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Wing Leader: Top-scoring Allied Fighter Pilot of World War Two (Fighter Pilots) (Paperback)

by J.E. Johnson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Goodall Publications Ltd; New Ed edition (31 Mar 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0907579876
  • ISBN-13: 978-0907579878
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 114,099 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The thrilling story of the topscoring Allied fighter pilot of the 2nd World War `Johnnie' Johnson, who served with Fighter Command squadrons throughout the war, scoring his 38th and final victory in September 1944. From the moment the author joins his first operational Spitfire squadron in August 1940, the reader is taken on an epic journey through the great aerial fighter actions of the war including the Battle of Britain, sweeps across the Channel and over France, Dieppe and Normandy; and finally, operations across the Rhine and into Germany itself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wing leader;Johnnie Johnson, 1 April 2003
By Mr Luke J Harding (Windsor, Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
For anyone with any interest in the air battles of the second world war, this book recounts the story of a legend. The reader is following the career of 'Johnnie'from his mid air engagements during the battle of Britain and ends with the wing leader soaring in the skies above the conquered third reich.This book has enough sobering detail of life in war but has a dash of the chivalrous 'Bigglesworth' excitement. It literally makes you feel as if you have used your fuel, spent your ammo, and limped home with battle damage.The book encapsulates all this atmosphere without exposing it to the risk of sounding artificial and innacurate or distasteful.A focker of a good read ,
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, 21 Oct 2007
By DavyA (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a marvellous book, that makes you feel like you could be in the cockpit, whilst at the same time, making you feel relief that you weren't.
The descriptions of the aerial battles, the flak, the missions, are all superbly done & you can only marvel at the courage & dedication of men like Johnson & feel eternally grateful that they were there.
A very well written account of the battle for the skies in World War 2, with some incredible testimony from (as the blurb on the book cover states) the top scoring Allied fighter pilot of the war.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top read, quick pace and exciting., 7 May 2006
I really reccomend this book, it has a really fast pace and the authors dramatic reconstructions of the the air battles are top class. For me personally the only downside is the huge number of references to hunting and shooting animals, but that's on a very personal level!
Go on buy it, I can assure you, you won't regret it.
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