Signed with Their Honour

by James Aldridge

Memorable story of an air fighter and a girl in battle torn Greece and Crete, a moving novel of a young man's struggle to survive in the face of death and detruction.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1944

About the author

From Wikipedia: Harold Edward James Aldridge is a multi-award winning Australian author and journalist whose World War II despatches were published worldwide and formed the basis of several of his novels, including the prize-winning The Sea Eagle about Australian troops in Crete.

Aldridge was born in White Hills, a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria. By the mid 1920s the Aldridge family had moved to Swan Hill, and many of his Australian stories are based on his life growing up there. Aldridge moved to London in 1938; he currently lives in Battersea, South West London.

The stories that are based on the real living conditions of his hometown of Swan Hill include his 1995 Children's Book Council of Australia book of the year "The True Story of Lilli Stubeck", one of his St Helen series of children's books. He lived in Cairo for many years, writing several books about the Middle East, including "Cairo - Biography of a City" and the novels "The Diplomat" and "Heroes of the Empty View". His 1973 children's novel "A Sporting Proposition" was adapted for the 1975 Disney film "Ride a Wild Pony".

Reviews

[Philip S · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of those few books that make you weep. Basically and indictment of the British war effort in the early stages of World War 2, and the defense of Egypt and Greece. The protagonist, Quayle, faces defeat after defeat due to the incompetence of the officer corps.