{"product_id":"the-lightning-and-the-few-a-wwii-action-packed-adventure-paperback","title":"The Lightning and the Few: A WWII action-packed adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Larsimont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss this thrilling wartime adventure! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard and Jack Higgins.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJox is exchanging civilian life for the thrill of fighting in the skies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScotland, 1939\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jox McNabb is expelled from school he is forced to look to his future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the sight of a Hurricane flying over him, he becomes determined to join the RAF. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd after basic training, Jox is posted to RAF Montrose with the growing group of other recruits he has met along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBattling the bleak Scottish elements and finding themselves immediately thrown in at the deep end, the lads struggle to keep up with the training. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany are deemed unfit for service, and after tragedy strikes, Jox questions if he's got what it takes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Jox earn his wings to face Blitzkrieg and defend his country in its hour of need? Does he have the courage and skill to become one of The Few? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill he beat the odds to survive his first battle? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LIGHTNING AND THE FEW is the first book in the Jox McNabb Aviation Thrillers series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following a RAF pilot during the second world war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSweeping yet personal: \u003c\/b\u003e a\u003cb\u003e fast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e tale centred on the skill, luck, hopes, and fears of one young man battling for survival and triumph in the dangerous skies above 1940 England. \u003cb\u003eWill definitely appeal to anyone fascinated with the\u003c\/b\u003e tenuous, tense, and razor's edge \u003cb\u003elives of the legendary Few\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eDave Mason, author of \u003ci\u003eEO-N\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Larsimont's achievement is to blend \u003cb\u003ea remarkable depth of research \u003c\/b\u003ewith an \u003cb\u003eexciting story\u003c\/b\u003e about people you can believe in. He has made an impressive start to what promises to be \u003cb\u003ea significant contribution to the genre of fighter pilot thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e, helping to keep alive the ever-growing interest in that small band of heroes who more than eighty years ago stood between victory and defeat.' \u003cb\u003eFrank Barnard, author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Man Falling\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE JOX MCNABB AVIATION THRILLERS SERIES: \u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: The Lightning and the Few\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: The Raiders and the Cross\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: The Maple and the Blue\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Vulcan and the Straits\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: The Wire and the Lines\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SIX: The Rapids and the Abbey\u003cbr\u003eBOOK SEVEN: The Hunters and the Wrath\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100492447883,"sku":"9781800558632","price":34.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/hD3OmCHHVb9781800558632.webp?v=1780062613","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-lightning-and-the-few-a-wwii-action-packed-adventure-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}