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Richard Townshend Bickers Books In Order

Daedalus Quartet Books In Order

  1. The Gifts of Jove (1983)
  2. Time for Haste (1984)
  3. Too Late the Morrow (1984)
  4. Sure Recompense (1985)

Victory Trilogy Books In Order

  1. Dawn Patrol (2015)
  2. The Raging Skies (2015)
  3. The Hunters (2015)

Novels

  1. The Guns Boom Far (1960)
  2. The Savage Sky (1961)
  3. Jagger’s Secret Challenge (1964)
  4. The Hellions (1965)
  5. Scent of Mayhem (1965)
  6. Maraskar Bound (1968)
  7. Hunt and Kill (1969)
  8. Summer of No Surrender (1976)
  9. My Enemy Came Nigh (1978)
  10. Desert Falcons (1978)
  11. Their Flarepath the Moon (1979)
  12. The Beaufighters (1979)
  13. Air Strike (1980)
  14. Operation Fireball (1980)
  15. Sea Strike (1980)
  16. Operation Thunderflash (1981)
  17. Battle Climb (1981)
  18. Bombs Gone (1981)
  19. Panther Squadron (1982)
  20. Target Ahead (1982)
  21. Burning Blue (1982)
  22. Killing Zone (1983)
  23. Eagles, Crying Flames (1983)
  24. The Sands of Truth (1984)
  25. Bomburst (1985)
  26. While Fates Permit (1985)
  27. Mooncomers (1986)
  28. Bombing Run (1986)
  29. Fighters Up (1986)
  30. Torpedo Attack (1987)
  31. The Cauldron (1987)
  32. Seize and Ravage (2014)
  33. The Steel Fist (2014)
  34. Dusk Patrol (2015)
  35. Night Raiders (2015)
  36. Behind Enemy Lines (2015)
  37. The Fateful Dawn (2015)
  38. No Wrath of Men (2015)
  39. War Wounds (2015)
  40. Death Defying (2015)
  41. A Good Soldier (2015)
  42. Air Patrol (2015)
  43. Take Off (2015)
  44. The Eagle’s Cry (2015)
  45. The Desert Air War (2015)
  46. The Fire of Spring (2015)
  47. Midnight Raid (2015)
  48. The Bloodied Hawks (2015)
  49. Under a Shrieking Sky (2015)
  50. Trouble in the Wind (2016)
  51. The Thundering Line (2016)

Omnibus

  1. The Victory Trilogy (2017)

Non fiction

  1. Ginger Lacey (1969)
  2. Marketing in Europe (1971)
  3. The First Great Air War (1988)
  4. The Battle of Britain (1990)
  5. The Desert Air War, 1939-45 (1991)
  6. Home Run (1992)
  7. Friendly Fire (1993)
  8. Air War Normandy (1994)
  9. Von Richthofen (1996)
  10. Airlift (1998)
  11. A Century of Manned Flight (1998)
  12. Hawker Typhoon (1999)

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Richard Townshend Bickers Books Overview

Ginger Lacey

Who shot down more enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain than any other fighter pilot? Sgt. Pilot J. H. Lacey. Who shot down the Heinkel 111 which had just bombed Buckingham Palace? Ginger Lacey again. Yet Ginger Lacey was almost unknown outside the RAF because at that time the papers seldom referred to him by name and because his natural modesty made him shun the limelight. He went on to serve as an instructor work on airborne weapons development and command a famous fighter squadron in the Far East. Unorthodox autocratic in his command but resentful of unreasonable interference from those above him Ginger Lacey was a slim pale boyish looking man with a fantastic gift for leadership sharp eyes bravery and an innate sense of timing. He died in 1989.

The First Great Air War

The story of air operations during World War One, the formation and development of the Royal Flying Corps and the lives and experiences of the airmen who were its pioneers. The author was in the RAF for 20 years, and here covers both military history and the more human perspective.

The Battle of Britain

This unique volume tells the full story of the greatest air battle in history, a battle that decisively shaped the eventual outcome of the Second World War. Particular emphasis in this tense narrative is placed on just how narrow was the margin of victory. This new illustrated edition supplements Townshend Brickers’ acclaimed account with numerous illustrations of the aircraft, airmen and operations of The Battle of Britain.

Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire incidents were an especially touchy subject in Britain after the Gulf War; this book compares such incidents throughout military history.

Air War Normandy

Allied air superiority made the Normandy landings possible; the author covers the entire range of RAF reconnaissance, deception, and support operations in addition to the more familiar bomber and fighter missions.

Airlift

The first military air drops were initiated by a critical ground situation at Kut el Amara in Mesopotamia now Iraq. Twenty ssupply sorties were flown on 14 April 1916 dropping 3500lbs of food to the beleaguered troops. Between the wars air transport was to be developed as a main method of supply and support to the major nation’s empires and colonies. During World War II aircraft were not only used as a suppy method but as a strike weapon, carrying paratroops and their equipment . These aircraft also towed another strike transport aircraft the glider.