Richard Hillary was one of the great heroes of World War Two.And 'The Last Enemy' is one of the best books to emerge from that epic conflict.A fighter pilot in the Second World War Hillary was shot down and was in hospital for some months as part of Archibald McIndoe’s ‘Guinea Pig Club’.He underwent plastic surgery to rebuild his face and hands, and his account is all the more startling given that it was published in 1942.Hillary crashed fatally the next yea...

Richard Hillary's The Last Enemy is one of the most searching literary memoirs to emerge from the Second World War, recounting his passage from Oxford undergraduate and self-consciously romantic fighter pilot to severely burned survivor of the Battle of Britain. Written with a cool, lucid elegance, the book combines combat narrative, psychological self-examination, and moral inquiry. Its title, drawn from St Paul, frames war not merely as patriotic ordeal but as an encounter with mortality...

This early work by Richard Hillary was originally published in 1942 and we are now republishing it. 'The Last Enemy' is a work in which the author writes about his experiences as a Supermarine Spitfire pilot in World War II. This is and excellent work for anyone interested in military history.

The thrilling and moving classic memoir of a spitfire pilot in World War Two.This is the true story of Richard Hillary, immortalised in Sebastian Faulks' bestselling triple biography, The Fatal Englishman. In The Last Enemy, Richard Hillary tells his extraordinary story in his own words. Shot out of the sky in the Battle of Britain, Hillary spent months in hospital as part of Archibald McIndoe's 'Guinea Pig Club', undergoing pioneering plastic sur...

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents.Richard Hillary was a pilot in the Battle of Britain. Hillary wrote The Last Enemy, a popular autobiography on his experiences in the Battle of Britain.

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 of a young man swept into the Battle of Britain as a Spitfire pilot. The book is in two parts, beginning with his time at Trinity College, Oxford, where he was a successful oarsman and carefree student. Joining the RAF Volunteer Reserve he displayed an undisciplined approach towards flying training schools whil...

In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism and esprit de corps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughout its first century.The Last Enemy is Richard Hillary's extraordinary account of his experience as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War. Hi...

Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 200 maps, plans, and photos.The Last Enemy, is an autobiographical book by Spitfire pilot Richard Hillary. Hillary was born in Sydney, Australia in 1919 but was educated at Shrewsbury School in England and Trinity College, Oxford. He joined the Royal Air Force at the start of World War II.The book, written in New York whilst recovering from surgery, covers his training and his experiences i...

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