{"product_id":"9781405937504-the-last-enemy","title":"The Last Enemy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Centenary Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eesprit de cor\u003c\/i\u003eps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughout its first century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e is Richard Hillary's extraordinary account of his experience as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War.  Hillary 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Centenary Collection:\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Enemy \u003c\/i\u003eby Richard Hillary\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eTumult in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e by James Goodson\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eGoing Solo \u003c\/i\u003eby Roald Dahl\u003cbr\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eFirst Light \u003c\/i\u003eby Geoffrey Wellum\u003cbr\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eTornado Down\u003c\/i\u003e by John Peters \u0026amp; John Nichol\u003cbr\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eImmediate Response\u003c\/i\u003e by Mark Hammond \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40949143634017,"sku":"9781405937504","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32333264.jpg?v=1737186972","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405937504-the-last-enemy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}