Originally Posted by
Jhieminga
We've discussed this same set of books in another thread recently, I can only second your recommendation. The story of Freddie Laker is also covered in the 1980 book '
Fly me, I'm Freddie' which is available secondhand at prices at which you can't go wrong. It only covers his early years though. If you want the full story, part 1 'Laker'(
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...ttlevc10de-21/) covers everything up to the 1982 bankrupcy and part 2 'Freddie' (
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...ttlevc10de-21/) is the convoluted story of the court cases that followed and Freddie's further ventures into airline and other businesses.
I don't own stock in the publishing business, I'm just enthusiastic about these two titles and the enormous amount of work that Ania Grzesik and the late Greg Dix put into them.
I'm reading volume 1 at bedtime at the moment, fair whacks me out holding it up... vol 2 is no lightweight either...