Landfall : a channel story
Author | : Nevil Shute |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 1958 |
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Author | : Nevil Shute |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 1958 |
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Author | : Nevil Shute |
Publisher | : Alien Ebooks |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2023-03-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1667602748 |
Landfall is set during World War II and follows the story of a young naval officer named John Franklin, who is given the task of escorting a group of civilian refugees across the English Channel to safety in Scotland. The journey is perilous and Franklin must navigate treacherous waters and avoid German submarines while dealing with the challenges of leading a group of disparate people from different backgrounds and with different needs. Along the way, Franklin falls in love with a young woman named Valerie Russell, who is also one of the refugees. As they make their way north, the group faces many challenges and must rely on each other to survive. "Landfall" is a gripping tale of adventure and survival during wartime, and a poignant story of love and human connection amidst chaos and uncertainty.
Author | : Nevil Shute Norway |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2022-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Landfall" by Nevil Shute Norway. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : Nevil Shute |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2010-07-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307474070 |
When Jerry Chambers, a young coastal patrol pilot during World War II, is accused of mistakenly sinking a British submarine he is reprimanded and sent to a remote posting to test an experimental new bomb, a dangerous mission far away from the woman he loves. While Jerry risks his life, his sweetheart Mona sets about trying to clear her lover's name before it is too late.
Author | : Nevil Shute (pseud. van Nevil Shute Norway.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1952 |
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ISBN | : |
Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog staat een jonge RAF-piloot terecht voor het doden van landgenoten. Alleen zijn vriendin gelooft in zijn onschuld.
Author | : Richard Thorn |
Publisher | : Troubador Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2017-08-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1788032578 |
Nevil Shute was a writer whose books were frequently looked down on by literary critics and yet when he died in 1960 he was one of the best selling novelists of his day. Today, books such as A Town Like Alice and On the Beach continue to attract new generations of fans. However there was more to Shute than his books, a great deal more. Richard Thorn explores Shute’s personal and professional life, drawing from extensive research carried out using archives and sources in the UK, USA and Australia. Nevil Shute Norway began his professional life as an aeronautical engineer working on the outskirts of London for the newly established de Havilland Aircraft Company. He quickly went on to play a key role in Britain’s ill-fated and final airship programme, before co-founding an aircraft manufacturing company at the height of an economic depression. All the while, using the pseudonym Nevil Shute, he spent his time writing for relaxation in the evenings. After the Second World War, he flew a single-engined aeroplane to Australia and back in search for new material for his novels. Fascinated by the new world that he had seen, the novelist sold up and moved his family to Australia, buying a farm in a small town on the outskirts of Melbourne. For the remainder of his life, Australia was his home and the inspiration for many of his best-loved novels. Shute tells the story of the life and times of an extraordinary man who made a significant contribution to twentieth century popular literature. This book will appeal to fans of Shute’s work, those interested in his background and personal life or to readers interested in the early years of the aviation industry in Britain.
Author | : Mark Lardas |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2020-02-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472836022 |
At the start of World War II, few thought the U-boat would be as devastating as it proved to be. But convoys and sonar-equipped escorts proved inadequate to defend the Allies' merchantmen, and the RAF's only offensive weapon was the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. For RAF Coastal Command, the first two years of the war were the hardest. Although starved of resources, operating with outdated aircraft and often useless weaponry, they were still the only force that could take the fight to the U-boats. But in these two years, the RAF learned what it needed to win the Battle of the Atlantic. Gradually developing new tactics and technology, such as airborne radar, signals intelligence, and effective weaponry, the Allies ended 1941 in a position to defeat Dönitz's growing fleet of U-boats. This book, the first of two volumes, explains the fascinating history of how the RAF kept the convoys alive against the odds, and developed the force that would prevail in the climactic battles of 1942 and 1943.
Author | : Nevil Shute |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Air pilots, Military |
ISBN | : |
A British air reconnaissance officer pursues a pub waitress, Mona, only to have his life thrown into chaos when he accidentally bombs a British U-boat. A relationship that begins as a romantic fling is suddenly tested as Mona fights to make the Navy listen to the evidence she has discovered about this tragedy.
Author | : S. P. MacKenzie |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2019-08-08 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1350024864 |
Since the Second World War, depictions of Royal Air Force operations in film and television drama have become so numerous that they make up a genre worthy of scholarly attention. In this illuminating study, S. P. MacKenzie explores the different ways in which the men of RAF Bomber Command have been represented in dramatic form on the big and small screen from the war years to the present day. Bomber Boys on Screen is the first in-depth study of how and why the screen-drama image of those who flew, those who directed them, and those who provided support for RAF bomber operations has changed over time, sometimes in contested circumstances. Until now dramas that focus on Bomber Command have tended to be mentioned only in passing or studied in isolation, despite the prevalence of surveys of both the British war film genre and of aviation cinema. In Bomber Boys on Screen MacKenzie examines the development, presentation, and reception of significant dramas on a decade-by-decade basis. Titles from the beginning of the war (The Lion Has Wings, 1939) to the start of new century (Bomber's Moon, 2014) are situated in the context of technical possibilities and limitations, evolving social and cultural norms in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and the development of moral and utilitarian controversies surrounding the wartime bomber offensive directed against Nazi Germany. While the focus is on feature films and television plays, reference is also made to documentaries, memorials, veterans' organizations, book titles, war comics, and other representations of the war fought by Bomber Command.
Author | : Nevil Shute |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2015-01-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781941147528 |
"Grips the reader . . . The story has pace and excitement, unforced sentiment and wholly unaffected gaiety." - "Times Literary Supplement" "He knows how to build a story mounting page by page in suspense . . . a thriller if ever there was one, and a classic thriller at that." - "New York Times" "Admirably written . . . full of drama and good humour." - "Evening Standard" As wartime assignments go, Jerry Chambers doesn't have it too bad. By day he flies routine patrols over the English Channel, leaving his nights free for drinking and dancing with his girlfriend, the lovely barmaid Mona. Everything seems to be going right - until Jerry accidentally sinks a British submarine! Seeking to redeem himself, he accepts a transfer to a dangerous mission, risking his life to test an experimental and deadly new weapon that could help defeat Hitler. Meanwhile, back home, Mona thinks she has discovered proof of Jerry's innocence and sets out to clear his name - but will anyone believe her, and will she be too late? Based in part on real-life events that occurred during the Second World War, Nevil Shute's seventh novel, "Landfall" (1940), is a thrilling page-turner that draws on Shute's own experiences as a pilot and engineer. This edition features a new introduction by Rob Spence. About the Author: Nevil Shute (1899-1960) was one of the most popular and beloved British novelists of the 20th century. A prolific author, his works include the classics "A Town Like Alice" (1950) and "On the Beach" (1957), both of which were adapted as successful films.