1944 first New Zealand edition Rubbed, worn and marked cover. Name inside. A Stirring and Courageous Novel of England's Most Desperate Hour in WWII

Eric Knight (1897-1943) was an author who is mainly notable for creating Lassie. 'This Above All' is a war novel that was made into a Twentieth Century Fox movie starring Joan Fontaine and Tyrone Power. He served with a documentary unit of the British army during the war while he wrote this book for adults set in the South of England.