Goldsmith alec (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 219 pages. My War and Peace is an autobiography covering a period of ten years from 1939 to 1949. It begins with the authorÃÂ's almost miraculous survival after trave ling from Warsaw, through Germany to France, just as the German invasion of Pola nd was about to take place. Alec Goldsmith had intended to start work as a junio r lecturer at the University of Grenoble in France, but those plans had to be ab andoned. Instead he saw service in both the French and British armies, before tr aining to fly with the RAF. When Allied forces launched their D-Day assault, he crossed the Channel to join the invasion force as an air traffic controller. My War and Peace offers a fascinating insight into how one man survived a major war through both dangerous and amusing incidents. It is a tale that will entertain readers of all ages. Non-fiction (WW2 memoir).…