First Light (The Centenary Collection) (Penguin World War II Collection)

by Geoffrey Wellum

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"Wellum's First Light deserves to be read for many years to come."
-The Times (of London)

High praise for England's bestselling First Light . . .

"An extraordinarily gripping and powerful story."
-The Evening Standard (London)

"A work of exceptional quality . . . a passion and immediacy which make it compelling reading."
-Max Hastings, author of Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy

"A remarkable book, amazingly fresh, honest, and modest . . . utterly gripping; it is without question one of the best books I have read in the last few years."
-Professor Richard Holmes, author of Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket

"Startlingly vivid recollections . . . this is air war at its most intense . . . his readers get a strong sense of immediacy."
-The Spectator (London)

"Geoffrey Wellum's book is a wonderfully evocative find . . . a book for all ages and generations, a treasure."
-Daily Express (London)

  • ISBN10 0750519533
  • ISBN13 9780750519533
  • Publish Date 1 March 2003 (first published 25 April 2002)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 4 February 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Magna Large Print Books
  • Edition Large type / large print edition
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 496
  • Language English