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24/10/2025

Congratulations to Graham Sutton on being drawn from the hat to win the copy of V-Weapons Bomber Command Failed to Return. Graham, can you email us to arrange postage - [email protected].

22/10/2025

📚 Wednesday is Author’s Day at Fighting High

This week we’re delighted to share Sean Feast's interview with Jeannie Benjamin about her journey in writing Main Force to Mosquito Master Bomber, tracing her father’s RAF career from Fairey Battles through Lancasters and Mosquitoes.

Her quest to uncover his story—and forging her own path in campaigning for equality and justice along the way—makes this a powerful “labour of love”.

👉 Read the full interview here: https://fightinghigh.com/blogs/news/the-fighting-high-interview-labour-of-love

Copies of Main Force to Mosquito Master Bomber signed by both Jeannie and co-author Sean Feast are available from the Fighting High website.

Sean Feast speaks to co-author Jeannie Benjamin about her life fighting injustice, and her pride in her father’s RAF career. Jeannie Benjamin always thought her father had been shot down in a Lancaster. It was quite a revelation, therefore, when she discovered he also flew Mosquitoes, and that he ...

17/10/2025

📘 BOOK GIVEAWAY!

We’re giving away a signed copy of V-Weapons Bomber Command: Failed to Return — powerful true stories of RAF airmen who gave their all in the effort to thwart Hitler’s V-weapons offensive. The book is signed by two of the authors - Steve Darlow and Sean Feast.

👉 Simply follow Fighting High Publishing to enter!

🕛 Winner announced Friday 24 October at noon

📘 Find out more ➜ https://fightinghigh.com/products/v-weapons-bomber-command-failed-to-return

14/10/2025

Today marks the anniversary of one of RAF Bomber Command’s most intense operations of the Second World War.

In Operation Hurricane: RAF Bomber Command’s 24 Hours of Devastation, author Marc Hall revisits the extraordinary events of 14–15 October 1944, when crews launched two massive raids on Duisburg in less than 24 hours.

👉 Read the full story on our blog: https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/blogs/news/operation-hurricane-raf-bomber-command-s-24-hours-of-devastation

On the anniversary of Operation Hurricane Marc Hall revisits the events of 14–15 October 1944, when RAF Bomber Command unleashed an unprecedented 24-hour assault on the German city of Duisburg. On the chilly autumnal morning of 14 October 1944, in the early hours, Royal Air Force Bomber Command ba...

09/10/2025

📣 New Book Announcement – Coming July 2026

We’re proud to reveal the cover of The Fifty by Steve Darlow and Sean Feast.

Subtitled The Fallen Heroes of the Great Escape, this important new book tells the stories of the fifty Allied prisoners of war murdered after the legendary escape from Stalag Luft III in March 1944.

While films and documentaries often focus on the survivors, many of the fallen remain little more than footnotes. The Fifty brings their lives and legacies to the forefront — exploring their early years, their wartime service, the impact on their families, and the way their sacrifice has been commemorated.

This is both a tribute and a remembrance for those whose courage ended in the most tragic of circumstances.

(The cover image shows twenty-five of the fifty. The full fifty will feature across the entirety of the book jacket.)

📖 The Fifty publishes July 2026, further details via https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/forthcomingandrecent

08/10/2025

📣New Book Announcement – Coming June 2026

We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Chinook Driver by Paul “Foo” Kennard, a highly experienced former RAF Chinook pilot.

Subtitled An RAF Pilot’s Story from Northern Ireland to Bosnia and Kosovo, this fast-paced and candid memoir takes readers inside the cockpit of Britain’s most iconic helicopter.

From the tense streets of Northern Ireland, to the fractured landscapes of Bosnia and the embattled skies of Kosovo, Kennard and his crews flew missions that were as dangerous as they were vital – lifting troops into combat, carrying the wounded to safety, and hauling supplies across hostile terrain.

Told with honesty, sharp wit, and humour, Chinook Driver captures both the exhilaration and intensity of combat flying, and the camaraderie of squadron life.

📖 Chinook Driver publishes June 2026, further details via https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/forthcomingandrecent

06/10/2025

📣 New Book Announcement – Coming May 2026

We’re excited to reveal the cover of Love as Strong as Death by award-winning journalist and historian Melody Foreman .

Subtitled Ravilious, the Pilot, and the Missing Aircraft, this moving work uncovers the story of two remarkable men whose lives were cut short on 2 September 1942 – Flight Lieutenant Alfred ‘Ginge’ Culver DFM, and the brilliant war artist Eric Ravilious.

Their disappearance remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Second World War. Melody Foreman explores the personal stories, the families left behind, and the lasting legacy of love, loss, and remembrance.

📖 Love as Strong as Death publishes May 2026, further details via https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/forthcomingandrecent

02/10/2025

We’re excited to welcome former RAF Chinook pilot and award-winning journalist Paul Kennard to the Fighting High family! Paul’s new book, Chinook Driver, will be published in 2026 and will take readers inside the cockpit of one of the RAF’s most iconic helicopters.

Read our full press release herewith

And don’t miss it – we’ll be revealing the book cover next Wednesday morning!

01/10/2025

📚 Wednesday is Author’s Day at Fighting High

This week marks the 83rd anniversary of the loss of Gordon Mellor’s Halifax bomber in October 1942.

We remember Gordon, and the wonderful day at IWM Duxford in September 2016 when we launched his memoir ETA – A Bomber Command Navigator Shot Down and on the Run.

After being shot down, Gordon evaded capture through the famous Comète escape line — a perilous journey that reflected his courage, resilience, and quiet humour.

👉 A limited number of copies are available with a bookplate signed by Gordon himself: https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/bomber-command/products/eta-and-signed-bookplate

[Photo: Gordon Mellor at Duxford, with Steve Darlow, signing copies of ETA]

30/09/2025

🚀 Thunderbirds Day is Go!

Today marks 60 years since Thunderbirds first aired on British television!

At Fighting High, we had the privilege of publishing A Thunderbird in Bomber Command – the remarkable wartime letters and story of Lionel Anderson, the man who inspired a legend. Written by Sean Feast with the support of Jamie Anderson, son of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson, the book also features a foreword by Shane Rimmer, the unforgettable voice of Scott Tracy.

Discover more about the inspiration behind Gerry’s legendary creation in Sean’s blog 👉 https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/blogs/news/whats-in-a-name

FAB!

(The picture shows Shane, Sean, and Jamie, meeting up with Mosquito veterans George Dunn and Ken Oatley at the Bomber Command Memorial, in 2015, to launch the book)

30/09/2025

📣 Exciting news from Fighting High Publishing!

Our bestselling title Mosquito Down! – the remarkable true story of Frank Dell, RAF pilot and Evader – is returning in paperback, April 2026.

The hardback edition sold out and was widely praised:
⭐️ “A compelling tale told in a compelling and candid manner … thoroughly recommended.” – RAF News
⭐️ “Through compelling narrative Frank Dell shares his remarkable story with great candour.” – Flypast Magazine

For further details about this extraordinary book 👉 https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/collections/2020-books/products/mosquito-down

29/09/2025

📸 Fighting High – Photo of the Week

Gordon becomes 'Maurice'.

After being shot down in October 1942, RAF navigator Gordon Mellor went into hiding. To survive, he was given a false identity — “Maurice.”

This week’s photo shows the image used for Gordon's false identity documents that helped him evade capture. His extraordinary story is told in his autobiography ETA — A Bomber Command Navigator Shot Down and on the Run.

👉 Copies available here: https://fighting-high-books.myshopify.com/products/eta