Cheshire
by Richard Morris
"The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM"
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Commanders
Military Unit:
Royal Air Force
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
640
Published Date:
2000
ISBN13:
9780670867356
Description
Group Captain Leonard Cheshire flew 101 operations in the Second World War. The first, in 1940, took place six days after Dunkirk. After the 100th he was awarded the Victoria Cross. His 101st - and last - mission was to Nagasaki, where he witnesssed the dropping of the atomic bomb. In this biography Richard Morris examines the profound character of a man whose war career brought him the highest military distinction, and whose peacetime work of compassion earned him the Order of Merit.
