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The Last Enemy de Richard Hillary

The Last Enemy

Autor Richard Hillary
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 noi 2020 – vârsta până la 17 ani
In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism and esprit de corps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughout its first century.
The Last Enemy is Richard Hillary's extraordinary account of his experience as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War. Hillary was shot down during the Battle of Britain, leading to months in hospital as part of Archibald McIndoe's 'Guinea Pig Club', undergoing pioneering plastic surgery to rebuild his face and hands.
The Last Enemy was first published in 1942, just seven months before Hilary's untimely death in a second crash and has gone on to be hailed as one of the classic texts of World War II.

The Centenary Collection:
1. The Last Enemy by Richard Hillary
2. Tumult in the Clouds by James Goodson
3. Going Solo by Roald Dahl
4. First Light by Geoffrey Wellum
5. Tornado Down by John Peters & John Nichol
6. Immediate Response by Mark Hammond

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781913962203
ISBN-10: 1913962202
Pagini: 268
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Clink Street Publishing

Notă biografică

Richard Hillary was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1919. He was sent to boarding school in England and went to Trinity College, Oxford in 1937. He was still at Oxford when the Second World War broke out and, with other members of the R.A.F Volunteer Reserve, was immediately called to duty. He blew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before being shot down and horribly burned. He underwent several operations by the great plastic surgeon, Archibald McIndoe. After a slow and very painful recovery, Hilary begged to be allowed to return to flying. He was killed, at the age of 23, when his plane crashed in a night training operation.

Recenzii

One of the classic books of World War Two
The Last Enemy rapidly acquired the aura of a book that says something vital, whose importance goes beyond what it literally describes
Rivetingly well told...It will speak to anyone who cares for the romance and tragedy of a lost hero.
Elegantly affecting memoir
This slim volume of Hilary's seems to have a weight which makes it sink into the depths of one's memory

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In this extraordinary account, the author details his experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, in which he was shot down, leading to months in hospital as part of Archibald McIndoe's 'Guinea Pig Club', undergoing pioneering plastic surgery to rebuild his face and hands.