Jim Eames, an established and respected aviation writer, whose previous credits include The Flying Kangaroo, a history of Qantas, has written an absorbing account of Australia’s national airline at war.
Courage in the Skies is a tale seldom acknowledged. At the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941, Qantas provided critical assistance to the Australian military and broader Allied war effort through the provision of scarce aircraft and skilled crews.
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