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Brief Glory: Life of Arthur Rhys Davids DSO MC by Alex Revell (Hardcover, 2010)
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Arthur Rhys Davids was shot down and killed in October 1917. He was just twenty and had been flying over the Western Front with 56 Squadron for six months. He had entered the Royal Flying Corps direct from Eton College. In his brief operational career he was awarded the Military Cross twice and the Distinguished Service Order once. In the opinion of the commanding officer of his squadron he deserved the Victoria Cross. He came to public fame through shooting down the German ace Werner Voss. Rhys Davids was more than an outstanding fighter pilot, he was a man of thought as well as a man of action. Coming from an intellectual family, he was a brilliant classicist and popular with his fellow pilots in the RFC including James McCudden. Alex Revell has written a sensitive and deeply moving biography. It is based on letters from Rhys Davids early boyhood days at Eton to his last letter written on the night before he died. AUTHOR: Alex Revell has written many aviation books and is respected amongst literary community. SELLING POINTS: .Rhys Davids was one of WWI greatest public heroes .Includes many of Rhys Davids' first-hand accounts of his air battles ILLUSTRATIONS 38 images *Product Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781848841628
eBay Product ID (ePID)92327252
Product Key Features
Book TitleBrief Glory: Life of Arthur Rhys Davids Dso Mc
AuthorAlex Revell
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicGovernment, History
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAlex Revell
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 19 Nov, 2021
Outstanding book!!
This book outlines the life - and unfortunately brief flying career - of a truly outstanding young man and fighter pilot. By referring to personal correspondence, the book gives a complete outline of Rhys-Davids' life, his outstanding scholarly achievements and a rounded character picture: one is left to wonder what sort of impact upon the world Rhys-Davids' would've made had he survived the war. This is a SUPERBLY written book which does justice to memorialise Rhys-Davids' deserved standing amongst the finest of WWI fighter pilots - but also against the backdrop of family photos and correspondence - also a poignant picture of a very intelligent and thoughtful young man in the midst of war. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!! GO READ IT!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
