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The Complete Flying Officer X Stories

The Complete Flying Officer X Stories - Paperback

by H. E. Bates
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Availability:In StockContributor:H. E. BatesPublish date:6/14/2018Pages:246
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury ReaderISBN-13:9781448217366ISBN-10:1448217369UPC:9781448217366Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), War & Military, Action & AdventureSize:9.25 x 6.02 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SC81N9E9XH

At thirty-four, H.E. Bates was deemed too old for active service in WWII. But as a successful author, was commissioned by the nascent RAP Public Relations unit to publicise the bravery of the fighter pilots. Bates was posted to Oakington and Tangmere air bases where, over drinks with the pilots, he gathered their stories and wrote them as Flying Officer X.

The stories convey the pilots' personal qualities and the forces that motivated them. They blend the action and suspense of aerial battles, the tragedy of friendships cut off too soon, and life enduring against all odds.

Collected into one volume for the first time, along with five previously unpublished stories from the era, this is a remarkable collection.

Includes an introduction by Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury ReaderISBN-13:9781448217366ISBN-10:1448217369UPC:9781448217366Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), War & Military, Action & AdventureSize:9.25 x 6.02 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SC81N9E9XH
H. E. Bates was born in 1905 in the shoe-making town of Rushden, Northamptonshire, and educated at Kettering Grammar School. After leaving school, he worked as a reporter and as a clerk in a leather warehouse. His most popular creation was the Larkin family which featured in five novels beginning with The Darling Buds of May in 1958. The later television adaptation was a huge success. He was awarded a CBE in 1973, shortly before his death in 1974.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Reader

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