- Published: 1 June 2010
- ISBN: 9780552152907
- Imprint: Corgi
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 544
- RRP: $29.99
Phoenix Squadron
HMS Ark Royal, Britain's last Topguns and the untold story of their most dramatic mission
- Published: 1 June 2010
- ISBN: 9780552152907
- Imprint: Corgi
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 544
- RRP: $29.99
Aircraft carriers, jet fighters and a crisis on the other side of the world. Who could ask for more? It takes an obscure corner of British military history and weaves a story as gripping as any Tom Clancy thriller. It's completely riveting
Jeremy Clarkson
From the cockpit of a fighter jet to the violently pitching deck of an aircraft carrier at night, Rowland White combines pulse-pounding tension with riveting detail. If only all military history was written like this...
Andy McNab
[A] page-turning thriller of a book... White's obvious passion infuses every page and is highly infectious, while the level of detail should send any budding Tom Clancy rushing to the bookshops
James Holland, Daily Telegraph
Reads like a Patrick Robinson or Tom Clancy novel...This is a cracking read
Navy News
A true story that reads like a Tom Clancy novel
Defence Focus
Written in breathless prose that gives it the feel of fiction... A well-researched yarn
Daily Telegraph
A remarkable story told with skill and dedication... I enjoyed it. And I learned a lot
Len Deighton
A gutsy, you-are-there true story that throbs with the sound and fury of carrier operations. Military history as it ought to be told
Robert Gant
Clearly states the case for naval aviation in our uncertain age. An aircraft carrier loaded with fighter bombers is still the big stick...
Stephen Coonts