Mosquito
The Story of Man’s Deadliest Foe

Excellent book, I have read a couple of Rowland White's previous books before and this does not disappoint. Mosquito deftly weaves the story of the origins of the Mosquito and it use by 2 group during ww2, with the origins of the Danish resistance. The book chronicles the events and experiences of the......more

This book will become a definitive account of the development of the de Havilland Mosquito aircraft and the story of the close collaboration between elements in the heroic Danish resistance, SOE, and 2TAF the tactical air force designed for intruder operations, like the spectacular raids on the Gest......more

3.5/5 - Standard Rowland White. Informative and exhilarating. However I have an issue with the slightly misleading title - with Mosquito taking the lead. I thought this would be a deep dive into the history and development of the wooden wonder, with the RW classic telling of an exhilarating raid. Th......more

Only 3 stars from me as wanted a book on the Mossie and this is more about the resistance in Denmark and what part the mossie played. But saying that it was a great read just not what I was expecting.......more

Having just been in Denmark for work and and already fascinated by the story of Operation Carthage - the raid on the Shellhus Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen - I thought Roland White’s Mosquito was a brilliant book. What really stood out for me was the way that White was able to weave the stories......more