Fighting High

Fighting High Publishing commissions and publishes original military history non-fiction books. Run by @stevedarlow. Website -

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📘 COVER REVEAL!

Leading Edge to Legacy by Steve Brew explores the officers commanding No. 41 Squadron RAF from 1916 to 2026 — over a century of RAF history.

Discover more: https://t.co/r7MuVXUwKf
Due out September 2027
#RAFHistory #AviationHistory

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Torpedo Hunter by Sean Feast & Guy Leaning features superb artwork by aviation artist Simon Atack.
Discover the remarkable wartime career of Tony Leaning DFC & Bar, flying the Beaufort and Mosquito.

More here: https://t.co/jAhylHzzlA
Due July 27
#WW2History #RAF

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Coming in early 2027, The Stonefall Kiwis by Kate Moira Spencer tells the story of 23 New Zealand airmen buried at Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate.

Their stories deserve to be remembered.

Find out more: https://t.co/xh3A699DIY

#WW2History

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🎙️ NEW FIGHTING HIGH PODCAST
Inside Bircham Newton: Preserving an RAF Legacy.
@stevedarlow visits the RAF Bircham Newton Heritage Centre to explore its Coastal Command history with Jamie Heffer.
🎧 Listen now https://t.co/EUaoyzM8Cz

#FightingHigh #RAF #coastalcommand

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🎙️ NEW FIGHTING HIGH PODCAST
Shot down. Hunted by Germans. Hidden by French civilians. Through France, across Pyrenees in winter – and home on Christmas Eve 1943.
Spitfire pilot Tom Hannam tells his extraordinary escape and evasion story.
🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/EUaoyzM8Cz

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15 September — Battle of Britain Day.
Remembering two pilots who fought the Battle:
🎙️Leonard Haines DFC — Spitfire Ace
🎙️Tony Pickering — A Battle of Britain Pilot Remembers
Hear their stories on the Fighting High Podcast here https://t.co/EUaoyzM8Cz
#BattleOfBritainDay #TheFew

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Excellent coverage of Melody Foreman's superb Love as Strong as Death in today's Daily Express. And a big thank you to @AndySaunders for an excellent article, and to @MattNixson at the Daily Express.

Signed copies of Melody's book are available via https://t.co/lbUKvZHe1i

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Good to work with @MattNixson again with my piece on @foreman_melody new book ‘Love as Strong as Death’ in the Daily Express today. A superb book, available now, from @FightingHigh

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@1940Andy @MattNixson @foreman_melody Thanks @MattNixson and @1940Andy - very much appreciated.

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Thanks to everyone who supported our book signing of The Fifty, by @stevedarlow and Sean Feast, and Extremes of Fortune by Andrew White, on @PeoplesMosquito stand at @IWMDuxford air show.
From book sales - a donation of £360 to The People's Mosquito. Wins all round really!

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Superb review in Flypast of Mosquito Down! Frank Dell's gripping story flying Mossies with 692 Sqdn and on the run in Germany and Holland.

'Thoroughly engrossing'
'Breathtaking story'
'Very well told'

Further details https://t.co/mzx1114VZh - available via all major retailers.

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🎙️ NEW FIGHTING HIGH PODCAST

ANSON REBORN

@stevedarlow talks to Bill Reid about restoring Avro Anson Mk.I MH120 — and the thousands of wartime aircrew who flew in ‘Gentle Annie’.

🎧 Links to podcast platforms. https://t.co/EUaoyzM8Cz

#FightingHigh #AvroAnson

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OUR SECOND WINNER!

Congratulations to William Prentice, winner of our Fighting High subscriber draw.

William has won a Gold Title signed edition of Epitaphs of Bomber Command by @stevedarlow & Dave Gilbert.

Thanks to everyone who joined our mailing list! 📚

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WE HAVE A WINNER!

Congratulations to Sean Woodward, one of two winners of our draw for a Gold Title signed edition of Epitaphs of Bomber Command.

The second winner will be announced shortly.

Thanks to everyone who joined the Fighting High mailing list!

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📚 GREAT ESCAPE BOOK SIGNING – @IWMDuxford
@stevedarlow and Andrew White will be at the Battle of Britain Air Show, 12–13 Sept. Steve signing The Fifty (pre-signed by co-author Sean Feast) and Andrew signing Extremes of Fortune.
Hosted by @PeoplesMosquito
#TheFifty #GreatEscape

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@DrHelenFry This. By @foreman_melody and published by @FightingHigh A truly splendid read.

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📚BOOK SIGNING – LITTLE GRANSDEN

@stevedarlow & Sean Feast will be signing copies of The Fifty – The Fallen Heroes of the Great Escape at the Fighting High stand, Sunday 30 August.

Come and meet the authors!

#TheFifty #GreatEscape #FightingHigh #WW2

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17/18 Aug 1943 – The Peenemünde Raid
83 years ago tonight, Bomber Command aircraft attacked the German rocket research centre.
245 RAF aircrew killed. Some were never recovered, and their graves remain lost.
The Lost Graves of Peenemünde tells their story.
https://t.co/szYgw9KO4o

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🎙️ NEW PODCAST
What made commanding officers of 617 Sqdn effective leaders?
Dr Robert Owen official historian 617 Sqdn Ass'n joins @stevedarlow to explore Gibson, Cheshire and other men who led this remarkable squadron.
Listen via https://t.co/EUaoyzM8Cz
#617Squadron #Dambusters

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The Fighting High Podcast has passed 10,000 listens!

10,000 times their stories have been heard.

A huge thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed and shared.

🎧 Find the podcast on all platforms:
https://t.co/EUaoyzM8Cz
#Podcast #MilitaryHistory #AviationHistory

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84 years ago tonight, Patrick Langford was shot down over Germany. He survived and was later involved in the Great Escape, only to be murdered by the Gestapo. His story is told in The Fifty by @stevedarlow and Sean feast. We remember him. #GreatEscape https://t.co/H6LyqKQYSn