Slessor: Bomber Champion: The Life of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor, GCB, DSO, MC

by Vincent Orange

Born in India into a family of soldiers and diplomats, Slessor made the first aerial attack on a Zeppelin and went on to serve in the Middle East over the Western Front in World War I; and postwar on the North-West Frontier in India. Rated an exceptional staff officer, in the inter-war years, under the influence of Sir Hugh Trenchard, he became a devout proponent of strategic bombing and a strong advocate of the importance of air support for ground...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904943578
• ISBN13: 9781904943570
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"