Derek Robinson

Piece of Cake (1984)

Ask Americans what the best fighter planes of World War Two were, and they will probably name the Japanese Zero, the German 109, and the British Spitfire. The Hurricane is just some other Brit plane. PIECE OF CAKE is one of my favorite WWII novels. It is about a year in the life of a British H...

Damned Good Show (2002)

This was a disappointment! Mr Robinson seems to have a low opinion of RAF officers. I don't think this story is a true depiction of RAF types of that era. I know some were like this and they were not all fair haired blue eyed boys doing the right thing and having a wizard prang. However, having s...

Goshawk Squadron (2005)

Derek Robinson is a long time favourite of mine and one of my immediate choices when asked for book recommendations. Goshawk Squadron is a short, raw, 1971 novel about a Royal Flying Corps squadron flying in France towards the end of World War One. This was my second read, having originally read ...

Hornet's Sting (2001)