A Fighter Pilot's Call to Arms Defending Britain and France Against the Luftwaffe, 1940-1942

Stanislav Fejfar, Norman L. R. Franks, Simon Muggleton

Hardback (30 Jun 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Stunned into action by the rapid collapse of his country in 1938, Czech pilot Stanislav Fejfar escaped and travelled through Poland to serve initially with the French Foreign Legion, then as a sous-lieutenant with the French air force in early 1940. This book is a moving account by a man who gave his life defending freedom.

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Grub Street

Grub Street is an award-winning small, niche independent publisher, publishing only books on cookery and military aviation history. Voted International Publisher of the Year at the World Cookbook Awards in 2000, a number if our cookbooks have won prizes over the years. Most recently, these have included the highly acclaimed Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati by Caroline and Robin Weir. This was voted cookbook of the year by the Guild of Food Writers in 2011. The Complete Robuchon, by the influential chef Joel Robuchon, was awarded with Best Translation at the Gourmand Awards in 2010.

Book information

ISBN:	9781906502768
Publisher:	Grub Street
Imprint:	Grub Street
Pub date:	30 Jun 2010
DEWEY:	940.544941092
DEWEY edition:	22
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	490g
Height:	216mm
Width:	155mm
Spine width:	26mm