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Hornet's Sting Derek Robinson

Hornet's Sting By Derek Robinson

Hornet's Sting by Derek Robinson


7,90 £
New RRP 12,99 £
Condition - Very Good
10 in stock

Summary

1917: pilots seek distraction from certain death as the air war intensifies...

Hornet's Sting Summary

Hornet's Sting by Derek Robinson

It's 1917, and Captain Stanley Woolley joins an R.F.C. squadron whose pilots are starting to fear the worst: their war over the Western Front may go on for years. A pilot's life is usually short, so while it lasts it is celebrated strenuously. Distractions from the brutality of the air war include British nurses; eccentric Russian pilots; bureaucratic battles over the plum-jam ration; rat-hunting with Very pistols; and the C.O.'s patent, potent cocktail, known as 'Hornet's Sting'. But as the summer offensives boil up, none of these can offer any lasting comfort.

About Derek Robinson

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.

Additional information

GOR004756195
9780857052254
085705225X
Hornet's Sting by Derek Robinson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quercus Publishing
20130228
352
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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