Infinite Stakes
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Product Details
Publisher: Roundel House
Release Date: September 10, 2020
Formats: Paperback, Ebook, Audiobook
ISBN: PB: 978-1-7353736-0-7; EB: 978-1-7353736-1-4
Trim: 6 x 9
Page Count: 336
A Novel of the Battle of Britain (Breaking Point series, book 2)
John Rhodes
1940: Hitler’s aerial assault on England reaches a crescendo on Battle of Britain Day when, against all odds, the Luftwaffe is turned back by the outnumbered pilots of Fighter Command.
Infinite Stakes—picking up where Breaking Point left off—puts you both inside the cockpit as the pilots duel and at RAF Headquarters with Winston Churchill on that fateful day and through the year that follows, when Britain must fight on alone.
Johnnie Shaux, a battle-hardened fighter pilot, now leads a squadron of brave American volunteers against superior forces until he is forced down and imprisoned as a POW.
Meanwhile, Eleanor Rand, a brilliant mathematician, is tasked to predict Hitler’s plans and to help persuade America to join the war.
Written with historical accuracy and page-turning speed, Infinite Stakes takes you to diplomatic conference tables with Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin, to desperate battles over France, and, finally, on another fateful day, to Pearl Harbor.
About the Author
John Rhodes is the award-winning author of the World War II Breaking Point series, which follows his protagonists through the tumultuous years from the Battle of Britain to the Battle of the Bulge. A graduate of Cambridge University in history, his focus on World War II stems from his earliest memories of war-torn London where, he says, the shells of bombed-out buildings “served as our adventure playgrounds.”
Visit the author’s website at johnrhodesbooks.com
Reviews
“Many books have been written about the early years of World War 2, when only the Royal Air Force stood between Britain and a German invasion. John Rhodes’ new novel Infinite Stakes has earned a place at the top of the pile for its compelling story and meticulous historical accuracy. The elements that lift Infinite Stakes above its counterparts are the painstaking historical research that underpins every aspect of the book, the format of a modern day commentary set against vivid accounts of ‘live’ action, and the subtle weaving of a United States thread into all parts of the story, right up to the dramatic and terrible events at Pearl Harbor.” —CDMR: Lillington Local History Society
“John Rhodes has created a sequel that stands up well to following a brilliant first novel of the Battle of Britain. This one continues the story of the fighter pilots who save Britain in 1940, told from the perspective of a pilot in the air as well as the WAAF and people behind the scenes, from Churchill to underground operations rooms and Intelligence. The book is wonderful, evocative-recreating the atmosphere of 1940. It is compelling reading.” —Paul Davies, Aviation Historian, Battle of Britain Site Administrator
“In 2019, John Rhodes published Breaking Point, a remarkable novel about the Battle of Britain. He now follows it up with Infinite Stakes, which, to paraphrase the late Paul Harvey, tells the rest of the story...It’s a ripping yarn and, as in Breaking Point, Rhodes tells it from the point of view of two characters. One, Johnnie Shaux, is in command of a squadron of Spitfires, the RAF's best fighter. He views the battle from his cockpit. The other is Eleanor Rand, an officer in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). An Oxford mathematician, Rand has been assigned to the headquarters of 11 Group, the RAF unit guarding London, as a statistician. With considerable comedy amid the pathos, Infinite Stakes will find an audience with history buffs, fans of militaria and flying enthusiasts. —Ben Steelman, Star News