Vulcan 607: A True Military Aviation Classic - Softcover

White, Rowland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909269824 ISBN 13: 9781909269828

Publisher: Silvertail Books, 2017

Synopsis

THE THRILLING #1 BESTSELLING STORY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST COMBAT MISSIONS EVER FLOWN

Shoulder to shoulder with Strategic Air Command B-52s throughout the Cold War, the big delta-winged Vulcans of the Britain's V-bomber force faced down the Soviet threat to the West.  In 1982 they were just months from retirement when they flew in anger for the first time.

It was a to be a record-breaking mission of breathtaking audacity: a single bomber launched from a remote island airbase to carry out what would be the longest-range air attack in history.  An eight thousand mile round trip.  Her crew of six would be flying into a hornet's nest of modern weaponry: radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and missiles. 

There would be no second chances.

Vulcan 607 tells the gripping true story of that legendary raid for the first time - an operation that many thought would turn out to be a real life Mission Impossible.

'A masterwork of narrative history' Clive Cussler

'Vulcan 607 deserves to become an aviation classic' Len Deighton

'White's gripping narrative reads like a suspense thriller, yet every word is true' Stephen Coonts

'I read the book in one sitting ... an utterly compelling war story, brilliantly written' Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman

About this title

About the Author

Rowland White was eleven years old when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, and reading the newspapers quickly became his daily routine. He has been fascinated by the conflict ever since, and in particular with the Vulcan raid on Stanley airfield. He works in publishing in London.
From the Hardcover edition.

Review

"Exciting and breathtakingly pacy...This is exactly how modern history should be written" * Andy McNab * "Gripping, endlessly fascinating detail. I read the book in one sitting: it is an utterly compelling war story, brilliantly written" * Simon Winchester * "A masterwork of narrative history. Brilliantly described, the story of an impossible British mission is a compelling one; it's telling long overdue" * Clive Cussler * "Big heavy bombers. Proper old-fashioned heroism. And triumph of ingenuity over limited funding. So far as I'm concerned, it has the lot and to cap it all it reads like fiction when it's actually fact. I more than enjoyed it, it could have been written specially for me" * Jeremy Clarkson * "Exceptional...Written like the very best thriller, it draws the reader into the exclusive world of the combat crew in a unique and truly gripping way" * John Nichol *

About this edition

• Publisher: Silvertail Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1909269824
• ISBN 13: 9781909269828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576