Flames In The Sky - Epic Stories Of The WW II Air War (Air War Collection Book II) PDF
Preview Flames In The Sky - Epic Stories Of The WW II Air War (Air War Collection Book II)
Pierre Clostermann DSO DFC Bar was one of the most outstanding Allied Fighter aces to survive the Second World War.
A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft, while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe.
After the earlier success of his own biographical story as detailed in 1948's 'The Big Show', his extraordinary account of the air war which has been described as the greatest pilot’s memoir of WWII, he went onto detail other Aircrews adventures in his next release 'Flames In The Sky'.
Originally Published in 1951 in French as 'Feux du ciel' this is the latest English translation of this classic & long out of print text, that while undeniably dated is still none the less riveting as a read.
From the suicidal & wasteful RAF attacks of 1939-40 through to the dawn of the jet age in 1944-45, this work captures the astonishing drama, intensity, heroism and incomparable exhilaration of the World War Two air war like no other book ever has.
This epic global struggle between Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mustangs, Mosquitos, Messerschmitts, Zeros, Kamikazes and more is brought vividly to life by a writer who was himself in the thick of the action and knows fully of what he writes.
Some of the Air Campaign's Covered include:
• The Battle Of France - 1940
• The Naval Air Attack on Pearl Harbor - 1941
• The Last stand on the Bataan Peninsula, during the Battle for The Philippines - 1942
• 'Operation Vengeance' - The Successful Airborne Assassination of Admiral Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy - 1943
• The Operational use of the Messerschmitt 262 Fighter Jet by the Luftwaffe, and the Air Battles between RAF Meteor Jet Fighters that marked the dawn of the jet fighter age - 1944-45.
‘A thrilling read’ - The Guardian.
This is the second of a two volume set by Silvertail Books.
Pierre Henri Clostermann DSO DFC Bar (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) earned his pilot’s licence in 1937, aged just sixteen.
Studying engineering in the USA when France surrendered in 1940, he made his way to Britain and joined the RAF.
After surviving the war he once again saw active service during 1956-57, now with the French Air Force, in the skies over Algeria - eventually going onto become one of France’s most highly decorated citizens and Airmen.
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