Spitfire Singh A True Life of Relentless Adventure |
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| Author:
| Edwards, Mike |
| ISBN: | 978-93-86141-61-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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The first lines of the preface is a 1934 quote from the British Head of the Air Force in India to all 200 Indians of the fledgling IAF: 'Indians will not be able to fly and maintain military aeroplanes. It's a man's job; and all you have done is bring the greatest disgrace on yourselves.' This is a story entwined in aviation but much more than a story about aircraft. It is about the prejudice of the time, about a man who would lead a band of men who refused to bow to...
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The first lines of the preface is a 1934 quote from the British Head of the Air Force in India to all 200 Indians of the fledgling IAF: 'Indians will not be able to fly and maintain military aeroplanes. It's a man's job; and all you have done is bring the greatest disgrace on yourselves.'
This is a story entwined in aviation but much more than a story about aircraft. It is about the prejudice of the time, about a man who would lead a band of men who refused to bow to constant abuse, about their willingness to accept any personal sacrifice to prove they were in the right and about their unstinting and immaculate honour for their air force and their nation.. It is a story of relentless adventure in the North West Frontier, the jungles of Burma, the UK on the eve of D Day and the corridors of power in an independent India, attacked as she was on all sides.