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Derek Robinson

    Derek Robinson è un autore britannico celebrato per i suoi romanzi di aviazione militare, distinti dal loro potente umorismo nero. La sua opera approfondisce gli aspetti più crudi della storia, in particolare gli eventi meno discussi della sua città natale, Bristol, e si estende a guide sul rugby. Le narrazioni di Robinson sono caratterizzate da un esame acuto e spesso satirico della natura umana sotto costrizione. Esplora magistralmente temi di coraggio, cameratismo e le assurdità intrinseche al conflitto, il tutto trasmesso attraverso una voce narrativa distintiva e un avvincente senso del ritmo.

    Het Havik-squadron
    Migraine Art
    Goshawk Squadron
    A Good Clean Fight
    Piece of Cake
    • Migraine Art

      The Migraine Experience from Within

      • 400pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Migraine Art includes more than 300 powerful illustrations and paintings created by migraine sufferers from around the world. It provides a thoroughly unique window into the subjective world of the migraine sufferer. The idea of collecting migraine art started with a number of public competitions in the 1980s, which encouraged artists, both amateur and professional, to illustrate the pain, the visual disturbances, and the effect migraines had on their lives. The book includes hundreds of these submissions as well as detailed descriptions of different types of migraine visual phenomena.Covering such topics as migraine signs, triggers, and treatments, as well as types of visual hallucinations and somatic sensations and experiences, the book offers a comprehensive view of the migraine experience. Each category of visual disturbance is accompanied by related artwork. A description of migraine visual experiences of famous historical figures, such as Blaise Pascal and Lewis Carroll, provide historical background on the topic. The book also includes a history of four Migraine Art competitions and information about the Migraine Art collection.

      Migraine Art2008
    • Goshawk Squadron

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      The Booker-shortlisted Royal Flying Corps classic, reissued for the 50th Anniversary of its first publication

      Goshawk Squadron2005
      4,0
    • A Good Clean Fight

      • 453pagine
      • 16 ore di lettura

      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.

      A Good Clean Fight1993
      4,2
    • Piece of Cake

      • 720pagine
      • 26 ore di lettura

      With Hornets falling like flies, the Battle of Britain is no piece of cake.

      Piece of Cake1984
      4,5