Lt Arthur Norman Maplestone No. 10642: Rfc Pilot, Engineer, Racer & Pop.
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before the age of commercial flight, before the world had mapped the limits of human daring, men like Lieutenant Arthur Norman Maplestone — RFC service number 10642 — were already pushing far beyond them. This meticulously researched biography chronicles the extraordinary life of a Royal Flying Corps pilot who refused to be defined by a single calling: a decorated wartime aviator, a gifted engineer, a competitive racer, and, above all, a father — Pop — whose legacy stretched far beyond the cockpit. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the First World War, the narrative immerses the reader in the dangerous skies of the Western Front, where courage was not merely admired but demanded. Peter J. Williams presents a portrait that is as intimate as it is historically significant, drawing on personal records and archival research to reconstruct a life lived at full throttle. The biography illuminates the wider RFC experience — the camaraderie, the technical ingenuity, and the terrible attrition of early military aviation — while never losing sight of the man at its centre. Rich in period detail and written with evident devotion to its subject, this is a work that will resonate with aviation enthusiasts, military historians, and anyone captivated by the remarkable generation that forged the age of flight — leaving the reader to wonder just how many such extraordinary lives remain untold.
Author: Peter J. Williams
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before the age of commercial flight, before the world had mapped the limits of human daring, men like Lieutenant Arthur Norman Maplestone — RFC service number 10642 — were already pushing far beyond them. This meticulously researched biography chronicles the extraordinary life of a Royal Flying Corps pilot who refused to be defined by a single calling: a decorated wartime aviator, a gifted engineer, a competitive racer, and, above all, a father — Pop — whose legacy stretched far beyond the cockpit. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the First World War, the narrative immerses the reader in the dangerous skies of the Western Front, where courage was not merely admired but demanded. Peter J. Williams presents a portrait that is as intimate as it is historically significant, drawing on personal records and archival research to reconstruct a life lived at full throttle. The biography illuminates the wider RFC experience — the camaraderie, the technical ingenuity, and the terrible attrition of early military aviation — while never losing sight of the man at its centre. Rich in period detail and written with evident devotion to its subject, this is a work that will resonate with aviation enthusiasts, military historians, and anyone captivated by the remarkable generation that forged the age of flight — leaving the reader to wonder just how many such extraordinary lives remain untold.