Fire by Night: The Dramatic Story of One Pathfinder Crew and Black Thursday,16/17 December 1943 - Softcover
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When she was very young, the author was captivated by the story her father, Joe Mack, repeatedly told her about his astonishing rescue from a crashed and burning Lancaster one night in 1943. As an adult she decided to find out what happened to his aircraft and the countless others returning from operations that same dreadful night...She writes from the heart, honestly and at times lyrically and her thorough research uncovers the harsh realities of warfare, the failure of procedures and, worst of all, her father's shocking secret.
When she was very young, the author was captivated by the story her father, Joe Mack, repeatedly told her about his astonishing rescue from a crashed and burning Lancaster one night in 1943. As an adult she decided to find out what happened to his aircraft and the countless others returning from operations that same dreadful night...She writes from the heart, honestly and at times lyrically and her thorough research uncovers the harsh realities of warfare, the failure of procedures and, worst of all, her father's shocking secret.
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Jennie Gray is the daughter of WWII veteran and the author of Fire by Night.
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Thanks to her a forgotten tragedy has been recalled and the courage of those who flew, and those who stood and waited for their return, recognised.A" Cambridge Evening News Her research is excellent - this is a very poignant and touching story - never has this human side of war been so graphically recounted.A" RAF Historical Society Journal This book most definitely maintains the publisher's enviable reputation for well-researched works that are difficult to put down.A" Flypast
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- PublisherGrub Street Publishing
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1904010377
- ISBN 13 9781904010371
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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