- Published: 2 August 2004
- ISBN: 9780099436478
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 544
- RRP: $39.99
The Burning Blue
- Published: 2 August 2004
- ISBN: 9780099436478
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 544
- RRP: $39.99
This beautifully written book is a work of exceptional authenticity. The descriptions of life in the late 1930s and the intensity of the air battles revive many recollections and make for compelling reading.
Geoffrey Wellum, former Battle of Britain pilot and author of First Light
Full of wartime atmosphere. Once again I could see the vapour trails, hear the Spitfire engines and the lofty crackle of machine guns
Leslie Thomas, author of Waiting for the Day
The ear-popping action sequences are tremendously exciting ... the pastoral scenes reveal a deep and genuine love of the countryside and its age-old traditions. Holland leaves one in no doubt what ordinary British folk were fighting for
Sunday Telegraph
There can seldom have been a better, nor more detailed, evocation of exactly what it was like to fly - and die - in the clear blue skies above the English Channel in those heady days in the summer and autumn of 1940
Daily Mail
He has joined the few who can bring history to life
Guardian
A satisfying, old-fashioned story of one man’s struggle to overcome his past and find true love
Woman and Home
Clearly, Holland has a deep knowledge of life in the 1930s and 40s, both civil and military, because every page oozes with authenticity ... a heartwarming homage to courage, honour, friendship and love ... Highly recommended, and five stars out fo five
Ben Kane, author of Spartacus: Rebellion