Red Burning Sky - By Tom Young (hardcover)

Red Burning Sky is a thrilling and heart-wrenching tale of bravery, sacrifice, and resilience set during World War II's most daring and successful rescue mission, Operation Halyard.

Based on true events, this novel follows the story of Lieutenant Bill Bogdonavich, who dreams of escaping from behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia, and Lieutenant Drew Carlton, who volunteers for a secretive and dangerous assignment to evacuate hundreds of stranded airmen while avoiding detection by the Germans.

With lean, direct language, Red Burning Sky gallops along, giving the muscular feel of adventure novels and thrillers in a fast, easy read.

Fans of warbird aircraft, WWII history, manly adventure, and novels about war and strife in general will all enjoy this novel, as its human focus adds a literary feel.

The narrative tension escalates as the men struggle to secretly build by hand a landing field capable of handling multiple aircraft arriving in the dead of night, and Young's easy familiarity with aircraft and flying makes the text realistic and credible.

With suspense that stays with the reader until the finish, Red Burning Sky is an exciting and moving military thriller that explores the daring and unlikely rescue of American flyers by American flyers in then-Yugoslavia.

Don't miss this gripping and impressively authentic story!