Main Series #1226. Penguin 1st, published 1957.
Written by Pierre Clostermann, himself a combat-experienced fighter pilot, these tales of WWII aerial warfare are gripping in their visceral intensity, taking the reader right into the cockpit with the pilot. Descriptions of the machinery these pilots operated, often literally right at the cutting edge of technology, put the flying into context. Every time a pilot climbed into a cockpit, it was in full understanding of the lethal risks. Yet, they did it.
Condition grading: Fair. Creases to bottom right corner of front cover and bottom left corner of rear cover. Wear to spine. Large crease down left side of rear cover. The photographs form part of the description.
Main Series #1226. Penguin 1st, published 1957.
Written by Pierre Clostermann, himself a combat-experienced fighter pilot, these tales of WWII aerial warfare are gripping in their visceral intensity, taking the reader right into the cockpit with the pilot. Descriptions of the machinery these pilots operated, often literally right at the cutting edge of technology, put the flying into context. Every time a pilot climbed into a cockpit, it was in full understanding of the lethal risks. Yet, they did it.
Condition grading: Fair. Creases to bottom right corner of front cover and bottom left corner of rear cover. Wear to spine. Large crease down left side of rear cover. The photographs form part of the description.
