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Flying Corps Headquarters, 1914-1918
Maurice Baring made an unlikely soldier but during the First World War, at the age of forty, he obtained a commission and became Private Secretary to Hugh Trenchard, Commander of the Royal Flying Corps in France, and, later on, creator of the Royal Air Force.
Drawn from letters and diaries, Baring describes the momentous war years that forged the flying services. The embryo RAF was lucky to have such an observant and eloquent chronicler of its early years. General Foch said 'There never was a Staff Officer in any country, in any century like Major Maurice Baring'. When first published in 1920, it was hailed 'as one of the few war books that will survive'.
Drawn from letters and diaries, Baring describes the momentous war years that forged the flying services. The embryo RAF was lucky to have such an observant and eloquent chronicler of its early years. General Foch said 'There never was a Staff Officer in any country, in any century like Major Maurice Baring'. When first published in 1920, it was hailed 'as one of the few war books that will survive'.
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325 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1920
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Maurice Baring
163 books33 followersMaurice Baring OBE (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent, with particular knowledge of Russia. During World War I, Baring served in the Intelligence Corps and Royal Air Force.
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March 9, 2023
A veritable daily diary recording the evolution of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) between 1914 and 1918 by the author, who served as Private Secretary to the senior officer of the RFC, Hugh "Boom" Trenchard. Baring was a man of many talents and the clarity and liveliness of his writing attests to that.
July 21, 2016
This is a reprint of a journal written during WWI by a man closely associated with the establishment and growth of the British flying corps in Europe.
It is hearing history as it is being made a century ago with the innovations of the time, the timelessness of wartime suffering, battlefront humor and camaraderie. His writing brings to life this particular arena of a time and a war so different, yet so like our own. From our perspective, all these years later, it is amazing what these men were able to accomplish.
History geeks, arise and dig into this book!
Received at my request courtesy of NetGalley.
It is hearing history as it is being made a century ago with the innovations of the time, the timelessness of wartime suffering, battlefront humor and camaraderie. His writing brings to life this particular arena of a time and a war so different, yet so like our own. From our perspective, all these years later, it is amazing what these men were able to accomplish.
History geeks, arise and dig into this book!
Received at my request courtesy of NetGalley.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews