Breakaway
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair/Poor. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — tears and chips along folds and corners of jacket, faded spine. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: unmkd. Binding: Intact.
Set against the thundering skies of the Second World War, Breakaway by Walter W. Depew chronicles the harrowing exploits of airmen thrust into the brutal theatre of aerial combat, where every mission demands courage, split-second instinct, and the will to survive against impossible odds. Depew constructs a taut, immersive narrative that captures the deafening roar of bomber formations, the cold grip of fear at altitude, and the fierce camaraderie forged between men who know each sortie could be their last. Drawing on the visceral drama of wartime aviation, Depew illustrates the psychological and physical toll of sustained combat flying with unflinching authenticity, grounding his story in the human experience rather than mere spectacle. His prose is direct and muscular, propelling the reader through dogfights and desperate manoeuvres with a kinetic urgency that never relents — leaving one to wonder whether his protagonist will find a way to break away, or be consumed by the war entirely.
Author: Walter W. Depew
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Cassell and Company, London
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair/Poor. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — tears and chips along folds and corners of jacket, faded spine. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: unmkd. Binding: Intact.
Set against the thundering skies of the Second World War, Breakaway by Walter W. Depew chronicles the harrowing exploits of airmen thrust into the brutal theatre of aerial combat, where every mission demands courage, split-second instinct, and the will to survive against impossible odds. Depew constructs a taut, immersive narrative that captures the deafening roar of bomber formations, the cold grip of fear at altitude, and the fierce camaraderie forged between men who know each sortie could be their last. Drawing on the visceral drama of wartime aviation, Depew illustrates the psychological and physical toll of sustained combat flying with unflinching authenticity, grounding his story in the human experience rather than mere spectacle. His prose is direct and muscular, propelling the reader through dogfights and desperate manoeuvres with a kinetic urgency that never relents — leaving one to wonder whether his protagonist will find a way to break away, or be consumed by the war entirely.