John Nichol 5 Books Collection Set - Non fiction - Paperback/Hardback

Titles In The Set:

1. Spitfire
2. Lancaster
3. Tornado
4. Eject! Eject!
5. The Unknown Warrior (Hardback)

Description:

Spitfire

In late spring 1940, Nazi Germany’s domination of Europe seemed unstoppable. With the British Isles in easy reach, Adolf Hitler was convinced that Great Britain would be defeated in the skies. What he hadn’t planned for was the resilience of the Spitfire, a marvel of British engineering. Bestselling author John Nichol’s passionate portrait of this iconic aircraft spans its global deployment during WWII, featuring edge-of-the-seat stories and heart-stopping accounts of pilots, mechanics, and wartime love.

Lancaster

Sir Arthur Harris described the Lancaster as his 'shining sword' and a key factor in winning the war. RAF bomber squadrons flew nearly 300,000 sorties, dropping around a million tons of explosives. The human cost was staggering, with over 55,000 men killed and many more wounded. Harris's aircrew faced only a 40% chance of surviving the war unscathed.

Tornado

In 1990, Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait set off Operation Desert Storm, involving aircrew with little combat experience. This story captures the missions of the Tornado and the families who anxiously awaited news during this complex conflict.

Eject! Eject!

When Jo Lancaster became the first British pilot to eject in 1949, it took thirty seconds to safely parachute away. John Nichol’s Tornado ejection during the Gulf War took just 2.5 seconds. This book tells the incredible story of ejection seats, the pioneers behind them, and the extraordinary lives saved by this technology.

The Unknown Warrior (Hardback)

The scale of fighting in WWI left many dead unidentifiable. To help with national grief, the idea of a single 'Unknown Warrior' emerged, buried in Westminster Abbey. John Nichol draws on diaries and interviews to illuminate this 100-year-old story and examines our ongoing need for a place to grieve the fallen.