Le Dernier envol, Règis Hautiére and Romain Hugault

In French, 2nd hand as new, hardcover 48 pages in colour,  24 x 1.2 x 32.3 cm, Paquet 14 September 2005

1942-1945. The twentieth century is experiencing its darkest moments. While the earth shakes under the bombs, the sky is the scene of fierce fighting. Up there, planes rub against each other, men face each other, destinies intersect. Four pilots, among the best of their respective nations, take flight, one after the other, in this gloomy sky and, in the solitude of their cockpits, in addition to having to face the cold, the altitude and the projectiles, each must also face a more insidious enemy: doubt. Among these birds of prey, launched at more than 600 km/h towards their targets, how many know that this flight will be the last? ...