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Michael Harter of Casemate Publishing announces the availability of:

LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO CRY

Life's Too Short To Cry

The Compelling Story of a Battle of Britain Ace

Tim Vigors

It is not often that a remarkable gem of a manuscript is uncovered and published. Geoffrey Wellum's First Light was one example. The memoir of Timothy Ashmead Vigors is another.

After the Fall of Dunkirk, he converted to fighters joining 222 Squadron with whom he saw frantic and distinguished service over Dunkirk and then during the dangerous days of The Battle of Britain, when he became an ace.

Transferred to the Far East in January 1941 as a flight commander with 243, then to 453 Squadron RAF, on 10th December he led a flight of Buffaloes to cover the sinking Prince of Wales and Repulse. Dramatically shot down, burnt and attacked on his parachute, he was evacuated to Java, and from there to India. And this is where his handwritten account ends.

Throughout, the author describes his experiences in an honest, refreshing way. It is a fascinating and valuable record, one destined to be seen as a classic.

5 x 8
320 pages
8 pages b/w photos
978-1-90494-381-5
$19.95 USD
paperback
Grub Street Publishing

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