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Richard Hillary

    20. April 1919 – 8. Januar 1943

    Richard Hope Hillary war ein anglo-australischer Jagdflieger der Royal Air Force während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. In seinem Buch schrieb er über seine Erfahrungen während der Luftschlacht um England. Seine Schriften konzentrieren sich auf Themen wie Mut und Widerstandsfähigkeit angesichts der Schrecken des Krieges. Er bietet den Lesern einen Einblick in die mentale und emotionale Landschaft eines Piloten, der in einen Konflikt verwickelt ist.

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    The Last Enemy
    Der letzte Feind
    Der letzte Sieg
    • 2010

      The Last Enemy

      • 208 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden
      4,0(37)Abgeben

      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

      The Last Enemy
    • 1946
    • 1943