Noble Six Hundred: The Story Of The Empire Air Training Scheme With Particular Reference To 674 Australians Who Trained In Southern Rhodesia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
In the skies over Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War, a remarkable chapter of Allied aviation history was quietly written — Noble Six Hundred chronicles the extraordinary story of 674 young Australians who travelled halfway across the world to earn their wings under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), one of the most ambitious Commonwealth military programmes of the era. Vincent Adams Winter presents a meticulously researched account of these men, tracing their journeys from Australian towns and cities to the vast training aerodromes of what is now Zimbabwe, capturing both the personal sacrifices and the institutional machinery that transformed civilians into combat-ready airmen. Beyond the operational details, this work illuminates the deep bonds of Commonwealth solidarity that underpinned the Allied war effort, arguing that the EATS was as much a political and diplomatic achievement as a military one. Winter's narrative style balances archival precision with human warmth, honouring individual stories within the sweep of a grand collective undertaking. A testament to courage, distance, and duty, this rare volume leaves the reader wondering how many such untold stories still lie waiting in the archives of a world at war.
Author: Vincent Adams Winter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
In the skies over Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War, a remarkable chapter of Allied aviation history was quietly written — Noble Six Hundred chronicles the extraordinary story of 674 young Australians who travelled halfway across the world to earn their wings under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), one of the most ambitious Commonwealth military programmes of the era. Vincent Adams Winter presents a meticulously researched account of these men, tracing their journeys from Australian towns and cities to the vast training aerodromes of what is now Zimbabwe, capturing both the personal sacrifices and the institutional machinery that transformed civilians into combat-ready airmen. Beyond the operational details, this work illuminates the deep bonds of Commonwealth solidarity that underpinned the Allied war effort, arguing that the EATS was as much a political and diplomatic achievement as a military one. Winter's narrative style balances archival precision with human warmth, honouring individual stories within the sweep of a grand collective undertaking. A testament to courage, distance, and duty, this rare volume leaves the reader wondering how many such untold stories still lie waiting in the archives of a world at war.