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Gunning for the Enemy: Wallace McIntosh, DFC and Bar, DFM [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Mel Rolfe (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Grub Street; illustrated edition edition (31 July 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904010458
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904010456
  • Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 15.9 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 66,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Born into grinding poverty, McIntosh was a few days old when he was given by his young mother to her parents to bring up. He had not heard of Christmas until he was seven and never celebrated his birthday until his late teens, but he could steal, kill and skin a sheep before he was 12 and snare anything that could be cooked in a pot. Leaving school at 13 he was determined to escape the constant struggle to survive. This book tells the story of how the RAF finally accepted McIntosh after at first rejecting him, but then initially gave him the lowliest of jobs. He eventually trained as an air gunner and during his time with 207 Squadron, based at Langar, Nottinghamshire and Spilsby in Lincolnshire, he flew over 50 sorties during World War II. Although Bomber Command did not record details of "kills" by air gunners, Wallace, who shot down eight enemy aircraft with one probable, is widely believed to be its top sharpshooter.

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Mel Rolfe returns with yet another top title detailing the life of illustrious, Scottish air-gunner, Wallace McIntosh. I was a big fan of Mel Rolfe’s earlier book – Flying into Hell so I may be slightly biased!

Gunning for the Enemy is a great story – action-packed, witty and written with great style (a common feature in all of Rolfe’s books). This is the stuff that real biographies are made of – Wallace is someone who literally went from zero to hero; who triumphed despite the fact that almost every conceivable hurdle was in front of him. I also really like the photos in this book.

I had the pleasure of meeting Wallace at the launch of this book several months ago and he is certainly a charismatic ‘old boy’ – great to see these guys still getting the attention (and limelight) that they truly deserve. Totally recommended.

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