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The Eagle's Cry
June 1940.
Italy declares itself Germany's ally and the war in the Western Desert begins.
R.A.F pilot Geoffrey Denton and his squadron are tasked with keeping enemy forces at bay in North Africa, Greece and Crete.
At first it seems that victory is within their reach, but German soldiers soon outnumber them and the fighting reaches heightened levels of danger.
Having survived several dog fights, the strain of constant operations against strong fighter and anti-aircraft defences takes its toll on Denton, who seeks release in the arms of his bright, beautiful Greek mistress, Kathia Pefkos.
But is he right to allow her insider access to his squadron?
Or is he risking his own life, and those of his men, for a love that was doomed from the start?
From the barren deserts of North Africa, to the streets of wartime Athens, ‘The Eagle’s Cry’ is a fast-paced, action-filled military thriller.
Praise for Richard
'A thrilling page turner.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Richard Townsend 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 ‘Torpedo Attack’, ‘My Enemy Came Nigh’, ‘Bombing Run’ and ‘Summer of No Surrender’.
Originally published as ‘Eagles, Crying Flames’.
Italy declares itself Germany's ally and the war in the Western Desert begins.
R.A.F pilot Geoffrey Denton and his squadron are tasked with keeping enemy forces at bay in North Africa, Greece and Crete.
At first it seems that victory is within their reach, but German soldiers soon outnumber them and the fighting reaches heightened levels of danger.
Having survived several dog fights, the strain of constant operations against strong fighter and anti-aircraft defences takes its toll on Denton, who seeks release in the arms of his bright, beautiful Greek mistress, Kathia Pefkos.
But is he right to allow her insider access to his squadron?
Or is he risking his own life, and those of his men, for a love that was doomed from the start?
From the barren deserts of North Africa, to the streets of wartime Athens, ‘The Eagle’s Cry’ is a fast-paced, action-filled military thriller.
Praise for Richard
'A thrilling page turner.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Richard Townsend 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 ‘Torpedo Attack’, ‘My Enemy Came Nigh’, ‘Bombing Run’ and ‘Summer of No Surrender’.
Originally published as ‘Eagles, Crying Flames’.
189 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2015
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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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