Biggles Goes to War by Captain W. E. Johns

Biggles Goes to War

by Captain W. E. Johns

illustrated by Martin Tyas

Oxford University Press, 1950, [First Australian Edition], black and white illustrations, hardcover.

Fair Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, covers worn in general, dustjacket front attached to front cover, cut-out from dustjacket front wrap attached to inside front cover, previous owners’ inscription and old prices in pencil on front endpapers, age toned pages (see photographs)

“Biggles and his friends are equivalent of the knights-errant of medieval times; they are ready to go to the ends of earth and engage in any adventure, however perilous, for a worthy cause.  In the present story the cause is that of a small, peaceable European state whose independence is menaced by a warlike neighbour backed up by a great power.  Maltovia is not in a position to resist an aggressor, particularly one that threatens her from the air, for she has no air force.”