Riding the Tempest

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Pub Date Feb 21 2023 | Archive Date Feb 07 2023

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As the chaos of World War II spreads from Europe to Northern Africa and the Pacific, one family fights for their freedom against impossible odds…


Led by the US and supported by Britain, the Allies invade North Africa. Promoted within the British intelligence service, Paul is sent to Algiers during a ceasefire announced by French General Darlan. But when a deadly new assignment pushes his skills to the limit, will he step up to the challenge of his new role?


At Bletchley Park, Claire and her team of analysts discern from decoded messages that the Germans have employed a new type of radar that is decimating RAF bombers. And the messages she decodes grow more troubling by the hour as the war heats up in Northern Africa.


Lance is sent to Colditz, a special prison for recaptured escapees. He will risk everything to make his escape to join the commandos back in England, where his brother Jeremy is enlisted in a daring raid.


Cousin Josh Littlefield, a US navy fighter pilot, finds himself at the heart of vital initiatives, first in the Pacific Theater, and then in Europe. But will his training hold up under enemy fire? With fighting ongoing at Guadalcanal and in North Africa, the Allies gain strategic ground in both the European and Pacific theaters—but determined enemies on both fronts strike back with furious counterattacks.


And the Führer in Berlin is already preparing an assault on Stalingrad…

As the chaos of World War II spreads from Europe to Northern Africa and the Pacific, one family fights for their freedom against impossible odds…


Led by the US and supported by Britain, the Allies...


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I received this book from the author and the fine folks at NetGalley in return for honest review.

This is the fifth book in Lee Jackson's After Dunkirk series (unfortunately only the second one that I have had the pleasure to read). After reading this book, it appears that the author's premise is to take a period of the war and the events that actually happened during that time frame and to insert his characters and develop conversational narratives amongst those characters.

This "chapter" of the series takes place during 1943 and covers many of the actions of that year including Norwegian commandos and the bombing of the heavy water plant, the victory of the Allied forces in North Africs, the invasion of Italy (and the subsequent surrender of Italy and the overthrow of Mussolini), Operation Mincemeat, the dam buster bombing raid in Germany the series of conferences between the leaders of the big three powers, and the invasion of Tarawa. By and large, most of the book was factually true (with a few questionable facts.

I would highly recommend this novel to readers of history, and those who enjoy a good narrative. As such, I would give this book a solid four stars out of five.

As with all my literary ramblings, this is just my five cents worth.

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