Born in Daybrook, Nottingham, in 1955, Roger Leivers eventually moved to the Cambridgeshire town of Godmanchester in 1989. Here he became involved in volunteer groups, and launched annual local historical war walks to raise money for the local museum and the upkeep of the town’s war memorial. This led him to be involved with The Porch Museum, with a special interest in the effect both wars had on the town and its people.
I have a great many books on RAF Bomber Command, this ranks as one
of the very best. A book definitely not to be missed.
*Malcolm Osborn, Aviation Author*
I thoroughly recommend you to get a copy of the book...I know my
father is going to enjoy this equally as much as me because he was
there!
*Phillip Jeffs, author of 'Macrobert's Reply'*
Fighting High and Roger have done an excellent job and I highly
recommend this book for anyone interested in RAF Bomber Command,
the Short Stirling aircraft, and what it must have been like flying
in those dark skies facing danger on a regular basis. This is the
book of the year for me and for many of you it should be as
well.
*Aviation Enthusiast Book Club*
A story of heroism, friendships, loyalties, the intense bond they
felt as a crew and, ultimately, the results of that unbelievably
fickle finger of fate that controlled their destinies.
*Aeroplane Magazine*
This is an interesting story which puts the pieces of a jigsaw
together, the individual stories of a bomber crew during WW2 along
with the missions of XV squadron, the targets that were attracting
the attention of bomber command at that stage of the war and a
local aspect of what it meant to follow up the story of a wartime
crash at Godmanchester.
*Military Model Scene*
Leivers writes very much in the style of Martin Middlebrook,
empathising with his subjects and having done much detailed
research, and his passion is infectious. Anyone interested in
Bomber Command would enjoy this and it is a rich addition to the
existing archive on this topic.
*Army Rumour Service*
This is the kind of story one would expect to have been showcased
in one of the 1960s/1970s/1980s war comics such as Warlord etc.
It's an inspirational and deeply fascinating story of a man and his
aircraft, together with the crew who shared his adventures with
him. Larger than life but all true. Amazing!
*Books Monthly*
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