Cleared for Take-Off: A Memoir

by Dirk Bogarde

Book Overview

During his many reconnaissance missions in Europe and the Far East, the young Bogarde experienced the terror of enemy attack and the horror of its aftermath, together with the intense camaraderie and bitter humour of the battlefield. He also felt, like countless others, a feeling of utter hopelessness at the war's end, when, as suddenly as the fighting had stopped, these youthful, but hardened comrades-in-arms were dispersed to find their feet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448208262
• ISBN13: 9781448208265
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Reader
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"