Arkady FiedlerAuthor Arkady Fiedler (1894-1985) was born in Poznan, Poland, educated at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, in Poznan and at the University of Leipzig. A best-selling travel writer researching in Tahiti when World War II began, Fiedler made his ay back to Europe and joined the Polish Army in France after Poland was overrun by the Germans. Fiedler managed to get to England with other Polish forces after France surrendered. He undertook to chronicle the extraordinary achievements of 303 Squadron during the Battle of Britain with the blessing of Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief General Wladyslaw Sikorski. Fiedler's thirty-two books have been translated into twenty-three languages, selling over 10 million copies. 303 Squadron is his most famous and popular book. Read More Read Less