The Last Enemy : The Centenary Collection Paperback / softback
by Richard Hillary
Part of the The Centenary Collection series
Paperback / softback
Description
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 Hillary2. Tumult in the Clouds by James Goodson3. Going Solo by Roald Dahl4. First Light by Geoffrey Wellum5. Tornado Down by John Peters & John Nichol6. Immediate Response by Mark Hammond
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:17/05/2018
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- ISBN:9781405937504
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:17/05/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405937504
