Author: William Earl JohnsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Biggles Defies the Swastika
Author: William Earl JohnsBiggles Defies the Swastika
Author: Captain W. E. JohnsPublisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1804368709
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Biggles gets caught up in a game of spies! Biggles is deep undercover on a reconnaissance operation in Norway. His alias: Norwegian citizen Sven Hendrik. His mission: to map useful landing sites for British aircraft. But when the Germans invade without warning, Biggles finds himself trapped. Using his passable Norwegian, his fluent German and one hell of a bluff, he is able to pass himself off as a German sympathiser, and is quickly admitted into the German Air Force! This puts him in a unique position to gather vital information on the enemy, and British Air Intelligence instructs him to stay where he is. Biggles must work quickly to send intelligence back home, whilst also helping the Germans track down a known British pilot believed to be in the area. Only, the pilot’s name is familiar – very familiar, in fact... Out in the cold and taking orders from both sides, Biggles’ loyalty is put to the test.
Biggles Defies the Swastika
Author: Captain W. E. JohnsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781804368695
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Biggles: The Camels Are Coming
Author: W E JohnsPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409022501
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
DEATH TRAP! Air combat is the order of the day in the final days of the First World War. Duelling high above the trenches, Biggles knows that he needs more than just flying skills to survive. The enemy is now using their own British aircraft, the Sopwith Camel, to lure them to their deaths. A devil to fly, invaluably fast in a dogfight, this machine commands fierce loyalty from its pilots. Will luck and initiative be enough to keep Biggles alive? Join cult hero and flying ace, Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth on another action packed adventure!
Biggles Defies the Swastika
Author: Capt. W.E. JohnsPublisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 1667603116
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Caught up in the German invasion of Norway during the Second World War, Biggles has to use all his cunning to stay one jump ahead of the enemy. With his old opponent Von Stalhein hot on his trail, it’s going to take some outrageous bluff to avoid the horror of a Nazi firing squad.
From Soldier to Storyteller
Author: Kathleen Broome WilliamsPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476652074
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Many of the best-known and most popular children's stories of the 20th and early 21st century were written by veterans of World War I and World War II. These include works by such writers as A.A. Milne, C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming, and J.R.R. Tolkien, among others. Although they had experienced war, most of the veterans did not overtly write about it. The seeming paradox of warriors who went through searing combat and then wrote books for children has not been addressed collectively before now. The essays in this book explore what motivated these veterans to write for children, what they wrote, and how their writing was influenced by the wars they lived through. It examines how their combat experience can be traced in their writing, however subtly, whether it was stories about a bear and his piglet companion, a World War I flying ace, or a flying car. Their reactions to war, as reflected in their writing, yield important lessons about the complicated legacy of the 20th century's two great conflicts and their long-lasting impact--through children--on society at large.
Biggles of the Camel Squadron
Author: Capt. W.E. JohnsPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479479071
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Biggles of the Camel Squadron< is a collection of short stories covering the exploits of Biggles when he served as a Sopwith Camel pilot with 266 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, at the front lines in France during World War I.
Biggles Flies Again
Author: Capt. W.E. JohnsPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 147947908X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Biggles Flies Again< is a collection of short stories, most of which first appeared in Popular Flying after 1933. The stories take place in the years between the first and second World War, when Biggles and Algy traveled around the world in search of work and adventure. Biggles Flies Again introduces Vickers Vandal Amphibian, which appears in many of the interwar novels.
Biggles Defends the Desert
Author: Captain W. E. JohnsPublisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1804368725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Seven missing planes and a compromised air-route... Sounds like a job for Biggles! Mid-way through the Second World War, there has been suspicious activity along a vital British air corridor between the West coast of Africa and the Middle East. Aircraft have been disappearing with no explanation; urgent stores, dispatches and important officials have failed to arrive at their destinations. Something must be interfering with this vital route, and the British Government knows just who to send to investigate the mystery: Biggles and his squadron set out for the desert. However, they soon discover that this is no quick fix. A German squadron located in the desert presents an unexpected threat, and Biggles finds himself in peril once again... Join Captain James Bigglesworth to solve a wartime mystery...
Biggles Learns to Fly
Author: Captain W. E. JohnsPublisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1835980147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Biggles takes the controls for the first time! Fifteen hours. That is all the flying training seventeen-year-old Biggles receives before gaining his ‘wings’ and being sent to carry out missions over the battlefields of France. Biggles quickly gets to grips with his new plane, but is completely inexperienced in aerial combat. He must rely on the more knowledgeable men in his Flight if he is to survive the German attacks. But it isn’t long before he finds himself in the gun sights of von Richthofen, the dreaded Red Baron himself... Does Biggles have what it takes to be a real fighter pilot? Get ready for all the thrills and spills of Biggles’ origin story as he gets his first taste of combat.