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A Splendid Little War
Derek Robinson
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Description for A Splendid Little War
Paperback. Merlin Squadron volunteers for action in the the Russian Civil War. 'The ace of airborne fiction' returns with another winner. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
The war to end all wars, people said in 1918. Not for long.
By 1919, White Russians were fighting Bolshevik Reds for control of their country, and Winston Churchill (then Secretary of State for War) wanted to see Communism 'strangled in its cradle'. So a volunteer R.A.F. squadron, flying Sopwith Camels, went there to duff up the Reds. 'There's a splendid little war going on,' a British staff officer told them. 'You'll like it.' Looked like fun.
But the war was neither splendid nor little. It was big and it was brutal, a grim conflict of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
216g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780878096
SKU
V9781780878096
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Ref
99-4
About Derek Robinson
Derek Robinson was enlisted as a fighter plotter in the R.A.F. during his national service. He read History at Cambridge before working in advertising in London and New York. His novel Goshawk Squadron was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1971. He lives in Bristol.
Reviews for A Splendid Little War
'Brilliantly combines readability [and] pitch-black humour ... A bitterly funny evocation of the lunacies of war' Nick Rennison, BBC History.
BBC History
'A cracking yarn ... his attention to detail in action scenes cannot be faulted' Tina Moran, Daily Express.
Daily Express
'Robinson has a superlative talent for aerial combat ... With such epic action, characters, ... Read more
BBC History
'A cracking yarn ... his attention to detail in action scenes cannot be faulted' Tina Moran, Daily Express.
Daily Express
'Robinson has a superlative talent for aerial combat ... With such epic action, characters, ... Read more