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The Night Hunter´s Prey: The Lives and Deaths of an RAF Gunner and a Luftwaffe Pilot
Iain Gordon
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Description for The Night Hunter´s Prey: The Lives and Deaths of an RAF Gunner and a Luftwaffe Pilot
Hardback. Studies the short lives and parallel military flying careers of two combatants giving and interesting comparisons of serving in the RAF and Luftwaffe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 754.
This is the story of two airmen - an RAF Rear Gunner and a Luftwaffe Pilot. Alexander Ollar was raised in the Highlands of Scotland. He became an exceptional sporting shot and volunteered as an RAF Air Gunner in 1939. Helmut Lent enrolled for pilot training in the Luftwaffe as soon as he was old enough. Both were men of integrity and honour. Alec completed his first tour of 34 operations with 115 Squadron and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal by the King. After a year as an instructor, Alec was commissioned and returned to 115 ... Read more
This is the story of two airmen - an RAF Rear Gunner and a Luftwaffe Pilot. Alexander Ollar was raised in the Highlands of Scotland. He became an exceptional sporting shot and volunteered as an RAF Air Gunner in 1939. Helmut Lent enrolled for pilot training in the Luftwaffe as soon as he was old enough. Both were men of integrity and honour. Alec completed his first tour of 34 operations with 115 Squadron and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal by the King. After a year as an instructor, Alec was commissioned and returned to 115 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473882508
SKU
V9781473882508
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Iain Gordon
Iain Gordon founded and ran for 30 years a specialist publishing house producing periodicals for Army garrisons and establishments in conjunction with being Managing Director of an established Scottish weekly newspaper. He regularly writes articles on military history and speaks at academic symposia in the United Kingdom and overseas. Since his retirement he has written five books on military and ... Read more
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