As the weather really starts to heat up, it’s time to indulge in some great summer reads from Biteback. Whether you want espionage from WWI & II, the emotive tale of a man and his plane, or the personal stories behind the Westminster scandals we have an excellent selection of new releases for you. They will all be available on our 2 week price promise, so don’t miss out.


Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer

Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer: An RAF Officer’s Memoir of the Battle of France 1940
Alastair Panton, edited by Victoria Panton Bacon

Written during the war, but discovered just last year by his grandaughter, this exceptional memoir of the RAF reconnaissance pilot Alastair Panton provides a gripping and truly human narrative of the camaraderie between a man, his comrades and his Blenheim plane.

“One can’t help feeling awe and reverence for people like this. There are enough adventures here for a lifetime, let alone six weeks.” Louis de Bernières


The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm: A View from the Centre of a Political Scandal
Rob Wilson

The expenses scandal, Plebgate, and Michael Fabricant’s recent tweets have shown that we live in a world where politicians are more accountable than ever. With the benefit of in-depth perspectives of those who have weathered the storm, including senior politicians such as William Hague, Charles Clarke and Jeremy Hunt, this book reveals the political and the personal stories behind the public dramas.

“A very well-written, important and authentic book.” Peter Oborne, Chief Political Commentator at The Daily Telegraph


MI5 In The Great War

MI5 in the Great War
edited by Nigel West

Based on a document only recently declassified by the government, Nigel West reveals the top secret history of MI5’s involvement in the First World War. German pre-war espionage, individual MI5 dossiers compiled on enemy spies in England and the attempts made by the enemy to infiltrate MI5 with double agents are all revealed, showing the extraordinary individual and joint effort of the British spy network to subvert the German intelligence threat.


They Fought Alone

They Fought Alone: The True Story of SOE’s Agents in Wartime France
Maurice Buckmaster with an introduction from Michael Smith

A new addition to the Dialogue Espionage Classics series

Established in 1941, the French Special Operations Executive provided a war network that grew to become a crucial part of the allied war effort. Ingeniously engineering acts of sabotage, resistance and terror in the face of the occupying Nazis, the SOE dealt devastating and fatal blows and at the head of it all was Colonel Maurice James Buckmaster. The memoir now includes an introduction from expert Michael Smith regarding the legacy of Buckmaster, and offers a unique insight into the trials and triumphs of these brave SOE agents.


Xavier

Xavier: A British Secret Agent With The French Resistance
Richard Heslop

A new addition to the Dialogue Espionage Classics series

Delicately balancing clandestine missions and dangerous wartime operations on a daily basis Colonel Richard Heslop, codename Xavier, was a spy like no other. This untold story of the spy who ingeniously orchestrated resistance groups and ruthlessly sabotaged German operations is a dramatic account of the courage and endurance faced everyday by one of Britain’s greatest ever secret agents.


The Young Atheist's Handbook

The Young Atheist’s Handbook: Lessons for Living a Good Life Without God
Alom Shaha

The British Humanist Association made headlines earlier this year after sending every state secondary school in the country a copy of Alom Shaha’s book: The Young Atheist’s Handbook. The book received rave reviews in hardback, and the paperback will continue to help inform all people what living a life without God can be like.

“A very special book.” Stephen Fry


Happy reading everyone.