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The Last Enemy Richard Hillary Introduction by Sebastian Faulks " One of of the classic works of World War Two" — Philip French, London Review of Books "The Last Enemy rapidly acquired the aura of a book that says something vital, whose importance goes beyond what it literally describes...It became, and has remained a classic." — Sebastian Faulks The Last Enemy, written in 1942, details Richard Hillary's training as a Spitfire pilot and his participation in the Battle of Britain. Horribly burned when his plane is hit, he lived to recount here his agonizing, heroic , recuperation. Richard Hillary was born in Sydney, Australia in 1919 and educated at Oxford. He died in 1943. $14.95 192 pages, Paperback 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 ISBN: 1-58080-056-4 Rights available: North America