The Intruders (Secret Squadron, #3) by Robert Jackson


The Intruders (Secret Squadron, #3)
Title : The Intruders (Secret Squadron, #3)
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Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 159
Publication : First published February 1, 1998

Summer 1940… The Battle of Britain is tearing the skies. Ken Armstrong is a fighter pilot in the RAF. Freshly promoted to Squadron Leader, his life is about to get far more dangerous. Armstrong’s days of photo-reconnaissance are over. Called to Fighter Command HQ, Armstrong receives exciting new Form a special squadron to take the war to the enemy. This secret squadron must sneak into enemy territory to destroy German bombers in France and the Low countries. This ‘intruder’ work, carried out mostly at night, is difficult and dangerous, for the pilots must fly Bristol Blenheim fighters — which are no match for the German Messerschmitts. Until something better comes along … How long can Ken Armstrong and his team survive against the infamous German Messerschmitts? Praise for Robert Jackson 'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Cold Kill. Robert Jackson (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. The Intruders is the first book in The Secret Squadron series.

The Intruders (Secret Squadron, #3) Reviews

  • Fenriz Angelo

    Interesting book about a special RAF squadron with the mission to destroy german bombers at night. I'm new to the author so in the beginning it was hard for me to get into the book specially in the first pages when the narration went into explaining every aspect of both the RAF and the Lufftwafe, it dragged a bit the POV of Armstrong. The dogfights were on point, full of action and I never got lost reading the maneuvers of the aircrafts. I really liked that. Compelling characters and overall a good entertaining read.

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  • Tony Hisgett

    The book starts with Armstrong taking charge of a squadron of Blenheim Mk IFs, these were outdated and outclassed by 1940 and totally unsuitable for interdiction sorties, as he soon finds out. By the end of the book he has changed to night fighter duties with new radar equipped Beaufighters.

    As with the other books in this series there is a great deal of historical information, with brief interludes that follow the fictitious squadron leader Ken Armstrong. The mixture is OK, but I would have preferred more of Ken and less of the documentary.

  • Tom

    Good stuff...

  • Steve Collins

    Exciting adventure with lots of factual accounts about personalities of the time

    I really enjoyed this book. I was loathe to read it as I had gotten a little tired of some of Robert Jackson's other books but I'm glad I did. The many interspersed factual accounts from the personalities of the day in WWII and the author's fictional characters made this a believable and thrilling read.

  • Keith Lender

    Great about The RAF

    The book started a little confusing at first but once I had the characters down it picked up quickly. It showed how the British and Germans developed

  • John Purvis

    “The Intruders” eBook was published in 2016 (the original paper edition was published in 1998) and was written by Robert Jackson. Mr. Jackson published has published over 50 books. This one is from his “Ken Armstrong” series.

    I received an ARC of this novel through
    https://www.netgalley.com in return for a fair and honest review. I categorize this novel as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of Violence and Mature Situations. The story is set in England during World War II. The primary character is RAF Squadron Leader Ken Armstrong.

    It is 1940 and the war is still in its first year. The Germans are threatening invasion and the Luftwaffe is making an all out assault on the RAF to gain air superiority. Armstrong is chosen to lead a new squadron that will target German air bases in occupied Europe and act as night fighters against the German bombers pounding the UK.

    The efforts of many RAF pilots, fictional and real, are told. Several dog fights between RAF and Luftwaffe aircraft are described.

    I enjoyed the 6.5 hours I spent reading this 161 page novel. I have read several other of Jackson’s books and have enjoyed them all. This is a combination of history and fiction describing much of the “Battle for Britain” that was being waged in the air. It was a little dry in places, but is still enjoyed it. The cover art is reasonable as it shows a Hawker Hurricane, one of the aircraft Armstrong and his squadron flew. I give this novel a 4 out of 5.

    Further book reviews I have written can be accessed at
    https://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/blog/.