Goshawk Squadron - 9780786715954
Un libro in lingua di Derek Robinson edito da Da Capo Pr, 2005
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Set during the height of World War I in January 1918, Goshawk Squadron follows the misfortunes of a British flight squadron on the Western Front. For Stanley Woolley, commanding officer of Goshawk Squadron, the romance of chivalry in the clouds is just a myth. The code he drums into his men is simple and savage: shoot the enemy in the back before he knows you're there. Even so, he believes the whole squadron will be dead within three months.
A monumental work at the time of its original release, Booker-shortlisted Goshawk Squadron is now viewed as a classic in the mode of Catch 22. Wry, brutal, cynical and hilarious, the men of Robinson's squadron are themselves an embodiment of the maddening contradictions of war: as much a refined troop of British gentleman as they are a viscous band of brothers hell-bent on staying alive and winning the war.
A monumental work at the time of its original release, Booker-shortlisted Goshawk Squadron is now viewed as a classic in the mode of Catch 22. Wry, brutal, cynical and hilarious, the men of Robinson's squadron are themselves an embodiment of the maddening contradictions of war: as much a refined troop of British gentleman as they are a viscous band of brothers hell-bent on staying alive and winning the war.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Goshawk Squadron
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Derek Robinson
- Editore: Da Capo Pr
- Collana: Da Capo Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 12 Ottobre '05
- Genere: FICTION
- Argomenti : World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations, British Fiction World War, 1914-1918 France Fiction Air pilots, Military Fiction
- Pagine: 230
- Dimensioni mm: 196 x 133 x 25
- ISBN-10: 0786715952
- EAN-13: 9780786715954