- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Fultus Corporation (1 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1596820764
- ISBN-13: 978-1596820760
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,000,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A World War Two bomber pilot who became a reluctant left-wing Member of Parliament: in this entertaining autobiography Ernest Millington charts a life full of incident and contrast. Millington offers a fresh and unusual perspective on life in twentieth century Britain.
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Thrown out of his home at sixteen, in 1944 Ernest Millington became a Wing Commander. A by-election in 1945 while the War was still underway made him the youngest - and most reluctant - Member of Parliament, and the only elected representative of the left-wing CommonWealth Party. This is his story. It's a life that has led from Essex to the Dordogne via Bomber Command, the House of Commons, a third career teaching in inner London - to a happy retirement in France.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A most interesting and unusual life,
By Carol Varlaam (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Was That Really Me? (Paperback)
I read this book with great interest and enjoyment - Ernest Millington certainly has lived an unusual life and would be, I imagine, a fascinating person to meet. I liked the sections about flying - the very basic explanations of how things work, how pilots learn and what happens when things go wrong. And the experience of being an unexpected MP - I had never heard of his tiny party nor of the impact that that bye-election in 1945 had on the breakup of the wartime coalition. Wonderful tales of his brief time as an MP. Was also unaware of the accelerated course into teaching in the '50s and found his tales of a London secondary modern school illuminating. Lots of interesting social history along the way - a worthwhile and unexpected gem.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Second World War pilot tells us how it was.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Was That Really Me? (Paperback)
Was That Really Me? gives a vivid insight into flying Lancaster bombers during the Second World War - this part of the book would have gained more stars.This was a time in his life the author was most proud of and it comes across as truthful and expert in the middle section of the book. Good anecdotes and description - and if you want a pilot's view of bombing without being shot down as well as the closeness of the team in that situation - this is for you. Ernest Millington's time as a Member of Parliament also gives an insider's view on the privations and divided allegiances in 1945. Truly a vanished world. And again,nice anecdotes about the politicians of that time. His early life was grim and its telling a bit stiff but once airborne he finds his voice. The final chapters - a swift resume of scandal, children, teaching, divorce, a new life in France - are more for family and friends than the general reader.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hostage To His Frailties,
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This review is from: Was That Really Me? (Paperback)
Anyone who's been kicked out of home at age 16, goes on to fly bombers in WW2 and becomes the youngest MP in 1945, has a tale to tell. It's an absorbing tale, even rousing at times as his life constantly revolves from penury to success. It's a roller-coaster of a life, lived out in Essex and London
His radical politics and an ability to articulate from soap box height, was his driving force but it also proved a drawback. Although his enthusiasm has a certain warmth, the ups and downs of his life were due in no small part to himself and you end up feeling more sympathetic for his family, as he leaves them and his frailties exposed. He was something of a runaway train occasionally bouncing off the buffers while dragging his ever-increasing family behind him. There is also an unexpected gem. His detailed account of piloting a Lancaster on a raid to Hamburg is the clearest, most undiluted and yet most riveting account I've come across. It's a suprise and a delight for me to find that here. In his account of his life Ernest Millington has got under the skin of a section of social history and illustrated it from an unusual viewpoint at a unique time in this country's history. Maybe unwittingly, but it's all the better for that.
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