The Last Enemy is the story of Richard Hillary one of Sebastian Faulks& three &fatal englishmen& In this extraordinary account the author details his experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War in which he was shot down leading to months in hospital as part of Archibald Mc Indoe&s & Guinea Pig Club& undergoing pioneering plastic surgery to rebuild his face & hands The Last Enemy was first published in 1942 just seven months before Hilary&s untimely death in a second crash & has gone on to be hailed as one of the classic texts of World War Two