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Brief Glory: The Life of Arthur Rhys Davids DSO MC*

Brief Glory: The Life of Arthur Rhys Davids DSO MC*

Arthur Rhys Davids was shot down and killed in October 1917. He was just twenty and had been flying over the Western Front with 56 Squadron for six months. He had entered the Royal Flying Corps direct from Eton College. In his brief operational career he was awarded the Military Cross twice and the Distinguished Service Order once. In the opinion of the commanding officer of his squadron he deserved the Victoria Cross. He came to public fame through shooting down the German ace Werner Voss. Rhys Davids was more than an outstanding fighter pilot, he was a man of thought as well as a man of action. Coming from an intellectual family, he was a brilliant classicist and popular with his fellow pilots in the RFC including James McCudden. Alex Revell has written a sensitive and deeply moving biography. It is based on letters from Rhys Davids early boyhood days at Eton to his last letter written on the night before he died.

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â€œâ€¦ a fascinating account of life and death in World War I.â€
Cross and Cockade, 05/2010
Country USA
Brand PEN & SWORD TRANSPORT
Manufacturer Pen and Sword Aviation
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-06-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781848841628

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