The last enemy
Hillary, Richard, 1919-19432018
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'The Last Enemy' is Richard Hillary's extraordinary account of his experience as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War. Hillary was shot down during the Battle of Britain, leading to months in hospital as part of Archibald McIndoe's 'Guinea Pig Club', undergoing pioneering plastic surgery to rebuild his face and hands.
Main title:
The last enemy / Richard Hillary.
Author:
Hillary, Richard, 1919-1943, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2018.
Collation:
vii, 178 pages ; 18 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: London: Macmillan & Co., 1942.
ISBN:
9781405937504 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.544941092940.544B HIL
LC class:
D786
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2227524