Biggles Goes To War
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
When the call to arms echoes across Europe, the indomitable aviator James Bigglesworth — known to all as Biggles — answers without hesitation, trading the relative calm of peacetime skies for the desperate theatre of aerial combat. Biggles Goes to War chronicles the daring exploits of this fearless RAF pilot as he is swept into the conflict of a fictional Mitteleuropean kingdom, dodging enemy fighters, outmanoeuvring treacherous forces on the ground, and relying on iron nerves and razor-sharp instincts to survive against overwhelming odds. Captain W. E. Johns crafts a tale that pulses with propeller-driven urgency, presenting a world where courage is the only currency that matters and every mission could be a pilot's last. Beyond its breathless action sequences, the novel stands as a testament to the enduring appeal of the heroic archetype — the lone, morally upright individual pitted against the machinery of war and political corruption. Johns, himself a former RAF officer, brings an authenticity to the cockpit scenes and military camaraderie that elevates the narrative well above simple Boys' Own adventure fare. Part of one of the most beloved series in British youth literature, this instalment cements Biggles as a cultural icon, and leaves the reader gripping the pages, wondering whether honour and skill alone are enough to tip the scales of fate.
Author: Captain W. E. Johns
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Oxford University Press
Genre: Adventure fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
When the call to arms echoes across Europe, the indomitable aviator James Bigglesworth — known to all as Biggles — answers without hesitation, trading the relative calm of peacetime skies for the desperate theatre of aerial combat. Biggles Goes to War chronicles the daring exploits of this fearless RAF pilot as he is swept into the conflict of a fictional Mitteleuropean kingdom, dodging enemy fighters, outmanoeuvring treacherous forces on the ground, and relying on iron nerves and razor-sharp instincts to survive against overwhelming odds. Captain W. E. Johns crafts a tale that pulses with propeller-driven urgency, presenting a world where courage is the only currency that matters and every mission could be a pilot's last. Beyond its breathless action sequences, the novel stands as a testament to the enduring appeal of the heroic archetype — the lone, morally upright individual pitted against the machinery of war and political corruption. Johns, himself a former RAF officer, brings an authenticity to the cockpit scenes and military camaraderie that elevates the narrative well above simple Boys' Own adventure fare. Part of one of the most beloved series in British youth literature, this instalment cements Biggles as a cultural icon, and leaves the reader gripping the pages, wondering whether honour and skill alone are enough to tip the scales of fate.