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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.

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"Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History



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Map: Mick Mannock's Western FrontIntroduction to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. A Pre-war Education, 1888-1914 3. Preparing for War, 1914-1917 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-1918 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Mick Mannock Fighter Pilot Myth Life and Politics Studies in Military and Strategic History

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      Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan UK
      Publication Date: 4/16/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781137509826, 978-1137509826
      ISBN10: 1137509821
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      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review

      "Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History



      Table of Contents
      Map: Mick Mannock's Western FrontIntroduction to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. A Pre-war Education, 1888-1914 3. Preparing for War, 1914-1917 4. 40 Squadron, 1917-1918 5. 74 and 85 Squadrons, 1918 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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