GOSHAWK SQUADRON
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Prix régulier 90,00 € TTC 6%
Far for being only shocking and exciting, this funny novel tells the story of an R.F.C. Squadron in early 1918, led by a C.O. who believes that death keeps the pilots going.
Characteristic
| Book cover finish | Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special features | First edition, Dedicated copy, Dust jacket |
| Condition | Old, like new |
| Number of pages | 218 |
| Published date | 1971 |
| Languages | English |
| Size | 15 x 23 x 3 cm |
| Author | Derek Robinson |
| Editor | William Heinemann Ltd |
Description
Goshawk Squadron, R.F.C., January 1918. The C.O., Woolley, indoctrinates his pilots with a simple yet savage code : shoot the enemy in the back before he knows you're there - a brisky cold blooded approach to the business of air warfare and far removed from the romance of " chivalry in the clouds ".
( ... ) Surprisingly this first novel set in the last year of a catastrophic war is not only shocking and exciting but a very funny book. Woolley may drive his men but he terrorizes the top brass ; and with his girlfriend Margery he is something else again. The author's portrait of this wild old man of twenty - three is an extraordinary success.
