Cecil Boy Bouchier SPITFIRES IN JAPAN First Edition Multi Signed
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Cecil Boy Bouchier SPITFIRES IN JAPAN First Edition Multi Signed
First edition first print hardback of SPITFIRES IN JAPAN (From Farnborough to the Far East: A Memoir) by Air Vice-Marshall Sir Cecil 'Boy' Bouchier (edited by Dorothy Britton - Lady Bouchier) and published by Global Oriental in 2005. Signed to a previous owner by Dorothy Bouchier and 7 veterans on the half title page. Signatures are those of: Tex Ash of 411 Squadron; Dave Davis of 222 (Spitfire) Squadron; John Gill of 74 Squadron, Hornchurch; Joy Caldwell of WAAF Ops; a Walker of 616 Squadron, and two others I am unable to identify.The book is in fine condition (blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine) with no significant wear. The book is in a fine unclipped dust jacket which also has no wear to speak of. Internally the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears or other inscriptions.
'Boy' Bouchier, as he was known, who died in 1979, was both a remarkable 'soldier's soldier' and a 'diplomat's diplomat', combining battlefield courage and endurance with great leadership skills and a keen understanding of human nature. During World War II he held key positions in Fighter Command and was Station Commander of Hornchurch during the Battle of Britain; he also both planned and supervised air cover for D-Day. By war's end he was in the Far East, where he took the initial surrender of the Japanese in Burma, and went on to command the Commonwealth Forces of Occupation in Japan, after which he played a leading role in bringing the British into the Korean War.
358 pages including illustrations, Bibliography and Index.
ISBN: 1901903443
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