The first scholarly study of the men of the RAF and British culture during the war, The Flyer examines the lives of these men and their popular representation in literary and cinematic texts. It illuminates broader issues of gender, class, race, emotional life, and the creation of a national myth in modern Britain. INDICE: Introduction; 1: The allure of the flyer; 2: A man's world; 3: Theflyer in love; 4: Husbands and fathers; 5: The flyer and fear; 6: A darker blue; 7: The new Achilles? literature, technology and violence; 8: Coming home; Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-19-960229-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés