{"product_id":"9780857052254","title":"Hornet's Sting","description":"Author: Derek Robinson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857052254\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1917, and Captain Stanley Woolley joins an R.F.C. squadron whose pilots are starting to fear the worst: their war over the Western Front may go on for years. A pilot's life is usually short, so while it lasts it is celebrated strenuously. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistractions from the brutality of the air war include British nurses; eccentric Russian pilots; bureaucratic battles over the plum-jam ration; rat-hunting with Very pistols; and the C.O.'s patent, potent cocktail, known as 'Hornet's Sting'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as the summer offensives boil up, none of these can offer any lasting comfort.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919126937758,"sku":"ING-9780857052254","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857052254.jpg?v=1782808368","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857052254","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}