Australian Hawk Over the Western Front: A Biography of Major R S Dallas DSO, DSC, C de G avec Palme by Adrian Hellwig

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Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Book and inside dust jacket has slight damge from moisture exposure. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Scratch to right edge of front cover. Dust jacket is now in protective cover. Interior and binding are also very good.

Adrian Hellwig's research shows that Roderic Dallas is Australia's leading air ace with at least forty-eight victories to his name. This also makes Dallas one of the highest-scoring Commonwealth aces. Nevertheless, until this book, Dallas has never been the subject of a full biography.

Draws chiefly on primary sources, including Dallas' personal letters, logbook and service record,