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Set during the height of World War I in January 1918, Goshawk Squadron follows the misfortunes of a British flight squadron on the Western Front. For Stanley Woolley, commanding officer of Goshawk Squadron, the romance of chivalry in the clouds is just a myth. The code he drums into his men is simple and savage: shoot the enemy in the back before he knows you're there. Even so, he believes the whole squadron will be dead within three months. A monumental work at the time of its original release, Booker-shortlisted Goshawk Squadron is now viewed as a classic in the mode of Catch 22. Wry, brutal, cynical and hilarious, the men of Robinson's squadron are themselves an embodiment of the maddening contradictions of war: as much a refined troop of British gentleman as they are a viscous band of brothers hell-bent on staying alive and winning the war.
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A bleak and savage book, full of the terror of warfare and shot through with grim humour; a sort of first-world-war Catch 22 (Nicholas Lezard, Guardian)
A terrific impact . . . Goshawk Squadron has the authoritative ring of a little classic on the subject of war. (Observer)
From the beginning, the feel of this book is totally authentic . . . The comedy is real, too, not gallows humour. I laughed aloud, several times. And was, in the end, reduced to tears. (Daily Telegraph)
One of the most powerful indictments of war I have ever read . . . Quietly savage, funny and heart-breaking . . . A book which must once and for all explode the myth of honourable warfare. (Sunday Telegraph)
Shocking, but by no means insensitive, this novel of Derek Robinson's is a remarkable story of war in the air. (Peter Townsend)
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A terrific impact . . . Goshawk Squadron has the authoritative ring of a little classic on the subject of war. (Observer)
From the beginning, the feel of this book is totally authentic . . . The comedy is real, too, not gallows humour. I laughed aloud, several times. And was, in the end, reduced to tears. (Daily Telegraph)
One of the most powerful indictments of war I have ever read . . . Quietly savage, funny and heart-breaking . . . A book which must once and for all explode the myth of honourable warfare. (Sunday Telegraph)
Shocking, but by no means insensitive, this novel of Derek Robinson's is a remarkable story of war in the air. (Peter Townsend)
World War One aviators were more than just soldiers they were the knights of the sky, and the press and public idolised the gallant young heroes. But for Stanley Woolley, commanding officer of Goshawk Squadron, the romance of chivalry in the clouds is just a myth.
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- PublisherDa Capo Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0786715952
- ISBN 13 9780786715954
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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