| The Devil--With Wings: An Epic Tale of Fighter Aircraft and British Spy-Craft in War-Torn China Special Edition Contributor(s): Hubbard, L. Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592123090 ISBN-13: 9781592123094 Publisher: Galaxy Press (CA) OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007927529 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Series: Action Adventure Short Stories Collection |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 136 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126536 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fighter pilot Gary Forsythe is a man on fire. He's tough, steely-eyed, hunted by many and feared by all. He's British Secret Service--a striking predecessor to James Bond--with a chip on his shoulder and a .50 caliber machinegun in his flying killing machine. He is The Devil--With Wings. The Japanese have invaded Manchuria, and Forsythe has made it his mission to stop them. Japanese Military Intelligence has made it their mission to knock the Devil out of the skies. But a dogfight with the Imperial Japanese Air Force is child's play compared to the challenge that awaits him.... Her name is Patricia Weston. Japanese spies have falsely accused the British pilot of murdering her brother--and now she wants vengeance. And for once in his life, Forsythe is disarmed--by his love for a woman who has vowed to kill him. As a young man, Hubbard visited Manchuria, where his closest friend headed up British intelligence in northern China. Hubbard gained a unique insight into the intelligence operations and spy-craft in the region as well as the hostile political climate between China and Japan--a knowledge that informs stories like The Devil--With Wings. "A rousing...adventure thriller...fast action." --Publishers Weekly |
Contributor Bio(s): Hubbard, L. Ron: - With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard. |