Where was this book when I was taking British history classes? Where was this book when I was homeschooling my two boys? So happy it is here to share what I have discovered with my mum who lived through the war in England. WWII books have finally got my mum talking about a devastating time. This is not a textbook. This is not a dry story. This is a story of family supported with facts and truths. Fact checking was fun, a discovery, a desire to know more.

Lee Jackson has done a wonderful job bringing insight to the Battle of Britain. He shows four different perspectives in one fantastic book. Four family members with different jobs, different viewpoints giving me a better understanding of England's struggles against Hitler. Weaving the four stories throughout the the book put everything together. No one would have succeeded without the others.

My eyes were opened to dog fights as I read Jeremy Littlefield's story. My heart broke for the struggles pilots and supporting staff dealt with on a daily basis. I celebrated success. I cried over tragedy.

Visiting Bletchley Park gave me more understanding of the importance of the codebreakers. They didn't just decode, they solved puzzles. Claire Littlefield was brilliant and outspoken about things she discovered. They were an important part of the war effort.

My heart broke for Lance Littlefield. My great uncle survived the prisoner march from Dunkirk to Germany. Lance Littlefield became his voice. The struggles, the cruelty, the horrors have left me gutted.

Total respect for Paul Littlefield, a government paper pusher but so much more. Those behind the scene are just as important and those on the frontline. When you are in the know of what is known and going on cannot be put out there to risk capture. You support. You assist. You advise. Paul's project of visiting radar sites, talking to the WAAF's, observing the war rooms gave me understanding. I never knew how much was done behind the scene. I never knew how many people were necessary to aid the pilots.

Information is everything. Lee Jackson has given me so much information. I have purchased a copy of After Dunkirk and sent to my mum. I can't wait to visit my mum next week and discuss the book. I can't wait to get on a conference call with my aunt, a WAAF in WWII, and add her to the conversation. When we are done, I can't wait to buy my mom this amazing book.

Book Two in this spectacular WWII series tells the story of the Battle of Britain through the eyes of the Littlefield family, each involved in the fight to keep England safe from Nazi warfare. I’ve always been intrigued by this time, by the courage of the Royal Air Force and the brave British people who held strong while freedom for the Western world hung in the balance. A beautifully written must-read for WWII buffs and lovers of great historical fiction.

5 of 5 Stars

Pub Date 04 May 2021
#EaglesOverBritain #NetGalley

Thanks to the author, Severn River Publishing, and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

Utilizing persona from the Littlefield family a group that had lived and prospered on one of the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain the author has taken his readers full tilt into the opening events of World War II. The first novel in the series leads the family into the retreat from France culminating in the saving of thousands of lives by many small boats picking up soldiers from Dunkirk and taking them across the English Channel to safety. In the current novel the events of the Battle of Britain are described and shown why it led to the famous declaration by than Prime Minister Churchill, "Never has so much been owed by so many to so few."
The Littlefield family, both men and women, are all taking part in activities designed to fight the invaders coming to France, England and the Channel Islands as part of Hitler's plans to become the leading power in Europe. Mr. Jackson brings the group into the defensive action against the Luftwaffe's attacks on England. His research showcases groups of pilots that overcome shear exhaustion day after day to take off and repel the bombing runs of the German air force. Men that took off ,fought the invaders and if surviving returned to base, handed over often shot up planes to maintenance crews and then staggered into bed until the next sortie.
The power of the book is in its concentration on the courage of a nation that wouldn't give up and stood up against the Nazi design to invade England once their air force had destroyed English air power. People heard alarms, ran to shelters. Upon ending the attack they came out and pitched in with the first responders to help those that were hurt and somehow comfort those people losing loved ones to the enemy bombs.
Love still finds a way and the book ends with members of the family forming attachments which we know will follow up into the next planned novel of the series. The ending also sets up the following book which will be positively received and enjoyed by faithful readers.

A great book and a good new series. Good action scenes and the characters are truly lifelike. This book was hard to put down. A must read!

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.