In Britain, the name of Harold Bamberg has always figured on any list of up-by-the-bootstraps businessmen. He quit school at 17, joined the wartime R.A.F. and rose to the position of sergeantpilot. Later he acquired two old Halifax bombers, won some contracts to haul freight during the Berlin blockade, and went on to build an airline. Bamberg became a sterling millionaire. He played polo with Prince Philip at Windsor Great Park, traveled between country manor and luxury London flat in a chauffeured Rolls fitted with telephone, dictating machine and the license plate...
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