BADER'S LAST FIGHT . GRU169

On 9th August 1941 one of the greatest icons of the Second World War, Douglas Bader, was shot down, captured and later incarcerated. But by whom, and how? Was it by one of his deadly German opponents, as Douglas Bader himself maintained, or was it by one of his own side?

There has been much debate and controversy among historians and in 2003 the author of this book revealed for the first time that Bader may have been victim to 'friendly fire'. That revelation was followed by interest in the national press and later by a TV documentary screened on Channel 4 in August 2006.

Since then aviation historian Andy Saunders has taken the investigation to a new level and uncovered revelatory details of what really happened on that day:
The author proves, by his research, beyond doubt that Bader was shot down by his own side.
Bader was not the ONLY friendly-fire victim that day - out of five Spitfires lost only two were downed by the Germans.
Two famous "Aces" actually shot down two Spitfires of their own Squadron, with one pilot killed and another POW.
Bader's number two almost certainly watched Bader's plane falling to earth but did not realise it.
Backed up by strong evidence and a wealth of statistics, Bader's Last Fight separates fact from fiction and will fascinate all who read it. This book will be seen by most observers to be the final word on one of the great mysteries of the entire war.