The Big Show: The Greatest Pilot's Story of World War II (Cassell… (edition 2007)

by Pierre Clostermann

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Title:	The Big Show: The Greatest Pilot's Story of World War II (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
Authors:	Pierre Clostermann
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I reread this after an absence of about 40 years and enjoyed enormously again. A great read and informative and as my fellow reviewer said informative especially about the Tempest - the mark Vi being the fastest piston fighter of the war. (

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martinhughharvey | Aug 12, 2009 |

One of the lesser-known pilot memoirs of World War II, but interesting for two reasons: First, because it's written by one of the many European refugee-pilots who joined the British air force after German troops overran their homelands; second, because it's the only memoir I know of by a pilot who flew Britain's great late-war ground-attack fighters: the Hawker Typhoon and Tempest.

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The Big Show: Some Experiences of a French Fighter Pilot in the R.A.F.

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This is absolutely the best fighter pilot memoir of World War II. Pierre Closterman was a Free French fighter ace and his account of the air war over Britain and France has justly become famous. It contains everything one could wish for: wonderfully observed descriptions of wartime Britain, frighteningly evocative stories of in-the-cockpit action, an amazing cast of characters, and all the drama and bravery of a man fighting a desperate war thousands of feet above the ground. An undeniable classic and a true page-turner.

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