Sagittarius Rising
Sagittarius Rising
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Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot in WWI. In this vivid account, Lewis evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the Somme and more.
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Sagittarius Rising by Cecil Lewis
Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme, to his pioneering defence of London against deadly night time raids.
'There is not a dull page' - The Times
Cecil Lewis distinguished himself in action with eight victories throughout WWI and was awarded the MC. After the war he became a flying instructor in China and later achieved fame as one of the founders of the BBC, and as a respected playwright. He died in 1997.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781853675591 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853675598 |
| Title | Sagittarius Rising |
| Author | Cecil Lewis |
| Series | Greenhill Military Paperback S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Greenhill Books |
| Year published | 2003-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 332 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |