Book description
Two of Patrick Bishop's bestselling books, 'Fighter Boys' and 'Bomber
Boys', are combined in one eBook edition.
FIGHTER BOYS: In the summer of 1940, the future of Britain and the free
world depended on the morale and skill of the young men of Fighter
Command. This is their story.
The Battle of Britain is one of the most crucial battles ever fought,
and the victory of Fighter Command over the Luftwaffe has always been
celebrated as a classic feat of arms. But, as Patrick Bishop shows in
this superb history, it was also a triumph of the spirit in which the
attitudes of the pilots themselves played a crucial part. Reaching
beyond the myths to convey the fear and exhilaration of life on this
most perilous of frontlines, Patrick Bishop offers an intimate and
compelling account that is a soaring tribute to the exceptional young
men of Fighter Command.
BOMBER BOYS: Patrick Bishop looks at the lives and the extraordinary
risks that the painfully young pilots of Bomber Command took during the
air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945.
Like RAF pilots, the thousands of brave young men who joined Bomber
Command took to the air to help Britain triumph in World War Two. But in
the glow of victory, the fighter pilots were lauded for their efforts
while the Bomber Boys faded in national memory. Crucial in the heat of
combat, they were politically awkward afterwards. Yet with an average
life expectancy shorter than that of soldiers on the Western front in
WWI, these men faced death, injury and capture time and again to send
bombs through the shrieking flak onto enemy territory. 'Bomber Boys' is
a tribute to their strength, courage and heroism - filling in the
historical blanks and immortalising their memory. PRAISE FOR BOMBER BOYS:
'A deeply humane, lucidly written and powerful tribute to some of the
unsung heroes of the Second World War.' Michael Burleigh, Sunday Times
'Superbly written and authoritative…the members of Bomber Command now
have a fitting commemoration of their heroic deeds.' Observer
'This is a terrific book, so riveting, exciting and moving that it must
help bring back the Bomber Boys to their rightful place of honour. A
true war memorial.' Montagu Curzon, Spectator
PRAISE FOR FIGHTER BOYS:
'I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their
achievement.' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph
'A living, breathing monument to the fighter boys.' Craig Brown, Mail
on Sunday
'As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what
motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, “Fighter Boys”
is unsurpassed.' Daily Telegraph Patrick Bishop is the author of the
critically acclaimed and best-selling 'Fighter Boys', '3 Para' and
'Ground Truth'. Previously, he was a foreign correspondent for over
twenty years, reporting from conflicts all over the world.
