These Are Facts: The Autobiography Of Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams Kbe, Cb, Dso (SIGNED)
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:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Overall good - Minor tears on dj. Binding remains tight. Some foxing on book block.
At the dawn of Australian aviation history stands one towering figure — Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams KBE, CB, DSO — and These Are Facts is his unvarnished, first-hand account of a life devoted to building a nation's air power from the ground up. Chronicles the remarkable journey of a man who flew in combat during World War One, survived the brutal crucible of the Western Front, and went on to become the founding father of the Royal Australian Air Force, shaping its doctrine, structure, and identity across decades of political turbulence and global conflict. Beyond its value as personal memoir, this autobiography stands as an indispensable primary source for students of Australian military and aviation history. Williams writes with the directness and authority of a commander accustomed to hard decisions, presenting his arguments and recollections with clarity and conviction, pulling no punches in his assessments of both allies and adversaries. Published jointly by the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Government Publishing Service in 1977, this landmark work forces the reader to ask: just how much of modern Australia was forged in the cockpit?
Author: Sir Richard Williams
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, The Australian War Memorial and The Australian Government Publishing Service
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Overall good - Minor tears on dj. Binding remains tight. Some foxing on book block.
At the dawn of Australian aviation history stands one towering figure — Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams KBE, CB, DSO — and These Are Facts is his unvarnished, first-hand account of a life devoted to building a nation's air power from the ground up. Chronicles the remarkable journey of a man who flew in combat during World War One, survived the brutal crucible of the Western Front, and went on to become the founding father of the Royal Australian Air Force, shaping its doctrine, structure, and identity across decades of political turbulence and global conflict. Beyond its value as personal memoir, this autobiography stands as an indispensable primary source for students of Australian military and aviation history. Williams writes with the directness and authority of a commander accustomed to hard decisions, presenting his arguments and recollections with clarity and conviction, pulling no punches in his assessments of both allies and adversaries. Published jointly by the Australian War Memorial and the Australian Government Publishing Service in 1977, this landmark work forces the reader to ask: just how much of modern Australia was forged in the cockpit?