Ennis, Garth

The Stringbags

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ISBN 13:
9781682475034
author:
Ennis, Garth
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Naval Institute Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
28.19 x 18.54 x 1.52 centimetres
Genre:
Fiction & Literature,Comics & Graphic Novels, Literary,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 5 working days
£19.56

Description

The Stringbags is an epic tale of young men facing death in an aircraft almost out of time. In the early years of World War II, the Royal Navy's Fairey Swordfish squadrons took to the skies, equipped with a biplane torpedo bomber that was underpowered and undergunned. Despite this, their crews flew with courage and skill, achieving triumphs against the Italian Fleet at Taranto and the mighty German battleship Bismarck in the Atlantic. The story of these men is one of bravery and sacrifice, as they faced the deadly challenge of the Channel Dash in the bleak winter waters of their homeland. Based on the true story of the Royal Navy's Swordfish crews, this book tells their tale of living on the edge, with the greatest tributes to their courage coming from the enemy who strove to kill them. Garth Ennis, writer of Preacher and The Boys, and PJ Holden, artist of Battlefields and World of Tanks: Citadel, present a gripping narrative that brings to life the men who flew these iconic aircraft.

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