Ebook: Flak - True Stories from the Men who Flew in World War II 01

Flak - True Stories from the Men who Flew in World War II 01
Series: True Stories from the Men who Flew in World War II

By: Michael Veitch

Cover Art: Australian War Memorial/Argus Newspaper Collection of Photography


ISBN 10: 1405037210
ISBN 13: 9781405037211
ASIN: B003R509T2
National Library of Australia Bib ID: 4312615
OCLC Number: 426150555
Adobe eReader format 9781741971583
Microsoft Reader format 9781741973594
Mobipocket format 9781741975604
Online format 9781741977615
Epub format 9781742625997
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Pty (2006)



Royal Australian Air Force, WWII,

Michael Veitch's life-long obsession with the aircraft of the Second World War led him to conclude that every single person who flew, or flew in them has at least one extraordinary story to tell. With most of these veterans in their eighties, he knew that it was a matter of urgency to find them now, before their personal stories disappear for ever.

So, over the course of a year, Veitch interviewed over fifty former aircrew across Australia, many of whom had never spoken about their experiences before, even to their families. The result is Flak – a collection of vivid, unforgettable stories from RAAF veterans about their experiences of combat in World War II. It is also an account of the strange, sometimes obsessive journey of the author himself, as he explores a passion held since childhood.

From bomber pilots to fighter aces, from rear gunners to bomb aimers, from stories of death and fear to tales of humour and comradeship, Michael has helped unearth the extraordinary stories of ordinary men living and fighting in extraordinary times.