"Wellum's First Light deserves to be read for many years to come."

-The Times (of London) High praise for England's bestselling First Light . . . "An extraordinarily gripping and powerful story."

-The Evening Standard (London) "A work of exceptional quality . . . a passion and immediacy which make it compelling reading."

-Max Hastings, author of Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy "A remarkable book, amazingly fresh, honest, and modest . . . utterly gripping; it is without question one of the best books I have read in the last few years."

-Professor Richard Holmes, author of Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket "Startlingly vivid recollections . . . this is air war at its most intense . . . his readers get a strong sense of immediacy."

-The Spectator (London) "Geoffrey Wellum's book is a wonderfully evocative find . . . a book for all ages and generations, a treasure."

-Daily Express (London)