Mosquito
The extraordinary true story of the legendary RAF aircraft from the bestselling author of Harrier 809
Rowland White
- 'Captivating'
- Daily
- Telegraph
'Stunning'
- James
- Holland
'Superb'
- Daily
- Express
'Wonderful'
- John
- Nichol
'Remarkable'
- RAF
- News
_________________________________Built
- of
- lightweight
- wood,
- powered
- by
- two
- growling
- Rolls-Royce
- Merlin
- engines,
- impossibly
- aerodynamic,
- headspinningly
- fast
- and
- armed
- to
- the
- teeth,
- the
- de
- Havilland
- Mosquito
- was
- the
- war-winning
- wonder
- that
- should
- never
- have
- existed:
- the
- aircraft
- the
- RAF
- didn't
- think
- it
- wanted
- then
- couldn't
- do
- without.Flying
- on
- operations
- barely
- eighteen
- months
- after
- a
- single
- prototype
- was
- ordered
- off
- the
- drawing
- board,
- it
- was
- the
- answer
- to
- its
- pilots'
- prayers:
- a
- stunningly
- versatile
- warplane
- capable
- of
- leaving
- the
- Luftwaffe
- in
- its
- wake
- to
- attack
- when
- and
- where
- the
- enemy
- was
- least
- expecting
- it.Excelling
- as
- a
- spyplane,
- night-fighter
- and
- pathfinder
- for
- Bomber
- Command's
- heavies
- the
- Mossie's
- reputation
- was
- cemented
- by
- a
- series
- of
- daredevil
- bombing
- raids
- across
- occupied
- Europe,
- including
- on
- Berlin
- itself,
- where
- only
- surprise,
- speed
- and
- precision
- could
- ensure
- success.So
- when
- Churchill's
- top
- secret
- Special
- Operations
- Executive
- needed
- to
- destroy
- the
- Gestapo
- HQ
- in
- the
- centre
- of
- downtown
- Copenhagen
- to
- prevent
- a
- devastating
- Nazi
- last
- stand
- that
- might
- prolong
- the
- war
- for
- many
- months,
- there
- was
- only
- one
- machine
- for
- the
- job.This
- is
- the
- story
- of
- that
- legendary
- aircraft
- told
- through
- that
- one
- impossible
- mission.Like
- Rowland
- White's
- previous
- books,
- Mosquito
- is
- an
- unputdownable
- mix
- of
- utterly
- compelling
- storytelling,
- incredible
- human
- stories
- and
- fascinating
- technological
- detail,
- which
- sheds
- never-before-told
- light
- on
- a
- pivotal
- mission
- that
- helped
- bring
- the
- war
- to
- its
- bloody
- and
- brutal
- close.
**_________________________________Praise
- for
- Mosquito**’10/10'
- Helen
- Fry
'Excellent
- ...
- provides
- thrilling
- accounts'
- The
- Past
'A
- brilliant
- read'
- Army
- Rumour
- Service
- Book
- Club
'A
- triumph'
- Damcasters
- podcast
'A
- tremendous
- book
- ...
- can't
- recommend
- it
- more
- highly'
- We
- Have
- Ways
- podcast
'An
- addictive,
- moving
- and
- tenaciously
- researched
- tale
- ...
- his
- best
- book
- to
- date'
- Flypast
'Mosquito
- reads
- like
- a
- thriller...
- Unreservedly
- recommended'
- Aviation
- Historian
'It's
- like
- the
- best
- adventure
- stories
- except
- this
- one
- is
- the
- real
- thing'
- Best
- of
- British
'A
- fascinating
- insight
- into
- one
- of
- the
- aircraft's
- most
- dramatic
- episodes'
- History
- of
- War
'White
- immerses
- the
- reader
- in
- the
- action
- from
- the
- first
- page
- ...
- a
- must
- read'
- Flight
- International
'Thrilling...
- A
- multi-layered,
- painstakingly
- assembled
- narrative...
- an
- instant
- classic'
- Warships IF
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