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Almost a Boffin By EE Vielle

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Condition: Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ... Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

Title: Almost a Boffin

ISBN: 9781909204157

Book Title: Almost a Boffin

Publisher: Bookpublishingworld

Item Length: 9.2 in

Publication Year: 2013

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 0.9 in

Author: Ee Vielle

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History

Topic: Cultural Heritage, Military / Aviation, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military

Item Weight: 22.3 Oz

Item Width: 6.1 in

Number of Pages: 452 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher

Bookpublishingworld

ISBN-10

1909204153

ISBN-13

9781909204157

eBay Product ID (ePID)

168558041

Product Key Features

Book Title

Almost a Boffin

Number of Pages

452 Pages

Language

English

Topic

Cultural Heritage, Military / Aviation, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military

Publication Year

2013

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Biography & Autobiography, History

Author

Ee Vielle

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

0.9 in

Item Weight

22.3 Oz

Item Length

9.2 in

Item Width

6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition

Dewey Decimal

358.40092

Synopsis

To continue to live life to the full at 100 years old is quite amazing In this exhilarating, exciting and at times emotional book EE (Tubby) Vielle takes us through a life which involved several different careers. His early childhood memories draw you into a forgotten world. The threat of hunger during the Great Depression led him away from university to the RAF and flying 150 types of aircraft, not without incident He guides you through an unexpected account of WW11 which includes mysterious happenings between scientists and some, to date unpublicised, treacherous acts with far reaching implications. His optimism, purpose and enthusiasm are what he sees as the markers for his long and fulfilling life. At age 43, having survived and thoroughly enjoyed 25 years of flying and then being faced with having to serve in desk jobs, "Tubby" Vielle accepted the offer of twice the salary of an Air Marshal, to retire from the RAF and become Managing Director of a company set up to develop and commercialise his invention of an airborne anti-collision system for aircraft (and ships). He also wrote two novels which were based on his own flying experiences. Both, were world-wide best sellers and translated into over 20 languages. That, and the sale of the film rights for the first, resulted in Tubby taking up residence in Switzerland, writing more novels and engaging in other interesting pursuits - including becoming involved in trying to recover the Rommel Treasure from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and inventing a method of investing which, in ten years, turned 32,000 into over 7,000,000. Now again resident in UK, he still normally gets up at around five o'clock and enjoys working 10 hours a day