WINGED VICTORY
Written by Johnnie Johnson, P.B. Lucas
Published by Stanley Paul
in 1995
ISBN: 0091786975
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- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- RAF
WINGED VICTORY
Written by Johnnie Johnson, P.B. Lucas.
Stock no. 1610150
1st.
1995.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. The recollections of two Royal Air Force leaders. ISBN: 0091786975.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgement
- Victory ! 8 May 1945
- PART I: BEFORE THE BATTLE
- 1 Drifting to War
- 2 Canadian Caper
- PART II: CLIMBING THE LADDER
- 3 Collapse in the West
- 4 The Unbroken Shield
- 5 Leaning Out
- 6 Sussex-by-the-Sea
- 7 Middle Eastern Mission
- PART III: COMMAND AND LEADERSHIP
- 8 'Get Them or They'll Get You!'
- 9 American Wasp
- 10 A Gathering of Eagles
- 11 Wing Commander Flying, Kenley
- 12 Wing Commander Flying, Coltishall
- 13 The Mighty Eighth
- 14 Walter's Tale
- 15 Normandy: A Triumph of Tactical Air Power
- 16 The Long Trek
- PART IV: THE FINAL RECKONING
- 17 Staff Days: Flying a Desk
- 18 A Service at War: The Resilience of the Royal Air Force
- 19 The Big Shots: A Leader Reflects
- 20 The Legacies of War
- 21 After the Surrender: The Personal Future
- Valediction
- Staying In: A Service Career
- Index