


Books in series

#1
Hurricane Squadron
1978
France, May 1940.
Seated in the cockpit of his Hurricane, Sergeant George Yeoman—young, eager, and innocent in the ways of war—is on his way to join his first operational squadron.
Meanwhile, the German Panzers advance unchecked through the Ardennes, and as the allied bombers plead to strike at them, the Luftwaffe is already set to launch a decisive blow.
Disaster beckons and Yeoman and No. 505 Squadron soon find themselves courting death in a series of increasingly desperate sorties as the allied army begins its retreat towards Dunkirk.
There are only a handful of them against the might of Hitler’s war machine, and with each sortie the ranks of the Squadron grow ever more depleted.
The odds stacked against them are hopeless…
A vivid tale of a fighter squadron at war, Hurricane Squadron is told with painstaking accuracy, charting a young man’s rise to maturity in the face of combat and sudden death.
'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Cold Kill
Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a fulltime writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. Hurricane Squadron is the first book in the Sergeant George Yeoman series.

#2
Squadron Scramble
1979
Summer 1940, and the Battle of Britain is about to begin.
After his time in France and the nightmare of Dunkirk, Sergeant George Yeoman of No. 505 Squadron R.A.F. no longer has any illusions about the war he is fighting.
Those months’ service have left Yeoman a battle-wearied flying ace, but if it is rest he’s after, then he is sorely mistaken.
His commission finally through, Yeoman finds himself presented with new responsibilities and challenges when he is temporarily attached to a Polish fighter squadron.
Meanwhile Lieutenant Joachim Richter, Yeoman’s great adversary and opposite number in the Luftwaffe, is readying his men for the storm to come.
Hurled across the Channel, the Luftwaffe begins to pound away at the defences, and with no reserves left the Few are all that stands between Britain and defeat.
Squadron Scramble is a classic adventure story of the Second World War in the air.
Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full-time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. Squadron Scramble is the second book in the George Yeoman series.

#3
Target Tobruk
Yeoman in the Western Desert
1737
Will George Yeoman defeat his toughest challenge yet?
April 1941.
As Rommel’s Africa Korps thunder towards Tobruk, the last bastion of British defence in North Africa, Flying Officer Yeoman is assigned to defend the dwindling British lines.
The blazing African sky is studded with Stukas, Fiats and hellish anti-aircraft fire. While on the ground, the desert is littered with mine-fields and German armour.
The RAF in North Africa are as much at their wit’s end as they were over the channel during the Battle of Britain.
The fighting is just as ferocious.
The Germans appear just as unstoppable…
Target Tobruk is the next instalment in the heart-racing George Yeoman series.
Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a full time writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. Target Tobruk is the third book in the Sergeant George Yeoman series. Hurricane Squadron is the first.

#4
Malta Victory
1980
May, 1942.
With enemies on all sides, the war-torn island of Malta—a vital strategic position in the Mediterranean—was at the point of defeat.
In a desperate attempt to win time for essential supplies to reach the island without being bombed, Flight Lieutenant George Yeoman and a force of 64 Spitfires were flown in from aircraft carriers.
Despite the 13 victories already to his credit, Yeoman knew that they would have to fight as never before ... outnumbered by Italian and German Air Forces determined to unleash a continuous onslaught on the island. Hitler is furious that anyone would dare to shield Malta and he has chilling plans...
Time is running out to protect the island from invasion and conditions are horrific, crowds of ragged children chase the pilots for pennies and local young men are shot for the smallest of errors.
As the haunting beauty of the land is disturbed and shattered by bombs, the pilots endure great uncertainty and realise that grave personal sacrifices must be made if the mission is to be a success. The odds are severely stacked against them.
Yeoman is also deeply troubled by memories of his lover, newspaper correspondent Julia Connors who has been swept up in the war effort elsewhere. Disheartened and wondering if he will make it home at all, he doubts he will ever see her again.
When he meets Lucia Manduca, daughter of a baron, he makes an impulsive decision during a raid at Lucia’s request which places them both in danger...
The fate of Malta is in the hands of the pilots, but will all of them survive and what will be the personal consequences of this tragic war?

#5
Mosquito Squadron
1982
Summer 1943.
The Battle of Britain is over. But the Battle of Germany has just begun.
By night and day, RAF and USAAF bombers drive deep into enemy territory, striking at the heart of Germany’s war effort.
Squadron Leader George Yeoman, veteran of the skies, has orders to protect the bombers on their long-range missions.
He and his men will support in the elusive de Havilland Mosquito, a versatile plane made from wood but capable of stinging the Luftwaffe and sucking the fight from its airmen.
Across the channel, Major Joachim Richter, Yeoman’s counterpart and adversary, bravely leads his squadron out each night to intercept the Allied bombers before they destroy German cities.
The fight will be long and gruelling, but engineers behind the scenes on both sides are racing to build a plane that may soon decide the battle, the fighter jet.
Will Yeoman survive the fight or will this be his last?
Mosquito Squadron is a classic WWII adventure story.
'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Cold Kill
Robert Jackson (b. 1941) is a prolific author of military and aviation history, having become a fulltime writer in 1969. As an active serviceman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve he flew a wide range of aircraft, ranging from jets to gliders. Mosquito Squadron is the fifth book in the Sergeant George Yeoman series. Hurricane Squadron is the first.
Author

Robert Jackson
Author · 35 books
Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.