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"I know of no more thoughtful nor yet more moving study of their achievement."--Max Hastings, "Sunday Telegraph" (London), on FIGHTER BOYS

"As a vivid chronicle of who the Battle of Britain pilots were, what motivated them, and why they were ultimately successful, "Fighter Boys" is unsurpassed."--"Daily Telegraph" (London) on FIGHTER BOYS

"No one reading this book can possibly doubt the heroism of those involved...there can't be a finer history."--James Holland, "The New Statesman" (London) on FIGHTER BOYS

"Mr Bishop's depiction of Stern's downfall is masterful."--The Economist

"Bishop's fast-paced, well-written work sheds considerable light not only on how and why Stern was killed but on the final, violent years of the British mandate in Palestine."--Publishers Weekly

"Clearly representing the point of view of the colonial British authorities, the author largely avoids demonizing or making heroes of either of his main protagonists, a failing of most English and Israeli accounts of the period."--Library Journal

"What [Bishop] does, thanks to tireless research and powerful storytelling, is show how a ruthless murderer of civilians became an unnecessary martyr."--New York magazine

"Patrick Bishop's book has important lessons for the modern day."--Economist (UK), "Books of the Year" pick

"Patrick Bishop's book on the death of Avraham Stern is an important chapter in the tragic and bloody history of the Holy Land"--Iron Mountain Daily News (Michigan)

"Bishop successfully weaves a story that is both entertaining and revealing.... He does an admirable job of showing how British police officers faced the difficult task of maintaining order between Jews and the Arabs whose resistance set the stage for later bloody confrontations."--Washington Post