The Golden Eagles by Peter Firkins

Book Description

Secondhand.Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has inscribed front blank page. Tiny mark on top foredge. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

Peter Firkin selects eleven of Australia's greatest air force aces. Here is a fascinating mosaic of Australia's part in aerial warfare, from the lonely and unsophisticated at the outbreak of World War I to the most advanced techniques of World War II.

Included are Captain R A Little, Major R S Dallas, Air Marshal Sir Peter Drummond, Air Commodore A H Cobby, Flying Officer L R Clisby, Air Commodore Sir Hughie Edwards, Squadron Leader K W Tuscott, Group Captain C R Caldwell, Air Vice Marshall D C T Bennett, Air Marshall Sir Harold Martin and Squadron Leader D J Shannnon.