{"product_id":"the-last-torpedo-flyers-arthur-aldridge-1st-edition","title":"The Last Torpedo Flyers, Arthur Aldridge — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Simon \u0026amp; Schuster UK Ltd, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [xiii], 336.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, indicative of an unread copy, with sharp corners and no significant shelf-wear to the publisher's original black boards. The text block is structurally sound, and the pages remain crisp, bright, and completely free from foxing or internal markings. The original dust jacket is highly presentable, exhibiting bold, unoxidised colours with only the faintest suggestion of handling wear to the extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the first UK edition, first printing, denoting its status with the full number line '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' present on the copyright page. The volume includes a central section of monochrome archive photographs that visually document Aldridge's wartime deployments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eWhile modern military memoirs of this era are generally common on the secondary market, securing an unread, true first-printing copy in such highly presentable condition remains a desirable acquisition for collectors of Royal Air Force history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eImagine being a Royal Air Force torpedo pilot during the Second World War, dispatched on maritime strike missions so perilous that crews were later likened to the Kamikaze. In \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"183\"\u003eThe Last Torpedo Flyers\u003c\/i\u003e, Arthur Aldridge, in collaboration with Mark Ryan, delivers a gripping firsthand account of aerial combat, survival, and extraordinary bravery. From devastating strikes on Axis shipping to his eventual capture and time as a prisoner of war, Aldridge's narrative is a thrilling and poignant testament to the young men who fought in the twentieth century's deadliest skies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860634714451,"sku":"7903","price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261110_121152.jpg?v=1794510200","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-last-torpedo-flyers-arthur-aldridge-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}