[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I had never heard of Hazel ‘Jicky’ Smith before so I was excited to read a biography about this fascinating woman. It was everything that I was looking for and enjoyed getting into the research and how it was used in this storyline. It was well researched and enjoyed how good Nicoletta Maggi wrote this.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer

"...this well researched book deconstructs the myth of Capa's D-Day..."
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine

"It is one of the very few accounts to have been written by one of ‘the many’ without whom ‘The Few’ could not have succeeded. The author joined up in late 1941 and was trained as an armourer, initially serving at a gunnery school. However, shortly before D-Day he joined a ‘Free French’ Spitfire squadron with which he served until the end of the war. The second half of this highly readable account is in effect a detailed history of the Free French Spitfire Wing during the last year of the war. That in itself is hugely welcome, but even more so is the description of the itinerant life of a 2nd Tactical Air Force fighter unit in the months after D-Day and the often-miserable conditions endured by the hardworking and ever faithful groundcrew. No less valuable is the earlier description of life for a working-class family in London during the inter-war years. A peach of a book that was unputdownable."
Andrew Thomas - Author and Historian

Review as featured in Highlight: '... this is a very personal account of [Gottfried Webber's} service during WWII. This makes it a unique rarity, telling it how it was and not a history, and that makes it all the more worth reading.'
Gun Mart Magazine

Introducing the authors. Jeannie is Eric's oldest daughter & also a published author. Sean Feast is a Bomber Command historian & writer of several books including his excellent 'Pathfinders The Definitive History', which I highly recommend. This book is approximately 130 pages, but it packs an enormous amount in. Whilst I generally attempt to not give too much away in my reviews, readers of the book will instantly learn that Eric was tragically killed when his Mosquito crashed in February 1945, close to Colditz Castle. This book is the work of both author's research into Eric's RAF service & also provides that of his squadrons, giving the reader a broader picture of what was happening within Bomber Command at that time. Throughout the chapters there are quotes from the many letters that Eric sent to his wife, Betty. These letters were discovered following the tragic death of Betty in a car crash in 1991, by their daughter. It is a particular moving book to read when you already know what.. Read more
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