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Bader: Man And His Men: The Man and His Men (Cassell Military Classics) (Hardcover)

by Michael Burns (Author) "When Douglas Robert Stewart Bader arrived at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, in early September 1928, sport and competition dominated his life ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 322 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (20 April 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0304350524
  • ISBN-13: 978-0304350520
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 441,021 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Despite losing both legs in a pre-war accident, Douglas Bader returned to active service, leading squadrons to victory in the Battle of Britain. This volume portrays Bader as a pilot and leader, whose endeavours and techniques were emulated by his colleagues.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Better researched "Reach for the Sky", 1 Sep 1999
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Douglas Bader was one of my childhood heros. I got "Reach For The Sky" when I was 13, and must have read it at least 20 times before I was 18. Later, as an adult, I read other books on Air Combat in World War II, and felt robbed, because a lot of the things Brickhill credited Bader with (such as the RAF finger 4 formation) were simply not his doing (it was copied from the Luftwaffe). This readable book puts balance into the picture. While less riviting as a story, it is a solid, well written book that puts the focus were it should be, on Bader's outspoken, dogmatic personality and sterling leadership capabilities, and how so many of his protoge's became leaders in the years to come, including Johnny Johnson, "Cocky" Dundas and many, many more. I found myself admiring Bader for his real qualities, instead of those imagined by a 13 year old boy and Brickhill's over-imaginative style.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A log of aerial warfare, 21 Dec 2005
By Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bader: The Man and His Men (Hardcover)
Douglas Bader had lost both his legs in a flying accident before World War 2 broke out, but he was accepted for flying duties on the strength of his ability as a pilot. An outstanding flyer, he contributed great tactical awareness and a dynamic quality of leadership which made him a prominent figure in the Battle of Britain.

Burns's account is not a biography of Bader the man. Instead, he presents a day by day diary or log of Bader's exploits in the air war - Bader was shot down in 1941 and spent four years in a POW camp - and continues with a log of the tactical innovation and leadership shown by some of the men who had flown with Bader.

This is a straight, factual account of warfare - no glitz, no glamour. Bader himself demonstrated how to overcome adversity and steadfastly refused to let his disability prevent him getting into the fight. But this is not an account of individual triumph over adversity - Burns considers how the RAF adapted to changing conditions of aerial warfare and was in a position to move from defensive to offensive. Instructive, scholarly read more suited to the military historian than to the keen reader of biography.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A log of aerial warfare, 16 Dec 2005
By Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Douglas Bader had lost both his legs in a flying accident before World War 2 broke out, but he was accepted for flying duties on the strength of his ability as a pilot. An outstanding flyer, he contributed great tactical awareness and a dynamic quality of leadership which made him a prominent figure in the Battle of Britain.

Burns's account is not a biography of Bader the man. Instead, he presents a day by day diary or log of Bader's exploits in the air war - Bader was shot down in 1941 and spent four years in a POW camp - and continues with a log of the tactical innovation and leadership shown by some of the men who had flown with Bader.

This is a straight, factual account of warfare - no glitz, no glamour. Bader himself demonstrated how to overcome adversity and steadfastly refused to let his disability prevent him getting into the fight. But this is not an account of individual triumph over adversity - Burns considers how the RAF adapted to changing conditions of aerial warfare and was in a position to move from defensive to offensive. Instructive, scholarly read more suited to the military historian than to the keen reader of biography.

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