Attack Alarm is a 1941 thriller novel by the British writer Hammond Innes. It was inspired by the author's own experience as an anti-aircraft gunner at RAF Kenley during the Battle of Britain.[1] In fact, according to Adrian Jack, the manuscript "was written on a gun-site after he had joined the Royal Artillery".[2]
 First edition | |
| Author | Hammond Innes |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
It was published in the United States the following year by Macmillan.[3]
Synopsis
editIn the summer of 1940, as the battle between the British and German air forces continues a former Fleet Street journalist now a gunner serving in an anti-aircraft battery begins to suspect that there may be a plot on the ground even more dangerous to his country than the enemy planes.
References
edit- ^ "ATTACK ALARM – Hammond Innes's portrait of Kenley's Hardest Day". Kenley Revival. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Obituary: Hammond Innes – Arts & Entertainment – The Independent
- ^ Vinson & Kirkpatrick p.455
Bibliography
edit- James Vinson & D. L. Kirkpatrick. Contemporary Novelists. St. James Press, 1986.
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