Life's too short to cry
Subtitle: the compelling memoir of a Battle of Britain ace
By: Tim Vigors
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Reminiscence; Reminiscence
Publisher: ISIS
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780753194522; 9780753194539
Subjects: Biography; Officers; Fighter pilots; World War, 1939-1945; British Aerial operations; British Personal narratives; Large type books; Armed Forces; Aerial Military operations; British; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 222; Great Britain; Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Description: Born in Hatfield but raised in Eire and educated at Eton and Cranwell, 1940 found Tim Vigors flying Spitfires and seeing frantic and distinguished service over Dunkirk and then during the dangerous days of The Battle of Britain, when he became an ace. Transferred to the Far East in January 1941 as a flight commander on 10th December he led a flight of Buffaloes to cover the sinking Prince of Wales and Repulse. Dramatically shot down, burnt and attacked on his parachute, he was evacuated to Java, and from there to India. And this is where his hand-written account ends. Throughout, the author describes his experiences in an honest, refreshing way. It is a fascinating and valuable record, one which is now regarded as a classic.
Notes: Originally published: London: Grub Street, 2006.