{"product_id":"fighter-pilot-a-personal-record-of-the-campaign-in-france-1939-1940","title":"FIGHTER PILOT — A PERSONAL RECORD OF THE CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE — 1939-1940","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eClassic firsthand account of RAF No 1 Squadron's role in the Battle of France in 1940. Wing Commander Paul Richey's vivid memoir chronicles the fierce air battles and eventual withdrawal in June 1940, praised as the finest fighter pilot story.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0710600003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Richey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane's Publishing Company Limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e142\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst printed in 1941\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 1942\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 1944\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 1955 \u003cbr\u003ePublished in 1956\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 1969\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 1977\u003cbr\u003ePublished in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 x 24 x 1.5 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• BIOGRAPHIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The first and finest story of a \u003cem\u003eFighter Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/em\u003e” – \u003cem\u003eGroup Captain Peter Townsend, DSO, DFC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the most moving pieces of contemporary war literature I have yet seen printed” – \u003cem\u003ePeter Quennell\u003c\/em\u003e in the \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman \u0026amp; Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I have read no book approaching \u003cem\u003eFighter Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e… in the vividness of its descriptions of air fighting. His story is exhilarating and profoundly moving” – \u003cem\u003ePeterborough\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the best books to come out of the war” – \u003cem\u003eNoel Monks\u003c\/em\u003e in the \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The war’s best book” – \u003cem\u003eSunday Graphic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the most graphic and exciting books of what it is like to fly a fighter plane in combat that the war has produced” – \u003cem\u003eOverseas Daily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Perhaps the most thrilling and instructive book ever written about aerial warfare” – \u003cem\u003eTimes Trade Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It would be difficult to overpraise this excellent book… A model of what a book on air fighting ought to be” – \u003cem\u003eFlight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I consider \u003cem\u003eFighter Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e the most vividly descriptive book ever written about air fighting during \u003cem\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/em\u003e… The glorious deeds of the pilots of 1 and 73 Squadrons with the \u003cem\u003eExpeditionary Force\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eFrance\u003c\/em\u003e will rank in history with the grim heroism of the men who fought and won the \u003cem\u003eBattle of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e” – \u003cem\u003eWing Commander Ira (“Taffy”) Jones, DSO, MC, DFC, MM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Richey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53741127369050,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_ecd98d2c-e4c0-48a1-b998-7a6a862aece5.jpeg?v=1772719267","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/fighter-pilot-a-personal-record-of-the-campaign-in-france-1939-1940","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}