
Biggles Learns To Fly
Edición de la obra BIGGLES LEARNS TO FLY
| Autor | W. E. Johns |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Random House Publishing Group |
| Fecha de publicación | 2008 |
| Lugar | London |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Formato | electronic resource |
| ISBN-13 | 9781409027249, 9781409045205 |
| Número de Cutter | J65b |
Biggles is back! And with new retro-style covers he'll be bigger than ever!He tilted the machine on to its side, holding up his nose with the throttle, and commenced to slip wing-tip first towards the ground. Whether he was over British or German territory he neither knew nor cared; he had to get on to the ground or be burnt alive.This is the story of the very beginning – of the Air Service and of Biggles. It's the First World War and Biggles is just 17; the planes are primitive; combat tactics are non-existent; and pilots and their gunners communicate by hand signals and have no contact with the ground. This is where Biggles learns his craft and finds he has a certain aptitude for flying in battle...