Described by critics as "not a book written by a pilot about the war, but a book written by a writer about a pilot," "The Last Enemy" tells the story of a young writer's experiences as a Spitfire pilot in training and during the Battle of Britain, and of the life he led after being shot down.
Richard Hillary begins his story with a gripping account of his flight from Hornchurch on September 3, 1940, up and out over the Channel and into ferocious aerial combat, "a blur of twisting machines and tracer bullets." His plane hit and hurtling towards the water, Richard bails out of the flaming...
Described by critics as "not a book written by a pilot about the war, but a book written by a writer about a pilot," "The Last Enemy" tells the story ...
