Alastair Panton

Alastair Panton is a British author and the son of a Spitfire pilot who served in the Battle of Britain. Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer is his account of his father's wartime service, drawing on personal records, diaries and family memories to tell the story of a young man who flew Blenheim bombers during one of the most dangerous periods of the Second World War. The book captures the fear, courage and camaraderie of Bomber Command crews during the summer of 1940, when losses were devastating and every mission could be the last. Panton writes with a son's love and a historian's care, creating a vivid and moving portrait of wartime service that honours both his father and the many who did not come home. Available as both a book and an audiobook, Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer offers poignant listening and reading for fans of Second World War history, military memoir and the personal stories that bring the human reality of war to life.