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Heroes of the Skies

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Flying Heroes tells the extraordinary stories behind Lord Ashcroft's collection of British and Commonwealth flying gallantry medals—the largest collection of its kind in the world. The book includes the stories of 80 men, mainly airmen and pilots during WWI and WWII. These include iconic fighter aces from WWI and Lt. Leefe Robinson who shot down the first Zeppelin, proving they weren't invincible. From WWII, there are Battle of Britain pilots, members of Bomber Command, and men involved in the Dambusters raid, and the Great Escape. The stories include those of British, Czech, Polish, Russian, Australian, and New Zealand arime as well as awards made for gallantry in the Falklands and in Northern Ireland.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2012

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Michael Ashcroft

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Michael Anthony P. Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft, KCMG, PC is an English–Belizean businessman and politician. He is a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. Ashcroft founded Michael A. Ashcroft Associates in 1972 and is the 95th richest person in the UK, as ranked by the Sunday Times Rich List 2017, with an estimated fortune of £1.35 billion.

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January 5, 2022
'Heroes of the Skies' merupakan buku ke-8 yang dikarang oleh Micheal Ashcroft dan juga merupakan buku ke-4 di dalam siri 'Heroes'.

Buku ini menghimpunkan kisah-kisah biografi ringkas dan 'citations' yang menceritakan keperwiraan dan jasa para penerima pingat yang berjuang di dalam perkhidmatan Tentera Udara British,dari Perang Dunia Pertama sehingga Perang Afghanistan. Apa yang menariknya,kesemua kisah ini dikumpulkan oleh penulis melalui pingat-pingat yang dibeli dan dikumpulkan oleh beliau. Namun demikian,tidak kesemua cerita yang disertakan di dalam buku ini Ashcroft memiliki pingatnya dan turut menampilkan kisah dari negara selain dari British seperti Amerika Syarikat,Australia dan New Zealand juga.

Buku ini juga dilancarkan bersamaan dengan siri televisyen Channel 5 yang juga menggunakan tajuk yang sama.
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