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A review by leemac027
The Last Enemy by Richard Hillary
3.0
It takes a while to adjust to something that was written back in the 1940s. The social norms, practices and beliefs of that time were quite different to what we have today.
Putting that aside, this is a wonderful recollection of Hillary's experiences as an RAF pilot during WWII. He is from a very privileged background and over time comes to realise how sheltered and fortunate he has been.
However he has to face reality with the hardships of the war, together with the harsh truth about the dangerous conditions they were flying in every day. Hillary lost many friends and colleagues and he himself was very badly injured when his plane went down in the sea. His rehabilitation journey at times brings a smile as he vividly recounts his nurse and their ongoing battle about what he can and can't do while in the hospital.
It's a journey back to a long gone era but a fabulous read to see this situation through the eyes of someone who lived it.
Putting that aside, this is a wonderful recollection of Hillary's experiences as an RAF pilot during WWII. He is from a very privileged background and over time comes to realise how sheltered and fortunate he has been.
However he has to face reality with the hardships of the war, together with the harsh truth about the dangerous conditions they were flying in every day. Hillary lost many friends and colleagues and he himself was very badly injured when his plane went down in the sea. His rehabilitation journey at times brings a smile as he vividly recounts his nurse and their ongoing battle about what he can and can't do while in the hospital.
It's a journey back to a long gone era but a fabulous read to see this situation through the eyes of someone who lived it.