Men Behind the Medals
$49.18
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2003
Summary
This book pays tribute to the quite remarkable bravery of those young men who risked, and all too often lost, their lives for their country during the war. The author, himself a distinguished Royal Air Force officer, has, perforce, had to single out twenty-one men to represent ‘The Many’ to whom he dedicates the book; but he has chosen them with care to illustrate, as far as possible, the wide scope of the duties of the Royal Air Force in wartime.
As Sir Ivor Broom points out in his F…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844150076 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844150070 |
| Author: | Graham Pitchfork, Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Leo Cooper Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 553g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 165mm x 246mm |
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About The Author
Graham Pitchfork
Born in 1939, Sheffield, Graham Pitchfork served in the Royal Air Force for 36 years before retiring in 1994. He forged a distinguished career for himself and his last appointment before his retirement was as a Director of Intelligence in the Military of Defence. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1991 and is member of the Royal Air Force Historical Society, the Air League, the Aircrew Association and the Orders and Medals Research Society. He is a keen glider pilot holding the FAI gold award with two diamonds.
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