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- 2013
- year of publication
- 1
- pages
- English (United Kingdom)
- language
- Softcover
- cover
- Publisher
- maclehose_press
- ISBN-13
- 978-08-5705-226-1
- EAN
- 9780857052261
- Publication date
- 2013-02-28
- Book
- War Story · 2 editions
The publisher on this edition
Fresh from school in June 1916, Lieutenant Oliver Paxton's first solo flight is to lead a formation of biplanes across the Channel to join Hornet Squadron in France. Five days later, he crash-lands at his destination, having lost his map, his ballast and every single plane in his charge. To his C. O. he's an idiot, to everyone else - especially the tormenting Australian who shares his billet - a pompous bastard. This is 1916, the year of the Somme, giving Paxton precious little time to grow from innocent to veteran.
