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- Tells the exciting story of Britain's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War
- Questions the myths and fills in the gaps in Mannock's life
- A very accessible book, and engagingly written
Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
"Adrian Smith has written an excellent book on one of the Great War's most successful fighter pilots." - The Journal of Military History
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Southampton New College, UK
Adrian Smith
About the author
Adrian Smith is Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton, UK. His many publications include a history of the early New Statesman, a portrait of his native city Coventry, a study of the Ministry of Defence, and a biography of Admiral Lord Mountbatten. Like Mick Mannock his formative years were spent in Canterbury.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot
Book Subtitle: Myth, Life and Politics
Authors: Adrian Smith
Series Title: Studies in Military and Strategic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286627
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Adrian Smith 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50982-6Published: 16 April 2001
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28662-7Published: 17 December 2000
Series ISSN: 2947-2423
Series E-ISSN: 2947-2431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 211
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Military, Literature, general, History of Britain and Ireland, Popular Science in Technology, European History