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TENNANT (Lt.-Col. J.E., DSO, MC)
In the Clouds Above Baghdad: Being the Records of an Air Commander.
1st Ed., xi+289pp., 28 plates. Palmer.
1920
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Tennant commanded the RFC in Mesopotamia 1916-18. Excellent personal narrative. "...Tennant took over command of the R.F.C. in Mesopotamia when Sir Stanley Maude was preparing for the great offensive which resulted in the capture of Baghdad. Up till then the Turks with their German machines had had the mastery of the air, but that was changed before the British Army began its attack. Colonel Tennant records this, what we may call the business side of the campaign, but he also has a good deal to say of the personal side, including his own capture by the Turks & fortunate rescue a few days later." - Falls. Orig. green cloth, titled in black to sp. & front, little staining & wear to cloth o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£50
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