{"product_id":"thanks-for-the-memory-unforgettable-characters-in-air-warfare-1939-45","title":"THANKS FOR THE MEMORY — Unforgettable Characters In Air Warfare 1939-45","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA collection of first-hand accounts from WWII air warfare featuring famous and lesser-known heroes from all sides of the conflict. Stories of courage, comradeship and heroic achievement from pilots, commanders and support personnel across all theatres of war.\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-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780091739461\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\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\u003e0-09-173946-2\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\u003eLaddie Lucas\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\u003eStanley Paul and Co. Ltd\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\u003e450\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\u003cspan\u003e1989\u003c\/span\u003e\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 3.5 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\u003eAn outstanding collection of first-hand portraits of some of the great personalities, famous and not-so-famous, of the air war of 1939–45. Drawn from both sides of the conflict and from every theatre of the war, the book is an amazing testimony to courage and heroic achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are intimate, first-hand portraits of the famous and the not-so-famous, from immortal heroes of the air like \u003cem\u003eLeonard Cheshire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDouglas Bader\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJohnnie Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e, to the men and women behind the scenes, from legendary Commanders-in-Chief like \u003cem\u003eSir Arthur (“Bomber”) Harris\u003c\/em\u003e to the pilots, their air and ground crews, and operational personnel. Remembered for their courage, comradeship, humour, or powers of leadership are the young American pilot-poet \u003cem\u003eJohn Magee\u003c\/em\u003e, tragically killed at the age of nineteen; the flying Italian prince \u003cem\u003eGianni Caracciolo\u003c\/em\u003e, decorated personally in the field by \u003cem\u003eIl Duce\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDon Blakeslee\u003c\/em\u003e, brilliant fighter leader of the \u003cem\u003eUS Eighth Air Force\u003c\/em\u003e; Japan’s legendary black sheep, Lt \u003cem\u003eSadaaki Akamatsu\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWerner Mölders\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/em\u003e’s outstanding tactician; and the New Zealander with nine lives, \u003cem\u003eAl Deere\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eSquadron Leader Richard Murdoch\u003c\/em\u003e remembers \u003cem\u003eWing Commander Kenneth Horne\u003c\/em\u003e; former Home Secretary \u003cem\u003eMerlyn Rees\u003c\/em\u003e recalls his remarkable CO in Italy in 1943, \u003cem\u003eGroup Captain Duncan Smith\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eGroup Captain Peter Townsend\u003c\/em\u003e salutes the quiet courage of the pilot prince who became \u003cem\u003eKing George VI\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA truly international volume, with contributions from Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, South Africa, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, \u003cem\u003eLaddie Lucas\u003c\/em\u003e’s book is a marvellous collection of wartime stories and characters. Written by some of the most distinguished veterans of the war in the air as a tribute to their comrades, \u003cem\u003eThanks for the Memory\u003c\/em\u003e brings together thrilling true-life tales of rescue, tragedy and survival, great air battles, and great escapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laddie Lucas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53738912186714,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_36d8ad12-19e7-4322-b910-f3f3b3155088.jpeg?v=1772707656","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/thanks-for-the-memory-unforgettable-characters-in-air-warfare-1939-45","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}