Out Of The Blue: A Pilot With The Chindits
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
In the skies above the Burmese jungle during the Second World War, RAF pilot Terence O'Brien flew some of the most dangerous and audacious missions of the entire conflict — supplying and supporting the legendary Chindits, Orde Wingate's elite long-range penetration force deep behind Japanese lines. Out of the Blue: A Pilot with the Chindits is a gripping firsthand memoir that chronicles the raw courage, ingenuity, and camaraderie required to keep an unconventional guerrilla campaign alive from the air, navigating monsoon storms, mechanical failure, and relentless enemy fire with equal resolve. O'Brien writes with the clarity and understated authority of a man who has truly stared into the abyss, rendering the chaos of aerial warfare with vivid precision rather than melodrama. The memoir stands as a vital document of one of the war's most overlooked theatres, illuminating the extraordinary bond between ground forces and their airborne lifeline. For readers drawn to the forgotten corners of wartime history, this account leaves an indelible question: just how thin was the thread upon which these men's survival truly hung?
Author: Terence O'Brien
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Collins
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
In the skies above the Burmese jungle during the Second World War, RAF pilot Terence O'Brien flew some of the most dangerous and audacious missions of the entire conflict — supplying and supporting the legendary Chindits, Orde Wingate's elite long-range penetration force deep behind Japanese lines. Out of the Blue: A Pilot with the Chindits is a gripping firsthand memoir that chronicles the raw courage, ingenuity, and camaraderie required to keep an unconventional guerrilla campaign alive from the air, navigating monsoon storms, mechanical failure, and relentless enemy fire with equal resolve. O'Brien writes with the clarity and understated authority of a man who has truly stared into the abyss, rendering the chaos of aerial warfare with vivid precision rather than melodrama. The memoir stands as a vital document of one of the war's most overlooked theatres, illuminating the extraordinary bond between ground forces and their airborne lifeline. For readers drawn to the forgotten corners of wartime history, this account leaves an indelible question: just how thin was the thread upon which these men's survival truly hung?