Richardson was born in 1899 in the Kensington district of London and educated at Marlborough College. In 1940 he was commissioned in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Administrative and Special Duties Branch). Richardson’s most well-known work is probably Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape from Occupied France in the Summer of 1940. Richardson also wrote under the pseudonym Patrick Wynnton.
No Place To Lay My Head
The eye-opening account of the forgotten and tumultuous Eastern Front in World War Two.
More info →
The Crowded Hours: The Story of Sos Cohen
The remarkable story of Wing-Commander Lionel Cohen who at the age of sixty-nine served as the oldest aircrew member of the RAF in World War Two.
More info →
One Man and His Dog
The amazing true story of a Czech airman and his Alsatian puppy who braved the dangers of World War Two together.
More info →
