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Amy Johnson: Enigma in the Sky.(Book review)

Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-SEP-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Amy Johnson: Enigma in the Sky. By David Luff. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2002. Maps, Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. viii, 368. $24.95 ISBN: 1-84307-319-9

David Luff has created much more than another biography of a famous aviator. He invites us to the Age...

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...experience Golden of Aviation through the life and experiences of an exceptional young woman. This is a well-researched work written by a respected author. He has not only written other books on the Golden Age, but also served as an advisor for a television documentary about Amy Johnson. In this portrayal Luff avoids the pitfall of hero (or heroine) worship. He creates a portrait of a vibrant, intense, yet insecure, young woman who was not the most proficient pilot in...

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