Across the Blood-red Skies [Hardcover]

Robert Radcliffe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 2009

Spring 1917. Under furious attack both from the ground and the air, the average survival time of a First World War reconnaissance pilot is eighteen hours. George Duckwell, reluctant novice-hero of the Royal Flying Corps, is living on borrowed time. Having joined up to escape disgrace at home, George can only watch in horror as a succession of comrades - inexperienced, under-trained and hopelessly idealistic - are shot down, burned, maimed and killed, while somehow he survives. Struggling to make sense of the conflict, George forms an awkward friendship with William 'Mac' MacBride, an enigmatic Canadian ace, waging his own private war against the legendary Red Baron. But when Mac falls for George's sweetheart - front-line nurse Emily - heartbroken George learns that Mac's mysterious past is darker than he imagined, and the fragile bond that keeps the two men alive comes under threat on the eve of the most lethal conflict the modern world has known.

Editorial Reviews

Review

** 'A vivid evocation of an often romanticised aspect of World War 1, pulling no punches, and a fitting tribute to those men and women who risked life and limb. A story of war, love and friendship, heroics and heroism DAILY MAIL

About the Author

Robert Radcliffe lives in Suffolk and is himself an experienced pilot. He has written two other novels, published under a different name.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (January 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1408701855
• ISBN-13: 978-1408701850
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 8.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,080,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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