Without Precedent. 2nd Edition: Commando Fighter Pilot and the true story of Australia's first Purple Heart

An ordinary man. An extraordinary life.Without Precedent recounts the life of commando and fighter pilot Phillip Zupp. One man who served in two very different wars.From humble rural beginnings surrounded by drought and The Great Depression he forged an incredible life with little more than courage and tenacity. During World War Two he saw combat on the ground in New Guinea before patrolling the devastation of Hiroshima and Tokyo as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. In Korea Phillip flew 201 combat sorties amid intense ground fire and the enemys ever-threatening MiG fighters.Peace brought a career that spanned the globe and the skies above it. All the while the intriguing story of the search for a downed airman a damaged jet and the first Australian Purple Heart lay dormant. Until now.