Missing Presumed Dead (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: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Missing Presumed Dead is a gripping wartime memoir that chronicles the harrowing experiences of Stanley A. Hawken O.B.E., an Australian airman whose fate during World War II was left tragically unresolved — until now. Set against the chaos and carnage of aerial combat, the narrative reconstructs a remarkable personal journey through the fog of war, tracing the events that led to one man being declared lost, and the extraordinary truth that lay behind that declaration. Hawken writes with the measured authority of a survivor and decorated officer, weaving together personal testimony, official correspondence, and documentary evidence — including telegrams and wartime dispatches — to present a story that is equal parts intimate and historically significant. Published by Hill of Content, a respected Australian imprint, this is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit under unimaginable pressure, and a vital contribution to the personal histories of those who served. For anyone captivated by the untold stories of World War II's forgotten heroes, this account poses a question that lingers long after the final page: how many others were never found?
Author: Stanley A. Hawken O.B.E.
Format: Paperback
Published: 1989, Hill of Content
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Missing Presumed Dead is a gripping wartime memoir that chronicles the harrowing experiences of Stanley A. Hawken O.B.E., an Australian airman whose fate during World War II was left tragically unresolved — until now. Set against the chaos and carnage of aerial combat, the narrative reconstructs a remarkable personal journey through the fog of war, tracing the events that led to one man being declared lost, and the extraordinary truth that lay behind that declaration. Hawken writes with the measured authority of a survivor and decorated officer, weaving together personal testimony, official correspondence, and documentary evidence — including telegrams and wartime dispatches — to present a story that is equal parts intimate and historically significant. Published by Hill of Content, a respected Australian imprint, this is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit under unimaginable pressure, and a vital contribution to the personal histories of those who served. For anyone captivated by the untold stories of World War II's forgotten heroes, this account poses a question that lingers long after the final page: how many others were never found?