Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and Politics (Studies in Military and Strategic History)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1137509821 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 211 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Like Mick Mannock his formative years were spent in Canterbury.. Adrian Smith is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK. His many publications include a history of the early New Statesman, a portrait of his native city Coventry, a study of the Ministry of Defence, and a biography of Admiral Lord Mountbatten
Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot is the authoritative life story of Britain and Ireland's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War; a working class hero and staunch socialist who in the skies above the Western Front combined engineering prowess, tactical initiative, and grim determination to become an inspirational squadron commander.
"Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History
Incisive Biography of the Top Allied Ace of WWI! Mike O'Connor Mick Mannock, in all likelihood the top Allied ace of WWI*, was a fascinating individual. Aside from being a top-notch fighter pilot/leader and Victoria Cross winner, he was, in essence, a genuine working class hero. Unknown but to his contemporaries during the war, Mannock's fame grew postwar with the publication of various questionable biographies that mythologized the man. MICK MANNOCK, FIGHTER PILOT however is a hardnosed, well-researched and informative look at