217 pages, black and white photos. The fore-edge is foxed with intermittent foxing throughout the book; the book was a present, gift card included, and there are a series of signatures on the front end paper as well as and ownership signature on the following blank page. Overall clean, unmarked and solid. "Leonard Cheshire's legendary war career included eight months leading No. 617 Squadron - the Dambusters. He became the most highly decorated bomber pilot when awarded the Victoria Cross in 1944. At the end of the conflict, Leonard realised that he was one of the lucky ones."