Hunter Squadron (Yeoman Book 12)

Hunter Squadron (Yeoman Book 12)

<b>Summer 1960 <br /> <br />Group Captain George Yeoman is about to be thrown into battle once more...</b> <br /> <br />As Officer Commanding at RAF Rheinbrücken, Yeoman is preparing a squadron of Hawker Hunters for a forthcoming NATO air defence exercise. <br /> <br />But orders are given to take his Hunters to the Congolese Republic. <br /> <br />British uranium interests are being threatened by a fanatical politician, Nkrombe, who is believed to be planning an invasion of the small neighbouring state of Warambe where the mines are situated. <br /> <br />Nkrombe, backed by highly skilled mercenary pilots and Sabre Jet fighters, is a formidable threat to Yeoman’s Hunter squadron: especially as Warambe turns out to be only a side-show <br /> <br />Nkrombe seeks to control the whole empire of Central Africa. <br /> <br />In a fierce air battle over the jungle, Yeoman encounters his old wartime enemy, Colonel Joachim Richter, now a mercenary in opposition to the British force. <br /> <br />Cut off from communications and unaware that their orders have changed, Yeoman and Richter find themselves besieged by approaching rebel forces. <br /> <br />And secrets lie behind Yeoman’s misson… <br /> <br /><h2>Praise for Robert Jackson: </h2> <br /> <br />'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - <b>Tom Kasey, bestselling author of <em>Cold Kill.</em></b> <br /> <br /><b>Robert Jackson</b> (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. <em>Hunter Squadron</em> continues the George Yeoman series.