Flight to Mons

by Alexander Fullerton

An action-packed and authentic First World War thriller.A young woman has vital information that could save millions of lives, and Charlie Holt is chosen to pilot a newly-built airship to evacuate her from France.

In return for her intelligence he must guarantee the safety of her and her invalid mother. But retrieving two women from war-torn France is easier said than done.

Holt sets out with the help of a marine and an air mechanic, but when all his best laid plans go terribly wrong, he has to finish the mission alone. Only success against the odds can save his honour…

Flight to Mons is a gripping adventure packed with period and military detail, perfect for fans of Douglas Reeman and Philip McCutchan.

Genres: Fiction

303 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

Alexander Fullerton (1924–2008) was a British author of naval and other fiction. Born in 1924 in Suffolk and brought up in France, he was a cadet during the years 1938-1941 at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth from the age of thirteen. He went to sea serving first in the battleship Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean, and spent the rest of the war at sea - mostly under it, in submarines.

Fullerton's first novel SURFACE! sold over 500,000 copies. Then he worked on the 9-volume Nicholas Everard series that made his reputation.

Series:
* Nicholas Everard Saga
* Rosie Ewing

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[KOMET · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a First World War espionage thriller involving the use of an airship of Britain's Royal Naval Air Service to liberate an Allied spy from German-occupied Belgium.

[Eric Houlder · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent story about a neglected aspect of WWI

There are few novels about WWI dirigibles. This one is realistic, anachronism free, and keeps the reader page-turning. Did Charlie get his promotion?

[Robert Kohler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bag of gas

Good story, what else would one expect from Alexander Fullerton. A WW I navy lighter than air pilot who is thrust into a precarious situation and does have a bit of luck. As with this fine author, the characters are three dimensional and authentically human.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story but a shame about the ending - too many questions left unanswered.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Different sort of adventure -- World War I English pilot and his airship.