Piece of Cake
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With Hornets falling like flies, the Battle of Britain is no piece of cake.
Derek Robinson je britský autor známy najmä svojimi vojenskými leteckými románmi plnými čierneho humoru. Venoval sa tiež menej známym udalostiam z histórie Bristolu, svojho rodného mesta, a písal sprievodcov ragby. Jeho prvý román bol nominovaný na Bookerovu cenu v roku 1971. Robinsonova tvorba sa vyznačuje prenikavým pohľadom na ľudskú povahu v extrémnych situáciách, často s využitím sarkazmu a irónie. Skúma témy odvahy, priateľstva a absurdity vojny, pričom si zachováva jedinečný štýl a zmysel pre napätie.




With Hornets falling like flies, the Battle of Britain is no piece of cake.
A Classic Derek Robinson story: three groups of men converge for a final battle in the western desert during World War II. An SAS patrol travels through the Sahara to attack a German airbase hundreds of miles behind the lines; a German intelligence officer, with a personal grudge to settle, plans to play the SAS at their own game. And our old friends from Hornet Squadron (A PIECE OF CAKE) are overhead - only just - now committed to suicidal ground-attack missions to satisfy their commander's determination to keep his job. Note: First published in 1992.
The Booker-shortlisted Royal Flying Corps classic, reissued for the 50th Anniversary of its first publication