Goshawk Squadron
Overview
Set during the height of World War I in January 1918, Goshawk Squadron follows the misfortunes of a British flight squadron on the Western Front. For Stanley Woolley, commanding officer of Goshawk Squadron, the romance of chivalry in the clouds is just a myth. The code he drums into his men is simple and savage: shoot the enemy in the back before he knows you're there. Even so, he believes the whole squadron will be dead within three months. A monumental work at the time of its original release, Booker-shortlisted Goshawk Squadron is now viewed as a classic in the mode of Catch 22. Wry, brutal, cynical and hilarious, the men of Robinson's squadron are themselves an embodiment of the maddening contradictions of war: as much a refined troop of British gentleman as they are a viscous band of brothers hell-bent on staying alive and winning the war.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780786715954
- ISBN-10: 0786715952
- Publisher: Da Capo Press
- Publish Date: October 2005
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.22 x 0.71 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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