Description: Description Title: I Had a Row with a German Author: R.A.F. Casualty' [Thomas Percy Gleave] / [Foreword by T. Leigh-Mallory, Air Vice-Marshall] Description: Early printing (1943). Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. Eight illustrated plates, including frontispiece portrait of author. xiii, 108, [2] pages. Thomas Percy Gleave's memoir, recounting his experiences in the RAF 1939-1940 as commander of 253 Squadron, his participation in the Battle of Britain, his encounters with German aircraft, and getting shot down. He describes his severe injuries and relates what happened to him in hospital, including his reconstructive surgery (he was one of the first patients of plastic surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe) and recovery. Binding: Hardcover Condition: Very Good+ Jacket Condition: None Publisher: Macmillan & Co. Ltd Place: London Year: 1943 Keywords: World War II, RAF, Hawker Hurricane, Battle of Britain, air force, memoir, 253 Squadron, Archibald McIndoe,
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Book Title: I Had a Row with a German
Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan & Co. Ltd
Intended Audience: Adults
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1943
Type: Memoir
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: R.A.F. Casualty
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Historical, History, Military
Topic: World War II
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
