{"product_id":"2026100009353-secondhand-reach-for-the-sky-the-story-of-douglas-bader","title":"Reach For The Sky: The Story Of Douglas Bader","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: price clipped dj, in mylar; edgeworn, no major tears. Pages: foxing on prelims and book block. Binding: remains tight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew stories of human determination are as staggering as that of Douglas Bader — the RAF pilot who lost both legs in a peacetime flying accident, defied every medical and military convention, and returned to the cockpit to become one of Britain's most celebrated fighter aces of the Second World War. Paul Brickhill's Reach for the Sky chronicles Bader's extraordinary life with unflinching detail, from his carefree, reckless early years in the RAF through the devastating 1931 crash that cost him his legs, his gruelling rehabilitation, and his triumphant return to active service — commanding squadrons in the Battle of Britain and beyond, before his capture and repeated escape attempts as a prisoner of war.\n\nBrickhill, himself a former RAF pilot and prisoner of war, brings an insider's authenticity and a journalist's sharp eye to the narrative, producing a biography that reads with the propulsive energy of a thriller. The prose is direct and vivid, capturing both the white-knuckle intensity of aerial combat and the quieter, equally fierce battles Bader fought against pain, bureaucracy, and self-doubt. A towering testament to resilience and the refusal to accept limitation, Reach for the Sky raises the defining question: how far can the unconquerable human spirit truly soar?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49219870490843,"sku":"2026100009353-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ea649d5c-5bef-46cb-977c-4c7b26703714.png?v=1788483021","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009353-secondhand-reach-for-the-sky-the-story-of-douglas-bader","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}