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Cross & Cockade International Spring 2017

Well written, with a healthy compliment of maps and some great colour pictures of numerous aircraft types flown on operations.

The Eagle - Journal of the Parachute Regimental Asscoiation

The author effectively brings together all the historical scraps and shreds of stories which make up the collective history of the 14 Squadron RFC & RAF, from 1915-1945.

Forces Pension Society

Napier's book is a model of what a squadron history should be. Well illustrated chapters fully describes the unit's activities not only through the First and Second World Wars, but also the inter-war years when it flew operations in Transjordan and Palestine. Napier's well-written text is complemented by extensive footnotes and appendices, including a very useful list of references and all the aircraft flown during the period covered. This excellent book will appeal to former squadron members, historians and modellers alike.

Britain At War

A well-written and, within the constraints imposed by its page count, comprehensive narrative account of the history...It is admirably detailed.

Royal Air Force Historical Society Journal

This is a well-written account by the Hon Sec of the 14 Squadron Association which is full of detail and illustrated with a good selection of photographs and maps and is recommended to all with an interest in RAF squadron histories.

Bookshelf

The detail contained in this new book is impressive and covers a wealth of new information and illustrative material which has been collected together from official and private sources after an extensive period of research… This book is much more than a reference book for enthusiasts. For historians it provides a thorough insight into the people, the inter-service politics and the military policies throughout two world conflicts and a continuous inter-war period of overseas air policing…The way that the squadron operated during its WW2 days in desert sweeps and on missions against enemy land and sea targets makes for a very good read, supported by relevant wartime photographs that are fully captioned.

www.airleague.co.uk

14 Squadron has had a rich and varied life and until this book was produced its history has been generally unrecorded. The author has done an excellent job in organising the historical scraps of data and unit stories and has produced a superb collective history for this unit. The period covered spans era of great military and social upheaval during which aviation and technology is radically evolved.

This volume is not just about the aircraft, the operations and the stark military face of this squadron unit it also reflects both the aircrew and the ground personnel. It is their story and the author brings to life their personalities. The trials and tribulations of the squadron’s personnel are recorded – they are what made 14 squadron.

The book is essentially split into an introduction, nine chapters and three appendices. Each of the chapters covers a different time period (between 1915 and 1945) and operational theatre. The three useful appendices cover the aircraft operated (by 14 squadron) between 1915 and 1945, the squadron’s aircraft markings (1915-1945) and the squadron history references.

This exciting book is packed full of data on the squadron and it is an excellent account of its history. The author’s work is an exceptional and this is the must have book on 14 squadron.

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