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Original Title:	Biggles in France
ISBN:	0099283115 (ISBN13: 9780099283119)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Biggles #9

Biggles in France (Biggles #9) Paperback | Pages: 224 pages

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Title	:	Biggles in France (Biggles #9)
Author	:	W.E. Johns
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 224 pages
Published	:	July 27th 1993 by Red Fox Books (first published November 1935)
Categories	:	Fiction. Adventure. War. World War I. Childrens. Short Stories. Historical. Historical Fiction

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A burst of bullets struck Biggles' machine somewhere just behind him, and he jerked the control-stick back into his stomach. A Hun shot past his wing-tip, so close that Biggles flinched.'That's too close!' he muttered. 'Where the dickens are the S. E.'s?'Biggles battles through the First World War, honing his flying skills in terrifying battles against the finest fighters the enemy can supply. But he finds war provides more light-hearted adventures as well, and this collection of stories from early in Biggles' career combines the fun of being part of 266 squadron and the fear of deadly serious aerial combat.

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A collection of short stories that all have been published in other Biggles books. I can't remember if it is one of the first books or if it is in Biggles of 266 but if you have read those books then nothing here is new.Well, a few stories are changed/edited a bit but I don't know if that is because of the edition or because of the books. When republished in the 70s(?) the editor did a lot of change and I read that version.



The surface of this is the derring do of the adventurous World War I pilot, but underneath this is an acknowledgement that many of the pilots ate breakfast together and then didn't ever see each other again. Captain W. E. Johns is writing about stuff he knows about, he served in World War I as a pilot and knew the stories, probably just vaguely fictionalised the stories and they're here as a snapshot of a time and a place.These are short stories, some a chapter long, others a few chapters

It was very nice, especially because it gives you an idea of how life was like in the war at a sqaudron.

This is a collection of somewhat connected short stories (each spread over roughly two chapters) of Biggles adventures when posted at a French airbase Maranique. His quests range from friendly contests with other squadrons (particularly the 287th and Captain Wilkinson Wilks) over the number of enemy crafts brought down and the distance they entered beyond the lines, to coordinated action when needed, a run-in with a bull, a turkey hunt for Christmas, and even suspected spy activity. The stories

This is a collection of somewhat connected short stories (each spread over roughly two chapters) of Biggles adventures when posted at a French airbase Maranique. His quests range from friendly contests with other squadrons (particularly the 287th and Captain Wilkinson Wilks) over the number of enemy crafts brought down and the distance they entered beyond the lines, to coordinated action when needed, a run-in with a bull, a turkey hunt for Christmas, and even suspected spy activity. The stories

{4.5 stars}They just get better and better. A few pages in, I knew I would once again immensely enjoy a Biggles book. I was reading this at night and at the end of the chapter where the French pilot sits down and sobs because he ruined his plane, I couldn't stop laughing. My younger brother gave me a look, sending me into more giggles. So there's one of the main reasons I liked this one even better. There were four specific stories in it that had me laughing out loud (that is rare :))One time