Phoenix Squadron

January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops.

Aircraft carriers, jet fighters and a crisis on the other side of the world. Who could ask for more? It takes an obscure corner of British military history and weaves a story as gripping as any Tom Clancy thriller. It's completely riveting

From the cockpit of a fighter jet to the violently pitching deck of an aircraft carrier at night, Rowland White combines pulse-pounding tension with riveting detail. If only all military history was written like this...

[A] page-turning thriller of a book... White's obvious passion infuses every page and is highly infectious, while the level of detail should send any budding Tom Clancy rushing to the bookshops

Reads like a Patrick Robinson or Tom Clancy novel...This is a cracking read

A gutsy, you-are-there true story that throbs with the sound and fury of carrier operations. Military history as it ought to be told

Written in breathless prose that gives it the feel of fiction... A well-researched yarn

A remarkable story told with skill and dedication... I enjoyed it. And I learned a lot

A true story that reads like a Tom Clancy novel

Clearly states the case for naval aviation in our uncertain age. An aircraft carrier loaded with fighter bombers is still the big stick...

Rowland White is the author of five critically acclaimed works of aviation history: Vulcan 607 , Phoenix Squadron , Storm Front , Into the Black , and most recently Harrier 809, as well as a compendium of aviation, The Big Book of Flight . Born and brought up in Cambridge, he studied Modern History at Liverpool University. In 2014 he launched Project Cancelled to produce apparel inspired by the best in aviation, space and other cool stuff. Find it at projectcancelled.com

For more information on Rowland White and his books visit his website at rowlandwhite.com or find him on Twitter at @rowlandwhite