Book cover finish | Offset varnish, Perfect paperback |
Special features | Dedicated copy, Reprint |
Condition | Used, mint condition |
Number of pages | 208 |
Published date | 2003 |
Language | English |
Size | 17 x 18 x 1 cm |
Author | Captain W.E. Johns |
Editor | RED FOX |
The First World War is nearing its final stages and " Biggles " and his fellow flyers are struggling to maintain supremacy over the German air Aces. In this game, cunning is everything and " Biggles " hatches some outrageous and desperate schemes in order to stay ahead - and alive.
( ... ) " Biggles " is not entirely a fictitious character. True, he did not exist, as far as I am aware, under that name, but the exploits with which he has been credited have nearly all been built on a foundation of truth, although, needless to say, they were not all the efforts of a single individual. Students of air - war history may have no difficulty in recognising the actual incidents, and the name of the officers associated with them, although they are now presented in fiction form. ( ... )