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Torpedo Attack
The year is 1939.
Britain is a war with an enemy as deadly as she has ever faced.
Flying Officer Alden is desperate to have a crack at the Nazis.
But five years earlier, he had been invalided out of the service after a crash.
Now, desperately short of qualified pilots, the RAF needs him back.
He is posted to a Beaufort squadron at the outbreak of war.
Torpedo bomber units flying Bristol Beauforts, they are tasked with attacking enemy ships.
Shrouded in secrecy, it is the most dangerous unit in the RAF, with only one in five men surviving their first tour of duty, and three in a hundred living through a second.
Alden knows the odds are stacked against him.
Without the flying experience and seniority to match his contemporaries from the RAF College, he is desperate to catch up with them and restore his career -- even it means taking risks.
As he takes command of the 'Torpedo Attack' he must overcome his handicaps and restore his pride -- or die trying.
'Torpedo Attack' is a brilliantly authentic World War Two adventure story. It is an accurate portrayal of a vividly exciting, dauntingly dangerous and technically demanding type of aerial warfare that has received little attention since.
It is perfect for fans of Alistair MacLean and Jack Higgins.
'A thrilling page turner.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Richard Townshend Bickers volunteered for the RAF on the outbreak of the second world war and served, with a Permanent Commission, for eighteen years. He wrote a range of military fiction and non-fiction books, including a biography of his friend "Ginger" Lacey, the top-scoring pilot in the Battle of Britain.
Britain is a war with an enemy as deadly as she has ever faced.
Flying Officer Alden is desperate to have a crack at the Nazis.
But five years earlier, he had been invalided out of the service after a crash.
Now, desperately short of qualified pilots, the RAF needs him back.
He is posted to a Beaufort squadron at the outbreak of war.
Torpedo bomber units flying Bristol Beauforts, they are tasked with attacking enemy ships.
Shrouded in secrecy, it is the most dangerous unit in the RAF, with only one in five men surviving their first tour of duty, and three in a hundred living through a second.
Alden knows the odds are stacked against him.
Without the flying experience and seniority to match his contemporaries from the RAF College, he is desperate to catch up with them and restore his career -- even it means taking risks.
As he takes command of the 'Torpedo Attack' he must overcome his handicaps and restore his pride -- or die trying.
'Torpedo Attack' is a brilliantly authentic World War Two adventure story. It is an accurate portrayal of a vividly exciting, dauntingly dangerous and technically demanding type of aerial warfare that has received little attention since.
It is perfect for fans of Alistair MacLean and Jack Higgins.
'A thrilling page turner.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Richard Townshend Bickers volunteered for the RAF on the outbreak of the second world war and served, with a Permanent Commission, for eighteen years. He wrote a range of military fiction and non-fiction books, including a biography of his friend "Ginger" Lacey, the top-scoring pilot in the Battle of Britain.
171 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 5, 1987
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About the author
Richard Townshend Bickers
85 books14 followersRichard Leslie Townshend Bickers has written more books about the RAF and its predecessor, the RFC, than any other author past or present - some under a pseudonym. Being multilingual, he does his own research in foreign archives and by interviews and correspondence. His short stories and newspaper articles were first published and broadcast while he was a serving RAF officer. By the time he left the RAF his first four novels had appeared. His biography of his friend "Ginger" Lacey, the top-scoring pilot in the Battle of Britain, was published to acclaim in 1962.Bickers volunteered for the RAF on the outbreak of war and served, with a Permanent Commission, for eighteen years. In England he operated with Fighter and Coastal Commands; in North Africa and Italy with Desert Air Force and Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force. After the war he did a tour in Hong Kong and Malaya.
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December 3, 2020
Reasonable story
Having read a number of books by this author I was disappointed with this one, like other reviewers I was looking for a second of third in the series,unlike his other books the reader is left hanging,good story not finished.
Having read a number of books by this author I was disappointed with this one, like other reviewers I was looking for a second of third in the series,unlike his other books the reader is left hanging,good story not finished.
April 22, 2020
Really enjoyed reading this book. When is the next follow up to the Torpedo Attack out?
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