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British Ace

British Ace follows William Harsker from the opening months of the First World War into the rapidly changing world of aerial combat. The series moves from improvised reconnaissance and early fighter warfare through the Somme, Bloody April and the final year of the war, then carries Harsker into post-war imperial air operations in the Middle East. Its focus is the development of the pilot from inexperienced volunteer to professional airman.

Reading order

Books in this series (7 books)

1914 cover

#1 – 1914

Griff Hosker

In the summer of 1914, the world stands on the brink of chaos, and for young William Harsker, life is about to change forever. Drawn to the pride of the cavalry and the allure of glory, William trades the freshness of English fields for the muddy…

1915 Fokker Scourge cover

#2 – 1915 Fokker Scourge

Griff Hosker

The novel follows the FE 2b; the Gunbus. First Lieutenant Bill Harsker and his squadron come up against the deadly Fokker monoplane. While many other squadrons are decimated the Gunbuses give the fledgling RFC hope. When a new commanding officer takes over the squadron and imposes…

1918 cover

#5 – 1918

Griff Hosker

It is late 1917 and the war still grinds on. The Sopwith Camels are holding their own against the German war machine and then they meet the Fokker Triplane and the pilots of the RFC began to fall. As the war drifts into 1918 the Germans…