Backroom Boys: Personal Stories of Britain's Air War 1939-45 (W&N Military) - Tapa blanda

Nostalgic and moving stories from the RAF staff who kept Britain's aircraft flying and fighting during the Second World War.

When we remember the Second World War in the air, we think of fighter pilots and bomber crews.
But what was it like for the men and women working as ground crew and in the aircraft factories who also played a crucial role in defeating Hitler? What was it like making history? What sense did these individuals have of what they were doing, either at the time or later? Did they feel they were caught up in the tide of great events? Or were they simply doing their demanding and often dangerous duty?

'Fascinating . . . this collection illuminates corners of the wartime world . . . It provides a valuable and often entertaining window' Guardian

The men and women who built, serviced and flew warplanes for the RAF in the Second World War were all fighting for a common cause, all working for a new and better world. Bomber crews, fighter pilots, ground staff, factory workers, designers and engineers all played their crucial role in the defeat of Hitler. What was it like, making history? And were these their finest hours?

This remarkable book tells the moving stories of the real men and women, loving, living and working in dangerous and frightening conditions and of those who fought in the war, on the ground and in the air. This is the authentic voice of history in the making, a vivd and powerful testimony from a nation that came together and kept the RAF flying and fighting.