Eagles Over Britain

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.

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