SAGITTARIUS RISING
by Cecil Lewis
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Author: Cecil LewisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-09
ISBN: 1848325193
Number of pages: 344
Publisher: Frontline Books
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Book Review: Sagittarius Rising - reviewed
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a little early for me to fully review this book as I haven't completely read it yet - but I have started and what I have read so far is very good. The book holds the atmosphere and wonderful descriptions from a lost and bygone era. The book feeds the technical fascination for the early bi-planes in a very human way which is both compelling and believable. Seen through the eyes of a young trainee pilot the book takes you through his basic training and the early flying experiences as an officer in the RFC. The book describes the military culture of the time and describes the young man's reaction to living on his nerves and the constant loss of his flying pals. The book still manages to convey the unbounded excitement the author had for flying the old bi-planes.
For anyone who has a similar interest in this period of early aviation or WW1 history I would have no hesitation in recommending this book to them.
Summary of SAGITTARIUS RISING
'Classic . . . the definitive account of aerial combat - full of passion and poetry' - Max Arthur, Independent 'Magical evocation of the lonely battle fought in the clouds' - The Daily Telegraph 'This is a book everyone should read. It is the autobiography of an ace, and no common ace either. The boy had all the noble tastes and qualities, love of beauty, soaring imagination, a brilliant endowment of good looks . . . this prince of pilots . . . had a charmed life in every sense of the word' - George Bernard Shaw Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just seventeen, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'. In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme, to his pioneering defense of London against deadly night time raids. REVIEWS "...brings to life the illustrious career of a passionate fighter pilot...engaging and spirited account...beautifully written and by turns horrifying, moving and exhilarating, this is a stirring tribute to the remarkable young men who risked their lives daily in the golden age of aerial combat." Lone Star Book Review, 1/2011Military Books
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