The Last Battle

George Yeoman #8

by Robert Jackson

Germany, April 1945 Nazi Germany is collapsing in crushing defeat. In east and west, the battered remnants of the Luftwaffe are being relentlessly swept from the skies by swarms of Allied fighters as the last battles are fought over the ruins of Berlin. Into this turmoil comes Wing Commander George Yeoman, commanding a squadron of brand-new Meteor jet fighters — and the stage is set for the long-awaited confrontation with his old adversary, Joachim Richter. Unknown to Yeoman, British Intelligence is hot on the trail of the top scientists who have been working on Germany’s atomic bomb project. The men are in hiding in Berlin, encircled by the Russians, and at all costs they must be prevented from falling into Russian hands. When the scientists attempt to escape in an old German flying-boat from one of Berlin’s lakes, Yeoman’s Meteor squadron is given the task of intercepting them and forcing them to land in Allied territory — even if it means shooting down any Russians who try to stop them. The Last Battle is a captivating story of bravery and duty in the claustrophobic confines of war. As proud men fearlessly face old enemies, everything is at stake and nothing is off limits ... Praise for the “… with precise, controlled writing, Mr Jackson has made a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the air war …” - The New York Times About the Robert Jackson was born in 1941 and educated at Richmond School, Yorkshire. He has been a full-time author since 1969, specializing in aviation and military history. During his life he has travelled extensively, and speaks five languages; he has flown a wide variety of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. He is the author of Fighter Pilots of World War I, Air Heroes of World War II, Fighter!, Bomber! and Strike From the Sea.

142 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 6, 2017

About the author

Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.

Reviews

[John McNair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tremendously enjoyable! I've claimed at least a couple of other of these books were the "best yet" but this one truly was. it wrapped up the Second World War and Yeoman's part in that most satisfactorily. Events as they transpired, broad-brush but in many cases the author's interpretation (for example, the last days of the Third Reich in Berlin), were well described. And if there is anything like a happy ending to the Second World War, this book provided that (any more would be a spoiler). I've just discovered there are a further three yeoman novels out there in Kindle land, post-war adventures as it were. So expect further reviews of mine about this exceptional series. I read C.S. Forester's Hornblower series at least twice in my life and, in my opinion, these Jackson books are as inspiring and enjoyable.

[Tony Hisgett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I came across the first book in this series about a year and a half ago and used the listing on Goodreads to find the other books. Unfortunately the listing numbers were wrong and this book was missing. I eventually came across this book while using the Kindle Unlimited program and discovered I had missed books eight and nine.
The story is set right at the end of the war in Europe and is split between George and Richter. George is flying Meteors and Richter Me262s, very quickly Richter ends up on the ground in Berlin just as the Russians are beginning their final assault.

I thought the description of the last days of the war really interesting and I really enjoyed the story, especially as it solved the mystery of Julia.

[Tom Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really awesome conclusion to the Yeoman series. Fulfilling ending

I've read all of the Yeoman series by Robert Jackson and they go fast. Didn't effect as much action in the last book as it desks with the conclusion of the war, but the action was different yet still fast paced with an ultimately satisfying, good ending. The book is not long like the rest of the series, but they are well written and flow very nicely, very hard to put down. Strong recommendation for this book and for the whole series.

[Viragored · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good ending to the WWII series and I enjoyed reading it. The lead character developed nicely over the 8 books and I'm sad not to have another one waiting.

The only reason I've given 4 stars rather than 5 is because the conversion from the original printed format to Kindle has introduced a lot of annoying errors - Ritcher occasionally instead of Richter, us instead of US, and many more. The publisher would do its customers a favour by using something more than a spell checker before launching Kindle editions.

[Jon Singleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good WWll Book

Good riveting story line with good technical details. Obviously this is a Historical Fiction, but still good lines.
Enough to get me to go back and read from the first novel.
Thank you

[AVM PCS Rautela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent nerration, very well written to keep adreline up till the finito.

Exvellant nerration to keep you thrilled till the very end. Very well written difficult to distinguish facts and fiction part.

[Peter Dundee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Realistic

Great story to end s great series. I wish there were more like this. Simple, strong tales of war and it's horrors told in a way that makes sense.

[P Dawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

gripping

I thought it mind end badly but the clever interlacing of individuals and plots made it gripping to the end

[Snakeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another enjoyable Yeoman adventure!

[John Redden]

I have enjoyed the Yeoman series of eight books. The description of battles, damage and personal relationships were most interesting. I read all eight books and hope more will follow.