Piece of Cake - Brossura

Robinson, Derek

Brossura

ISBN 10: 030436312X ISBN 13: 9780304363124

Casa editrice: Phoenix, 2002

Riassunto

Derek Robinson¿s depiction of an RAF fighter squadron during the Battle for France and the Battle of Britain won critical acclaim but upset the Daily Telegraph-reading public. His pilots were real human beings, far from convinced of the wisdom of their military leaders or that of Churchill, for that matter. The likelihood of being burned to death in a Hurricane concentrated their minds on other things. Some turned to drink. Some turned on their own in order to survive. Others, most notably the brilliantly drawn anti-hero Flight Lieutenant ¿Moggy¿ Cattermaul, scored a succession of aerial victories even if his behaviour on the ground was utterly unforgivable. A vivid and unforgettable portrait of young men at war: real men, not the two-dimensional stiff-upper-lip heroes of legend.

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Descrizione del libro:

A brilliant tragi-comic and highly controversial novel about the RAF and the Battle of Britain, regarded as a classic of modern war literature.

L'autore:

Derek Robinson is the author of the famous trilogy of First World War novels: GOSHAWK SQUADRON, WAR STORY and HORNET'S STING. GOSHAWK SQUADRON was short-listed for the Booker Prize in 1972.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Phoenix
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 030436312X
• ISBN 13: 9780304363124
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 672