Hullo Russia, Goodbye England Audiolibro Por Derek Robinson arte de portada

Hullo Russia, Goodbye England

Vista previa
OFERTA POR TIEMPO LIMITADO

3 meses gratis
Prueba por $0.00
La oferta termina el 31 de julio, 2025 a las 11:59PM PT.
Elige 1 audiolibro al mes de nuestra colección inigualable.
Escucha todo lo que quieras de entre miles de audiolibros, Originals y podcasts incluidos.
Accede a ofertas y descuentos exclusivos.
Premium Plus se renueva automáticamente por $14.95/mes después de 3 meses. Cancela en cualquier momento.

Hullo Russia, Goodbye England

De: Derek Robinson
Narrado por: Nick McArdle
Prueba por $0.00

$0.00/mes despues de 3 meses. La oferta termina el 31 de julio, 2025 a las 11:59PM PT. Cancela en cualquier momento.

Compra ahora por $17.35

Compra ahora por $17.35

Confirma la compra
la tarjeta con terminación
Al confirmar tu compra, aceptas las Condiciones de Uso de Audible y el Aviso de Privacidad de Amazon. Impuestos a cobrar según aplique.
Cancelar

Acerca de esta escucha

Having survived a double tour on Lancasters in WW2 (and won two DFCs), Flight Lieutenant Silk rejoins Bomber Command much later and qualifies to fly the Vulcan bomber. Welcoming him, the airbase commander says: “You have the best, and the worst, job in the world. You have the Vulcan, incomparably the finest bomber. That's the best bit. Your job is to fly to the Soviet Union and destroy cities. That's the worst bit. If Moscow decides to go berserk, Soviet bombers can attack us with nuclear weapons - enough to turn these islands into a smoking wasteland.”

Trouble ahead. And when the lovely Zoe brings politics to the party, the mixture is explosive.

©2008 Derek Robinson (P)2010 Soundings
Suspenso Thriller y Suspenso Unión Soviética Rusia Ficción Fuerza Aérea
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro805_stickypopup
Todas las estrellas
Más relevante  
Not Derek Robinson's best. Tried to be a bit overly moral. Liked seeing familiar characters. Ending left us just hanging. What happened to Silk and Zoey?

Not his best!

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.

I discovered Derek Robinson courtesy of a muddy videotape version of his UK TV series, "A Piece of Cake" over a decade ago. Enthralled, I immediately plunged into this and his other books - those that I could find in the US, that is. Unlike and antiseptic Heller's "Catch 22", this is a sardonic writer whose, primarily WWII- (and WWI-) focused works one can so easily relate to. (I'm sure Robinson's WWII RAF experience helps).

Nobody beats Robinson in describing the spontaneity and ferocity of aerial combat or, for that matter, the poignancy of lost love on terra firma. And always there's that inevitable acerbic twist.

Sadly, Robinson's books, while generally very well reviewed - "Goshawk Squadron" after all was long listed for the Booker Prize - never seem to have hit the charts in the US.

But we lucky few (or perhaps, not so few?) know better.

This book is perhaps more topical, in that it covers a larger span of history. WWII, yes, but also the 1950s and points beyond as well.

Droll, informative, laugh-out-loud funny....in short, an all-around winner.

And the book meets its match in the very fine UK narrator, Nick McArdle.

Five stars, all around.

Smart, funny, droll, fabulous....

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.