Robert Jackson’s bestselling Yeoman Series is finally brought together in a special omnibus edition, which includes the complete books 1-4 in a thrilling World War II collection.
HURRICANE SQUADRON
France, May 1940
Seated in the cockpit of his Hurricane, Sergeant George Yeoman — young, eager, and innocent in the ways of war — is on his way to join his first operational squadron.
Meanwhile, the German Panzers advance unchecked through the Ardennes, and as the allied bombers plead to strike at them, the Luftwaffe is already set to launch a decisive blow.
Disaster beckons and Yeoman, along with No. 505 Squadron, soon find themselves courting death in a series of increasingly desperate sorties as the allied army begins its retreat towards Dunkirk.
There are only a handful of them against the might of Hitler’s war machine, and with each sortie the ranks of the Squadron grow ever more depleted…
SQUADRON SCRAMBLE
After his time in France and the nightmare of Dunkirk, Sergeant George Yeoman of No. 505 Squadron R.A.F. no longer has any illusions about the war he is fighting.
Those months’ service have left Yeoman a battle-wearied flying ace, but if it is rest he’s after, then he can think again.
His commission finally through, Yeoman finds himself presented with new responsibilities and challenges when he is temporarily attached to a Polish fighter squadron.
Meanwhile Lieutenant Joachim Richter, Yeoman’s great adversary and opposite number in the Luftwaffe, is readying his men for the storm to come.
Hurled across the Channel, the Luftwaffe begins to pound away at the defences, and with no reserves left the Few are all that stands between Britain and defeat…
TARGET TOBRUK
April 1941
As Rommel’s Africa Korps thunder towards Tobruk, the last bastion of British defence in North Africa, Flying Officer Yeoman, is assigned to defend the dwindling British lines.
The blazing African sky is studded with Stukas, Fiats and hellish anti-aircraft fire.
The RAF in North Africa are as much at their wit’s end as they were over the channel during the Battle of Britain.
The fighting is just as ferocious.
The Germans appear just as unstoppable…
MALTA VICTORY
With enemies on all sides, the war-torn island of Malta — a vital strategic position in the Mediterranean — was at the point of defeat.
In a desperate attempt to win time for essential supplies to reach the island, Flight Lieutenant George Yeoman and a force of 64 Spitfires were flown in from aircraft carriers.
Despite the 13 victories already under his belt, Yeoman knew that they would have to fight like never before.
Outnumbered by Italian and German Air Forces determined to unleash a continuous onslaught, time is running out to protect the island from invasion.
The odds are severely stacked against them.
Yeoman is also deeply troubled by memories of his lover, newspaper correspondent Julia Connors, who has been swept up in the war effort elsewhere. Disheartened and wondering if he will make it home at all, he doubts he will ever see her again.
The fate of Malta is in the hands of the pilots, but will all of them survive …?
Robert Jackson (born 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders.
HURRICANE SQUADRON
France, May 1940
Seated in the cockpit of his Hurricane, Sergeant George Yeoman — young, eager, and innocent in the ways of war — is on his way to join his first operational squadron.
Meanwhile, the German Panzers advance unchecked through the Ardennes, and as the allied bombers plead to strike at them, the Luftwaffe is already set to launch a decisive blow.
Disaster beckons and Yeoman, along with No. 505 Squadron, soon find themselves courting death in a series of increasingly desperate sorties as the allied army begins its retreat towards Dunkirk.
There are only a handful of them against the might of Hitler’s war machine, and with each sortie the ranks of the Squadron grow ever more depleted…
SQUADRON SCRAMBLE
After his time in France and the nightmare of Dunkirk, Sergeant George Yeoman of No. 505 Squadron R.A.F. no longer has any illusions about the war he is fighting.
Those months’ service have left Yeoman a battle-wearied flying ace, but if it is rest he’s after, then he can think again.
His commission finally through, Yeoman finds himself presented with new responsibilities and challenges when he is temporarily attached to a Polish fighter squadron.
Meanwhile Lieutenant Joachim Richter, Yeoman’s great adversary and opposite number in the Luftwaffe, is readying his men for the storm to come.
Hurled across the Channel, the Luftwaffe begins to pound away at the defences, and with no reserves left the Few are all that stands between Britain and defeat…
TARGET TOBRUK
April 1941
As Rommel’s Africa Korps thunder towards Tobruk, the last bastion of British defence in North Africa, Flying Officer Yeoman, is assigned to defend the dwindling British lines.
The blazing African sky is studded with Stukas, Fiats and hellish anti-aircraft fire.
The RAF in North Africa are as much at their wit’s end as they were over the channel during the Battle of Britain.
The fighting is just as ferocious.
The Germans appear just as unstoppable…
MALTA VICTORY
With enemies on all sides, the war-torn island of Malta — a vital strategic position in the Mediterranean — was at the point of defeat.
In a desperate attempt to win time for essential supplies to reach the island, Flight Lieutenant George Yeoman and a force of 64 Spitfires were flown in from aircraft carriers.
Despite the 13 victories already under his belt, Yeoman knew that they would have to fight like never before.
Outnumbered by Italian and German Air Forces determined to unleash a continuous onslaught, time is running out to protect the island from invasion.
The odds are severely stacked against them.
Yeoman is also deeply troubled by memories of his lover, newspaper correspondent Julia Connors, who has been swept up in the war effort elsewhere. Disheartened and wondering if he will make it home at all, he doubts he will ever see her again.
The fate of Malta is in the hands of the pilots, but will all of them survive …?
Robert Jackson (born 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders.
