{"product_id":"the-last-enemy-the-centenary-collection","title":"The Last Enemy: The Centenary Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eSecond Hand\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism and esprit de corps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughout its first century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Enemy is Richard Hilary's extraordinary account of his experience as a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War. Hilary 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Enemy 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Hillary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43198169907369,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/hillary.jpg?v=1692753249","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-last-enemy-the-centenary-collection","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}