The Courage of the Early Morning: A Son's Biography of a Famous Father. The Story of Billy Bishop

Place_Pub: Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1965. 24 cm, 211, illus., maps, appendix, index, gift inscription (not from author), some soiling to flyleaves, DJ worn: sm edge tears/chips. A member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914), Bishop became the most successful Allied "ace" of WWI. He was the first in British history to receive the Victoria Cross, the DSO, and the Military Cross in one ceremony. Condition: very good, fair.

Keywords: WW1, Royal Flying Corps, Richthofen, Aerial Operations, Victoria Cross, Canadians, WW1, Air Combat, Military Aviation

[Book #51761]

Price: $47.50

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