Item #2179 The Air Battle for Malta The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot. Lord James DOUGLAS-HAMILTON.

The Air Battle for Malta The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1981. Octavo, brown cloth, 208 pp., 12 double-sided plates. Cover a little bump on back top-edge, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket. An intriguing and realistic account of the biggest air battle in the Second World War based largely on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, a Spitfire Squadron Leader commanding the Edinburgh Squadron providing a unique insight into warfare as it affects individuals and shows the indomitable spirit of the Spitfire pilots. Item #2179

Price (AUD): $55.00

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