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The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

by Richard Hillary (Author)

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

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 06 Feb 1997
ISBN 10: 071267344X
ISBN 13: 9780712673440
Book Overview: Richard Hillary is one of the three `fatal Englishmen' in Sebastian Faulks's recent Hutchinson bestseller. THE LAST ENEMY - long out of print - is the book he wrote about his experiences in the Second World War. now regarded as a classic, this edition has a new introduction by Sebastian Faulks.

Author Bio
Richard Hillary was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1919. He was sent to boarding school in England and went to Trinity College, Oxford in 1937. He was still at Oxford when the Second World War broke out and, with other members of the R.A.F Volunteer Reserve, was immediately called to duty. He blew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before being shot down and horribly burned. He underwent several operations by the great plastic surgeon, Archibald McIndoe. After a slow and very painful recovery, Hilary begged to be allowed to return to flying. He was killed, at the age of 23, when his plane crashed in a night training operation.