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Lädt ... Malta Spitfire: The Diary of an Ace Fighter Pilotvon George Beurling, Leslie Roberts
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Written by George Beurling - perhaps Canada's greatest WWII ace and "Mr Deflection Shot" - an account of his RAF career up to the air fight over Malta in 1942. Perhaps the toughest air fight that the allies faced in WWII. Written with some assistance from another writer - I suppose a ghost writer. The writing is honest and "homely" and somewhat of a diary style but to those of us (dare I say "the few") who enjoy this sort of thing a decent read. Not too much details on the strategy of the Malta campaign or the impact on Malta itself but that's because it's the memoir of a fighter pilot. So if you like this topic, you know who you are, it's a quick and enjoyable read. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Twenty-five thousand feet above Malta - that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis and Reggianes as they swept eastwards in their droves, screening the big Junkers with their bomb loads as they pummeled the island beneath - the most bombed patch of ground in the world. One of those Spitfire pilots was George Beurling, nicknamed 'Screwball', who in fourteen flying days destroyed twenty-seven German and Italian aircraft and damaged many more. Hailing originally from Canada, after hard training and combat across the Channel, Beurling finally made it to Malta in the summer of 1942. Malta Spitfire tells his story and that of the gallant Spitfire squadron, 249, which day after day climbed to the 'top of the hill' to meet the enemy against overwhelming odds. The reader has almost the sensation of being in the cockpit with him, climbing to meet the planes driving in from Sicily, diving down through the fighter screen at the bombers, dodging the bullets coming out of the sun, or whipping up under the belly of an Me for a deflection shot at the engine. This is war without sentiment or romance, told in terms of human courage, skill and heroism. A classic, first published in 1943. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)940.5421History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatre European theatreKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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