The balloonist
By: James Long
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Thorpe; Charnwood
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9781444826340
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Fiction
Description: Running from a troubled past, Lieutenant Willy Fraser, formerly of the Royal Flying Corps, has chosen the most dangerous job on the Western Front - a balloon observer hanging under a gasbag filled with explosive hydrogen, four thousand feet above the Ypres Salient, anchored by a slender cable. Swept across enemy lines after his balloon is damaged, Willy is hidden by Belgian farmers, whom he grows close to during his stay; with their aid, he manages to escape across the flooded delta at the English Channel and return to his duties. But once he's back in the air, spotting for artillery and under attack, Willy can only focus on his own survival - until he is forced to make an impossible decision that threatens the life of the woman he has come to love.
Notes: Adult.
Table of contents: title: Running from a troubled past, Lieutenant Willy Fraser, formerly of the Royal Flying Corps, has chosen the most dangerous job on the Western Front; title: a balloon observer hanging under a gasbag filled with explosive hydrogen, four thousand feet above the Ypres Salient, anchored by a slender cable. Swept across enemy lines after his balloon is damaged, Willy is hidden by Belgian farmers, whom he grows close to during his stay; with their aid, he manages to escape across the flooded delta at the English Channel and return to his duties. But once he's back in the air, spotting for artillery and under attack, Willy can only focus on his own survival; title: until he is forced to make an impossible decision that threatens the life of the woman he has come to love.