Falcons, Melvyn Fickling
Falcons, Melvyn Fickling
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Falcons
A Siege of Malta Novel

Author: Melvyn Fickling

Narrator: Nigel Patterson

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/20/2021


Synopsis

Bryan Hale is a damaged man. The stresses of combat flying in England's summer skies during the Battle of Britain, and night-fighting in the icy darkness of The Blitz, together with the loss of friends and a shattered heart, have left him broken and grounded.

Fortress Malta, and the unrelenting Nazi siege that aims to grind it away, will be the furnace that forges him anew . . .

About Melvyn Fickling

Melvyn Fickling is the author of the Bluebird series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by F. on July 28, 2023

The (painful) Siege of Malta The island of Malta, in 1942 part of the British Empire, straddled the seaways between Sicily and Italy to the north and North Africa, where Rommel’s tanks were driving towards the Suez Canal. Supplies for Rommel’s tank corps came from Italy, and the RAF on Malta was task......more

Goodreads review by Sandy Craig on April 13, 2022

Realistic This book puts the reader in the cockpit with the thoughts of the pilot -- a realistic calculus of risk vs reward and the tyranny of always being on the ragged edge being fuel and ammo . in Malta that was exacerbated by being constant danger even after returning from a sortie. While I flew......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on August 07, 2020

Excellent read. Can't recommend it highly enough. The author did his research and background with great effect.. The atmosphere, tone, undercurrent, and emotions of the times are articulated incredibly well. I would have given this book and the other books in the series more stars, only for I read a......more

Goodreads review by Mark Croxford on August 12, 2020

Third book in Bluebirds series The story tells the hardships of the defenders and civilians during the seige of Malta. I wasn't familiar with the details do it was informative. I had read the two previous books so I wanted to know what happened to main character. Engaging book but a bit depressing.......more

Goodreads review by Barrington John Prince on September 05, 2020

Too mu1ch Realism🎶🏝📻📻📻📻 There is too much bad stuff in the world today. I like books that end with the hero and heroine end up alive. By the way, some did. djb,n up wSo write about them as well as being historically accurate. Won't be reading anymore of your books as they make me sad.......more