Biggles Delivers The Goods: A Biggles Squadron Story
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
War demands impossible things of ordinary men — but Biggles has never been ordinary. In Biggles Delivers the Goods, Captain W.E. Johns sends his legendary RAF pilot, James Biggles Bigglesworth, on a daring wartime mission deep behind enemy lines, tasked with securing a crucial cargo that could turn the tide for the Allied forces. Set against the volatile backdrop of the Second World War, the novel crackles with aerial tension, narrow escapes, and the unbreakable camaraderie of Biggles' trusted squadron. Johns, a former RFC pilot himself, brings an authenticity and breathless pace to the action that few authors of the genre could match. Beyond the thrilling plot mechanics, Biggles Delivers the Goods stands as a fine example of mid-20th-century British adventure literature — patriotic in spirit yet genuinely exciting in execution. Johns masterfully balances action and character, presenting Biggles not merely as an invincible hero, but as a resourceful and principled officer navigating a dangerous world. The novel's wartime urgency and moral clarity have kept the Biggles series beloved across generations. For those who have yet to follow Biggles into the skies, this volume offers a thrilling entry point — and for veterans of the series, a reminder of why the adventures never grow old.
Author: Captain W.E. Johns
Format: Hardback
Published: 1948, Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Genre: Adventure fiction
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
War demands impossible things of ordinary men — but Biggles has never been ordinary. In Biggles Delivers the Goods, Captain W.E. Johns sends his legendary RAF pilot, James Biggles Bigglesworth, on a daring wartime mission deep behind enemy lines, tasked with securing a crucial cargo that could turn the tide for the Allied forces. Set against the volatile backdrop of the Second World War, the novel crackles with aerial tension, narrow escapes, and the unbreakable camaraderie of Biggles' trusted squadron. Johns, a former RFC pilot himself, brings an authenticity and breathless pace to the action that few authors of the genre could match. Beyond the thrilling plot mechanics, Biggles Delivers the Goods stands as a fine example of mid-20th-century British adventure literature — patriotic in spirit yet genuinely exciting in execution. Johns masterfully balances action and character, presenting Biggles not merely as an invincible hero, but as a resourceful and principled officer navigating a dangerous world. The novel's wartime urgency and moral clarity have kept the Biggles series beloved across generations. For those who have yet to follow Biggles into the skies, this volume offers a thrilling entry point — and for veterans of the series, a reminder of why the adventures never grow old.