Volume 2. Two volumes that present a fascinating first-hand account of aviation during WWII.
John Deverill he joined the RAF at age 18 following the outbreak of World War II. He was stationed in Iceland, the Middle East, Italy, and Greece, flying dozens of bomber missions. After demobilization, Deverill studied Arabic in Lebanon before working for the Red Cross at refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. He went on to become the Commander of the Arab Legion Air Force. Deverill later went to Russia as the Air Attache to the British Embassy in Moscow at the height of the Cold War, and then to Aden as a Senior Intelligence Officer.
