Noble Six Hundred: The Story Of The Empire Air Training Scheme
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: yellowed with signs of ageing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
When the British Empire faced the existential threat of the Second World War, it answered with one of the most ambitious pilot training programs in history — the Empire Air Training Scheme. Noble Six Hundred chronicles the remarkable story of this vast undertaking, with special focus on the 674 Australians who trained in Southern Rhodesia, tracing their journeys from raw recruits to combat-ready airmen across sun-scorched African skies far from the front lines of Europe. Winter reconstructs their experiences with meticulous detail, weaving personal accounts into a broader portrait of imperial solidarity, sacrifice, and the extraordinary machinery of wartime mobilisation. Beyond its role as a tribute to individual courage, this work stands as an important contribution to the histories of both Australia and Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War — a chapter often overlooked in mainstream accounts of the air war. Winter writes with the authority of a dedicated researcher and the warmth of a storyteller who understands what was at stake for each young man who climbed into a cockpit for the first time. Readers with a passion for aviation history, Commonwealth wartime cooperation, or the human dimensions of conflict will find this account both illuminating and deeply moving — a testament to the bonds forged between nations under fire.
Author: Vincent Adams Winter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, the author
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: yellowed with signs of ageing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
When the British Empire faced the existential threat of the Second World War, it answered with one of the most ambitious pilot training programs in history — the Empire Air Training Scheme. Noble Six Hundred chronicles the remarkable story of this vast undertaking, with special focus on the 674 Australians who trained in Southern Rhodesia, tracing their journeys from raw recruits to combat-ready airmen across sun-scorched African skies far from the front lines of Europe. Winter reconstructs their experiences with meticulous detail, weaving personal accounts into a broader portrait of imperial solidarity, sacrifice, and the extraordinary machinery of wartime mobilisation. Beyond its role as a tribute to individual courage, this work stands as an important contribution to the histories of both Australia and Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War — a chapter often overlooked in mainstream accounts of the air war. Winter writes with the authority of a dedicated researcher and the warmth of a storyteller who understands what was at stake for each young man who climbed into a cockpit for the first time. Readers with a passion for aviation history, Commonwealth wartime cooperation, or the human dimensions of conflict will find this account both illuminating and deeply moving — a testament to the bonds forged between nations under fire.