Patrick Bishop is the author of two hugely acclaimed bestsellers about the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys, and books including Wings, a history of the RAF, and Air Force Blue, which celebrated 100 years of the RAF and was a Sunday Times bestseller. He spent twenty-five years as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts around the world.
An exemplary account of this wartime fiasco
*Sunday Times*
A story of heroism and futility that will live for the reader long
afterwards
*Andrew Roberts, author of ‘Churchill: Walking with Destiny’*
A masterclass of heart-stopping historical narrative
*Daily Telegraph*
Bishop's account of the operation is the best I've read
*Spectator*
A fascinating, shrewd and timely reflection on leadership in a time
of crisis
*Henry Hemming, author of 'Our Man in New York'*
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