Lost Voices of the Royal Air Force

by Max Arthur

Gripping eyewitness stories from eighty years of British flying in war and peace Max Arthur, bestselling author of FORGOTTEN THE GREAT WAR, presents this moving collection of first-hand accounts of life in the Royal Air Force, from 1918 to the present day. LOST VOICES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE records the role of the RAF in World War II, and, particularly, the Battle of Britain and the desert battles of North Africa, as well as in the Falklands and in the Gulf War. Through original interviews with air and ground crew, the spirit and comradeship, the stress, courage, isolation, vulnerability and the wonder of the wartime flying experience is vividly explored.

Genres: History

400 pages, Paperback

First published July 4, 2005

About the author

Max Arthur is an author who specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events. He has worked closely with the Imperial War Museum to bring together two books in the Forgotten Voices series, Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War. Prior to becoming a writer, he served with the Royal Air Force and for some years was an actor.

Reviews

[Ian Hallam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book in the lost voices series this time for the Royal Air Force, it concentrates mainly on WWII, but also has a chapter on WWI period leading up to WWII. There are also chapters covering crises in Palestine, Malaya, Korea & the Radfan, the Jet age and of course The Falklands and Gulf wars and afterwards.

[Ciaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very good first hand accounts of life in the raf. It gets a little repetitive at times but worth persevering with.

[Thomas Pringle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book. Each tale usually lasts 7-9 pages which makes this a book you can drop and pick-up easily.