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Stalin Vs. Me

Donald Jack author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Duckworth Books

Published:9th Aug '18

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Expect dogfights, beautiful Russian spies, and a seat-of-the-pants finale in Bandy’s last thrilling adventure.

Somehow, despite his advancing years, veteran airman Bart Bandy is back in the air – he’s been given command of an RAF squadron in Normandy, shortly after D-Day. 

Exciting dogfights, beautiful Russian spies and a hair-raising finale make a terrific last adventure for Donald Jack’s maverick hero – sharper, blacker and funnier than ever. 

Somehow, despite his advancing years and receding hairline, veteran airman Bart Bandy has plummeted through the ranks and got himself back in the air – he’s given command of an RAF squadron in Normandy, shortly after D-Day.  The Germans are on the run but not yet beat, and Bart soon has a very close encounter with notorious Luftwaffe ace Willy Strand.

Then the war does end and after a strange meeting with an enigmatic fellow called Kim Philby, Bart is invited to Yalta, with the august party that contains Churchill, Roosevelt, and Josef Stalin of course. But something’s troubling him – wasn’t Uncle Joe really pretty keen on rubbing out our old friend, once upon a time?

Exciting dogfights, beautiful Russian spies, and a seat-of-the-pants finale make a terrific last adventure for Donald Jack’s maverick hero – sharper, blacker and funnier than ever. 

Praise for The Bandy Papers Series

'I enjoyed every word . . . terrifically funny' P.G. Wodehouse


'The Bandy Papers deserve to be read in private where insane giggling can go unnoticed' Jack Granatstein

 


'Jack does more than play it for laughs . . . The mingling of humor and horror is like a clown tap-dancing on a coffin, but Jack is skillful enough to get away with it' Time Magazine


'Funny. Very. Donald Jack has as light a touch with this fragile art as his hero has on throttle of a Sopwith Camel. Excessive corn is avoided in favour of wit and a delight in life' New York Times


'Bartholomew Bandy is the most remarkable hero (or anti-hero) since Harold Lloyd impersonated the Freshman' Chicago Tribune


'To know Bandy is to love him . . . you tend to gallop through and come hurtling out at the end panting for more' The Sunday Sun


'For those to whom Bandy is a newcomer, what a treat is in store' Toronto Star

ISBN: 9781911440543

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320 pages