Biggles in France

Biggles in France

by W E Johns (Author)

Synopsis

A burst of bullets struck Biggles' machine somewhere just behind him, and he jerked the control-stick back into his stomach. A Hun shot past his wing-tip, so close that Biggles flinched.'That's too close!' he muttered. 'Where the dickens are the S. E.'s?'Biggles battles through the First World War, honing his flying skills in terrifying battles against the finest fighters the enemy can supply. But he finds war provides more light-hearted adventures as well, and this collection of stories from early in Biggles' career combines the fun of being part of 266 squadron and the fear of deadly serious aerial combat.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 01 Jul 2004

ISBN 10: 0099283115
ISBN 13: 9780099283119
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Biggles is back! And with new retro-style covers he's bigger than ever!

Author Bio
Captain W. E. Johns was born in Hertfordshire in 1893. He flew with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War and made a daring escape from a German prison camp in 1918. Between the wars he edited Flying and Popular Flying and became a writer for the Ministry of Defence. The First Biggles story, Biggles the Camels are Coming was published in 1932, and W. E. Johns went on to write a staggering 102 Biggles titles before his death in 1968.