This is an incredible copy of The First Summit by Theadore Wilson. This is a particularly collectable copy for the reason that it has been dedicated to Robert Wright by James MacGibbon. He has signed it To Bob - in homage for his fight for Dowding. Bob Wright, an RAF Nightfighter navigator was Dowding’s personal aide during the Battle of Britain and was given permission by Dowding to write his first biography, thus defending Dowding’s position as head of Fighter Command during the Battle. We presume the connection between Bob Wright & MacGibbon comes from the publishing industry but they possibly knew each other during the war. James MacGibbon was a Scottish publisher, who co-founded the publishing house of MacGibbon & Kee, with Robert Kee, in 1948.
James was commissioned as a second lieutenant at the outbreak of World War 2 and was posted to the Intelligence Corps due to his fluency in German. In spring 1941, he was posted to the War Office in MO3 (Military Operations, Section 3). In June 1944, he was posted to the Combined Chiefs of Staff in Washington.
At his deathbed, he admitted in a 12-page affidavit that he had spied for the Soviet Union during the war, passing on information about German troop deployments and information about Operation Overlord to the Soviets before the Tehran Conference in 1943. He potentially used the cover names "Dolly" and "Milord" when spying during the war. His son has since written his incredible story. This is a rare signature in a very good condition book with some slight browning to the page edges but nothing major.
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BATTLE OF BRITAIN BOOKS
RARE SIGNED BOOKS AND PRINTS RELATED TO THE WORLD OF WW2 AVIATION
£120.00Price
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