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War Story

Derek Robinson

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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), First World War fiction, Historical fiction, Aviation skills / piloting

1916: the air war begins in earnest on the eve of the Somme offensive...

Fresh from school in June 1916, Lieutenant Oliver Paxton's first solo flight is to lead a formation of biplanes across the Channel to join Hornet Squadron in France.

Five days later, he crash-lands at his destination, having lost his map, his ballast and every single plane in his charge. To his C.O. he's an idiot, to everyone else - especially the tormenting Australian who shares his billet - a pompous bastard.

This is 1916, the year of the Somme, giving Paxton precious little time to grow from innocent to veteran.

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Derek Robinson

Derek RobinsonA s acclaimed First World War trilogy and Piece of Cake have established him as the worldA s best aviation writer and one of the top authors of war fiction.

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