First Light

“He sent me the one and only manuscript, which had been sitting in his drawer. I read it and I was blown away by it. I thought it was incredible. I rang him back, explained that I worked for Penguin Books and asked if he wanted me to show it to a few people. He said yes. So I gave it to Antony Beevor’s editor who also loved it, and the manuscript got published. First Light went on to become the most successful book by a military writer in the first decade of the 21st century.” Read more...

Novels and Memoirs of World War II

James Holland, Military Historians & Veteran

“He’s terrific. He is not a combat hero, an ‘ace’ (someone who has shot down five enemy aircraft), though he was a good pilot. His skill is in taking the reader into the aircraft and giving them the experiences he had.” Read more...

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Steve Darlow, Military Historians & Veteran

This is the memoir of one of the youngest British fighter pilots to take part in World War II about his experiences. It explains exactly what it was like: the camaraderie, the fear, the emotions, how he was recruited, what it’s like to fly a Spitfire. The audiobook is convincingly narrated in an understated, stiff upper lip, British way.

Narrator: Andrew Brooke

Length: 11 hours and 29 minutes

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