Trenchard: Father of the Royal Air Force
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Trenchard: Father of the Royal Air Force by Russell Miller
The definitive biography of the father of the Royal Air Force.
One of the most enjoyable paradoxes of Russell Miller's engaging biography is that, while instinct tells you that Hugh Montague Trenchard - grunting and bellicose, nicknamed 'Boom' on account of his habitual bellowing - must have been an utter horror to deal with, he none the less exerts fascination and occasionally sympathy, too. . [Trenchard's] early adventures - involving everything from rampaging Boers to poisontipped darts and sabotaged cooking pots containing swarms of furious bees - are pure Flashman . . . Miller's coverage of the role of flight in the First World War is compelling and illuminating . . . Boom gives a magnetic and colourful portrait of the sort of life that could simply never be lived now. -- Sinclair McKay * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
'Enormously readable' -- John Ure * COUNTRY LIFE *
Journalist Russell Miller uncovers the life of Hugh Trenchard, who joined the fledgling Royal Flying Corps in 1912 and saw a rapid rise to commander of the RFC in France after the outbreak of World War I. Through persistence and hard work, he secured the future of the RAF after the war, and eventually became its first Marshal. An outspoken force even in retirement, his advocacy of offensive action and strategic bombing still divides opinion to this day * FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE *
Russell Miller's comprehensive biography of a tricky man whose fight often seemed to be as much with colleagues and superiors as with the enemy... Boom is an admirable primer on the early development of air power -- Allan Mallinson * THE TIMES *
'Enormously readable' -- John Ure * COUNTRY LIFE *
Journalist Russell Miller uncovers the life of Hugh Trenchard, who joined the fledgling Royal Flying Corps in 1912 and saw a rapid rise to commander of the RFC in France after the outbreak of World War I. Through persistence and hard work, he secured the future of the RAF after the war, and eventually became its first Marshal. An outspoken force even in retirement, his advocacy of offensive action and strategic bombing still divides opinion to this day * FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE *
Russell Miller's comprehensive biography of a tricky man whose fight often seemed to be as much with colleagues and superiors as with the enemy... Boom is an admirable primer on the early development of air power -- Allan Mallinson * THE TIMES *
Russell Miller is a prize-winning journalist and the author of eleven previous books. He was born in east London in 1938 and began his career in journalism at the age of sixteen. While under contract to the SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE he won four press awards and was voted Writer of the Year by the Society of British Magazine Editors. His book MAGNUM, on the legendary photo agency, was described by John Simpson as 'the best book on photo-journalism I have ever read', and his oral histories of D-Day, NOTHING LESS THAN VICTORY, and the Special Operations Executive, BEHIND THE LINES, were widely acclaimed. His bestselling authorised biography of Field Marshal Slim of Burma was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780226651 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780226659 |
| Title | Trenchard: Father of the Royal Air Force |
| Author | Russell Miller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2017-03-09 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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