<div>A history of the RAF&rsquo;s 617 Squadron during World War II, from bombing Nazi battleships to attempts on the lives of Hitler &amp; Mussolini, and more. The Dambusters had another nickname&mdash;they were the &ldquo;Suicide Squadron,&rdquo; and these daring flyers were the go-to forces for dangerous precision attacks. They dropped the largest bombs ever built on Hitler&rsquo;s prize battleship, Tirpitz, as well as rocket sites and secret weapon establishments; they were involved in attempts on the lives of enemy leaders, including Hitler and Mussolini; and they created a false fleet on D-Day, which fooled the Germans, among other crucial missions. but they also suffered brutal losses, with seventy-five percent of 617 Squadron killed in action by the end of the war. In this awe-inspiring book, John Nichol&mdash;himself a former RAF flight lieutenant&mdash;retraces the path of 617 Squadron&rsquo;s most dangerous sorties, the ones largely lost to history. With the sensitivity of a fellow soldier, Nichol gains unprecedented access to the surviving Dambusters, whose moving personal stories add depth to this impressively researched history. The result is a tense, poignant story of courage by men who braved death time and time again in the name of freedom. Praise for Return of the Dambusters &ldquo;A truly epic tale of courage and sacrifice&mdash;an intensely moving epitaph to the men of Bomber Command.&rdquo; &mdash;Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero &ldquo;A straightforward account considers all sides to these precise missions.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews &ldquo;This is both an exciting book and a saddening one . . . a tale of victory, in the end, magnificently told in lip-biting detail.&rdquo; &mdash;The Daily Mail (UK) &ldquo;Drawing on interviews with survivors, as well as archive material . . . the book is [a] story of human suffering in the air and on the ground.&rdquo; &mdash;The Times (UK)&lt;/ </div>

Return of the Dambusters

<div>&ldquo;The glimpses of aerial combat are brilliant&rdquo; in this pulse-pounding RAF thriller, where it could be pilot error&mdash;or a sinister plot. (The Daily Telegraph). They&rsquo;re supposed to be routine missions&mdash;but one by one, RAF Tempests are crashing in the midst of them. No one knows why, and the Accident Investigation Bureau is blaming pilot error. Suspicious of a cover-up, Flight Lieutenant Drew Miller, whose own friends have been among the fatalities, determines to find out more. He can&rsquo;t help wondering if there&rsquo;s a conspiracy afoot at the heart of the British military. It soon becomes clear that the key to the mystery is in the cockpit of the Tempest&mdash;but how can he unlock it without ending up dead himself? &ldquo;The most explosive thriller I&rsquo;ve read all year.&rdquo; &mdash;Andy McNab &ldquo;You can smell the hot oil, the sweat and the fear.&rdquo; &mdash;The Daily Telegraph &ldquo;Nichol&rsquo;s writing skills are first rate, offering an insight into the world of fighter pilots in a far more accessible way than any work of non-fiction.&rdquo;&mdash;Daily Express</div>

Point of Impact

<div> Two Royal Air Force pilots must defend the Falklands from more attacks in this action-packed thriller by the bestselling author of Point of Impact. The Falklands, 1999&mdash;a vital strategic stronghold and oil-rich gem in the South Atlantic. For RAF pilot Sean Riever, it is a place of ghosts. For Jane Clark, his co-pilot, a place of tough decisions. An air of menace hangs over the desolate, battle-scarred landscape; present dangers and past mysteries lurk in the shadows on the skyline. Then a Royal Navy nuclear submarine disappears, and Argentine jet fighters penetrate the Exclusion Zone. As Sean and his companions stave off wave after wave of enemy attacks, their defense becomes an epic battle for survival&mdash;in which victory can only be achieved at a terrible price . . . A pulse-pounding, high-octane action thriller, Exclusion Zone is a tour de force, perfect for fans of Frederick Forsyth, Mark Greaney, and Kyle Mills.Praise for Exclusion Zone &ldquo;Fresh and compelling . . . As good as anything written by Jeffrey Archer or Dick Francis.&rdquo; &mdash;Daily Mail&ldquo;A cracking combat thriller with a delicate love story.&rdquo; &mdash;Mail on Sunday</div>

Exclusion Zone

<div>A Royal Air Force pilot goes undercover in Afghanistan following a missile attack on a civilian plane in this thriller by the author of Exclusion Zone. Sickened by the bloody toll of a war that cost the lives of friends and the woman he loved, RAF pilot Sean Riever transfers units, heading for the remote mountains of Afghanistan. His work there with the mine-clearance teams takes him as close to the shadow of war as he ever wants to get again. But when a British passenger plane is shot down by a Stinger missile over the east coast of America, Sean is forced once more into the cauldron of war . . . Gulf War hero John Nichol returns with a breathlessly exciting thriller, combining full-throttle action with frightening topicality, perfect for fans of James Deegan, Frederick Forsyth, and Chris Ryan.Praise for Exclusion Zone&ldquo;Fresh and compelling . . . As good as anything written by Jeffrey Archer or Dick Francis.&rdquo; &mdash;Daily Mail &ldquo;A cracking combat thriller with a delicate love story.&rdquo; &mdash;Mail on Sunday </div>

Stinger

<div>A combat-weary helicopter pilot fights to save innocents from a bloody civil war in this &ldquo;fresh and compelling&rdquo; thriller(Daily Mail). Scarred by his experiences of war in the Balkans, pilot Jack Griffiths has found himself a seemingly routine job transporting supplies to a diamond mine in Sierra Leone. Soon, however, he is plunged headfirst into the crucible of a bloody civil war. In the midst of death and destruction, he must protect a group of people stranded in the middle&mdash;including Layla, a beautiful local doctor to whom he is powerfully drawn&mdash;in this rousing action thriller from the acclaimed author of Point of Impact. &ldquo;Nichol&rsquo;s writing skills are first rate.&rdquo; &mdash;Daily Express</div>

Decisive Measures

<div>An RAF pilot takes on powerful forces to uncover the truth about forbidden weapons of war in &ldquo;a thriller with a serious message&rdquo; (The Times). One of the RAF&rsquo;s ace pilots, Flight Lieutenant Mark Hunter was shot down and held prisoner in Iraq. Six years later, the nightmare continues, as Mark watches his fellow servicemen being tortured by the devastating effects of the Gulf War. Determined to find out why information about lethal cocktails of drugs is classified, and why the establishment has built a wall of silence around Iraqi chemical weapons, Mark resolves to discover the shameful secrets buried in Desert Storm. Up against the combined might of the military and the government, Mark finds every avenue leads to a dead end. His only hope lies in enlisting the help of Dr. Natalie Kennedy, one of the UN&rsquo;s crack scientists. But he has only ten days before his squadron returns to Kuwait . . . &ldquo;Bristles with topicality and anger.&rdquo; &mdash;The Daily Telegraph &ldquo;Nichol&rsquo;s writing skills are first rate.&rdquo; &mdash;Daily Express</div>

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Books By John Nichol (6 Books)

Return of the Dambusters

Point of Impact

Exclusion Zone

Stinger

Decisive Measures

Vanishing Point

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Return of the Dambusters

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Exclusion Zone

Stinger

Decisive Measures

Vanishing Point

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