A dramatic and romantic epic centred on a small group of RAF fighter pilots during the Second World War
James Holland is a historian, writer and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories including Battle of Britain and Dam Busters, and, most recently, Burma '44, he has also written nine works of historical fiction, including the Jack Tanner novels. He is currently writing an acclaimed three-volume new history of the Second World War in the West. He has presented - and written - a large number of television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, History and Discovery. He is also co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and co-founder of WarGen.org an online Second World War resource site, and presents the Chalke Valley History Hit podcast. A fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @James1940.
This beautifully written book is a work of exceptional
authenticity. The descriptions of life in the late 1930s and the
intensity of the air battles revive many recollections and make for
compelling reading.
*Geoffrey Wellum, former Battle of Britain pilot and author of
First Light*
Full of wartime atmosphere. Once again I could see the vapour
trails, hear the Spitfire engines and the lofty crackle of machine
guns
*Leslie Thomas, author of Waiting for the Day*
The ear-popping action sequences are tremendously exciting ... the
pastoral scenes reveal a deep and genuine love of the countryside
and its age-old traditions. Holland leaves one in no doubt what
ordinary British folk were fighting for
*Sunday Telegraph*
There can seldom have been a better, nor more detailed, evocation
of exactly what it was like to fly - and die - in the clear blue
skies above the English Channel in those heady days in the summer
and autumn of 1940
*Daily Mail*
He has joined the few who can bring history to life
*Guardian*
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