War Story

Informationen zum Autor Derek Robinson¿s acclaimed First World War trilogy and Piece of Cake have established him as the world¿s best aviation writer and one of the top authors of war fiction. Klappentext Fresh from school in June 1916, Lieutenant Oliver Paxton's first solo flight is to lead a formation of biplanes across the Channel to join Hornet Squadron in France. Five days later, he crash-lands at his destination, having lost his map, his ballast and every single plane in his charge. To his C.O. he's an idiot, to everyone else - especially the tormenting Australian who shares his billet - a pompous bastard. This is 1916, the year of the Somme, giving Paxton precious little time to grow from innocent to veteran. Zusammenfassung 1916: the air war begins in earnest on the eve of the Somme offensive...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Derek Robinson
• Edition: Quercus Publishing
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 01.02.2013
• EAN: 9780857052261
• ISBN: 978-0-85705-226-1
• Pages: 336
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, HISTORY / Military / Aviation, FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor, FICTION / Historical / World War I, Aviation skills / piloting