Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire Vc, Om - Tapa blanda

'The greatest man I have met since Gandhi' - Nehru Broad in scope and drawing on a vast array of previously unpublished letters and documents, this biography examines Cheshire's family history and his days at Oxford; his experiences as a bomber pilot which included his time with 617 squadron, known as the Dambusters; his post-war work with Barnes Wallis; serious illness and convalescence; in his pioneering work to provide recognition and accommodation for the disabled. It is peopled with priests and politicians, diplomats and the dispossessed, the famous and the obscure who all contribute to the emerging picture of a Christian humanitarian.

Richard Morris is a writer and lecturer in archaeology and history and is now Director of the Council for British Archaeology. His acclaimed biography of Guy Gibson was also published in Viking and Penguin. He is married with three children and lives in Harrogate.