The gripping story of the twentieth century's greatest struggle in the modest voice of a Canadian teenager in the RAF. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Howard Hewer dreamed of being the next Billy Bishop, of piloting Spitfires or Hurricanes over Europe. His dream was shattered when he was selected instead for a career as a wireless operator in Bomber Command. But he got all the adventure he signed on for. Hewer and his crews of 218 and 148 Squadrons flew important night operations over Germany and North Africa, dropping their ...
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The gripping story of the twentieth century's greatest struggle in the modest voice of a Canadian teenager in the RAF. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Howard Hewer dreamed of being the next Billy Bishop, of piloting Spitfires or Hurricanes over Europe. His dream was shattered when he was selected instead for a career as a wireless operator in Bomber Command. But he got all the adventure he signed on for. Hewer and his crews of 218 and 148 Squadrons flew important night operations over Germany and North Africa, dropping their deadly payloads and dodging enemy flak. And he was not always much safer on the ground. He survived the Blitz in London, a U-boat attack in the South Atlantic, a fire-fight with Italian troops near el-Alamien, as well as chaste love affairs, fistfights, and beers with Boer rebels. Self-deprecating, bittersweet, and alive to both the horrors of war and the friendships and courage of the men and women who fight it, In for a Penny, In for a Pound is the unforgettable story of a young Canadian's experience of history's greatest war.
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 077373273x. Stiff clean book, about new but for name to front endpaper; in crisp dust jacket.; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 296 pages.
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Maps and Glossy B & W pictures. Very Good+ This book is like new. Gift condition. Illustrated with Maps and Glossy B & W pictures. There are 274 pages including index.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 077373273x. 272 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "At times comical, at others tragic, Howard Hewer's stirring story will leave a lasting imprint on the memory of its readers."-from dust jacket. Light wear. Faint erasure atop front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A quality copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Hewer, Howard In for a Penny, in for a Pound: The Adventures & Misadventures of a Wireless Operator in Bomber Command.
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