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One of the classic works of World War II.--London Review of Books

Hillary joined the Royal Air Force at the start of the Second World War as a university undergraduate. Its text details his experiences as a Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain, during which he was shot down in action, sustaining severe injuries.

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From the master author who set the standard for thrilling courtroom drama with the bestselling classic Anatomy of a Murder, another stylish courtroom novel. Laughing Whitefish is a tragic love story based on a 19th-century Indian land case that ended up in the Michigan Supreme... Read Full Overview

The Last Enemy is the story of Richard Hillary, one of Sebastian Faulks' three 'fatal englishmen'. In this extraordinary account, the author details his experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, in which he was shot down, leading to months in hospital... Read Full Overview

One of the great memoirs of World War Two, Zephyr House is please to republish this classic work, written by a spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain. With a life both harrowing and tragic, Hillary has long been remembered as a great pilot and an even greater memoirist... Read Full Overview

Richard Hillary's book The Last Enemy was first published in the UK in 1942 just seven months before his untimely death. It is an extraordinary first-hand account of the experiences a of a young man swept into the Battle of Britain as a Spitfire pilot.

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"One of the classic works of World War Two". -- London Review of Books The Last Enemy recounts Richard Hillary's training as a Spitfire pilot and his participation in the Battle of Britain. When his plane is hit he is horribly burned, but lived to recount here his agonizing,... Read Full Overview

"One of the classic works of World War Two". -- London Review of Books The Last Enemy recounts Richard Hillary's training as a Spitfire pilot and his participation in the Battle of Britain. When his plane is hit he is horribly burned, but lived to recount here his agonizing,... Read Full Overview

"One of the classic works of World War Two". -- London Review of Books The Last Enemy recounts Richard Hillary's training as a Spitfire pilot and his participation in the Battle of Britain. When his plane is hit he is horribly burned, but lived to recount here his agonizing,... Read Full Overview

"One of the classic works of World War Two". -- London Review of Books The Last Enemy recounts Richard Hillary's training as a Spitfire pilot and his participation in the Battle of Britain. When his plane is hit he is horribly burned, but lived to recount here his agonizing,... Read Full Overview