The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain

â€˜Madcap, Squadron scramble. Patrol base, Angels Fifteen.â€™

This message echoes across the airstrip, warning that enemy planes have been sighted and 606 Squadron is off to do battle once moreâ€¦

When Sergeant Chris Thorne arrives at RAF Hartby in the spring of 1940, there is little sign of impending war.

The sleepiness of the English countryside, of his native Yorkshire, is scarcely interrupted by the small airfield, whose complement of outdated Gloster Gladiators marks out the men assigned to the airbase as low on the militaryâ€™s list of priorities.

For the nearby village of Hartby Steeple, RAF Hartby rarely impinges on daily life: the airmen prefer the neighbouring market town of Garthbridge for entertainment, and with only boring Gladiators based out of the airfield, the boys of the village have long since lost interest in the airbase goings-on.

Only Susan Wetherall, who lives above Hartby Steeple with her father at Swallow Hill Farm, has any real interest in the airfield and its occupantsâ€¦particularly the handsome Thorne, whose company she has longed for since their first chance encounter.

But when Germany attacks Norway, the peace of this quiet part of Yorkshire is shattered.

Thorne and his fellow airmen find themselves thrust into a brutal war that only seems likely to get worse, forced to rethink their ideas of airplane combat on the fly.

As the lives of the airmen and the villagers inevitably become intertwined, the Germans prepare for the final destruction, and Susan begins to wonder if Thorne can possibly survive the winged messengers of death that come from across the Channelâ€¦

Praise for Robert Jackson

â€˜The descriptions of weaponryâ€¦are authentically detailed.â€™ - Publishers Weekly

'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Cold Kill.

Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.
Country USA
Manufacturer Lume Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-12
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Lume Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-10-12
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook

The Battle of Britain

Praise for Robert Jackson

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