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.A Pair of Silver Wings

by: James Holland

August 02, 2007
After Burning Blue I bought this sight unseen in hardback and after this book I'll buy any war fiction he produces.
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.Charlie's War

by: David Fiddimore

December 01, 2006
I really enjoyed this book. It seemed, in some ways less focussed than it's prequel, Tuesday's War, but it talked about the chaos, destruction and horror of Europe in early 1945 without being overwhelming and depressing. Some of the humour in it was a bit trite and there were some future-echoes, which always annoy me in historical novels, like lots of catchprases of the later 20th century being used, then noted in a little book by one of the characters.
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.That Summer

by: Andrew Greig

July 09, 2001
The immediacy of life during the Battle of Britain springs vividly from the pages of this beautifully narrated book. The main characters, Len and Stella, narrate their interactions, their feelings, as they live every minute as though it could be their last. And that is the reality of war.

Their most intimate thoughts are brilliantly brought to the reader so that you feel that you know their friends and acquaintances, especially Tad and Maddy, and you cannot help but care for them. They muse about their opposite numbers and this delicately bares the usually thorny subject of the futility of war and conflict.

Such a beautifully written story is bound to stir the emotions of any reader, and my memories of this book, both happy ... Read More:
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.Tuesday's War

by: David Fiddimore

September 16, 2005
TUESDAYS WAR is really first class and that comes from someone who is a bit of an 'aircrafthead'. I have a huge collection of RAF/WW2 related books and am a member of the Lincolnshire Lancaster Association so I think I know a good bomber book when I read one. This is really very well written and is proving a really enjoyable read. Despite the authors comments on one point made by another reader I do think the term tail arse charlie is actually incorrect, it was always known as Tale END Charlie, except perhaps after a few pints! Im enjoying this book so much I am almost afraid to order the other two books in the series in case it disappoints or turns into a soap opera but somehow I don't think that will happen because this author is really good.
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.The Forgotten War

by: David Fiddimore

March 07, 2008
The trilogy reaches its peak with panache. Charlie has lived in a world where truth is stranger than fiction, so where it is fiction it is extremely difficult to portray with balance and conviction and David Fiddimore has improved with each book. Does it have to remain a trilogy? There is plenty of material out there for Charlie to be involved with and plenty of decades in which it could happen. I hope to meet him again, Mr. Fiddimore, if you should ever happen across this. I'll say it again. EXCELLENT!!!
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.Odin Mission

by: James Holland

May 19, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. Great action scenes set in a fascinating and horrific period of our history.
Jack Tanner and his sidekick are brilliant characters and you'll find yourself cheering them along as they attempt to thwart those nasty Nazis.
The pace is terrific and the scenery incredibly vivid.
This is an incredibly entertaining WW2 action book and I eagerly anticipate the next one. Hope I don't have to wait to long, Mr Holland?
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.After Berlin

by: Martin Corrick

April 03, 2006
Martin Corrick is a genius wordsmith.
In this, his second book, he explores post-war Britain and Germany, both physically and emotionally from the perspective of the two main characters Lizzie and Charlie.
I laughed and I cried but most of all I came away with a real sense of the time and places about which he writes. The characters are beautifully written and difficult topics are not shied away from.

Beautiful prose.

I highly recommend it - read 'Navigation Log' by the same author first if you get the chance.
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.Winter of Spies

by: David Newham

April 29, 2005
In terms of number of words to the pound (sterling) it's hard to beat and a tremendous output for a first novel. There's three books in there! I couldn't find it in me to give it 5 stars, as previous reviewers have, but it is very readable and fun. I was, for want of a better word, confused between what I think are two styles; the self depracating 'Boy's Own' hero and a straight fiction of the Jack Higgins type. The tendency to 'wordiness' is what gives it the period feel and takes away some of the punch that should be there if it is to compete in the Higgins arena. There is a good, plausable plot, enjoyable characters and a good sense of the times, but I kept on wanting to edit it as I read it. The ending, too, is unnecassary and very bitter. Never-the ... Read More:
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.Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945

by: Patrick Bishop

March 03, 2008
It is very easy to lament the work done by Bomber Command in the mid to end years of the Second World War in Europe. This book does just that. But it also delves into the hearts of those who flew the bombers, the emotions of those who let loose the bomb doors, the feelings of those who shot at night-fighters. And the book's great achievement is in presenting a view that not only helps us understand the great personal sacrifice these men made, but the even greater emotional sacrifice they have suffered since the end of the war.
With some glaring grammatical mistakes, the book's editors should be sacked, but all in all, this is a highly endearing yet incisive account of one of the ugliest aspects of war, yet an aspect that greatly hastened the end of the ... Read More:
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.First Light

by: Geoffrey Wellum

May 01, 2003
One of the best personal accounts of WWII have ever read.

Section where he is lost over Kent coast after a chase through heavy rain & low cloud & low on fuel had the hairs on my neck standing up.

A classic
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