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Moon Squadron
"SET EUROPE ABLAZE"
This was Winston Churchill's terse directive to the secret organisation set up in London in 1940.
It's name was the S.O.E: Special Operations Executive. Its purpose was ‘to co-ordinate all action by way of subversion and sabotage against the enemy overseas.’
On nights when the moon was full, aircraft were flown across the channel, and landed behind enemy lines without lights on grass fields and improvised airstrips as short as 150 yards.
They were known as the 'Moon Squadron'.
Over the course of a few years, they flew some of the most hazardous missions of the war.
In 'Moon Squadron' Jerrard Tickell tells the story of the‘gentlemen of the shade’, whose courage and fighting spirit helped turn the tide of WWII, and bought invaluable aid to the resistance fighters of occupied Europe.
It is a book that no one interested in World War Two will want to miss.
Jerrard Tickell was born in Dublin and educated in Tipperary and London. He joined the Royal Army Service Corps in 1940 and was commissioned in 1941, when he was appointed to the War Office. Between 1943 and 1945 his official duties took him to Africa, the Middle East, Washington DC, Canada, the West Indies, and Europe. He wrote 21 novels, including the best-selling 'Appointment With Venus', as well as several non-fiction books.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
This was Winston Churchill's terse directive to the secret organisation set up in London in 1940.
It's name was the S.O.E: Special Operations Executive. Its purpose was ‘to co-ordinate all action by way of subversion and sabotage against the enemy overseas.’
On nights when the moon was full, aircraft were flown across the channel, and landed behind enemy lines without lights on grass fields and improvised airstrips as short as 150 yards.
They were known as the 'Moon Squadron'.
Over the course of a few years, they flew some of the most hazardous missions of the war.
In 'Moon Squadron' Jerrard Tickell tells the story of the‘gentlemen of the shade’, whose courage and fighting spirit helped turn the tide of WWII, and bought invaluable aid to the resistance fighters of occupied Europe.
It is a book that no one interested in World War Two will want to miss.
Jerrard Tickell was born in Dublin and educated in Tipperary and London. He joined the Royal Army Service Corps in 1940 and was commissioned in 1941, when he was appointed to the War Office. Between 1943 and 1945 his official duties took him to Africa, the Middle East, Washington DC, Canada, the West Indies, and Europe. He wrote 21 novels, including the best-selling 'Appointment With Venus', as well as several non-fiction books.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
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220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 1956
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April 29, 2018
While reading the book, I recalled having read a book during my school days in the mid-1950's. It was named 'Odette' & I remember enjoying reading that book as a young schoolboy. I was very surprised to note the Jerrard Tickell was the Author of that book as well. I would love to re-read Odette again.
Moon Squadron was a great book about a dark & extremely secret side of the war & Mr. Tickell does it great justice in writing it.
Captain Dady J. Mody
Moon Squadron was a great book about a dark & extremely secret side of the war & Mr. Tickell does it great justice in writing it.
Captain Dady J. Mody
April 9, 2020
The story of the pilot's who dropped agents and supplies behind German lines in the second world war. There are some remarkable stories of heroism here.
It was written close to the time and the author is clearly invested in the subject matter, which won't be to everyone's taste, nor will the non-PC language.
It was written close to the time and the author is clearly invested in the subject matter, which won't be to everyone's taste, nor will the non-PC language.
July 15, 2018
This book tells the story of the airmen who flew agents into Occupied Europe during the Second World War.
The language is of its time - sometimes over flowery and not very PC - but the sentiment behind the book is solid. The author paints a vivid picture of the trials and tribulations of the moon squadrons, from their inception to the hairy missions they undertook.
There are some gems of stories in here, although sometimes you have to wade through the prose to get to them. Overall, though, the author has a deep-seated admiration and affection of the men of the moon squadrons and I came out of his book sharing those sentiments.
The language is of its time - sometimes over flowery and not very PC - but the sentiment behind the book is solid. The author paints a vivid picture of the trials and tribulations of the moon squadrons, from their inception to the hairy missions they undertook.
There are some gems of stories in here, although sometimes you have to wade through the prose to get to them. Overall, though, the author has a deep-seated admiration and affection of the men of the moon squadrons and I came out of his book sharing those sentiments.
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