{"product_id":"pathfinders-cecil-lewis-9781912423378","title":"Pathfinders","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new edition of Cecil Lewis's 1944 aviation classic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of a single night in 1942, the crew members of a Wellington bomber reflect on the paths of their own lives as they embark on a fateful mission deep in the heart of Nazi Germany. Based on his own experience as a World War I fighter ace, Cecil Lewis's stunning novel examines the life of each man, rendering a moving account of each as not merely a nameless crew member, but as an individual with a life lived: \"A life precious to some, or one. . . . These men with dreams and hopes and plans of things to come.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition of the 1944 classic includes a new introduction from an Imperial War Museums historian that puts the novel in historical context and shines a light on this vital and sometimes contested aspect of Britain's involvement in World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecil Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912423375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912423378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imperial War Museums\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecil Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (1898-1997) was a British fighter ace in World War I and a flying instructor for the RAF during World War II. He was a prolific writer and his novel \u003ci\u003eSagittarius Rising \u003c\/i\u003ebecame a classic of World War I literature, considered by many as the definitive account of aerial combat. He retained a passion for flying all his life and was the last surviving British fighter ace of WWI.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cecil Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043442290943,"sku":"9781912423378","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e416e866-eb57-4f8a-8821-a4e1fe5ac3cc.jpg?v=1684967175","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pathfinders-cecil-lewis-9781912423378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}