Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot :Myth, Life and Politics - Studies in Military and Strategic History
Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot :Myth, Life and Politics - Studies in Military and Strategic History
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16 April, 2001
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Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess, tactical initiative, and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781137509826 |
| ISBN10 | 1137509821 |
| Number Of Pages | 211 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Format | paperback |
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Media Reviews
"Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History
Author's Bio
Adrian Smith is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK. His many publications include a history of the early New Statesman, a portrait of his native city Coventry, a study of the Ministry of Defence, and a biography of Admiral Lord Mountbatten. Like Mick Mannock his formative years were spent in Canterbury.