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AN UNFORGETTABLE WW2 NOVEL OF THE RAF, FROM A FORMER RAF PILOT.
Yorkshire, March 1940. The war is still a rumour from a distant country.
The village of Hartby Steeple has stood in its loop of river for nine hundred years. No army has ever crossed its bridge. No bomb has ever fallen on its fields.
Young pilot Chris Thorne has arrived at the airfield beyond the village to join 606 Squadron — twelve men in obsolete biplanes, waiting for a war they have not yet seen.
For the villagers, life carries on as it always has.
Then comes Norway. Then France. Then Dunkirk.
The peaceful skies of Hartby Steeple fill with the sound of engines, and the lives of a Yorkshire village and a fighter squadron become entwined.
From the last quiet spring of peace to the burning afternoon of the fifteenth of August, this is a vivid and deeply human portrait of the men who flew, the villagers who watched, and the summer that decided a war.
Perfect for fans of James Holland and Derek Robinson.
Please note, this book was previously published as The Battle of Britain.
READERS LOVE THE SERGEANT PILOT:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Some books you don’t want to end. This is one. A very novel take on the Battle of Britain and great descriptions of North Yorkshire.’ Amazon Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This was a really interesting and entertaining book about the Battle of Britain.’ Amazon Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This gives us another view of life in the RAF, during many campaigns. It talks of love and love tragedy. It hits many parts of the human experience.’ Amazon Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An excellent look at the British pilots’ everyday life before and during the Battle of Britain.’ Amazon Reviewer
Robert Jackson is one of Britain's most prolific writers on military aviation, the author of more than fifty works of fiction and history spanning two world wars and the jet age. A former pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, he has flown a wide range of aircraft from jets to gliders.
Genre: Thriller
Yorkshire, March 1940. The war is still a rumour from a distant country.
The village of Hartby Steeple has stood in its loop of river for nine hundred years. No army has ever crossed its bridge. No bomb has ever fallen on its fields.
Young pilot Chris Thorne has arrived at the airfield beyond the village to join 606 Squadron — twelve men in obsolete biplanes, waiting for a war they have not yet seen.
For the villagers, life carries on as it always has.
Then comes Norway. Then France. Then Dunkirk.
The peaceful skies of Hartby Steeple fill with the sound of engines, and the lives of a Yorkshire village and a fighter squadron become entwined.
From the last quiet spring of peace to the burning afternoon of the fifteenth of August, this is a vivid and deeply human portrait of the men who flew, the villagers who watched, and the summer that decided a war.
Perfect for fans of James Holland and Derek Robinson.
Please note, this book was previously published as The Battle of Britain.
READERS LOVE THE SERGEANT PILOT:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Some books you don’t want to end. This is one. A very novel take on the Battle of Britain and great descriptions of North Yorkshire.’ Amazon Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This was a really interesting and entertaining book about the Battle of Britain.’ Amazon Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This gives us another view of life in the RAF, during many campaigns. It talks of love and love tragedy. It hits many parts of the human experience.’ Amazon Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An excellent look at the British pilots’ everyday life before and during the Battle of Britain.’ Amazon Reviewer
Robert Jackson is one of Britain's most prolific writers on military aviation, the author of more than fifty works of fiction and history spanning two world wars and the jet age. A former pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, he has flown a wide range of aircraft from jets to gliders.
Genre: Thriller
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