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War Story
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
War Story
Contributors:
By (Author) Derek Robinson
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Imprint:
MacLehose Press
Publication Date:
1st May 2013
UK Publication Date:
28th February 2013
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
823.914
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
336
Dimensions:
Width 131mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
Weight:
234g
Description
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.Author Bio
Derek Robinson read history at Cambridge before working in advertising in London and New York. Goshawk Squadron was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1971.
