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Nos Credimus: A novel of the air war on the home front February and May 1943
Jack Davis assumes command of the 427th Fighter Group, which he must train to the exacting standards learned in the Pacific at a terrible cost. Jack must transition the pilots of the 427th, newies and experienced alike, into the P-47 Thunderbolt, a new fighter with the bugs not yet worked out, knowing the P-47 may not be able to escort bombers into Germany.
403 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 24, 2025
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January 19, 2026
This is an extremely well-documented historical movie that will delight aeronautics nerds and people interested in WW2.
The author follows a group of pilots, led by Jack Davis - the man who is tasked with leading them. They are not prepared for the task and can barely land their planes. War is raging. In 1943, there is massive pressure to cut corners and send unprepared pilots to fight the Japanese and the Germans. But Jack Davis feels responsible for his men. They get married, they have babies, they play poker. They have dreams and hopes for a good life after the war. Davis wants them to survive.
The author really shines in the dialogues. It sometimes feels like watching an old war movie, in a nostalgic way. Everything is there... The tone, the jokes, the old fashioned vocabulary, and even the decency. Davis is tough with his men, but he deeply respects them. Some of them are still teenagers - they are nonetheless treated like adults. Each character also has their own way with language, which makes it easy to follow the long dialogues. For example, one of them uses "reckon" a whole lot. I like this type of writing trick, it gives depth to the characters.
All in all, a really good book that sometimes could benefit from more descriptions (especially physical descriptions of the characters and the planes). I had a good time.
Full disclosure, I got this book as an ARC in exchange for a review. Then, I discovered that the book was already published and available on Kindle Unlimited. So I read it there. Thank you Tom Burkhalter and NetGalley for providing me the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The author follows a group of pilots, led by Jack Davis - the man who is tasked with leading them. They are not prepared for the task and can barely land their planes. War is raging. In 1943, there is massive pressure to cut corners and send unprepared pilots to fight the Japanese and the Germans. But Jack Davis feels responsible for his men. They get married, they have babies, they play poker. They have dreams and hopes for a good life after the war. Davis wants them to survive.
The author really shines in the dialogues. It sometimes feels like watching an old war movie, in a nostalgic way. Everything is there... The tone, the jokes, the old fashioned vocabulary, and even the decency. Davis is tough with his men, but he deeply respects them. Some of them are still teenagers - they are nonetheless treated like adults. Each character also has their own way with language, which makes it easy to follow the long dialogues. For example, one of them uses "reckon" a whole lot. I like this type of writing trick, it gives depth to the characters.
All in all, a really good book that sometimes could benefit from more descriptions (especially physical descriptions of the characters and the planes). I had a good time.
Full disclosure, I got this book as an ARC in exchange for a review. Then, I discovered that the book was already published and available on Kindle Unlimited. So I read it there. Thank you Tom Burkhalter and NetGalley for providing me the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
January 16, 2026
Another excellent book in this fine and ongoing series, Training is viewed as an unnecessary activity by most World War II fighter pilots. They had their wings and knew how to fly; bring on the bad guys. This segment aptly demonstrates how different the reality of combat was from learning how to fly. The US practice of removing experienced war fighters from combat to train new pilots was a key factor in achieving and maintaining aerial dominance in both the European and Pacific Theaters of War.
January 9, 2026
More War
Tom Burkhalter gives us another chapter of a fascinating story about young men and women involved in wartime. He has characters that make you laugh, cry and like. All novels in this series ate great reads because of a great storyyeller.
Tom Burkhalter gives us another chapter of a fascinating story about young men and women involved in wartime. He has characters that make you laugh, cry and like. All novels in this series ate great reads because of a great storyyeller.
January 25, 2026
I've read A LOT of historical fiction, including many books about air combat in WWII. I've read all 9 books in this series twice. Burkhalter is a fantastic writer in this genre. The depth of character development is unmatched. I simply can't wait for the next book in this series!!
January 7, 2026
Man vs. Mind
Wow to me this is a great work. Telling of man and machine and the love hate relatioship. The emotions of war and the individual conflicts. Loved it
Wow to me this is a great work. Telling of man and machine and the love hate relatioship. The emotions of war and the individual conflicts. Loved it
January 11, 2026
Training for war.
Jack Davis must train another herd of absolute newbie’s not only to learn to fly properly, but learn to fight and survive.
Jack Davis must train another herd of absolute newbie’s not only to learn to fly properly, but learn to fight and survive.
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