Airborne / Robert Radcliffe.
Material type: TextSeries: Radcliffe, Robert. Airborne ; 1.Publisher: London : Head Of Zeus, 2017Description: 368, 7 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781784973834
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection | Fiction Collection | RADC | 1 | Available | T00616577 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'Fascinating and convincing' THE TIMES . 17 September 1944: The Allies have launched the largest airborne offensive in history, delivering 36,000 troops by parachute and glider to the Dutch-German Border. In what will become known as the Battle of Arnhem , half of them will fall as casualties of war. Among their number is Theo Trickey, a young paratrooper so dreadfully injured he is not expected to survive. Under the care of Medical Officer Captain Daniel Garland, Trickey is shipped to Germany as a Prisoner of War . As Garland slowly nurses him back to health, he discovers that there's much that is unusual about Trickey, starting with a chance meeting he had with Erwin Rommel before the War... From the bestselling author of Under an English Heaven , Airborne is the first in an unforgettable trilogy that tells the story of a young soldier, of a new regiment and how, together, they altered the course of a war.
17 September 1944: the allies launch the largest airborne offensive in history, delivering 36,000 troops by parachute and glider to the Dutch-German Border. In nine days time, half of them will be casualties of war. Among their number is Theo Trickey, a young paratrooper so dreadfully injured he is not expected survive. Under the care of Medical Officer Captain Daniel Garland, Trickey is shipped to Germany as a Prisoner of War. As Garland slowly nurses him back to health, he discovers that there's something unusual about Trickey, starting with a chance meeting Trickey had with Erwin Rommel before the War... AIRBORNE retells the story of the Second World War as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary young man in quite extraordinary circumstances.