Men Behind the Medals

by Graham Pitchfork

Overview

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 singled out twenty-one men to represent 'the many' to whom he dedicated 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473816329
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	805,951
File size:	59 MB
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Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Acknowledgements	ix
	Preface	xi
1	The Medals	1
2	Daylight Attacker	11
3	Taranto Observer	25
4	Millennium Evader	41
5	Bomber Squadron Commander	53
6	Torpedo Attack Pilot	67
7	Jungle Hurricane Pilot	79
8	Malta Blenheim Navigator	93
9	Escape from Italy	107
10	Stirling Engineer	117
11	Over Madagascar and Italy	129
12	Spitfires to Moonlighting	143
13	Supplying the Partisans	155
14	Light Night Striking Force	167
15	Aegean Sea Strike Pilot	181
16	Night Fighter Radar Ace	193
17	Halton 'Brat' at Sea	207
18	Photographic Reconnaissance Navigator	219
19	Artillery Spotter Pilot	229
20	Rocket Typhoon Pilot	239
21	Low-Level Fighter Reconnaissance	251
	Bibliography	265
	Index	267