Allen Andrews (25 April 1913 – September 1985) was a British author. He was educated at Bancroft School and

St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...

, and served with the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

during the Second World War. He worked as a writer at several newspapers before starting a freelance career in 1957. He became a historian who is the author of a number of fine British histories, biographies, and company histories as well. Many of his books have been translated into foreign languages.

Publications

*''Proud Fortress: The Fighting Story of Gibraltar'' (1959) *''Earthquake'' (1963) *''The Mad Motorists: The Great Peking-Paris Race of '07'' (1964) *''Relax and sleep well'' (1965) *''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965) *''The Splendid Pauper'' (1968) *''Prosecutor: The Life of M. P. Pugh, Prosecuting Solicitor and Agent for the Director of Public Prosecutions'' (1968) *''Quotations for Speakers and Writers'' (1969) *''Monte Carlo or Bust: Those Daring Young Men in Their Flying Jalopies'' (1969) *''The Royal Whore: Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine'' (1970) *''The Air Marshals'' (1970) *''Intensive inquiries: Seven Chief Constables open CID files on their most Remarkable Murder Investigations'' (1973) *''The Follies of King Edward VII'' (1975) *''Kings and Queens of England and Scotland'' (1976) *''The King who lost America'' (1976) *''The Whiskey Barons'' (1977) *''The Life of L. S. Lowry'' (1977) *''Wonders of Victorian Engineering'' (1978) *''Exemplary Justice'' (1978) *''The Pig Plantagenet'' (1980) *''Castle Crespin'' (1982)

Adaptations

* ''CBS Storybreak'' episode "The Pig Plantagenet" (1985) * ''

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes'' is a 1965 British period comedy film that satirizes the early years of aviation. Directed and co-written by Ken Annakin, the film ...

'' Film (1965) * ''

Monte Carlo or Bust! ''Monte Carlo or Bust!'' is a 1969 comedy film, also known by its American title, ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies''. A co-production of the United Kingdom, France and Italy, the story is based on the Monte Carlo Rally – fir ...

'', released in the United States as ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies'' Film (1969)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Allen 1913 births 1985 deaths People from Greenwich Royal Air Force airmen Royal Air Force personnel of World War II 20th-century English historians Alumni of St John's College, Oxford 20th-century English male writers