1st Edition 1931. Scarce autobiography by Air Commodore Lionel Evelyn Oswald Charlton,1879-1958 was a British infantry officer who served in the Second Boer War. During the First World War, Charlton held several command and staff posts in the Royal Flying Corps, finishing the war as a brigadier general. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation, Charlton served in several air officer posts until his retirement from the air force in 1928. Most notably, Charlton resigned his position as the RAF's Chief Staff Officer in Iraq as he objected to the bombing of Iraqi villages. From the Library of Henry Williamson. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is very good and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and bright. Edges rubbed and nicked with odd small closed tears. Small loss to spine tips and edges