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World War II pilot Peter Marshall leads the most successful bombing crew at his airbase, having survived an unusual number of extremely dangerous missions over Germany. However, when Peter falls hopelessly in love with an attractive WAAF officer—one who insists that wartime duties should take precedence over emotions—his concentration begins to suffer. Soon it looks as though his perfect run of successful missions may be at risk—along with the lives of Peter and his men—unless she can be persuaded to relent.Review“One of the happiest books which war has called into being.” —Sunday Times (London)“A first-class love story. . . . Shute tells it superbly well. The tenseness and tenderness is heightened by two breathless descriptions of raids over Germany.” —John Betjeman About the AuthorNevil Shute Norway was born in London and worked as an aeronautical engineer at Vickers before setting up his own airship company. Worried that his reputation as a fiction writer would damage his engineering career, he wrote without using his surname. He served in both world wars and was a commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in World War II, working on secret projects. After the war he became

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Author

Nevil Shute

Publisher

William Heinemann, TBS The Book Service Ltd [distributor],. Random House Canada [distributor],. Booksite Afrika [distributor],. Random House (Pty) Ltd South Africa [distributor],. Random House Australia [distributor],. Random House New Zealand Ltd [distributor],. Trafalgar Square [distributor

Published

1964

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299010925

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction