These Eagles: Story Of The R.A.A.F. At War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
In the darkest years of the Second World War, These Eagles: Story of the R.A.A.F. at War chronicles the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of the men who took to the skies under the banner of the Royal Australian Air Force. Prepared by the R.A.A.F. Directorate of Public Relations and published by the Australian War Memorial in 1942, this wartime volume presents a vivid, near-contemporaneous account of Australian airmen in combat — from the sun-scorched deserts of North Africa to the treacherous skies over Europe and the Pacific — capturing the spirit of a nation at war with urgent, firsthand authority. More than a simple military record, this remarkable document illustrates the human dimension of aerial warfare: the camaraderie, the grit, and the quiet heroism of ordinary Australians thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Its prose carries the directness and earnestness of wartime communication, making it an invaluable primary source for historians and a deeply moving testament to a generation defined by duty. Published in the very midst of the conflict it describes, These Eagles raises a compelling question — what does it truly cost a nation to defend the skies?
Author: R.A.A.F. Directorate Of Public Relations
Format: Hardback
Published: 1942, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T.
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
In the darkest years of the Second World War, These Eagles: Story of the R.A.A.F. at War chronicles the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of the men who took to the skies under the banner of the Royal Australian Air Force. Prepared by the R.A.A.F. Directorate of Public Relations and published by the Australian War Memorial in 1942, this wartime volume presents a vivid, near-contemporaneous account of Australian airmen in combat — from the sun-scorched deserts of North Africa to the treacherous skies over Europe and the Pacific — capturing the spirit of a nation at war with urgent, firsthand authority. More than a simple military record, this remarkable document illustrates the human dimension of aerial warfare: the camaraderie, the grit, and the quiet heroism of ordinary Australians thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Its prose carries the directness and earnestness of wartime communication, making it an invaluable primary source for historians and a deeply moving testament to a generation defined by duty. Published in the very midst of the conflict it describes, These Eagles raises a compelling question — what does it truly cost a nation to defend the skies?