num_pages: 384
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: The Big Show: The Greatest Pilot's Story of World War II
titlecomplete: The Big Show: The Greatest Pilot's Story of World War II (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
genres: Military Fiction, History, Biography, World War II, Autobiography, Memoir, Military History, War, Aviation, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 3191
publisher: Cassell