Review: THEY DID THE IMPOSSIBLE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
When They Were Eagles is another great book from "AMAZON"  This book starts with a crew digging up an area believed to be where a RAF Pilot crashed 73 years ago, At 20ft. deep in clay the searchers were finding oil, hyd. fluid etc. with a time schedule under the permit to dig and rain were giving them troubles.The book gives the reader a lot of good flying during the "Battle of Britain" by a pilot named Max Bancroft-Gracey, 18 years old and a very rich family. Max meets a WAAF Intelligence officer and they fall in love. Max takes his girlfriend home too meet the family and the girl ( Rebecca Darnley) gets a real surprise because, Max has told her they are farmers. As they drive down the Drive she keeps asking is that the house? and Alex will reply with, no that is the Super of some other employee. Finally they come to the family home," Cadbury Manor". All so on the farm they have an airport!. Max takes Rebecca for a plane ride the next day because she wants to see the area of the town of Devonshire from the air. Max points out the main buildings in the town and the church he goes to and points out the grave yard where he wants to be buried when he dies. All and all Rebecca enjoys the plane ride and has a good. The family like her too.When they get back to their RAF Base they talk about marriage but the life of a fighter pilot is not too long at this time with the Battle for Britain going on and they are losing almost every day, Well they finally decide to get married and buy a little house by the ocean and they go about their jobs. Any more information from me and you will know the whole book. Two things I will say, it makes me lonesome and also the writer will not leave you hanging. You will know everything by the time you get to the last page. I read this book on my kindle and the story has stuck with me. I know you will enjoy this one.Col. DeVere Woods  Ret.