Fighter Pilot: A Personal Record Of The Campaign In France 1939-1940
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:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In the desperate skies over France in the winter of 1939–40, a young RAF pilot recorded one of the most vivid and visceral first-hand accounts of aerial combat ever committed to paper. Wing Commander Paul Richey, DFC and Bar, chronicles the brutal reality of the Phoney War and the catastrophic German offensive that followed, detailing his experiences as a Hurricane pilot with No. 1 Squadron during the early and most chaotic months of the Second World War. Written with the unflinching clarity of a man who faced death daily, the narrative captures the camaraderie, fear, and extraordinary courage of the pilots who fought against overwhelming odds. Richey's account stands apart from the mythology that would later surround the Battle of Britain, offering instead a raw and unvarnished portrait of a campaign that has been largely overshadowed by subsequent events. Edited by his daughter Diana Richey, this edition preserves the original urgency and intimacy of the wartime diary, ensuring that Richey's voice remains as immediate as when it was first written. For any serious student of the air war or the human cost of the Second World War, this is an indispensable primary source — one that raises a haunting question: how did any of them survive at all?
Author: Paul Richey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1990, Guild Publishing
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In the desperate skies over France in the winter of 1939–40, a young RAF pilot recorded one of the most vivid and visceral first-hand accounts of aerial combat ever committed to paper. Wing Commander Paul Richey, DFC and Bar, chronicles the brutal reality of the Phoney War and the catastrophic German offensive that followed, detailing his experiences as a Hurricane pilot with No. 1 Squadron during the early and most chaotic months of the Second World War. Written with the unflinching clarity of a man who faced death daily, the narrative captures the camaraderie, fear, and extraordinary courage of the pilots who fought against overwhelming odds. Richey's account stands apart from the mythology that would later surround the Battle of Britain, offering instead a raw and unvarnished portrait of a campaign that has been largely overshadowed by subsequent events. Edited by his daughter Diana Richey, this edition preserves the original urgency and intimacy of the wartime diary, ensuring that Richey's voice remains as immediate as when it was first written. For any serious student of the air war or the human cost of the Second World War, this is an indispensable primary source — one that raises a haunting question: how did any of them survive at all?