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Pierre Clostermann DSO DFC Bar was one of the most outstanding Allied Fighter aces to survive the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft, while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe.The Big Show, his extraordinary account of the air war has been described as the greatest pilot’s memoir of WWII.Originally Published in 1948 in French as 'Le Grand Cirque', this is the latest English translation of this classic & long out of print text, that while undeniably dated is still none the less riveting as a read."One of the most gripping aerial stories to emerge from the Second World War, told by French fighter pilot Pierre Clostermann who became his country's most-decorated citizen. The book, originally published in abridged form because of rationing in 1951, now appears in full for the first time. It reads like the screenplay to a Hollywood blockbuster with its vivid account of dogfights over the English Channel and of raids on German military installations. Clostermann clocked up a remarkable 600 hours of combat flying time by the age of 24 and scored 33 'kills'

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Author

Clostermann, Pierre

Publisher

Silvertail Books

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781909269859

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Historical, Fiction

Updated

2026-03-24