About the Author

Patrick Bishop is a senior correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and author of The Irish Empire and, with Eamonn Mallie, the acclaimed book The Provisional IRA

Reviews

'As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, Fighter Boys is unsurpassed' Daily Telegraph'A living, breathing monument to the fighter boys' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday'No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved... there can't be a finer history' James Holland, New Statesman'Powerful yet restrained, at times almost unbearably touching' TJ Binyon, Evening Standard'A superb account of the spirit and character of Fighter Command' Martin Fletcher, Independent'I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph

'As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, Fighter Boys is unsurpassed' Daily Telegraph'A living, breathing monument to the fighter boys' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday'No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved... there can't be a finer history' James Holland, New Statesman'Powerful yet restrained, at times almost unbearably touching' TJ Binyon, Evening Standard'A superb account of the spirit and character of Fighter Command' Martin Fletcher, Independent'I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph