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The Big Show
The Greatest Pilot's Story of World War II
by Pierre Closterman
ISBN: 0304366242
ISBN-13: 9780304366248
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Cassell
Published date: 2005
Size: 4.75 x 7.5 inches
Weight: 0.7 pounds
Pages: 345
Publisher's Notes
This is absolutely the best fighter pilot memoir of World War II. Pierre Closterman was a Free French fighter ace and his account of the air war over Britain and France has justly become famous. It contains everything one could wish for: wonderfully observed descriptions of wartime Britain, frighteningly evocative stories of in-the-cockpit action, an amazing cast of characters, and all the drama and bravery of a man fighting a desperate war thousands of feet above the ground. An undeniable classic and a true page-turner.
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THE BIG SHOW
Pierre Clostermann
(Subject: Aviation - General) Drawn from his wartime diary, Clostermann was a Free French Pilot who served with the "Alsace Squadron". Later transferred to the RAF where he flew in Spitfire & Tempest Squadrons. He shot down some 23 enemy aircraft, flew 420 operational sorties and rose to command a fighter wing in the NW European Campaign. (Published: 2005) (ISBN: 0304366242) (Pagination: 345pp , plates) (Condition: New in card covers) UL-131204 Aviation - General Drawn from his wartime diary, Clostermann was a Free French Pilot who served with the "Alsace Squadron". Later transferred to the RAF where he flew in Spitfire & Tempest Squadrons. He shot down some 23 enemy aircraft, flew 420 operational sorties and rose to command a fighter wing in the NW European Campaign. UL-131204 . ( more information) Offered by Military History Books (United Kingdom)
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The Big Show : The Greatest Pilot's Story of World War II (Cassell Military Paperbacks) (Qty: 3)
Clostermann Pierre
ORION PUBLISHING CO, 5/12. NEW ED. Brand new. <br>Author: CLOSTERMANN, PIERRE<br>Publisher: ORION PUBLISHING CO<br>Year Of Publication: 2006<br>Edition: NEW ED<br>Pages: 368<br>Publication Country: UK<br>Dimensions: 198 x 130<br>Format: paperback (B format)<br>This is a World War II fighter pilot memoir. ( more information) Offered by Thunder Books (United States)
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