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Biggles is back! And with new retro-style covers he's bigger than ever.
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'Don't move yet. I'm going out of the front door. They'll rush me then. That's your chance to go out the back way. Got that?'-'Quite clear.'-'Good! But don't think I'm exaggerating. My chances of getting out of here alive are about one in a hundred. Yours are one in ten. They'll kill you without the slightest compunction if they think you're with me. I don't know what you're doing here, but it doesn't matter. Make for London. If you get there, tell them what happened.'Biggles, Algy and Ginger accidentally arrive in Spain during the civil war. After a chance encounter with a British Intelligence agent who passes them a coded message which has to be got back to the Ministry of Defence in London, they are involved in a desperate chase to get back home with the evil chief of Intelligence and Propaganda after them.
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I lapped up everything Biggles when I was ten years old but seemed to have missed this one, so thought it would be good idea to fill in one of the gaps.
The First World War stories were always the best - they were more involving, more plausible and our hero felt a little more fallible. This was true even of Biggles and the Rescue Flight, which was written at the same time as Biggles in Spain.
Bearing in mind that this was when Captain Johns was favouring a less subtle style to gee up patriotic schoolboys, we can perhaps shrug off the odd stereotype or over simplistic viewpoint, because the best of Biggles' and his time is still always there.
The action and plotting are as crisp as ever, of course. Not the best but still a swift and energetic read.
The First World War stories were always the best - they were more involving, more plausible and our hero felt a little more fallible. This was true even of Biggles and the Rescue Flight, which was written at the same time as Biggles in Spain.
Bearing in mind that this was when Captain Johns was favouring a less subtle style to gee up patriotic schoolboys, we can perhaps shrug off the odd stereotype or over simplistic viewpoint, because the best of Biggles' and his time is still always there.
The action and plotting are as crisp as ever, of course. Not the best but still a swift and energetic read.
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20 chapters which seem to be very good english and the scottish and cockney characters seem to be speaking their dialects so well and it adds colour to the characters ,leaving one wanting to learn more about the spanish civil war or perhaps another Biggles book. I like the footnotes giving meaningsI of terms or words Imagine reading a book set in Spain to find out what "Blighty" is !!!Will have to read it again because am not sure what happened to the mechanic towards the end. Perhaps Goudini survived also They may have operated on him to remove his hunch so he may have re-appeared later in book as another interrogator and that was why he knew so much about the 3 airmen!!!
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Yet again Biggles and his team are flying into danger. This time in Spain. As usual this is an exciting adventure. Suitable for "boys" of all ages!
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Excellent, gripping war time flying. A must read.
This is excellent literature. A book that combines realistic air combat with profound historical content. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2000
An adventure that takes you deep into the Spainish jungle.
Deep in the Spainish Jungle Biggles and his freinds come up with some outrages plan to foil the enemy. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2000
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