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This book tells the story of the Royal Australian Air Force during theearly part of World War II. Almost everywhere there was air fightingAustralians were there - in Britain, over Germany, Denmark, Holland,France, over the Atlantic, in Iceland, on the Russian front, theMediterranean, the Bay of Biscay, Western Desert, Greece, Crete, Syria,Burma, Malaya, Sumatra, and Java; they were training in Canada andRhodesia.

The Australians in Iceland include Pilot OfficersJohn R. W. Redman, of Sydney; Terence H. G. Glassford, also of Sydney;Thomas Geoffery Dobbie, of Manly; Donald George Totolos, of NorthSydney, and Sergeant Pilots Robert Raynes Royal, of Chatswood, andHerbert E. Beale, of Sydney. Other Australian airmen in Iceland wereformed into two crews under the captaincy of United States pilots. Theyinclude Pilot Officer Robert Lewis Charles Stewart, of Melbourne;Sergeant Pilots Ambrose A. Tonkin, of Yorktown, South Australia; RobertDownie, of Kilkenny, South Australia; Robert J. Carrodus, of Essendon;Nathaniel Robert Goudie, of Ballarat; and Wallace B. Hutchinson, of Sydney.

The stories themselves provide an interestinginsight into the deeds and life in the various areas of fighting - theyinclude Brest Stories, Against Rommel, Desert Stooge, U-Boat Hunters,Syrian Triumph, Eyes for the Army, Desert Dogfighters, Ambon Outpost,Sea Saga, and Ground Staff Blokes.

The book contains many imagesand sketches, both colour and black and white, of personnel, maps andplaces. It is a valuable resource and a great read for all interestedin military history.

This CD contains high quality scannedimages of the original book, and has been bookmarked for easynavigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out ifrequired.

System Requirements: Any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later, Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text