thrilling incidents chronicled in the book are Bader’s first successful encounter with an enemy plane, his own shoot down, and his succession of escapes from German prisons. Dark blue cloth cover with no dust jacket. Spine is sun bleached. Signed by original owner in ink on the inside front cover and dated 1954. Contents leaning slightly. Tanning to the edges and blank end papers togther with a little foxing. Hardcover. Published by Collins 1956