Hullo Russia, Goodbye England
$38.95
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2012
Summary
Flight Lieutenant Silk, a twice-decorated Lancaster pilot in WW II, rejoins the R.A.F. and qualifies to fly the Vulcan bomber. Piloting a Vulcan is an unforgettable experience: no other aircraft comes close to matching its all-round performance. And as bombers go, it’s drop-dead gorgeous.
But there’s a catch. The Vulcan has only one role: to make a second strike. To act in retaliation for a Russian nuclear attack. Silk knows that knows that if he ever flies his Vulcan in anger, he’ll …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857050922 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857050923 |
| Author: | Derek Robinson |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 20mm |
| Series: | MacLehose Press |
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‘His prose and his dialogue…are unimprovably taut and crackling with wit… Robinson knows what he’s doing, trust me’ Nicholas Lezard, Guardian.– Guardian
‘His prose and his dialogue…are unimprovably taut and crackling with wit… Robinson knows what he’s doing, trust me’ Nicholas Lezard, Guardian. * Guardian *‘A dark but hugely enjoyable novel about the nuclear age … Echoing the style of Joseph Heller’s Catch 22, this is a real page-turner’ Matthew Nixson, News of the World. * News of the World *
About The Author
Derek Robinson
Derek Robinson, the son of a policeman, read history at Cambridge before working in advertising in London and New York. His novel Goshawk Squadron was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1971.
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