The Eagle's Cry

The Eagle's Cry

June 1940. <br /><br />Italy declares itself Germany's ally and the war in the Western Desert begins.<br /><br />R.A.F pilot Geoffrey Denton and his squadron are tasked with keeping enemy forces at bay in North Africa, Greece and Crete.<br /><br />At first it seems that victory is within their reach, but German soldiers soon outnumber them and the fighting reaches heightened levels of danger. <br /><br />Having survived several dog fights, the strain of constant operations against strong fighter and anti-aircraft defences takes its toll on Denton, who seeks release in the arms of his bright, beautiful Greek mistress, Kathia Pefkos.<br /><br />But is he right to allow her insider access to his squadron? <br /><br />Or is he risking his own life, and those of his men, for a love that was doomed from the start?<br /><br />From the barren deserts of North Africa, to the streets of wartime Athens, ‘The Eagle’s Cry’ is a fast-paced, action-filled military thriller.<br /><br />Praise for Richard Bickers: <br /><br />'A thrilling page turner.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'. <br /><br />Richard Townsend Bickers volunteered for the RAF on the outbreak of the second world war and served, with a Permanent Commission, for eighteen years. He wrote a range of military fiction and non-fiction books, including ‘Torpedo Attack’, ‘My Enemy Came Nigh’, ‘Bombing Run’ and ‘Summer of No Surrender’. <br /><br />Originally published as ‘Eagles, Crying Flames’.<br /><br />Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading independent publisher of digital books.<br />