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Airborne

The Airborne Trilogy

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Airborne

By: Robert Radcliffe
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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It's 17 September 1944. The Allies launch the largest airborne offensive in history, delivering 36,000 troops by parachute and glider to the Dutch/German border. In nine days' time, half of them will be casualties of war. Among their number is Theo Trickey, a young paratrooper so dreadfully injured he is not expected to survive. Under the care of Medical Officer Captain Daniel Garland, Trickey is shipped to Germany as a prisoner of war. As Garland slowly nurses him back to health, he discovers that there's something unusual about Trickey, starting with a chance meeting Trickey had with Erwin Rommel before the war....

©2017 Standing Bear Ltd (P)2017 W.F. Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Historical Mystery War & Military Fiction War Military Suspense

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Critic reviews

"Radcliffe is not just a born storyteller, but one of those generous writers who look for the best in human nature." ( Sunday Telegraph)
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An interesting tale though weaves many story lines together and I found the ending lacklustre.

Solid though incomplete

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I enjoyed this book immensely but was genuinely surprised when it ended. I wanted to know more.
The characters are engaged, the narration is great and the scenarios believable. I will listen to this again

Well written but I wanted more

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A good read. keeps the listener well engaged throughout. I want to pick up on the next instalments.

Loved it

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At first the book seemed to jump around a bit crossing between the two main characters story’s and timelines, but once I settled in it seemed to flow really well.

Normally I listen to a book a week, switching between authors and or series not often listening to the next book up, then falling back to the next in the series a few weeks later. but I felt compelled to read on with this trilogy and finished all 3 back to back in less than a fortnight.

Great start to the trilogy

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So clever the way the narrative keeps you wondering which direction the story will take. The two story lines intertwine and the last words of this first trilogy are so powerfully delivered by John Frost. What made it more personal to me was I met that man who was a hero of mine as I served in 2 Para and was aware of our history so well.
This was made all the more thrilling by the narrative delivered by Peter Noble. I enjoyed this book so much I purchased the 2nd of the trilogy and look forward to following them to occupied France and Bruenval.

Totally Brilliant

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