The Daedalus Quartet Box Set (1-4) by Richard Townshend Bickers
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Overview: Richard 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.
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction / Classics
#1 – Trial By Fire
August 1939.
War is about to be declared in Europe.
Roger Hallowes, an RAF sergeant pilot returns to the hangars with his comrades from B Squadron to see who else had returned from the latest attack.
Only one more Blenheim had come in.
Of the nine that had taken off, three had been shot down. One crashed on landing.
One captain, one second pilot and two wireless operator-air gunners had been killed in the six which had survived the battle.
The mental arithmetic Roger did to calculate his chances of surviving another half-dozen operations gave him no comfort.
Three young men, Roger and his two cousins, share the last few precious days of peace with their families and friends.
Their carefree, comfortable lives are about to be shattered by the hardships and horrors of the Second World War.
#2 – A Time For Haste
In the summer of 1940, war is raging across Europe.
Roger Hallowes, and his cousins James and Christopher Fenton, both pilots in the RAF, live in a world of comradeship and tragedy.
Roger struggles to keep his crew intact, as it seems an uncomfortable number of planes are destined to end up in the sea.
James takes on ever increasing responsibility as his unit loses Commanding Officers.
Quickly, Christopher gains a reputation for reckless behaviour, and must face the consequences.
Romance and friendship must take a back seat as the war wages on.
Their lives are full of adventure, suspense, laughter and pathos.
#3 – Too Late the Morrow
Each pilot has their own battles to fight alongside the war. Each pilot has a reason to keep fighting…
Three young Royal Air Force pilots: one in Fighter Command, his brother in Coastal and their cousin in Bomber.
In the midst of WWII, the R.A.F. are valiantly battling to protect the country and eliminate all threats.
James, a heavily decorated pilot, is keen to fight for his country. He flies up the ranks and finds himself directing operations from the ground, while wishing to be back in the air.
Despite this, he has plenty of worries to battle with.
Where is Nicole? Is she even alive?
Christopher is eager to get back to the action after being court marshaled. He is delighted to be flying the Beaufighter, but can he prove himself worthy to his navigator and his C.O.?
Roger is struggling. He has had his fair share of operations, and is desperate not to return to them. However ashamed of himself he is, he is terrified of being back in the line of fire.
Can he prove to his crew that he isn’t cracking under the pressure?
In a world filled with mortality, terror and the desire to survive, the three must continue…
#4 – The Sure Recompense
Spring 1943. The war is hurtling towards the defeat of Germany.
The three men have been utterly ravaged by war, almost unrecognisable from their original selves at the beginning of the war.
Each have been changed and shaped by their brutal experiences.
Roger, James and Christopher face excruciating battle both in the air and on the ground.
They’re risking everything, and their comrade Laurent’s own children are subjected to torment and torture and he sets out to rescue them.
But this leaves Roger with his wife Viviane, who he cannot help but fall deeply in love with.
The three men are separated and before long, they begin to fear the others are dead.
When James disappears from contact and Roger is hit in battle, their futures look bleak.
Will they all make it through this deathly spring of war?
Will Roger find his happy ending with Viviane?
The three men must face a road of true peril and can only hope they make it to the other side.
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