Piece of Cake: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Robinson, Derek

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0394532929 ISBN 13 : 9780394532929

Editeur : Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1984

Synopsis

Book by Derek Robinson

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the Phoney War of 1939 to the Battle of Britain in 1940, the pilots of Hornet Squadron learn their lessons the hard way. Hi-jinks are all very well on the ground, but once in a Hurricane's cockpit, the best killers keep their wits close.

Newly promoted Commanding Officer Fanny Barton has a job on to whip the Hornets into shape before they face the Luftwaffe's seasoned pilots. And sometimes Fighter Command, with its obsolete tactics and stiff doctrines, is the real menace.

As with all Robinson's novels, the raw dialogue, rich black humour and brilliantly rendered, adrenalin-packed dogfights bring the Battle of Britain, and the brave few who fought it, to life.

Revue de presse

'An outstanding novelist's brilliantly researched portrait of the war in the air and the men who fought it' Max Hastings.

'The dialogue is convincing, the story is emotionally moving and it contains some of the best descriptions of battle I've read' Time Out. --Reviews.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Date d'édition: 1984
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0394532929
• ISBN 13: 9780394532929
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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