The Last Enemy

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Michael O'Mara Books, Nov 10, 2014 - Biography & Autobiography - 212 pages

This is the true story of Second World War fighter pilot, Richard Hillary.

After being shot down in September 1940, Hillary spent several months in hospital, undergoing numerous operations; a member of Archibald McIndoe's 'Guinea Pig Club'. Originally published in 1942, just months before he died in a second crash, The Last Enemy recounts the struggles and successes of a young man in the Royal Air Force.

Told through Hillary's eyes, this incredible story shows that even in our darkest moments there is a glimmer of enduring hope.

 

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Contents

Preface
BOOK ONE 1 Under the Munich Umbrella
Before Dunkirk
Spitfires
The World of Peter Pease
The Invaders
BOOK TWO 6 ShallI Live For a Ghost?
The Beauty Shop
The Last of the LongHaired Boys
I See They Got You Too
Copyright

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About the author (2014)

Flight Lieutenant Richard Hope Hillary was an Anglo-Australian Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Second World War. He wrote the book The Last Enemy about his experiences during the Battle of Britain.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Last Enemy
AuthorRichard Hillary
Editionreprint
PublisherMichael O'Mara Books, 2014
ISBN1782433937, 9781782433934
Length212 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Military
History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General
  
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