Blackbirds, Melvyn Fickling
Blackbirds, Melvyn Fickling
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Blackbirds
A London Blitz Novel

Author: Melvyn Fickling

Narrator: Nigel Patterson

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/06/2021


Synopsis

It's 1940 and the London Blitz is raging.

Bryan Hale and Bluebird Squadron fight on into the autumn of 1940, chasing down the new threat of 'Jabo' hit-and-run raids by bomb-laden enemy fighters over the capital's rooftops.

Bryan's chance encounter in a London pub with Jenny, an acquaintance from his school-days, starts them both down the road to a relationship that neither wants or can afford. But the deadly perils of London's Blitz ignite a passion that neither can resist.

Bluebird Squadron rotates out of the front-line to Scotland. Bryan transfers to night-fighters, partly to sate his desire for combat, but also to stay close to Jenny.

Struggling with fledgling radar technology, Bryan and his operator, Tommy Scott, eventually become calculating hunters of the night, stalking and slaying Nazi raiders in a chilling, deadly game of cat-and-mouse in England's pitch-black winter skies.

The stresses of combat, the loss of friends and the daily grind of mortal danger weigh ever more heavily. As the new year dawns on the battered, bohemian streets of the blitzed capital, Bryan's life begins to fray and unravel.

About Melvyn Fickling

Melvyn Fickling is the author of the Bluebird series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas

EXPERIENCE THE BLITZ AS THE NIGHT FIGHTERS & LONDONERS DID EVERY NIGHT, FEEL THE EMOTIONS & THE COURAGE Well researched & told in fictional characters as if they really lived, so the reader can as well. Characters you can identify with & grow to know & like, if not live. Feel it in the air, on the gr......more

Captures some of the horror of the Blitz Better than the first book in the series. The main characters are fictional, which gives the author more freedom in his character development.......more

Goodreads review by 09/01

Another great read Well researched and written, tale of night fighters during the blitz. A real heart jerker in parts. Gives a real insight into the stress and bravery of the pilots and crews.......more

The Reality of War Black Birds was an excellent read. It captured the personal stress of combat flying, the horror of the blitz and the sacrifice s made by flight crews and civilians. I'm looking forward to the next book.......more

Good read I liked the action a lot. If it wasn't for the Battle of Britain World history could have been different.......more