Malta's greater siege & Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** DFC (USA) - Paul McDonald

This thrilling new biography takes as its focus Wing Commander Adrian Warburton DSO*, DFC**, DFC (USA) and his time as a photo-reconnaissance pilot during the Second World War. His story is set against the backdrop of the Air Battle of Malta and the island?s Greater Siege from 1940 to 1942. It also draws in the story of his relationship with Christina Ratcliffe, a vivacious young woman turned aircraft plotter in RAF Fighter Control. Warburton, once described by Lord Tedder as 'the most valuable pilot in the RAF', makes for a particularly intriguing subject in this insightful biography. - - Paul McDonald draws on first-hand accounts and eye-witness testimonies, including transcripts of interviews carried out with ex-RAF airman, Jack Vowles, who died in January 2015; Jack?s memory of those years and of Adrian, with whom he worked and flew, was vivid. His first-hand account is a unique testimony not featured in any other book covering the period, adding a deeper level of authenticity to a biography that serves as a poignant memorial to Warburton and his contemporaries. -