Items related to Attack Alarm (Windsor Selections S.)
Begins in August 1940 at the start of the Blitz. The mass-formation attacks have started, and the call to action stations - "attack alarms" is a daily occurence. This novel offers an account of that long summer when only a handful of fighter planes could prevent a British defeat.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
"Mr Innes is a marvellous storyteller, probably the best we have got" (Spectator)
"Hammond Innes must be one of the best tellers of the straightforward adventure in a harsh, well-researched setting" (Financial Times)
"Thank goodness for Hammond Innes. He gets better with every book" (The Times)
"The British have always been good at producing adventure story writers. Hammond Innes was exceptional even within an exceptional breed..he was...a romantic adventurer in the style of Rider Haggard, Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling" (Guardian)
Book Description:
"Hammond Innes must be one of the best tellers of the straightforward adventure in a harsh, well-researched setting" (Financial Times)
"Thank goodness for Hammond Innes. He gets better with every book" (The Times)
"The British have always been good at producing adventure story writers. Hammond Innes was exceptional even within an exceptional breed..he was...a romantic adventurer in the style of Rider Haggard, Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling" (Guardian)
A thrilling adventure story: the only story of the Battle of Britain written on a gunside under fire.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherChivers Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0862203961
- ISBN 13 9780862203962
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages280
- Rating
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantIf you know the book but cannot find it on AbeBooks, we can automatically search for it on your behalf as new inventory is added. If it is added to AbeBooks by one of our member booksellers, we will notify you!
Create a Want