Baldrick62
02-01-2012, 15:19
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Sagittarius Rising Author:
Cecil Lewis MC ISBN:
0-14-004367-5 Category:
Autobiography Format:
Paperback Summary:
'When Sagitttarius Risin was first published in 1936, Bernard Shaw wrote: "This is a book which everybody should read. It is the autobiography of an ace, and no common ace either. The boy has all the noble tastes and qualities, love of beauty, soaring imagination... .' Cecil Lewis (who flew SE5As with Albert Ball in 56 Sqn RFC) reminisces on his varied experience during the Great War, and afterwards as a pilot instructor in Peking. It's an inspirational story, capturing the atmosphere, tension and vitality of the period. A true classic!
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Sagittarius Rising Author:
Cecil Lewis MC ISBN:
0-14-004367-5 Category:
Autobiography Format:
Paperback Summary:
'When Sagitttarius Risin was first published in 1936, Bernard Shaw wrote: "This is a book which everybody should read. It is the autobiography of an ace, and no common ace either. The boy has all the noble tastes and qualities, love of beauty, soaring imagination... .' Cecil Lewis (who flew SE5As with Albert Ball in 56 Sqn RFC) reminisces on his varied experience during the Great War, and afterwards as a pilot instructor in Peking. It's an inspirational story, capturing the atmosphere, tension and vitality of the period. A true classic!
36973