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Piece of Cake by Derek Robinson (2003, Trade Paperback)

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ISBN : 9780304363124. EAN : 9780304363124. Authors : Robinson, Derek. Product Category : Books. Pages : 672. About HPB-Diamond. Condition : Very Good.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOrion Publishing Group, The Limited

ISBN-10030436312X

ISBN-139780304363124

eBay Product ID (ePID)7038295872

Product Key Features

Book TitlePiece of Cake

Number of Pages672 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Historical

Publication Year2003

GenreFiction

AuthorDerek Robinson

Book SeriesCassell Military Paperbacks Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight18.3 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisVivid and unforgettable, this popular novel follows an RAF fighter squadron during the Battle for France and the Battle of Britain. These pilots are real human beings, not two-dimensional heroes. Unconvinced of the wisdom of their leaders, they concentrate only on staying alive and on forgetting their fears of being burned to death in their planes. Some turn to drink, some turn on their compatriots in order to survive, and others score a succession of aerial victories--while acting unforgivably on the ground., 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., A brilliant tragi-comic and highly controversial novel about the RAF and the Battle of Britain, regarded as a classic of modern war literature.