"One of the classic works of World War II."--London Review of Books

The Last Enemy

Biographies & Memoirs

Hillary, Richard

Historical

Vintage Books

Unavailable for nearly thirty years, this unflinching autobiographical account of the training, combat experience, and convalescence of an RAF pilot was written just before the author's return to, and death in, combat

Leaders & Notable People

St Martins Pr

One of the classic works of World War II.―London Review of Books

History

Military

St.Martin's Press

Literature & Fiction

The Last Enemy (Battle of Britain Series)

Europe

Pan Books, Ltd.

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Falling Through Space (Wings of War)

Time-Life Education

Described by critics as "not a book written by a pilot about the war, but a book written by a writer about a pilot", The Last Enemy tells the story of a young writer's experiences as a Spitfire pilot in training and during the Battle of Britain, and of the life he led after being shot down. Richard Hillary begins his story with a gripping account of his flight from Hornchurch on September 3, 1940, up and out over the Channel and into ferocious aerial combat, "a blur of twisting machines and tracer bullets". His plane hit and hurtling towards the water, Richard bails out of the flaming cockpit and parachutes into the Channel where, hours later, he is eventually rescued by the Margate lifeboat.The Last Enemy then tells the extraordinary and moving story surrounding that September day. It describes carefree days at Trinity College, Oxford, light-hearted competitive rowing in Germany and Hungary, training as a fighter pilot, aerial combat and then, after being shot down and cruelly burnt by the flames, of a slow and painful recovery. Richard tells also of great friendship and of tragic loss and - in yet more sombre tones - of intense and agonizing personal reflection and questioning about his own war experience, which transformed him fromm a gifted and handsome athlete, admired and envied by his contemporaries, into a ravaged figure. Unsure of whether or not he would ever be passed fit enough to fly again, Richard asks himself what he can do for those who have died? As he himself wrote: "Then after a while it came to me. I could write." And so he came to write The Last Enemy.This commemorative edition of The Last Enemy, with a foreword by D.M.W. to whom the book was originally dedicated, is being published on April 20, Richard Hillary's birthday, and in 2003, sixty years after his death.

Last Enemy (the)- Commemorative Ed.

Pippin Publishing

In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism and esprit de corps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughout its first century.
The Last Enemy is Richard Hilary's extraordinary account of his experience as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War. Hilary was shot down during the Battle of Britain, leading to months in hospital as part of Archibald McIndoe's 'Guinea Pig Club', undergoing pioneering plastic surgery to rebuild his face and hands. 
The Last Enemy was first published in 1942, just seven months before Hilary's untimely death in a second crash and has gone on to be hailed as one of the classic texts of World War II.

The Last Enemy: The Centenary Collection

Penguin

This early work by Richard Hillary was originally published in 1942 and we are now republishing it. 'The Last Enemy' is a work in which the author writes about his experiences as a Supermarine Spitfire pilot in World War II. This is and excellent work for anyone interested in military history.

Yoakum Press

One of the great memoirs of World War Two, Zephyr House is please to republish this classic work, written by a spitfire pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain. With a life both harrowing and tragic, Hillary has long been remembered as a great pilot and an even greater memoirist. This is a must read for any serious World War Two/Battle of Britain student.

The Last Enemy by Richard Hillary: A World War Two Memoir by a Spitfire Pilot

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The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy (Battle of Britain Series)

Falling Through Space (Wings of War)

Last Enemy (the)- Commemorative Ed.

The Last Enemy: The Centenary Collection

The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy by Richard Hillary: A World War Two Memoir by a Spitfire Pilot