The Cockpit | W. E. Johns 18th Century with some age-toning to the

with some age-toning to the paper

Cecil Lewis

The department produced a series of handbooks during WW1 to aid the allied war effort and provide intelligence for officers in all branches of the armed services

He had joined the City of London Yeomanry in 1912 and served with them in Egypt and the Dardanelles in 1915

The Gilberts continued trading through the 1830s

The Cockpit | W. E. Johns 18th Century with some age-toning to theTHE COCKPIT W. E. Johns JOHN HAMILTON, London, 1934 An excellent collection of WW1 flying stories, published by John Hamilton Ltd in the Ace series, undated, but 1934 (there is an Xmas 1934 gift inscription on the half title page). The book includes eight stories, with contributions by W. E. Johns, the creator of Biggles, Arch Whitehouse, Kenneth Quintrell and Rudolf Stark. Quintrells Hoodoo and The Unforgiving Minute are the highlights, while W. E.