First Light: Original Edition (Penguin World War II Collection)

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It's very well-written and will give you a deeper appreciation for the sacrifices made by the Second World War generation. Yet the constant life-or-death stress of murderous combat and anguish over the loss of his closest friends sapped endurance. What the book may have benefited from is some more detail on the later career of the author, following on from the Battle of Britain.

This was "FIRST LIGHT: The Story of the Boy Who Became a Man in the War-Torn Skies Above Britain", which became a best-seller. We all owe an immense debt of gratitude to you, and ALL the fighter pilots that protected our island, and indeed the many other countries and islands that relied on young brave men like yourself. This is a great story and in finishing I would like to add the following comment from a great historian about this book: "A work of exceptional quality.I rang him back, explained that I worked for Penguin Books and asked if he wanted me to show it to a few people. First Light will rank among the finest of Second World War memoirs -- Tony Gould * Independent * Amazingly fresh and immediate . Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids.

Reading it, you feel you are in the Spitfire with him, at 20,000ft, chased by a German Heinkel, with your ammunition gone' Independent'A brilliantly fresh, achingly written memoir. I was leading Spitfires of 124 Squadron when we were protecting our bombers in daylight over occupied Europe.

Standing room only and as I was certainly not classed as a close relative or friend, I was outside with a few hundred others. I like my father have a fascination for Spitfires in all aspects of there history, reading "First light" by geoffery Wellum took me for a brief while in the seat of his Spitfire and got me that much closer. rich in detail' James Holland, Wall Street Journal, 'Five Best World War II Memoirs''An extraordinarily deeply moving and astonishingly evocative story. The flight didn’t happen so I drove up instead, meaning I was there for dinner that night and went to the local pub where many owners and operators were known to hang out, especially on an airshow weekend.