- Publisher: Grub Street
- Year: 2018
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 456pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 215x134mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.8kg
- ISBN: 9781904010654
- Product code: 542090
Winged Victory
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Described by a fellow aviator as 'the only book about flying that isn't flannel', VM Yeates' novel, largely based on his own experiences as a First World War pilot, conveys in elegantly written prose the challenges of aerial combat and the ultimate futility of war.
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There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author's experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement - all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps.World War 1REVIEWS 'Beautifully written with a poet's eye as well as a pilot's eye.' Southern Evening Echo'The only book about flying that isn't flannel.' Anonymous Fighter Pilot'Not only one of the best war books but as a transcription of reality, faithful and sustained in its author's purpose of re-creating the past life he knew, it is unique.' Henry Williamson, author of Tarka the Otter."
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<p>Described by a fellow aviator as 'the only book about flying that isn't flannel', VM Yeates' novel, largely based on his own experiences as a First World War pilot, conveys in elegantly written prose the challenges of aerial combat and the ultimate futility of war.</p>
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VM Yeates
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215x134mm
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Paperback
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