Sagittarius Rising by Cecil Lewis

Sagittarius Rising by Cecil Lewis

Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme, to his pioneering defence of London against deadly night time raids.

'There is not a dull page' - The Times

Cecil Lewis distinguished himself in action with eight victories throughout WWI and was awarded the MC. After the war he became a flying instructor in China and later achieved fame as one of the founders of the BBC, and as a respected playwright. He died in 1997.

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ISBN 13	9781853675591
ISBN 10	1853675598
Titel	Sagittarius Rising
Autor	Cecil Lewis
Serie	Greenhill Military Paperback S
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Greenhill Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2003-10-15
Seitenanzahl	332
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