303 Squadron
Author Bio
Author ARKADY FIEDLER (1894-1985) was born in Poznań, Poland, educated at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, in Poznań and at the University of Leipzig.
A best-selling travel writer researching in Tahiti when World War II began, Fiedler made his way back to Europe and joined the Polish Army in France after Poland had fallen to the Germans. Fiedler managed to get to England with other Polish forces after the fall of France. He undertook to chronicle the extraordinary achievements of 303 Squadron during the Battle of Britain with the blessing of Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief General Władysław Sikorski.
Fiedler’s thirty-two books have been translated into twenty-three languages, selling over 10 million copies. 303 Squadron is his most famous and popular book.