author
Robert Henry Reece
b. 1889
A World War I aviator turned memoirist, this author is best known for a brisk, firsthand account of night bombing missions and the strange mix of danger, humor, and routine that came with early air warfare.
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Night Bombing with the Bedouins
by Robert Henry Reece
About the author
Published as Robert H. Reece, Lieut. D.F.C., R.A.F., he is known for Night Bombing with the Bedouins (1919), a short wartime memoir later preserved by HathiTrust and Project Gutenberg. Library records identify him as Robert Henry Reece, born 1889.
His book looks back on service with a "Bedouin" squadron in World War I and stands out for its direct, personal style. Rather than a distant military history, it reads like the recollections of someone who lived the uncertainty and improvisation of early air combat.
Little biographical information seems to be widely available beyond his authorship and military association, so much of his public legacy rests on this one vivid account. For listeners interested in early aviation, wartime memoir, or lesser-known firsthand voices from the First World War, his work offers a compact and memorable window into that era.