{"product_id":"the-last-enemy-9780099551829","title":"The Last Enemy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Richard Hillary, one of Sebastian Faulks'' three ''fatal englishmen''. In this extraordinary account, the author details his experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, in which he was shot down, 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 Two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e rapidly acquired the aura of a book that says something vital, whose importance goes beyond what it literally describes * Sebastian Faulks *\u003cbr\u003eThis slim volume of Hillary's seems to have a weight which makes it sink into the depths of one's memory, while tons of printed bulk drift as flotsom on its surface -- Arthur Koestler\u003cbr\u003eOne of the classic books of World War Two -- Philip French * London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eRivetingly well told...It will still speak to anyone who cares for the romance and tragedy of a lost hero. -- Godfrey Smith * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eElegantly affecting memoir -- David Horspool * The Times *","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017526542679,"sku":"9780099551829","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099551829.jpg?v=1750773836","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-enemy-9780099551829","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}