The new book, QUEEN'S AIRMAN THE MARITIME DAYS is set at the height of the COLD
WAR. A war in the Arctic, an environmental war, desperate times for the UK. A
must read for those who require their fiction laced with reality.
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details on the authors current books including School Days, Bomber Days, Colonial Days,
Maritime Days
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Background to the series:
The novel, Queen's Airman – The Bomber Days, is written during
the time when the true nature of the ‘Cold War‘ became apparent and Britain’s
vulnerable position became better understood.
The acquisition by Russia of nuclear weapons and the uncertainties in the
alliance between Britain and the U.S.A. together with the realignment between
Russia and China imposed severe strains on Britain, a country still recovering
from the privations experienced during World War 2.
America’s ambivalent feelings towards a Britain, still seen
as a colonial power, meant that the British Government felt obliged to make
preparations to once more stand alone.
The novel therefore unfolds against a background of an air
force, which is undergoing major changes both in equipment and personnel. A
major leap forward is demanded in both technology and skills, a situation that
the older more traditional air force has difficulty in accommodating.
Shortcomings are filled by whatever means are available and
recruits some with questionable backgrounds are inducted into a special unit
located within Bomber Command. Such a unit did exist and the author served on
the unit for a period of five years. Rumours of what went on within the unit
were legion within the air force and several of its personnel were killed in
suspicious circumstances.
A further factor which had a great influence on the success
of the ‘V‘ Force, Britain’s first nuclear deterrent, was the high calibre of
people inducted into the service by national service. Many of these people had
their service deferred to complete their education and were recent graduates and
so the technical ranks were populated by young scientists, draughtsman,
architects and even classical scholars.
The formation and deployment of the ‘V‘Force must stand as
one of Britain’s greatest achievements one, which all those that served over a
ten-year period are justly proud.
Hugh (Dick) Strafford's Royal Air Force stories follow a
similar pattern to those of Patrick O'Brian's. Why should the Royal Navy have all the glory. Adventures
with friends around the world but this time an air force world.
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