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First Light
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of First Light by Geoffrey Wellum, read by Andrew Brooke.
Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, eighteen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF...
Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day, caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s.
Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return.
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- Kelly Aldridge
- 2021-10-01
I was there with Jeffery Wellum in his Spitfire the whole time.
The book was so well written and so well read that I was sure it must be Jeffery reading it. The detail and the dialogue is totally captivating. My only regret is that it didn’t continue into his later life. What a wonderful man... what a beautiful book.
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- Reg Sackmann
- 2022-08-15
A raw and honest account of a young Spitfire pilot
I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. The first-person account is written with honesty and openness that is refreshing, entertaining, and at times terrifying. Wellum's descriptions of operations in which he and his flight engaged the enemy are descriptive, with all the emotion, frustration, fear, and terror that he experienced. One feels as if you are in the cockpit with him, listening to his innermost thoughts as he dodges and battles. His absolute joy at flying also comes through clearly, as he learns to become one with his machines through training and combat. This was his real calling.
His non-combat flights are equally harrowing as he struggles to get his bearings in atrocious weather conditions over land and sea. The book is wonderfully descriptive and Wellum holds nothing back in describing his fears and doubts as he hopes to hold his own and live to see another day, The pointlessness and stupidity of war are broached numerous times, especially sorrowfully when mates come to untimely ends during training and combat flights.
The narration is superb, Andrew Brooke captures the mood with just the right inflections, pace, and accents. It was as if he himself had written the book and was sitting there recounting it. Brooke really taps into Wellum's vulnerabilities and insecurities as the narration unfolds from Wellum's leaving school, taking his RAF tests, to his flight training, right through operations.
All in all, I highly recommend this book - and especially recommend it as an audiobook, the narration is that good.
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- Mark/Tara Elwood
- 2018-09-13
Last of The Few
This book is absolutely worth everyone's ears. Geoffrey Wellum was the youngest pilot to fight during the Battle of Britian. Sadly he has recently passed away in 2018. He wrote this book during a difficult period in his life and it grips you from the first chapter. His wonderful story of courage and tenacity while fighting and flying a Supermarine Spitfire is truly awe inspiring and amazing. we owe a debt of gratitude to these men and women Churchill referred to as The Few that can never be repayed during the summer of 1940. Excellent book and the Narrator Andrew Brooke really sets the tone with his British accent and ability to capture Geoffrey's emotions. Must read for all WW2 and Battle of Britian enthusiasts. #audible1
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